Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-28
KING is CAUGHT.
Conscience stricken Boy Gladly
SurrcuderS.

SufrtuufE~s
BOSTON. Mass. May2i-Youuc Albert VI.
King the lg-vrsr old bank messenger who
rar. away with so OOOof the Eoyi-t1u banks
money last week was captured 90 Farming
ton. No. on saturday morning. The iictars
of the law who were chasing CLUES al over
the country were all the time on the wrong
scent. King registered 40 Eaugrley
on Friday night stayed there al
the Eangpley Lake House. and other
guests mad. up their minds by his actions
ana through III" pictures they had seen in
the papers that the boy was the missing
messenger He left In the morning without
his breakfast. and Sheriff DYER was tele-
craphed al Pennington O. look out for him.
The latter did So. and the boy readily and
gladly gave himself up. He had
spent but : 1880 the bank money and the
rest of the $4,000 was ali on his person.
The most of the SI29. too, went for a bicycle
outfit which he bought IN Lowell. Mass.
whore he first went ON the train. and from
which place he wheeled u Hampton. y. H.,
from whence he took the train for Portland.
Ne He wheeled again to Yarmouth. Ne.
where he abandoned his wheel
going by train 10 Bang"ley and back TO
Pennington. Really the poor boy
who is more to be pitied than blamed. did
not know what to do with himself nor the
money. He had no arc0mplieeS. no plans and
no bad habits. He would have returned 20
minutes after he stole the money except that
he was afraid tu DO so. For the same rea-
son after a struggle with himself in Lowell
he kept on. Simply the sight Of such great
sums of money t. boy getting but
- per week was too much for him.
lie had been tempted in the same way
when he had much larger sums but always
before resisted. The boy has aged in thought
very much in a few days. The bank officials
speak kindly Of him and look lenieutly on
his quite human failing and will seek 70
have the law deal as lightly with him as
possible 1t l. fair too, to say that in the
bows self-recriminatiOn he seems To feel
more deeply the disgrace he has brought on
his pleasant home ana loving father, mother
aui sister than he does for himself.
Kings full route was "a follows. To
Lowell. Mass, by train. where he bought a
bicycle for $50 aud a bicycle suit for Slj.
From Lowell to Hampton, Y. H.. stopping
At Exeter, en- route. Passed Wednesday
night at the Whittier house. Hampton. and
started Thursday morning by the Boston 4
Maine railroad for Portland. Carried bIcy-
Gle by train 10 Portland and again resumed
it in that city, riding to Yarmouth. Ne.
Left the wheel at the Grand Trunk station
and went over to Lewiston. where ne arrived
about o'clock Thursday afternoon. He
walked about the city for some time, and
finally crossed the bridge. Went to Auburn
and stopped AZ q hotel over night. Friday
morning started over the Maine Central
railroad t1 Pennington, changed ears for
the Sandy River narrow gauge railroad and
Phillips and Eangeley t. RangHley village.
Registered at NanGeley at the Eangeley Lake
House as Alfred Wright OF SarD.
lie ate no supper. but spent the even
ing writing letters. Wrote 70 two Chums
aud enclosed so 10 each Of them. At
Ranceley bought newspaper and found It
contained his picture ami knew he would be
captured If he stayed there. Also noticed
that the people at thu hotel were examining
tine names on the register. Feared he
had already been spotted. Ate no
breakfast but went to the station
and purchased ticket to Pennington.
When buying ticket noticed two gentlemen
he had seen at the hotel talking u the trle-
graph operator. Felt sure that they We're
talking about him anl probably sending a
message. On the train found people were
}uiutinc him out. Was not surprised 10 find
au officer waiting for him at Pennington.