Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

DOlu. lie also came dCTOSS pHTCel
which Barnum says that Nelson
gave him for safe keeping, the contents of
which are not made public. An officer
who has seen them say they contain bad
evidence against Nelson. 1t hardly seems
probably (said the officer that Nelson
would willingly go to Massachusetts, with
ont a requisition if he were fully aware of
the evidence against him. 1t is under
stood that the officers found enough to
lead them to believe that the $1,000 in
West Rutland Marble company's bonds,
stolen from the bank and afterwards
found in Tinmouth, were put in the bank
as collateral for loans.
INDICATIONS THAT M'NEGLL IS DEAD.
The finding of the gold only strengthens
the theory that Mcneil is dead, as accord
ing to Veo's story he took the gold with
him. Whether there is more gold tucked
away in the mill or quarry is a question,
and careful search is likely to follow.
The mysterious package may shed more
light on the strange affair. The general
opinion is that Mcneil wanted to leave
enough money to tide the marble com
pany over its embarrassment, but it is Il
question how his private letters, insur-
ance policies amounting to nearly $4,000,
and his will could hel the quarry
Detective Dyson says that McNeilrs
wife feels sure that he is dead. He is rep
resented as being very fond of her, and
she says that she has not heard from him,
and feels certain that if he were alive he
| would have communicated with her.
A MYSTERIOUS NOTE.
Various startling rumors were set afloat
/ by the fact that small boy came into the
Bates House Sunday evening, and, hand
ing a note to detective, quickly disap
peared The note read:
"You will find McNeill's body floating
in Lake Champlain."
No credence is given to the communica-
ton, which bore neither date or sigma
ture, but the boy will be raced out to
ascertain how he came in possession OF
the letter
A SUSPICIOUS CIRCU INSTANCE.
What, at the time it occurred, attracted
little attention, but is now regarded with
suspicion, occurred on Friday, January l.,
when during the absence of Bookkeeper
Barnum from the quarry, an effort was
made to change the safes combination.
In the attempt the same became Locked SO
that it could not be opened. 1t is evident
that there was contained i'll that safe
something which it was determined to OBJ
tain. The quarry machinist was sent Tor,
md by drilling and the use of the jack
screw and other implements the sale was
.
" hat occasioned that determination can
on he SurmlSed.
PARNUM's STATEMENT.
Barnum now substantiates the first
5 DRY he told Dyson about the concealing
OF the nder. He says that he felt some
sympathy Tor Nelson at first, and wanted
to support him, but when the gold was
found, he says: "That made me mad,
and have no interest to hell him now"
Iinrnum expresses great surprise at the
finding of the gold. He says he was at
the Office the day after Neo's arrest. When
creditors were bouncing upon the Marble
company's property, Mrs. Nelson and a
lady friend drove up at o'clock in the
morning, and jumping out, Mrs Nelson
fairly ran past the shertfs, workmen and
lawyers and took him aside. Her face was
white. and she earnestly asked him for
$50. He told her that everything was at
tached, and when she insisted, he went
out and borrowed it for her. AS She
turned to go she said 'Dr. Nelson wants
you to meet him tonight on the Pittsford
road, and he says be sure and go to the
mountain first" Then she wrung heI
hands and moaned: "My God, | don't
know what this all means That night
he met DR. Nelson and w. w. Clark, and
the former asked him to call ut his house
which he did, instead of going on the Pitts
, ford road
ONE EXPLANATION.
= One explanation of the mystery is that
Nelson had planned to 90 to Canada Will
Mcneil, and failed because the robbery
came a day soon than he expected. There
l is said to have been some confusion al
Clinton, and Nelson was there the day af
. ter Mcneil left, asking for him. There
. are rumors about Nelson trying to com
municate with Mcneil at Montreal, ant
: failing, and the plan for having Barnun
+ meet him on the Pittsford road with the
' plumber might have meant that he hat
q concluded to follow on alone. The sup
position is that Mcneil and Neo expected
Nelson to meet them somewhere on thu
train, and that when it was plain that hi
would not. Mcneil divided the plunde
and left the securities rs joint property
k with the idea that they could be used her,
better than in Canada. BE this rs 1t ma.
: the detectives are busy working up tn
clues that may lead to the discovery tina
= he was murdered.
. THE OFFICERS OF THE MARBLE COMPANY
a The officers of the West Rutland Marbl
h company are in chaotic state with nom
: but Barnum, the bookkeeper, TO look afte
= matters. He has notified the Massachu
: sets stockholders, but none of them vii
q come to the rescue When the crisis cam
- the pumps were stopped and the quar-
: is now flooded. Nothing much will prot
y ably be saved except the machinery. Tn
J. Lancaster bank has appointed Lawye
d Kendall to look after their interests in III
. quarry, which they still think protltabl
venture. In the meantime creditors ar
T. taking possession and endeavoring to ge
II all they can out of the property n larg
d number of business men of the place ar
IS heavy losers through the collapse of tn
~ company which had drawn extensively O
Z its credit. Attachments on the propert
Il of the West Rutland Marble compan
5 in Salem, n. ", have been made by loca
IL creditors.
N TIE FLIGHT OF MNEILL.