The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-03-19
Extensive Stealing In CrownpoInt,

VIC iake tne following account from
The Burlington Free Press:
In Deceif her last, the store of G.. II.
Mosley, located al West Dridport, was
burned, about midnight, under sus-
picions circumstances and as the YER
mont Mutual Insurance Company had
risk amounting tn 400, the adjust
or, Mr.. ID. =. Fletcher, who, although
a comparatively Young man, has al
ready rendered himself a terror to
those who arc tempted to fire their
proper ~ To realize cu The insurance, by
bis success in icrrcting out their crime,
after carefully Cxnmining the circum-
stances, became satisfied that the store
was set ON fire, aud that portion of
the goods had beeu removed from the
store. This also WAS the view taken
by Mr.. Mosloy. Officers were placed
upon tho case and all possible clues fol-
lowed up. On Thursday lsat, after
ascertaining that certain goods we're Sc
creied in trunks and boxes at the old
whitney farm" at Chimney Point,
Vt.,-which farm was owned by VIM.
Dryden, of Crown Point, N. Y. and &C.
cupicd by Robert Scott, who worked it
on shares,-Mr. Fletcher swore out
search warrants, and after telegraphing
to Constable Burroughs, ut Vcrgenncs,
to meet them at Bridport, proceeded
with Constable Edgar Grovenor of
Bridpert to the place designated. Up
on receipt of the despatch, Constable
Burroughs proceeded to Middlebury,
and with Deputy Sheriff Darwin Rider
drove to Bridport Meantime the
search was made and resulted in tnd-
ing in various parts of the house sever
al dry goods boxes and trunks filled
with goods of almost every variety,
from dress pattcrns, fannels and
gloves, to shovels, harness, bufialo
robes, rubber boots and horse blankets,
in fact everything usually kept in a
store, intending paints, oils aud paint
brushes. Many of these articles bore
the stamp of the Crown Point Iren
Company, and Mr.. A. l.. lnman, gen.
eral superintendent, was immediately
informed. Mr.. Iuman, in company
with Mr.. Theodore Locke, the snperin-
tcndent of thc mine store, at once pro-
ceeded to Vermont and identified their
goods, and Mr.. Scott was brought be-
fore Justice James Staplelon, who viii
States Attorney James ". Sladc had
n"on -u'umnrrd from Mihdlebury
nl-.. ..H- I'd 81 - residence OF
4sencl Barnes. -. scott was charg-
I'd with sccrctina the goods mud as an
accompliee; he waived examination
aud gave bail in the sum Of 800.
Mr.. Imam Immediately returned to
Crown Point and Dryden was arrested
the same evening Saturday by Con-
stable Connolly, and brought before
Justice Peasc; Mr.. NJ. ID. Grover Of
Port Henry appearing as counsel for
the company. Louis Laduke, a young
man in Iirydcn's employ, who trans
ported part Of tho goods to the Yer.
mont farm, was also arrested. He was
first tried on charge of being accessory
and plead not guilty. lie was admit
ted to bail in 500. Dryden confessed
the whole matter \ 4 plead guilty to Z
charge of grand larceny. Duri.g this
Zinc the officers had been searching hi.
place of residence, and hero AND il
other places, discovered several hun
dred dollars worth more of goods
stolen from the mine store. lie wa
re-arrested, charged with embezzle
ment, and the bail in both case
amounted to 81, 800, which about fii
teen minutes before midnight on Sat
urday he succeeded in obtaining. b,
his brother James Dryden becoming
surety.
| William Dryden is native of Scot
land, where his parents now reside
He is a small man, about forty years o
age and has been for twenty-sevei
years in the employ of the company ant
has always been regarded as faithful
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