Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-04-14

AahihB OH tne locks Of tho bank door
and OF the old-fashioned safe, he foun'
that some small particles of soap wer
sticking to them. This showed that al
impression had been taken, and falls,
keys made.
Mr.. Larned's cotton mill then becam,
the center of inquiry, and, among Others
who were closely questioned was the
machinist, who, however, denied having
made any key for any one. He added
that the only thing he had made, apar,
from repairing the machinery of the mill,
was small thing that he had made some
time before for Mr.. Larned, and which
the latter had told him was small carl.
movement that he wished to make an e.
pertinent wifl.... s.avo,. vnav ~ wus !,
short brass rod, about six or eight inches
long, with short piece projecting at
right angles from each end. He said
that Mr.. Larned, when he ordered it,
had handed him drawing of it, which
he had afterward thrown away.
While going toward the Office, the de-
tective noticed that the sweepings from
the office had been allowed to accumu-
late in heap not far from the door.
He Immediately engaged boy to pick
out of this heap every scrap of paper he
could find, while he himself stood by to
see that nothing of any possible value
should be neglected.
Taking these to his room, and putting
the pieces patiently and carefully togeth-
er, he was rewarded by finding some
drawings of this m-movement, and
ON one of these he noticed some inden-
tations that looked like the wards of a
key. On comparing these with the bank
keys, they corresponded exactly.
Mr.. Edward Larned was then arrested.
This startled the whole community,
for he was graduate of Yale College, a
successful business man, and now a
wealthy mill owner with money enough
for all ordinary desires.
The great majority of the people who
lived near could not believe that he had
robbed the bank, andhe Of course denied
it.
Their chief argument was that he could
not possibly have the seal Of the Suffolk
Bank, and, therefore, he could not have
opened the packages and replaced the
seals.
While this discussion was going ON,
the detective still kept quietly at work
by going to the different towns around
Millbury that enjoyed the dignity Of a
bank, and inquired who had recently
deposited or exchanged any Of the Mill
bury bills.
He found ut four OF these that rolls of
these bills had been exchanged for bills
Of a larger amount by drove
They judged him to be drovec from
his broad brimmed hat, his looselr sled
cravat, and his soiled and dusty c,oyhes.
The cashier of one of these ban &
young man who was noted for his Close
observation, stated that this drover haa
q scar about an inch long on his left
cheek. This information set the detec-
tive to observing everybody's face most
carefully.
The second day he saw young man
driving along in a light wagon and on
his cheek his quick eye detected the
fatal scar.
Following him up, he found on in
quiry that he was Jerry Larned, also a
graduate of Yale, and younger brother
of Edward. He owned woolen mill
not far from his brothers. cotton mill,
and was also 4 s@c3essfll and wealthy
man, noted ior his jo7iat and pleasant
manners ana very popular in the con-
munity.
When he was arrested every one said
it was impossible that he could have been
engaged in the bank robbery any more
.han his brother, and the president OF
the bank, with his family, rem berea
that, on the vorv night OF the tobbery,
Jerry had spent the evening at their
house and had made himself unusually
agreeable.
When, however, he was shown to the
paying tellers of the banks, dressed as
Ctrover, they all declared him to be the
man.
The trial came on in it's regular course,
and after good deal of close argument
on both sides, the two brothers were con-
demned, Edward to fifteen years i'm
prisonment, and Jerry to ten.
Outside opinion, however, ran strong
ly in their favor, and many were dis
posed to petition for their pardon, when,
suddenly. it was announced that Ed
war0 fla-.a., ~7ho knew nothing of this
outside feeling. dad confessed the rob-
borT.
7T,.a SIZED what motive could posi-
III -Gge induced him to do such deed
/, a'2a7.., red, with a triumphant smile
= 'Tl-o could have done it so well ?"
l-hus, from a feeling of diseased
vanity, he had deliberately sacrificed
friends, fortune and position, smirching
his good name and earning nothing but
felon's doom.
When asked how he had contrived to
keep the seals unbroken, he answered,
with contemptuous laugh:
"Why, 1 got piece of watch spring,
Strengthened it out, and took it with me
to the bank. There heated it in the
flame of candle, and sliding the hot,
thin steel carefully along under each
seal, cut off the top of it very neatly,
and laid it aside until I had done what
I wanted, and then, by reheating the
wax, easily replaced the seal y
A man named Bottonly, who owned
woolen mill not far of, having heard
of this confession, thought that he also
could get some information from jerry
Larned that he had long desired to have.
For some time this man had noticed that.
in spite of his buying a superior wool,
his goods had all the appearance of hav-
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