The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-11
State News.

Forty persons left the State one dav
last week to join the colony of Vermont
ers at Roscoe, Dakota.
Col. Frederick Fletcher of st. Johns
bury has sent 5000 to aid in the compile
ton of the Episcopal chapel at Shelburn.
He was a resident of that town for a
number of years.
John F. Porter, brother of Secretary
of State Porter and prominent lawyer
of Troy, n. Y, died at the home of his
father, Judge John Porter in Hartford,
Tuesday evening,at the age of 90.
The September term of the Rutland
county court opened on Tuesday. One of
the cases against eX-Treaaurcr Haven of
the Rutland railroad has been set for rial
on Monday next. This action was
brought against him for unlawfully issu-
ing certificate No. 553G, which was one
for 100 shares of preferred stock of the
Rutland railroad company to George w.
Parker.
B. B. Smalley, on taking possession of
the Burlington custom house last week
as collector, announced these appoint
ments and reappointments ReappOint-
Observation-Disclosures j. A. Arthur, X. B..
Arms. w. l.. Greenleaf, Il. L. SanbOrn
and ID. A. Stone; st. Adams, j. 7. Rich
ardson and d. L. Kelley; Berkshire, ii.
f. Bedell; Richford, ii. Ii. Rounds. S.
b. Carpenter and c. A. Bancroft; North
Troy. II. B. Pettengill; Newport, G. c..
Merrill and L. McD. Smith; Derby Line,
G.. ID. Wyman and G. +. Nelson; Island
Pond, G.. w. Hill; Canaan, j. III. Brooks.
New Deputies-Bulllngton. E. a, Small
ley and d. O. Callaghan; St. Adams. j.
X. Arlington and w. II. Farrar; Wind
mill Point. NJ. G. Carey; Alburgh, Will
liam c. MCGOWAN; Alburgh Springs,
George w. Beardsley; Swanton, +. n.
Bullard; Highgate, o. f. Sheridan
Franklin, +. G.. Hall; Richford, j. j.
Shea of Burlington; North Troy, G. NJ.
Bailey Newport. j. G.. Burke and Y. NJ.
Sherman; Ilsand Pond, +. c. Robinson
and II. Z. Randall.
A Winnipeg dis. otch of the eth tells of
the capture of Lawrence Brainerd, for.
merly of st. Adams, by American detect.
ives. After leaving st. Adams Brainerd
went to Denver and then to Winnipeg
whittier his wife accompanied him. The
dispatch says: About four months age
he concealed his identity by registering
as Jackson. He lived quiet life at the
Winnipeg hotel and ut first went out but
little. He was occasionally seen at horst
races and other sporting events, and was
also observed to attend church regularly
He gave out to certain people that ht
was an American speculator and was in
teresting himself in mica mining. A
couple of months ago two detective:
from Virgins d Woods agency, Boston
came here. They said they were specu
1.,t, hnno,,,A int, x,.,tl
Brainerd. and to gain his confidence said
he was crook. The pair became init
mate and frequently went on excursions
together. Last Saturday afternoon one
of the detectives proposed duck-shoot.
ing expedition to Brainerd, and the two
started south on a blackboard. Several
miles from the city, in a lonely place
they were Joined by other detectives
when Brainerd was Informed that they
knew who he was and wanted him to &C
quietly with them across the border tC
avoid the expense of legal proceedings
Brainerd refused and the detectives over
powered him. and binding him hand ant
foot they threw him into wagon, anC
with fast team started for the bOunda.
ry. 1t is charged that to prevent detec.
ton while passing through the village,
they poured quantity of laudanum dow
their captives's throat and kept hin
drugged till safely across the line. Brai
nerds wife became alarmed because h,
did not return. and communicated witt
the police and Il legal firm. 1t dawneC
upon the police that sharp game hat
been played, and Il special train wa:
chartered and officers started for tn,
boundary to intercept the kidnappers
On the way to st. Vincent collision oc
Cured, and several of the police had mar
row escapes from being killed. Sunday
another special train was chartered ant
the police went to the boundary, wher,
the detectives, with Brainerd in custody
were found. The detectives refused tC
give him up, and while the police were
searching for the autho titles to arrest til,
detectives for assault the kidnappers pu
Brainerd in wagon and drove OIL. Thi
was the last seen of them and they ar
now safe in Minnesota or Dakota. Tn,
Winnipeg police returned Disguised.
Although application has been made t,
the Canadian government to demand hi
return, it is believed nothing will b,
done.