Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-28
THE VERMONT PIdlNIx BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY o.
THE BOY ROBBER CAUGHT.
Albert NJ. King Discovered and
Arrested in Maine.

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Albert NJ. King, the 19.years-od mes
senger of the Boylston national bank of
Boston, who ran away with over 10000 of
the banks money on Tuesday of last week,
was captured in Pennington, Me, on Sat
urday by Deputy Sheriff Dyer of that
town. He made no resistance and was
glad that his agony of suspense and fear
was over. Dyer was informed by tele-
graph that young man was on the train
answering to Kings description. King
had left the train and entered the depot
before the sheriff caught sight Of him. He
was waiting for train that was to
leave soon for Montreal. The officer was
not sure of his suspect, so he adopted an
old ruse, and cried out "King!" The
young man paused and looked around.
That was the end.
The boy had on his person about S30-
900, practically the whole sum with which
he ran away. This was about $500 in ex-
cess of the sum which the bank was re-
which King had spent had been for travel
ing expenses and for bicycle and bicycle
suit. He had also mailed $40 to each of
two chums at home with whom he had
discussed the idea of running away with
some of the banks money, but who had
advised him against it.
He was lodged in the county Jail, where
he made a full confession of his crime.
The money was returned to the bank by
express. Sunday the boys father came
on, and also an officer from Boston, with
whom he returned to Boston Monday On
arrival in that city he was taken to po-
lice station and locked up.
The story told by King of his weak
yielding to temptation and sudden flight is
interesting as showing how the mind works
when, in such a case, one begins TO hold
counsel with the devil. King had a good
home at Wollaston with his father, mother,
and sisters. His father is employed in a
bank in Boston. OF late the son had been
staying out late at night. His father re-
proved him for this, but the boy said he
knew it had been done in kindness and for
his good Once the doors had been lock-
ed when he came home, and he had to get
the help of policeman to get in. His
mother let him in.
He had no idea of absconding Tuesday
morning when he left home and went into
the city to his work 1t first 'came over
him after he had made the banks collec-
tions and found himself with more than
$50, 900 in his possession. Then he began
to waver and to discuss with himself
whether he should go On with his duties,
finish his collections, make his payments
and return to the bank, or run away.
Kings own story.
This is the story as said to have been
told by the boy at Farmington:
CATER | got the money | travelled about
Boston thinking over the matter | want
ed to run away, and then again | didn't.
Finally | made up my mind that I'd 90,
and | hurried to the Union depot and
started for Lowell, leaving my pocketbook
on the train. In that city | bought suit
of bicycle clothes and bicycle and went
to Hampton.
"When | got to Hampton | felt sick of
the whole business, and went to the depot.
A train was standing there, but it was go
ing east instead of to Boston. | could not
get train for Boston. If | could | would
have gone i'll and given myself up. |
stayed at the Withee House that night.
THE first | knew of the police being
after me was early Thursday morning. |
was d, batting whether to go back to Bos-
ton or not when | saw paper giving an
account of my disappearance. That fright
ened me so that the only thought was to
get away, and as far away as possible.
81 had the wheel with me that | bought
in Lowell, and putting il aboard the first
through train | went to Portland People
on the train were reading the morning pa
pers and making comments about me. |
thought | would be recognized forty times
before | reached Portland, for it seemed
to me that every eye cast in my direction
searched me through and through
1.-The fright developed to a sort of ter
ror, and | was exhausted and thankful
when l reached Portland. | was hungry.
too, but / didn't dare to go into any place
for fear of being recognized. | mounted
my wheel, asked wheelman in the square
in front Of the West End Hotel to direct
me on the road east.
"He asked me if | wanted to go to Au-
gusta, and l said yes, in that direction.
He was very kind and rode out part way
through the city with me and set me right.
The sun was warm, but there was good
breeze and riding made me feel better.
81 kept on till | came to Yarmouth, the
place where another railroad crosses tn
Maine Central, and there | halted and sat
down on the edge of the railroad station
platform. While sitting thinking over
what had done, | saw train coming and
| asked man where it was going. He
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was Grand Trunk train.
1.-THE moment he gave me that nforma-
ton | decided to take the cars again. |
stood the wheel up against the station,
bought ticket and got aboard. | rode to
Lewiston, reaching there late in the after
noon. | saw uniformed policemen in the
station and on the street and | was afraid
to stay there, so l walked across the bridge
to Auburn and put up at the Stetson
House.
"Frday morning l got up early and
came here, arriving about noon. Then
went to Phillips, changing cars there for
Rangeley, putting up at the Rangeley House
as A. NJ. Wright. The folks about the
place seemed to be on to me, and turned
back early today.
81 was sick at heart, sick all over 1t
seemed as though every man whom pass
ed would look right through me.
81 was sick of being a criminal from
the start almost. Five minutes after left
Boston | regretted the whole thing and
wished myself back in the bank. | had no
plans, no place to go, but | thought that
I'd have to keep going until was caught.
"When got on the train coming here
everybody in Rangeley, it seemed, was
about the depot. thought | was done for
then, and when Mr.. Dyer ca me up to me,
after | had tried to sneak away from the
depot, and spoke to me, | felt that l might
just as well give up.
~ don't know what was thinking of.
l must have been crazy. never stole any
hing before in my life"
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