Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-08
Miles COnyited and Sentenced.

The trial OF Miles was concluded
on Thursday, no defence being of
fered. The jury were out about
thirty minutes and then brought in
verdict of guilty. The facts bro't
out in the examination of witnesses
as to the burglarious attempt upon
the Barre bank, the escape, p ursuit
and capture, have already been Civ.
ell in this paper and need not be re.
peated. The testimony of Curley,
however, contains quite a number
of facts not generally known, and
we give below the substance of hi is
evidence
Peter Alphonsos Curley, sworn: Re-
side in Montpelier; have been locked up
here the last few months; have known
the respondent about six years; knew
him in New York first as George Will
liams. Questionable you know him
anywhere else? AnsWer-Yes, l knew
him in Sing Sing, l think, in 1872, but
nowhere else. was in New York pre-
vious to July 6, 1875, and saw the
respondent quite often; l lived at No.
SO Ellworth street; he asked if |
didn't want to make some money /;
| said yes; arranged to meet him, Geo.
Fuller, alias Kingsland, and George Cor
man in the Park Kingsland said he had
been to Barre? got team at Montpelier
went to the bank and changed a note !;
found but the cashier, wife and girl in
the house; this was on Wednesday; we
agreed to leave New York the following
Monday; Miles came to my house; we
left at P. NJ, got off at Brattleboro',
stopped till 1890 and came on to Mont
pelier; Miles, me and Fuller came to
Springfield, where we were to get and
devide the money: got off at Brattle-
boro', as one man was drunk and made
a muss in the cars came on to Mont
pelier and waited an hour; Miles came
and took me to the American House to
his room up stairs the second from the
end; laid on lounge; at 6 P. NJ, he
came and said he was going to meet
kingsland on the Barre road; l walked
to the covered bridge met Kingsland on
the way; this was new bridge at the
Pioneer works; half mile from the
village. He described his room at the
hotel; had a leathered covered lounge
looked into the yard saw a wagon and
stable Kingsland got out of the wagon
| sat in; people passed us we got the
lay and drove slow on the way | got
out; and think that Miles did; man
drove up behind us and we got in and
went to Barre our team had two small
horses; the buggy had no top; Kings
land put the team n the church shed
Miles and went to Kings; another
came and said a big dog had followed
him all the way from Mortified; we
took the team to the cemetery; I put on
overhalls and overshirt; Kingsland put
on the same. l opened Kings house
with pair of nippers and went up stairs.
King was told to keep quiet and dress
himself, which he did. German put a
pillow-case over his eyes. Kingsman
put handouts on Mrs. King and I took
her down stairs and sat her down. Cor
man fetched King down and they started
off and left me with Mrs. King. l told
her not to be afraid and she said she was
not. She said they wouldn't get any
thing, and told her thought she lied. |
In little while Kingsland, Miles and
German returned l asked them what
luck, and they said they couldn't get
anything as there was clock lock-
Miles went and loosed them. Kingsland
came and said it was time to get away.
1 said hurry up. Miles asked the cash
Ter if he could do anything for them; he
said no. Got quilt for them. Told
them we should leave guard outside. l
looked at the clock and saw that it was
% minutes past one. 1t was raining
hard and we took our India rubber and
cloth coats. Found German and Kings
land at the cemetery, who said that they
were going to drive to White r. Juno
ton to take the cars. Miles and drove {
towards New Hampshire. l asked him
what was the trouble at the bank and he
said clock lock ON the safe. l suggest .
I'd that the cashier was fooling him; he
said no, he could hear it tick. He show
ID package marked $500 on it. We
vent through toll-gate about IS miles