Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-01
S, NJ, WAITE'S CASE,
HE rs IRRIJGNED ND PLEADs
NOT GUILTI-."
The Story He Tells His Friends.
hi. Trial set Down for October Is,h.

a FULL REPORT or TIN WIEN. IS DEVELOPMENT
IN TIL cAsU-rHE nErEcrTvEs STORY DE1Er
III EEToLD
IN the edition OF IHE PHOENIX with which
VIC were obliged to go 10 press at o'clock last
Friday afternoon. Iu order to get in county
stage mails, We gave general account OF the
arrest OF s. NJ Waite and the proceeding
which led to his apprehension, and also au-
uCuuced his arrival Iu Bratueboro, with tine
fact that be had been taken TO Fayetteville to
be- turned over to tho State for trial 10 d
later edition We gave ia. story of Detective
Shields. rccOuuuuC Mate.s waudCring-. and
telling the story Of the deteCtive- pursuit Of
him lu foil For IL, benefit of our Wind
ham county readers, outside OF Bratticuoro
and one or two other town. We here SUM-
marie the main facts given u- By Mr.. Shields
The connection Of Mr.. Shields with this cas-,
began on the 18Th of june last. when. IN the
employ Of Mr. l.. A. kewcom1. O. New 0rk
private detective. lac went 20 Toronto TO fol
low a clue which led IN that direction. H.
found that Waite lad been at Toronto aud
there had li. hair cut From Toronto he
went by steamer 10 Duluth. where IL. was
shaved. leaving only hl- mustaclt From
Duluth he went o. 81. Paul. Mimi, ana thence
TO Bismarck Dakota. where. for She time bv-
lu- Nj. Shields lost trace Of Lin. NIb-e-
Uuaut developments proved. however. that
from bismarck Waite made his way down tho
Missouri river to lauktou, ana went thence
uy way of Sioux City 90 Omaha. His hrsi
visit 10 that city Wa made July 2stL He
remained there short time. and then took
trip out through the country uy the Dead
wood stage line On Tins journey 81 a point
about 500 miles from Cheyenne. be was taken
seriously Ill. and was obliged to leave tn,
coach During this sickness ue remained for
some days at the house OF one Mrs Kelly,
the wifi. Of O. ranch owner He came from
this trip back toward Omaha. and then went
on another trip through the country. looking
Tor q ranch. This tim. be went down into
New Mexico and took % q portion of Colo
RADIO on hl, way back. On his return from
this trip l. again visited Omaha, and mad an
interview with his soil william remaining
there three OF four days lie then went
again on O hunt for "a ranch. and this tim,
bought one il Wyoming on the NIobraua
river. within eight miles OF Fort Laramie.
Ila paid $50. 1000 for the ranch. which is
very large ols OF tins SUN -l1.OuU has
been paid down Ii i- stocked with 5000
head Of cattle, l, horses and three mules.
Mr. Shields began his work on the case d.
tie direct employ Of tine government about
the 10th of Scptemusr. and on ms trip TO tn,
West which resulted Ir Wait, arrest. arrived
lu Omaha on Friday, Sept. j.. lne facts re
CardIup Waite cartuI, Gt the house Of hit
br0tn,r-Iu-lav. Mir. Truman Buck. which
took plac. on the following tuesday. are sub
.tautiaily as narrated lu the depatches pub.
l-n,d A-t week. Til, arrest was madt b.
the forenoon. and a. 8 T. 81. Of the same day
Nj Shields started with he prisoner To.
Journey Co. Vermont wa- mad. without Iu.i-
dent AT Bratteuoru Detective NrwCom.
and Slitl1s were met WIFI Then pusuutr by