Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-08
TnnrOfitable Business.

Jimmy and revolver to succeed at least
passablv well in any legitimate course OF
life. This is especially true of the class
who devote themselves to banks anu TIE
other HIGH prizes Of their calling lheN
understand very we'll tie consequences II
caucht.and being thoroughly unscruPuIo'S
i !, decidedly dangerous. rot only 10
money vaults. but to human life to Lave
them around.
In here in Vermont, we do not Ike
their company at all, unless we can pro
viii. fine Mace of entertainment and extend
such invitations a will secure the attend
ance Of the guests-it is the unexpected
calls that are not approved of. y lew
wear, AGO in this county the Waterbury
hank ease was badly bungled, and though
th.rn WAS much arre,tino done, there was
an equally large amount OF getting away
also. The jul cscapade, and the final
nicht Of Barton, when on his way to prison.
after he had played deliberate game to-
excite sympathy for his pretended condi-
ton, did away with any salutary effect the
arrest of the two burglars might have had
in preventing future attempts at the same
Kind of crime.
Nevertheless. even in the Barton case, it
Wa proved that a country bank in Yer
mont, wa not a safe place to 90 for plum
der. and that pursuit was sure to be pretty
earnest. The unfortunate result of the
whole operation, was owing to a mistaken
exercise of humane feelings; and our
people hereafter Will be apt TO discount
very largely in honorin@ the drafts for
sympathy made on them by sick burglars.
They recognize the fact that 4 man who
has robbed 4 bank. viii actually be gultv
Of false pretenses.
The Waterbury case WAS 4 drawn battle
a. the best. for the thieves. AMI no such
victory rs those Won by them at Waterford,
New York. and ut Milford. New Ilanp-
Shire: or even 80 late rs tn I'D of last Ju-
w. At Winthrop, Maine. 50 We thought il
putting the cts- rather strongly, whom If
ter the Barre burglary. the New York
Time, coolly made the following remarks :
90. coursc tn police htyc not been able
TO find the four men, any more than they
hlvc been able to lind the man who shot
Mr. Schultz, over in Brooklyn, OF Charley
Eo--, or the Nathan murderer In these
DAVIS the criminal classes are more than
a match for the agents of the law" But
~ the capture of one of the gang preceded
the receipt of the critical Times, it re-
marks were not unpleasant reading in the
Light of events.
1t is not supposabIc that any of the
criminal classes take the Iiutes in the
regular way Of subscription, but now and
then one may steal 4 copy, and that editor
in Justice to both the officers and the
thieves, ought to stand up and achnowl
edge his lamenttble failure rs a prophet
A. We said, Vermont has no desire It
make closer acquaintance with this class
Of New Workers, and, it isn't pleasant tc
have the New York editorial writers al
vrrtSe to their fellow citizens of burrar-
iou- proclivities and practices that they
can come up here and plumber Us innocent
country people without any danger tc
themselves. And besides it is not doino
the Just and upright thing by the thieve.
themselves.
The capture of king>land or Tyson. o
which We gave an account last week
should be related by the Times, and also
the later capture of Miles, the probabl,
chief of the gang, which occurred aS tol,
IN another column, this week Then, i
after catching our hare, We fail to cool
it, rs was the case in the Barton perform
ance, the Times may again advertise tn
perfect safety with which raids may b.
made.
The truth Is, that in this part Of til,
country there is no intention Of LETTING
city thieves raid at will. and they ought t,
have notice of it. Their burglarics ar,
Improbable for those who are broken il
upon. and the determination is to max,
il more Improbable for the unprovoke,
as~ailant> whenever they occur. We HOPE
u soc tn" Barre case carried out to the
Legitimate conclusion toward which :,
great an advance has already been made
and then to ste its history repeated when
eyer city burglars make any place in TIL
state the object of their attention. Til,
capture of the three leading men, is enough
10 make great credit due to those VIII
Ii we worked the ease up and ACCOMPLISH,
the arrcSt-to our States Attorney and f
Mr. Bailey, and 10 the Boston and New