The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

most staTi4llA L4@' -
H. Granite state since the muraer OF
s,,ia Warden by Amy. Oriora IS
H. conDesticut river, between Wells
r and White river junction, and IS
LT,issl New England hamlet The
| hts have been married rs years,
| Nsitle is now 81 years old, tail
1 ,rsttv. she is o. lively DISPOSE
and has been leader in the So
| p,e Of the village. Twice has she
Il srpelled from the church for Of
Ssss against canonicsl strietness Of
S,vior and each tine the deacons
% been induced 10 receive her back
! the sake OF her husband, Charles
Wright who is q most exemplary
kng man. Wright, who is constant
kntani q; church. would not believe
|, his wife would do anything wrong,
4 could not BE persuaded that she
Md q house. much less committed
In until he WAS informed OF her
k,ession BY the officers who had AZ
S,ed her. The house OF Mrs. Myra B.
In which was burned, was the hand
hest in the village OF oxford. and
kOugh unoccupied, the owner being
ky for medical treatment. contained
large amount Of valuable property,
kluding rare paintings and b-ic-a-
The building was worth $4,000
I its contents SIC, 900. besides securi-
! amounting to sSO,0 600. which we're
IA desk.
Suspicion turned TO the Wrights the
! BIZ after the FIRE. which was March
Mrs. Wright had hired a team that
kning TO 90 10 Vermont. but was seen
brTards in the village. The horses
Be shod with peculiar shoes, and the
)cks OF the animals we're recognized
tr the ruins OF the Plat house the
)rning after the FIRE. The day fol-
Sng the FIRE the Wrights went 10
)nchester and started housekeeping
|No 1913 Manchester street. the hus-
bi obtaining employment on the
BET railway. The oxford officers fol-.
Jed them expecting TO arrest them
b. but their eyes we're open 10 an
Der phase Of the case when they saw
b Wright and Deacon A. L. Chan
d Of Oxford. meet and also hold Sc
h conferences with a brother OF Mrs.
light, one A. z. Gage. OF Manchester.
watching the trio they became con-
ICED Of Wright's innocence, and their
Ppcion fell upon the other three.
\. Wright became aware that the off,
+ were looking after her and at once
famped, She was followed 10 Bos-
where trace OF her was lost. The
ice then employed the brother 10
4 her, which he did one day last
fk, bringing her back from a place in
fnont, near the Canada line, TO
pie River junction. There she was
Pested The brother was then placed
Per arrest, and so was Deacon Chan
as soon as the officers could get TO
ford.
|he woman was subjected TO a severe
Determination, when she broke
Fn and confessed to plundering the
rse Of some goods which were
|pped to a fictitious name in Concord.
however, denied taking the secur-
fs' and also to setting fire TO the
Hse, She duplicates her brother.
Re, and Deacon Chandler as assisting
IN the robberies. The goods re-
Fered at Concord form only a small
Ftlon OF the valuables which were in
looted house. Whether there are
re Secreted or whether the rest were
Fuoyed in the fire cannot be deter
ped at present.
frson is not bailable in New Hamp-
r. and Mrs. Wright has gone TO
Lverhill jail. Gage and Chandler are
IN $4,000 each. Gage has always
ne good reputation. and of course
OF Deacon Chandler has been
Pye reproach.
{ proposition was made by Mrs
'su's brother, A. f. Gage. that he