Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-06
The latter retl,rned, the fire.

The latter retltrned the fire.
Bullets flew in every direction
Driver Slavery had all he could do to
control his team, while the other horses
were left to their fate. Strangely
enough, neither of them was injured
by stray ball..
Finally the man in the front seat
was dragged to the ground and pis-
tol ball in the arm soon disabled him.
| Then the man in the rear seat, who
had emptiedi his revolver, sprang to
the ground. His weapon useless, his
companions disabled captives, moth
ing was left for him but fight, and he
took to the fields.
By the officers direction no pursuit
was made. Two of the prisoners were
wounded and Mr.. Martin had bull
let in his hand. The party returned
to the nearest house, that of Frank
Hubbard, and the three prisoners
were placed in a room and strongly
armed guard was placed over them.
DIR. Huntington of Rochester was
sent for and dressed the wounds of
the three men who were injured.
The ease of the fugitive thief was
then begun. Three fresh pursuers
were armed with rifles at Mr.. Hub
bard's house and they took the trail.
The escaped man had hidden in the
bushes at the river bank while his
companions were being taken from
the scene of the battle. When he saw
fresh pursuers approaching, he forded
the river. scaled the bluil on the op-
posite shore and ran across the fields.
He was closely followed, and two rifle
balls which whistled by his ears con
WINGED him that further escape was
hopeless.
He was commanded to throw up
his arms and did so. He was quickly
overtaken, and his captors marched
him back to the temporary iair at Mr..
Hubbard's house.
THE PRISONERS.
The prisoners were searched and
were closely guarded all night.
United States Marshal Harris and
Deputy Marshal Stearns reached
Rochester early in the evening. Fri
day morning. the prisoners were
shackled together, and Messrs. Stearns
and Tinkham drove them to Brandon
and took them to Rutland ON the
mail train. They were Immediately
committed to the House of Correction.
When they were searched at Roch-
ester, S21l.74 in currency and stamps |
were found on the prisoners, together
with gold watch, four reyolvers and |
burglars tools. The leader of the |
party, who first fired at Constable
had the stamps in his pos
session. The fellow who was brought |
TO bay by the riflemen concealed the
most of his booty in a stone wall,
where it was found later in the even
ing
The leader gave his name as George
O. Taylor. He is about 30 years old,
6 feet six inches tall, has black hair
and eyes and is, as are ali of his COM
panions, smooth-faced. He is stockily
built.
James Edwards, as he calls himself,
IS about % years old, ) feet nine
inches tall. little round-shouldered.
md has lean, long face. His COM
plexion is sandy.
The other two men refused TO give
heir names. One Of them is des-
Derate-looking rutiian about 80 years
Did. lie is nearly, if not quite, six
Get tall. He is gray-Saired, round
and has deep-set eyes
beneath heavy, bushy eyebrows.
The last man is about - years old,
toutly built and stands feet or )
inches tall. He has a round face and
MS complexion is sandy.
The men are, undoubtedly, profess
ional safe-blowers of the most desper-
lie character. The officers think that
hey are responsible for many of the
,ostofiice burglaries that have been
within the borders of YER
mont and in eastern New York dur
Nc the past year. 1t is not vet GER
ain what disposition viii be made of ,
hem. bur it is likely that Judge
Wheeler Of the United States court
viii grant an order for their removal
o. and trial in, New York state, for
he Ticonderoga burglary.