Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-04
Burglar Arrested.

A few nights ago store in Barre was
broken into and rifle. fifteen or twenty
pocket knives and some five dollars in
money stolen. Saturday night the window
of Blanchard's hardware store in Mont,
pelier was broken in and revolver
stolen.
Monday night certain small pigs which
Mr.. George D. Davis of Marshtield owns
came near being the death of him. Mr..
Davis was interested in the well being of
his prospective porkers that were not re-
ceiving such maternal care rs he thought
they deserved. He therefore Monday
evening told his hired man who lived else.
where in Marshiield village that the first
thing the one who was up first should do
was to see to those pigs.
About 3 O'Clock yesterday morning
MIR. Davis thought he heard his hired man
and got up and started for another room
1t was true that the man was coming with
lantern and by its light as Mr.. Davis
was just about and opening door he saw
burglar with revolver pointed at him
Mr.. Davis made grab for the revolver
and the burglar and in the scuffle that fol.
lowed the revolver went off putting ball
through Mr.. Davs's left wrist The bullet
went over the head of a sleeping child and
striking another door did no further
damage. The burglar jumped through IA
window and disappeared. He took with
him gold watch and silver watch.
Tuesday morning Mr.. Davis telegraphed
for Sheriff futile who went up on the
Wells River train and began search with
some of the Marshtield folks. Sheriff
futile concluded the man would be found
on the line of the railroad and turned his
attention in that direction when the rail.
road men gave them their assistance. He
got word that the man had been seen near
the Summit. james NJ. Boutwell, was
not running his engine yesterday and SC
turned in to help the sheriff hunt. Bout
well went with Mr. Mute on the railroad
bicycle a head of hand car that took
Sheriff futile and some of the railroad
men.
The party arriving at cut in bank
about quarter of mile this side OF
Peabody Station stopped, Boutwell, discov.
ering the burglar to the left of the track
in the side cut spoken of. Boutwell, and
Iuttle started for their game, and found
the man standing with his revolver in his
hand watching their approach. Nothing
was said, but when the sheriff got within Il
few feet of the fellow he turned his head
as though to see if there was any way of
escape. Sheriff futile at that moment
| sprang for him and struck him on the
head with the barrel of Il navy revolver,
and dropping the revolver threw his arms
around him, while Boutwell, seized hin
by the shoulder. Mr.. BoutV ell had q
revolver in his hand which went off wher
he grabbed the burglar, but did no damage
Sheriff futile couldn't get hold of the
fellows revolver and asked one of thu
party who came up to take it. when the
fellow made an effort to twist away, anC
they went to the ground where the sheriff
got held of the shooting iron and Boutwell,
took it and ironed the man. The fellow
arrested claims to be from Pennsylvani;
and that his age is nineteen. He will no
give his name. Sheriff futile brough
him to Montpelier last evening and LODGED
, him in Jail.
The property stolen from Mr.. Davi
was recovered, also the revolver stolel
from Mr.. Blanchard's and much of tn
stuff taken at Barre. The prisoner toll
how he committed the several burgarie.
and is evidently better man to hav
locked up than at large. He has quite
scalp wound when the sheriff struck him
but may consider himself lucky as
would not be often that two men under
the circumstances in which Sheriff Tutll
and Engineer Boutwell, were placed woul
refrain as they did from shooting.