Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-16

in the cOunterfeiting operations. has relatives
there. Her mother, Mrs. Bailey, is at present
in West Pennington visiting her brother
Jonathan Scott Ellis. Dr.. Bradford owns
about 5000 worth ot real estate at West
Pennington
DR.. Bradford has been there. of AMI on,
summers. hunting and fishing. He generally
visits at the house OF his brother, Augustine
Bradford. in West Pennington village. which
homestead. by the way. be owns. Five years
ago. nearly. the doctor came here for vaCa-
ton and was amply provided with money,
He and his brother Augustine went about
together. fishing. a great deal. and they both
had, home or abroad. about as good a time
as money and the country could provide.
During the visit the doctor and his brother
were chatting together late in the evening
cOnfidentialy The doctor was talking Of
his business in New York city, whore he was
at that time supposed to be conducting two
dental establishments Then he veered
around to the subject of [. 5. bills and an
nounced that limitations of the notes could
be made by clever enGraver and detection
would be exceedingly difficult.
With this preface he announced that he
knew men In New York city who were doing
this very thing and had never been suspect
ed, and furthermore the profits were large
and that he was an interested party in these
operations. As it happened, when the doc
tor reached the point in his conversation
where he outlined the cOunterfeiting scheme
and went into details Of how the game was
worked, he uncOnsciously was pouring the
story OF his completely into the ears Of his
startled sister-in-law, who happened TO be
near the door at the time, and heard enough
to show her one OF the sources OF her broth
er-in-law's revenue.
Brought up to the stern doctrine OF 1 New
England village that there could be no gravar
crime than one against the national govern
ment. DR.. Bradfords story frightened her
She wanted to tell some one and finally
sought her father. Mr.. Chandler. to whom
she told her story. He was deeply incensed
and very plainly made his sentiments evil
dent. He could do nothing, however, but
DR.. Bradford took his departure very soon
after
Mr.. Chandler, who has since died, told
Jonathan $. Ellis, an uncle of Mrs Smith OF
the circumstances, making him promise that
he would never relate il to any one. He did
not mention it until recently. when in speak
ing of DR.. Bradtord's apprehension to his
sister, Mrs. Bailey, the mother of Mrs. Smith
he informed her that he expected that this
would happen some time. He then told of
this conversation overheard.
Mrs. Bailey has been living for sometime
with her daughter Lillian in Brooklyn. but
came to West Pennington three weeks ago to
keep house for her brother Jonathan Scott
Ellis, while Mrs. Ellis was visiting in Boston
Her daughter was also arrested by the au-
thorities for being party TO the conspiracy.
inasmuch as some of the material was found
In her house
She was arrested as Mrs. Libbie Smith but
her name is Mrs. Abbie Linda Smith she
being the divorced wife OF Gideon Smith,
who comes from Madrid about &c miles
north of Pennington. Her arrest surprised
her mother, Mrs. Bailey for she has seen her
daughter frequently up to three weeks ago,
when she left Brooklyn.