Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-03
BoMBARD's KECApTuRE
How 1t was Enected-The story of the
Prisoners Escape.

Prisoners Escape.
Sheriff Barton arrived on the steamer
Reindeer about 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing from ROuSes Point. having in custody
lombard, the horse thief, who was one of
the sheriH's principal assailants on the
night of the Jail delivery. The announce
ment in yesterday mornings FREE PRESS
that Bombard had been recaptured had
occasioned general interest in the matter
and a large number witnessed his arrival
and progress to his old quarters in the
jail. He was somewhat thinner than
when he escaped. but otherwise his APP
pearance showed little trace of the effects
of his protracted outing in the woods
The story of his recapture is an interest
ing one Shortly after Bombard and Je
rome left lrona n. Y, it was learned
through friends of the former,
by Officer Spear of ROuses Point that the
pair had gone to Dewittvlle, n small place
near Huntington, u. O., and about 10
miles north of Chateaugay, where they
had hired out to farmers. The name of
the farmer to whom Bombard had hired
was learned mt the same time so that it
was an easy matter to ascertain his where
abouts. Officer Spear drove to Dewittville
and inquired if such Il man re-
sided in that vicinity He was
naturally much pleased to receive an
affirmative answer and learned that his
destination was but short distance out
in the country. Procuring the services Of
q bailiif he drove to the farmers resi-
dence and inquired if the latter had any
cattle for sale. The farmer replied that
he had and took the men to the rear of
his barn to show them the stock. The
bailiif incidentally inquired if young
man by the name of George Smith worked
for him and the farmer replied in
the affirmative saying that George and
another hand who were moving grain
back of the woods would soon come to
dinner
The officers accordingly talked "cattle"
until two Young men with sCythes on
their shoulders approached. The farmer
said TN L is George, when the balliff adj
dressing lombard by his assumed name
informed him that he wished to speak
with hlm. TO the farmers surprise his
employe at once dropped his scythe and
jumping over an adjoining fence ran full
speed through the lot hotly pursued
10y the officers. They soon overlook
the fugitive, the bailiT being the
first to grapple with Bombard. He fought
desperately even using his teeth and he
was choEed until black in the face before
he would surrender. The irons having
been put on he was Informed by the ballltf
that he could 90 with spear at once Or
have eNtradition papers made out, but
that he would surely he surrendered. He
drove at once to Chateaugay with him.
Arriving there too late for the train east
ONCE spear took his prisoner to the
Nal jail and telegraphed Sher-
i'll Barton az already stated. At
ROuses Point Bombard asked to see Il
lawyer before he crossed the line into
Vermont and he was allowed to do SO.
Lawyer Merrill informed him that having
been arrested in Canada the State of New
York had no jurisdiction over his case
I,I a ina ,i..,l h..
sheriff
STORY OF THE ESCAPE.
According to Bombard's story, when the
prisoners escaped from the jail, they ran
across Winooski avenue, passed be
tween the First church and the par
sonage, and ran through the gar
dens until they reached Prospect
street. They crossed the campus,
passed south of the Mary Fletch-
er hospital and reaching the river they
followed that until they reached the rail
road bridge near the high bridge, which
they crossed about | O'Clock Thursday
morning. They followed the track to
ESSEX junction, walked through the de
pot and continued about four miles be
You'd that station when they We're obliged
to take to the woods on account of daylight.
They remained there all day and Thursday
night they went to Milton where they
boarded a freight train. When the train
reached the rolling mill at st. Alban- the
trio jumped Off, and O'Clare struck ON his
head nearly di9lOcatin9 his neck Bonn
bard went to the residence Of Il cousin
named ShApe and secured the first food he
had had since his escape. The fugitiVes
then went to grove to the west Of st.
Adams where they remained Friday The
next night they started to cross Hog Is
land and found the draw bridge open.
lombard and Jerome decided to swim the
opening, but O'Clare had become DIZZY
and his companions were compelled TO as
-ist HIM back to shore They then took a
boat and roWed to AlburGh They re
manned there in the woods until Sunday
might when they started for L'Ecole,
where they stole a canoe and crossed the
lake. At this point O'Clare separated
from his companions and they saw moth
ing of him after that.
Bombard and jerome continued on
their pilgrimage and the former having
no desire to remain in Canada for reasons
we'll known 10 himself they went to Irona
where Bomhards grandfather resides.
They remained there from Wednesday
until Monday night, when they were
warned 10y one Baxter of Alburgh, that
the officers were on their trail. They at
once started out in pouring rain and
made tn II way to Dewittvllle where they
hired out OF Jerome more anon.