The sun., 1893-05-28
"HIRED MANI AND DYNAMITE
CHARLES NJ BABCoCK OF HEsfERLXs
~. l., STANDS GRA VELH ACCUSEn.

RI, STANDS GRA vELY AoCUsED.
ID. Browns Bnra Mt North stortngtous
| Conn, aud Now Babcock H IN fan.
NORWICH. May 24-The ancient agricultural
town OF North StoninCton. twelve miles south
east Of this city. in the country, has an exc
traordinary law case on hand, In which the
town selectmen accuse Charles II. bsbcanr.
hired man and amateur rustic dvnamfs-s
OF blowing up the barn OF Lutte" ID. Brown.
the famous country horse Jockey OF Milit0wn
hamlet. North stoningtoD is q land OF great
rolling hills big turkey and sheep farms. rol-
| licking trout streams. and somewhst
primitive people. weli-to do and hospitable.
who are distinguished for big SEQ.
ond Adventsts. Seventh Day Baptists.
| orthodox. hotrodox. and no-dox. and
the cham pion cider drinkers OF Earth. For
current reading they take one country weekly.
CooieVs Weekly Of Norwich. Dabolrs Alma
mack and Farmers Friend" which was found.
ed in 1772. and semi occasionally they peruss
the Bible Luto Brown. tho most celebrated
| jockey OF Now London county. who has f1ns
place at Milltown. with big barn always full
| OF all kinds Of steppers, which nre always for
sale. has got rich at trading horses with
clients In every rural town from Hebron.
Portajaug Hill. and the Blue Hills"
on tho northeast to shenecossett. Pod
wunk. Voluntown. EscoheaR Hill and
Flat Rigg. II. l.. on tho south. SOU
east. and east. Mr. Browns fame a. -
man that'll allus trade fur a considerashun"
is pretty nearly circumambient, and he is By
no means skeery OF the far r-famed Beach pond
Jockey gang Of the western Rhode Island Wild
wood. who never mean to have horse that In
worth more than two and half dollars, and
will swap" It any time for 50 sorrel or bay
appnrition, with n one-bladed jackknife or .
L~nl I-,. - Aur, n, Il
Mr.. Brown is always honorable In his deal.
inCs. and the best Judge OF horseflesh In east
ern Connecticut. but. dealing as he does with
oil sorts OF human n,sh. ho becomes some
times tho target OF Erudges and q country
gruhge is as I'm pacable as 1t Is dunderheaded.
Charles Babcock. farm hand at Beach Pond.
horse Jockey. Of Hopkinton City. western
Rhode Island. in the woods. had dicker with
Mr.. Brown some time ago. and. having dim
iden that tho latter had "ruther got thor bet.
ter on him." has since had a grudge aaia
Brown" But Mr.. Brown is seasoned In the
matter OF country CrudEes, SO he merely lot 10
keep on working in Dabcock. without doing
anything 10 tap and draw tho venom Of It Ho
kept silent and discreet. Not so Babcock.
Not great while ago Mr. Brown rocelveda
queer drt-begrimed letter at the local Post
Office. and opening It read these sinister
words in stub print q charcoal stained
half sheet OF bluo.ruled paper:
HorKtsroS, March n.
F t:9.%sii1s
ma aE 81 @ nave ns ae hGass' mns sa
@ en- WV re- a WOW F Vii 9 s:n
for @ ,ims me. az , Snd De death II Son6y
but. Mr BROW II yon i.i 70 ana and very
Almighty have nrrcy on your soul
CnARhxs ii. BABcocK.
Mr.. Brown didn't go. and thereby hangs this
tale. Mr.. Browns elegant barn. however. mar.
rowly missed keeping the engagement for
him. At Midnight on April 49, with two dyna-
mite cartridges uader 1t for a starter. 1t went
up nbou. five inches then fell back irresolute-
ly on its underpinnng with n booming thud
that shook the rock-ribbed town md woke up
all the farmers. house dogs. and roosters In
the region. The barn was iiled with horses at
the time. some being high priced ones. and
the yard with herd o. cattle: but
none the animals WAS seriously hurt
The cartridges had been placed, with time
beneath be- h the ] structure. and the erposion that
the oor n
nnn badly Next Hsh shsf
the rugged land. but the dynamiter who %
a h anS IL
tanclss and taIl tpssocks OF the ConneStieut
was aided in his outlaw retirement by the half
Tid DSppe Of the region and %s1bs
arrrssd him Of the iitni pereSrinatiops % q the
% ha hs l. sRs1 o an I wess wa
H. eornered him at t. lonely house. in fI the Out.
skirts 1f Hopkinton oity; at evening hs a.;
sSe ssaS s0.P S'aas
the ssHsS ssnff oi f. ns and
State rights. requlsition. red.taps Ceremony.
and It is long time between drlpks when the
has any remarks to make about such things /
to tho GoyernoTE, Of Rhode island. and VICE
nd e oe.rs RsRe .Ss
TO waste on official etiquette or othsr fancy
s s S9s
matter with them later. il there is no more 4
sepS G as shsr ql.hsa a.
high speed directly into Milltown. North Ston:
iinEt9n. on the same a night. woke up Justiceof
TIM 'round" !" on boxes to see that az the per
cock plsadsa not guilty 70 the charge o. liitins
Mr.. Browns barn with dynamite and he was
ID WAS locked X , up somesSers in "Mhtlltexs
over over night 10 some ones ,carrisgs geuss. hoeuss.
aeaa s III sSe lii listls . aiiitoSn Rl To%s Hal
Of s saa oRR sss III
North StoninRton for Babcock. Justice Brown
he Super superlor @ Court s s in % septep Der next. and
placed his bonds at $1,000. Babcoek ii stu In
f. of of the nat haTsh
street. Westerly. 4 /: and Is greatl!
IL ss feS fos TSasnpis'; so
Upon his character