St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02

Peck, who lives half mile below
Passumpsic village, remembered tina
he had the day before furnished ;
Young maE who came along with ;
shoe, who claimed to have lost one
Acting upon the thought that he haC
helped the burglar to IL shoe to replace
the one left ut Judge Dana's. he drove
up to this place with companion. anC
enquired what inducement was hello
out to the one who would return the
burglar. He was told no reward haC
been offered, hut that he would be paiC
well for his trouble. The young mel
ut once proceeded southwark. passing
down through Barnet, and found theil
man on the river bank near McIndoe's
fishing. They Immediately went up t.
the village and procured sheriff l. NJ
Smith, who went down and arrested
him. He was brought to iail in this
place. and had an examination on Sat
urday, and in default of $500 bonds,
was bound up for trial ut the County
Court. The fellow admitted that he
was in town Wednesday night, and i'll
The main that he was in Mr.. Dana's
house. He was identified by three or
four persons in town, who saw and had
conversation with him on the day be
fore the burglary several of whom also
Recognized the shoes. one of which was
found under Mr.. Dana's window. The
fellow said his name was Geo. johnson :;
~ wears old: that he was born in Eng
land came to Canada seven wears ago ::
left Sherbrooke some two weeks since
for Philadelphia and the Centennial.
On reaching this place his funds were
exhausted, and he wandered about town
until he SAW the window in Nh. Dan,'S
house lowered from the top, when he
hung around there until he thought the
family were all asleep, and then crawled
III. lie found his way into the servants
room and took her lamp and lighted it.
but 1t went out, and he had no match
to re-light it, and 50 he crept about the
house in the dark. not having any
knowledge of the rooms or who were in
them. When Mrs. Dana spraug up and
struck the match which went ont. he
crept ont of the door and into Il room
near 10y. and stood behind the door
while Mr.. and Mrs Dana were search
ing tor him down stairs. When he
heard them returning. he went into an
other room and crawled under the bed.
" here he was found. After he iumped
ont the window. he made of south,
passing through I'a>sumpsic village be
fore the people were istir in the morn
ing, and lying around back of Mr..
Peck : until about eleven o'clock. hen
he came up To the barn where Young
Peck Was. He had in his hands a re-
NolNcr. which he said he used To kill
shu>hrht> and other game with After
dlnnrr. George went out to salt the
sheep. and Johnson went with HIM.
Peek took his gun and Johnson his re-
N"lNer. and they hunted the woods until
about five o'clock. " hen Peck returned
home and johnson Proceeded down the
road. saving he should walk to Norris
willie and then take the evening train
tnr Boston.
This Johnson is Il small. stupid look
ln% fellow. but is evidently brighter
than he seems. When asked to write
his name. he wrote it in Il beautiful
evidently to show his
good chlr"graphN. When asked to re-
peat the commandments. he replied
that thi. WAS n" SUNDAY school but
"n being pressed. repeated the first
commandment correctly. Ii is gcncr-
ally believed that he did not tell the
truth "n his examination. any further
han lac knew there was evidence against
him.
Ii l. II matter of rejoicing that this |
burglar WAS 81 speedily caught. for
several reasons. 1t removes suspicion
from all others. Some thought the man
" Ii" entered Mr.. Dana>. must have had .
some acquaintance with the premises ;
md we understand ON, or two persons
in town We're brought to the family for
identification before the real burglar .
Was caught. An example made of this
fellow will 81" much to prevent similar
Expectations in the future. lift teaches
our CItiZcuS not Ia Ice too haStN in Sis
prctng people of wrong doing. it NAV
save gross injustice hcin" done innocent
PARTIES. II this burglar had not been
'anght, Il lifelong suspicion might have
rSt"d on innocent persons, as some had
,lIc:lil picked out and named the guilty
Jail Delivery.
The Young burglar. Geo. johnson,
Nh" WAS placed in Jail Saturday for en-
rrin% Judge Dana'S house. left on
tuesday evening of this week, takin
leo. llanuett, the Mormon, with him.
Johnson proves more expert as Il house
breaker. than his appearance at his
Indicated The circum
stances of his escape aIe as follows:
| he large room in which were six pris-
'ncrs, is guarded 10y a double door.
he inner door is made of inch iron
'ars. and is fastened 10y Il lock upon the
outside, and also by a heavy iron chain.