Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-31
IN THE TOLLS.

John mOynihan Arrested in Boston for
Robbing Farmer s. w. Estey of West
DummerstOn---He Pleads Guilty TO
In DEFAULT of BaIl.--An Interesting
Exchange of Greetings I'm Boston.
John Moynihan, the young man who
stole the gold watch, pocket book, and
about SAG in money from farmer S. w. Es-
tey of West Dummerston, as mentioned last
week, was taken in charge by an officer as he
stepped off from the train in Boston Fri
day and more astonished lad would have
been hard to find. When Mr. Estey arose
Friday morning and found that his pockets
had been rifed during the night and that
young Moynihan was missing his first step
was to harness his horse and drive to Brat
tleboro in pursuit Of the culprit. This was
not so easy matter as 1t might seem for
the boy had taken the harness in pieces and
buried the parts deep in the hay NOV. With
the thought that train time was approach
ing and that the boy would undoubtedly
leave town with it, minutes seemed hours
to Mr.. Estey. His harness was finally mend
ed and he drove to Brattleboro, only to find
that the boy had bought a ticket for Bos-
ton and left on the early train. Mr.. Estey
telegraphed to Conductor Spofford and re-
ceived reply that boy answering the de-
scription given left his train at Millers Falls
en- route for Boston. Mr.. Estey then found
Sheriff Gordon who, telegraphed TO the con-
ductor of the Fitchburg train at Aver juno
ton, as it was found that he had passed
Fitchburg, to spot the boy and turn him
over to an officer at Boston. Mr.. Gordon
then wired a description of Moynihan to
Chief of Police Watts of Boston and that
officer detailed Policeman Oliver Wise to
meet the train with the above result. Sher-
if Gordon and Mr.. EsteN took the 1920
train for Boston, having instructed Oper-
ator Bardwell to wire them at Millers Falls
If he received a reply from Boston. The
reply came and was sent as requested, so
that Mr.. Gordon knew that he was on the
right track and Mr.. Estey was relieved to
think his money was not spent. What tran
spired in Boston is told, with some lvara-
tions from the literal facts probably, in the
following account from one of the papers
in that city:
"Estey is little, wiry man, about a.,
with long brown beard. Gordon also
wears long beard, and both nervously
smoked their cigars and examined the hand
cuffs which had been brought to take the
boy back in, while they waited for him to
be brought into their presence at headquart-
ers. When the boy finally came in ip charge
of Wise, Gordon bowed, took out his cigar
and impressively said
"Well, my boy, have you decided to go
back with us and not make any trouble?'
Yes stammered the boy.
Farmer Estey chewed gum and eyed the
boy with a grin for some time. Finally,
when he had signed away his right to de-
mand extradition papers, the boy was sent
round in front of the desk and Estey edged
up to him, chewing gum industriously.
Well, john he said, you didn't ex-
pect to see me so soon did you?'
No. replied John, trying hard to look
undisturbed and struggling to keep back
the tears.
"'Wel, I'm here. You couldn't get
away from me. 1t wasn't no use. But l
don't see how you could do it, John.
wouldn't although it. If anybody had told
me you would have done it wouldn't have
believed it,
"John was crying now and Farmer Estey,
who was still edging closer and chewing his
gum industriously, was getting mad clean
through very rapidly.
"'You got up and went into my room
and took the money and watch from me.
wouldn't have believed that you would
steal. We were always the best of friends
Farmer Estey, whose voice had been
raised, stopped to recover his breath. But
he pitched into the boy afresh when he rec
collected how John had tried to make his
flight secure.
land you hid my harness so that
couldn't follow you, didn't you? Col darn
you. I'd followed you to-before I'd
given you up.
Come, come, said Inspector Pinker-
ton, who was behind the desk, this isn't
where you try the case
Farmer Estey, who was pretty near the
boiling point, subsidized at the rebuke of the
inspector. The young prisoner, unable to
restrain himself longer, began to cry Bit
terly. After a while, though, he recovered
his spirits and was led off to the train"
Moynihan was brought back to Brattle-
boro on the late train Friday night and put
in the lookup. Saturday morning he was
given a hearing before Justice William S.
Newton, pleaded guilty to the charge and
was placed under bonds in the sum Of $1,000
to appear at the September term of the
county court. In default of bail he was
taken to Newfane Saturday afternoon.
Moynihan came to live with Mr.. Estey
short time ago from the Lyman industrial
school at Westboro, Mass, and was sup
posed to be pretty good boy, but since this
affair happened 1t has become known that