The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-16

oarsman In 1t. You will at once see Chant
Ter, who VIII direct you how to reach hin
| Wnen there hand him the three papers, an
II duly signed, witnessed and acknowledged
ne VIII place IN your hands the articles mer
TONED In the agreement, when you win 4
once sign receipt for them.
Any attempt to intmidate or parley wit
Chandler will be OF no avail, and viii Onl
result to your disadvantage, and II you com
WIN more than one man or have any boat l.
follow or precede you, or should you fail &
be there by O'Clock sharp, Chandler will b
gone, and all the books and papers will b
DESTROYED by fire. Your only hope of recov
er'ng those papers, valuables, etc., will be TO
you 10 carry out these instructions to letter
Mr.. Wallace was dumbfounded. In fou
E0urs II would be time to open the bank, bu
| all the hooks were locked up In the safe anC
the combination changed. But even wer,
the safe open the bank could not do business
Tor there was no money In the vault and al
the securities were missing. There was Blu
one thing to do and that was to compromise
with Albertson and Chandler. Wallace sen
for Judge L. ID. Campbell, the company's at
| tOrncy, and after short consultation the two
went to e. ID. Powell, a notary, and the agree
ment was signed In triplicate. Wallace ther
hired skiff and a boatman to take him tC
Browns point. Tacoma lies Oh Commence
ment bay, one OF the arms OF the sound. Two
miles or so across Is Browns point. but the
distance around by land Is three or four miles
| The point is part of the PuyalIup Indian res.
ervation and is thckly wooded. When Wal
lace came near the bank they saw Chandler
| standing on bluff about 80 feet above the
water. At his direction Wallace took the
dent came near the top Chandler shouted :
"Are you WalIace?" 81 am" "Have you
the papers?' eyes" "Then follow me-"
| and the thief led the way to a point about a
quarter of mile In the woods. Here he left
Wallace and soon returned with package
done up In brown paper Wallace opened 1t
and found 100000 in Tacoma land company
contracts, notes amounting to $240. 900. &c.,
600 in stock certificates, and lot of other Sc.
curitles. Chandler delivered them up, re-
ceived the signed agreement, and after eX
pressing regret at what had occurred, disap-
peared In the forest, while Wallace took the
boat back to the city.
The matter night have been ended there
but for the Fidelity aud Casualty company of
New York. which had gone on Albertson's
bond for $4,000. He had already secured
himself against the bank, and he took the
only step possible to prevent action by his
bondsman In sending the bond company the
following letter.
Fidelity Trust Company, TACOMA,
Aug. %, '91.
Mr.. +. Fermor Ball. G-S, New York.
Dear Sir There is dispute of some $780,
900 which the company has lost, and they Will
try to recover $4,000 of 1t under the bond
which was issued TO them guaranteeing nv
fidelity, &C., 81 1854. To save you the money
and at the same time to lessen chances of my
being prosecuted, l herewith return to you
the bond and renewed, neither of which have
been out of my possession.
Their records do not show that they paid
this, so all you will have to do Is TO refuse
payment, else deny existence; or else declare
same has been cancelled several months. You
know your business. Ii you want to get out
Of this you know what to do.
Yours truly, E. ALBERTsoN.
have written to Palmer & Son that papers
are received and shall have attention. / wish
Won to write to r. B. Albertson. attorney-at-
law, at Seattle, WASH. and advise him or
your action on the Within He may be able |
10 advise you In the matter. Whatever you |
write him will be strictly confidential.
Mr.. Ball. however, was too honest to fall
nto this cunningly laid trap, and In behalf of
he Fidelity and Casualty company set de-
ectiyes on the track of the robbers. Public
interest was not much reused over the mat
er, because the loss of the bank was an.
as 5000.
The detective secured, as they thought
nough evidence to warrant the arrest of Co.
oon, Abertson's brother-in-law. and also
le. The detectives. however, planned to get
old of the men. and, without public arrest
nv to eytort information out of them by
treats, Cohoon was enticed into room on
he TOP floor of the Fife hotel at Tacoma and
ept there prisoner for five days. The de-
sctIves said they would let his family know
his whereabouts. but this promise was not
hest known IN | i
imseIf Cohoon submitted to this 1mprson-
ent without process of law. The same plan ,
as tried with r. B. Albertson, but In his
se a warrant was served In Seattle Septem- 4
n 10. while he was walking on the street. +,
s Is aHa a' aetff a fefed un
ss they would 90 into his office. where he 2
uld make arrangements for procuring bond.
he detectives, M. G. Sullivan and Mckay, :
R. B. Albertson and W. h. Ball !
1en the detectives drew the curtains. and
dered the driver to take the road to Taco.
a. Albertson had no reason for submission
Id 20 he and Bailey fought like tigers until t
e detectives gave up the idea of Kidnapping t
EN- and extorting information. The car t
age, accordingly, stopped eight miles below J
,attle at railroad station to walt for the r
ain to Tacoma. The abduction caused ire a
endous excitement In Seattle, not only on a
count of Albertson's prominence. but be- n
use Bailey, who was taken with him, IS t
ilionaire, a newspaper proprietor ana C
lnker-one of the leading men OF the state. 9
The thief. Edward Ebertson, and his ac' d
mplice. Chandler. were caught down In t
estern Oregan. near Coos Bav, September d
/. After leaving Browns point In Tacoma b
the morning OF August "a. they took t
ain for Portland, and then made OF for the C
Gods. Their plan was to reach the coast, v
~ small steamer, put to sea and cruise 5
,wn the coast to Mexico. They tramped Il
rough tn eforest and at one place encount- 7
ed bear which Chandler shot. The Of t
,ers got on their trail and located them by Q
cans of handkerchief Albertson had care Il
ssly left at the point he slept the night be- il
re the capture. The two fugitives were b
grounded by the officers, who ordered them e
throw up their hands. Albertson tried to f
'aw his revolver, and was shot, but not Sc v
ousy wounded. When captured. they de- C
AIRED that they alone were concerned In the y
eft. Alhertson had over $4,000 on his $
,rson. This In outline Is the story of rob. Il
ry whose details would fill volume. s