Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-04-29
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OFT yergennes correspondent Mites ::
Astording to reports, which are unapAbt-
edlyfeliable, Samuel 5. Wright of NeW
HAGEN, residing near the Waltham linen
tHree miles from Vergennes, well-to&
20 farmer, was "buncoed' out of $500
on Tuesday by two sharpers who stop
ped at the Stevens House Monday night.
The thing was cleverly worked the day
before and the game success sfully play
ed on Tuesday, as before stated. What
the game was is not at present known
here. a team was hired at the Train
livery stable Monday and Tuesday and
had not returned up to 10 o'clock Tues
day evening. The parties were tracked
going north two miles east of Vergennes
with an officer in pursuit two hours in
the rear. The telegraph lines were ev
identity cut, as no business could be done
Tuesday evening north or south.
These further particulars are given III
the Free Press of Yesterday:
No one has unearthed all the facts in
the case, but one version is that the lead
err of the gang hired a team of Edward
Train, a livery stable keeper in Nergen-
mes, Monday, and drove south from
Vergennes called on Mr.. Wright TO eff
feet a $500 loan for a short time, and
gave $1,000 gold brick as security. The
man who hired the team returned Tues
day for a fresh horse, which Mr.. Train
furnished. The spring of the buggy
needed repairing, and they drove to
Baisse & Gees shop. The man objected
to getting out of the buggy, but Mr..
Train insisted, and a man standing
hearty six feet high and well proper
toned stood beside the team. He has
sandy hair, a heavy moustache, keen
eye, and is, apparently, 30 years of age
at least. He did not return with the
team, but Wednesdays mail brought a
letter for Mr.. Train, post-marked Essex
Junction, informing him that his horse
and buggy would be found at Richmond,
all right, and enclosed $40 for the use of
the same. Parties started in pursuit of
the swindlers and reached Richmond one
hour after the sleeper had left Tuesday
night. The money taken from Mr..
Wright was drawn from the Vergennes
national bank in this city by Mr.. Wright
Tuesday
a Richmond dispatch says the men
reached there about o'clock Tuesday
evening and left their rig at a livery
stable. They took the train that night,
but which way they went no one in
Richmond seems to know.
Another version of the story of the
swindle is that the men arrived at Mr..
Wrght's Tuesday, one on foot and the
other in a carriage, the one on foot some
time before his confederate. Both were
looking for farm. In some way or
other they got Mr.. Wright into a card
game the first arrival, who pretended
not to know the last, being Mr.. Wright
partner in the game. The result of the
first round was the winning of $4,000
from the last arrival, who paid over the
money to the pedestrian. but declined
to go on TIL the parties on the other
side showed that they had money. at the
same time ing some himself. The
result of the parleying was that Mr..
Wright hitched up, drove to Nergenncs
got $500 at the bank and returned
when the game was resumed. He lost
his money and the swindlers drove oft
The next heard of them was at Rich
mond, as stated. Mr.. Wright is an eX
ceptionally close-fisted man. He is sale
to he mepIber of the Methodist churcl
in WeybHdge,