Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-04
The WsIpoIe Rank Robh.rr.

Bellows alls was also deeply interested
IN savings bank robbery which occurred
IN W alpole IN 1864, and the recollections Of
II are refreshed by the recent visit Of Sher-
III Perry 10 court III New York state be-
fore which the noted Max Shinborn was
having ii hearing growing out Of a robbery
there. his was but q few months ago
and Mr. Perry represented the state Of
New Hampshire 10 secure the prisoner if
he should be released in New York. and re-
turn hun 70 New Hampshire 10 serve his
unexplred term for the Walpole crime.
The crime was committed Nov. 81. 1864
about go 900 IN money and various kinds
OF securities large share Of which be
longed to Col a. Herbert Bellows. being
carried away by the robbers and never Sc
cured. The bank was in the store of L. F.
Aldrlch, who was treasurer and they
gained entrance through the rear window
They glued paper on the panes to deaden
the sound Of the breaking glass. and bv
pressing against the glass 1t was noiselesslv
broken. The parties had made a close
study Of the habits and methods of those
having charge Of the bank.
The key TO the safe was made in three
pieces, one Of which was kept in desk
drawer, one in S safe, Nj Aldrich and the
third IN his trousers pocket. Entrance
was gained 10 the treasurers house by
means Of forceps IN the door lock. entering
ms sleeping room and taking the trousers
70 the front steps, where, they were found
IN the morning With false KEYS thev en-
tered the store, and his safe. and had all
parts of the key which they used 10 good
effect,
Nothing from the store was taken ex-
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upon the steps Of store some distance
from there probably to mislead pursuers as
to the direction taken. Much excitement
prevailed IN Walpole and Bellows Falls the
next day. Nothing was learned of def
mite nature until the next February. and
many crude and unjust speculations were
made duplicating some Of the most worthy
citizens of Walpole IN the matter.
The following February information was
received from Washington that some
OF the stolen bonds had been sold in Scran-
ton, Pa, and Col. \. II. Bellows immedi-
ately went there obtaining evidence i'm
plicating one Max Shinborn, German Jew
living IN Saratoga. He was arrested later
and brought TO New Hampshire and tried
at heene The evidence implicated
man named George White of West
were tried and Shinburn was convicted.
He was remanded to jail in Keene, and,
while awaiting the officers pleasure TO take
him 10 the states prison at Concord to serve
his sentence, he got possession of key to
his cell door and walked out
He was afterward arrested but remained
in prison but short time, making a dash
from his keepers. Shinburn is now an old
man. He lived abroad many years after the
Walpole affair and was implicated in some
big robberies there. George White was tried
at the time but the jury disagreed. While
awaiting retrial he escaped through the in
strumentality of his wife. He was subse-
quently arrested tried, convicted and sen
fenced TO the Vermont prison at Windsor
for completely in the noted Barre bank rob
berry of number of years later. He was
released from Windsor only a few wears
ago and was often seen after that visiting
relatives in Westminster
The crime against the bank caused its
failure, but it was wound up with shrink
age OF only about 10 per cent of its depos-
its, although it was long time before the
depositors received their 80 cents. A num-
Der of Bellows Falls citizens were demos
itors and lost by the failure.