Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-12-12

hevcd. None NJ these four men had any osteusible
business Tue two latter entirely Oh their bear
inRs ne 20 their residence The city Of Montreal being
located in she Province Of Quebec.
The theory n the officers be- that Scott, alias starl
and Sclfridge, alias Watson and Cunningham, are o.
part Of o gang of pust-0flce robbers, ueing most
probably the men who 20 ahead 90 auy out the held
aud lay out the Jobs The fact that they did NOT an
pear OF breakfast at the American Uouse ON Thnpts
Rivingday morning lends color 20 The suspicion that
they went 90 Bellows Pals on the night train Wedurs-
day night and came back 90 The early train next
morning, slipping into the hotel uuohservel. When
here Scott wore an overc0a trimmed with fur which
was particularly noticeable garment. Conductor
Adams SAYS that two men boarded bis train az Bel
lows rams lhanksgivinR morning, one OF them wear
ing such an oyercoa and since the arrest Of The men
he has Identified Scott no the man who had Il on
This overcuat figures IN the eli through having
been worn by both parties who changed coats aud
hate both here aud after calling for the mail al Green
field. There Is positive evidence that the other
four men mentioned we're connected with them
though it is evident that circumstances point tina,
way.
Neither Scott nor selfridge had money 10 any
amount when arrested. The only suspicious articles
found on them were brass thimble with o little
blade IN the side such o. plckpockets use aud large
hooked pruning knife. They profess TO have been
travelling through the country engaged 10 the bust
ness Of Uniting or enamelinR photographs aud say
that sometimes they made money enough 10 pay their
bills and sometimes not. 10 some cases they pre-
tended 10 be agents for the aforementioned hrm of
Harris a scott North Adams, though such arm
hrms business was that Of booksellers Ind satoners
and Scott was the junior partner. They admit using
hhueu Names out say they did this because they did
not want their friends % know where they wore
Scott has mother aud brother IN North Adams
and another brother who 10 lawyer IN Texas He
left North Adams last July aud has since been travel
ing through New York and Vermont, having been To
dieus rails, Utica Oneida, OsweRo, WATERFOWL. Ma
lone aud other New York places, and 10 81. Abaus,
sWanton, Burlington, Montpelier, Bethel and Rut-
land 10 this state
Seiridge has two sisters in Salem, n Y. He for
mery worked in hotels in keehyills and Malone and
It was At the latter place be aud Scott hrat came to-
gether.
Both here and at Greenfield mail accumulated for
them week before they called for H.
IL viii be seen that the evidence against the two,
connecting them with the Bellows Fails robbery s
together circumeanta as yet, but tue fact that they
waived examination indicates that they did not
clear field before them. The officers believe that
they can At least be convicted Of unlawful Of the
mails They had counsel but said they should EN-
ploy lawyer from North Adams
The case has been worked up by Inspector
Lamson, assisted By T.. s.. Attorney Hastiua, Post
master Mansur Of Battleboro and the Greenfield
postmaster