The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-29
LETTER FROM WOODSTOCK.
The Miles Bank Robbor Case.

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Barrett, for change of genue, not wish
ing to be tried at Montpelier in the county
court for Washington county, he fears
there will be to much justice done him if
tried so near the location of Barre bank.
He wished to be tried in Bennington
county as that would be more convenient
for him to get witnesses from New York
city TO prove an dlJi. He is prepared 10
prove that he was in the city of New York
on the day of the burglary, the day before
and also the day after.
Judge Barrett after hearing afliidavits
presented by Miles counsel ]. N. Edmin-
ster Of Windsor and Mr.. Somervlle of
New York. and also from the counsel for
the state w. p. Dillingham; and j. f.
Fiiield of Montpelier, Saturday rendered
his decision that he could sec no good reason
for changing the 0enue, he believing an
impartial jury could be secured in Wash
ington county to try the respondent on The
indictment for burglary and denied the
petition. This decision was rendered by
Judge Barrett who heard and determined
the case as judge of the supreme court,
but the other judges after hearing the de-
cision agreed with Judge Barrett and
Chief Justice Picrpoint made q verbal en-
dorsemept of the came. Miles was in this
much disappointed and claims that the
Argus and Patriot has been very severe in
its criticisms upon him and done him great
injustice.
THE HABEhs CORPUS.
Saturday morning writ of hajeas cor
pms which had been granted by Judge
Barrett in chambers, was returned into the
supreme court and hearing had
George Miles, the reator asking to be
discharged from his imprisonment now
being confined in the states prison at Wind
sor. Mr.. Bailey the superintendent, made bis
return and answer to said writ That be held
said Miles upon warrant duly issued by
the governor of the state under and by viz
tue of a statute giving the governors au-
thortv for so doing in cases when a person
is confined for crime, and The Jail con-
sidercd not safe, may order a removal to q
more safe and secure place of confinement
until the time of trial. IL this case it will
| be remembered that several persons,
strangers, appeared in Montpelier, and
among them woman who claimed to be q
sister of Miles, and anXiously asked 10 be
permitted TO see him, and with this was
the fact that Miles had large company OF
confederates in New York, who would not
leave a stone uuturned in procuring his re-
lease from Imprisonment, the authorities
were warranted in the action taken for &
moro secure Imprisonment of said George
Miles.
The answer to Superintendent Bailey'f
return by Miles was that he was unlawful
ly held, Notwithstanding the proceedings
in Vermont were all regular in the finding
of the Indictment against him for burglary
by the grand jury of Washington county,
and the order of the governor, because he
says that be was kidnapped, and forcibly
and speedily taken from New York into
Connecticut, and thence to Vermont. II
further appeared that when he was
first arrested in New York he applied tc
Judge Dnnahue. who granted writ Of
habeas corpus under the statute of New
York, returnable before him, and upsn
hearing before Judge D. it appeared Mile.
was legally held by the sheriff Of New
York upon warrant issued by Governor
Tilden upon the requsition of Goyerno
Peck, commanding the arrest of sale
George Miles and delivering him 10 tn
agent of Vermont, John Bailey, jr, Il
which Miles made answer that he was no
tie Miles called for by the warrant, L
which the Vermont attorney answered By
proof of identity, whereupon Miles the;
offered to prove an alibl, which Judge d
overruled, and remanded Miles TO the agen
of Vermont, in pursuance of Governor Til
denis warrant.
Then came that practice which is so pc
cular to New York, and for decency i
not known in any other part of the UnileC
States. Miles then applied to Judge Brady
for stay of proceedings, aud hearing haC
before him, and Miles offered to prove al
alibi and also Offering to prove that Their
was six George Mieses in the city of New
York. all OF which Judge Is. overrued anc
confirmed Judge Donahues decision.
Then next Miles applies TO Judge Law
renee for stay of proceedings and appea
to the higher courts of New York, VIII,
granted the same md made his order I,
that effect, Miles living in Ludlow stree
jail. Soon after this proceeding befort
Judge Lawrence he learned that Judge
Donahoe and Brady had already passed
upon the same and that he was misled b,
tdlse representations and he Immediately
made an order vacating his order so far g.
to the stay of proceedings were made in TIN
premises, and then, to tho praise of Yanke,
genius, and Belsge Miles could, by. lis at
torneys, get another proceeding instituted
had team in readiness into which the,
instantly placed Mr.. Alias Miles and quick
ly drove him into the jurisdiction Of tn
Nutmeg state and then by railroad to Mont
pelier By this quick movement, and il
not taking Miles to the depot in New York
the legal humbuggery movement wer
ended, greatly to the surprise of salt
George and his confederates in the city o
New York, who were ready to swear tn
George Miles arrested was on the day o
1
the burglary in New York, and also ther,
the day before and the day after, and tina
the said George was pink Of a man anc
of good moral character, (meaning, o
course, New York city morality and tina
there were six other George Miles in tn
city and that one of them was notoriou
burglar.
Chief Justice Pierpoint, Judges Barrett