Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-04

while to cover their tracks stopped at
Julius Seeley's house and told the same
story as at Branch's house, saying they
| were fishermen and wanted to buy some
pork and bread. Seeley sold them the food.
After they had gone his suspicious were
aroused and as soon as he had informed
officers posse of 2j started out in pur-
suit, the Sherffs, Chapman, Cobb and AL
den being among the number.
In the meantime Loomis Knights, ho-
tel keeper at Middlebury, who had heard
of their being seen in the vicinity, started
out on searching expedition of his own.
Knights remembered that the younger
Shaw formerly worked for Harry Holden,
a farmer who lived near by, and surmised
that the two would be likely to seek shell
ter in one of his barns. Knights quietly
left the village and going to Mr.. Holden's
told him that he would like to look through
his barns.
Knights looked through the large barn
from top to bottom and finding no traces
of the men went across the road to the
sheep barn. Upon climbing into the loft
he saw the two desperadoes sleeping peace
| fully on the hay NOV. As Knights was
unarmed he did not molest them but quiet
ly left the barn to get help.
After sending word for the officers to
come up Knights and man named
| Taylor, both armed with guns, started
back TO the barn for their men.
II was Just about II o'clock when they
started for the barn and as they approach
ed 1t they saw the Shaws going across the
| lot south of the barn. The fugitives
climbed the wall and started down across
John Bosley's pasture, Knights and Taylor
following them.
The officers with their posse came along
the road just then and called TO the Shaws
70 surrender. A fusillade of shots follow
ed and not until the younger Shaw had
been hit twice, in the left arm and left
side, and dropped to the ground, did the
| fugitives surrender.
As soon as Frank fell the father threw
down his arms and allowed the officers to
take charge of him. A team was procured
and the two were taken to Middlebury and
lodged in the county jail.
The men did not appear surly or partic-
ularly ugly after they had been lodged in
jail but seemed 10 be very much crestfall-
en-. They are of course terribly weak from
the long exposure, scanty food and terri
bic mental strain OF their flight from JUS
tice. Medical aid was summoned at once
for Frank Shaw, whose condition was pro-
nounced critical.
Middebury went wild with excitement
as the news of the capture spread and the
sheriffs' little procession through the viii
lage TO the Jail was watched by a curious
mob Of people who had rushed to the scene
Of action. About 500 surrounded the Jail
when the prisoners arrived.
Another despatch says: The pursuing
party made good progress after it entered
the woods near the Seeley house and be
gan a systematic search of every part fol
traces of the fugtives. The Shaws were
too good woodsmen TO leave a plain trail
so the only knowledge possessed by theil
pursuers was the statement that they had
taken a westward course after obtaining
food. During the forenoon what were
thought 10 be traces of the men were dis
covered leading towards the northwest
Following the direction some of the search
ers, Deputy Sheriff Tinkham at the head
came out into a pasture off Middlebury
swamps. There was considerable watel
in the swamp and beyond it was patch o.
rising, open ground. Two men were slow
ly ascending this rise, when the following
party saw them. Hurrying forward, Sher
i'll Tinkham shouted 70 the Shaws to sur
render.
In reply the fugitives Immediately raiseC
|
onstration firing began. More than q doZ
en- shots had been exchanged when Franl
Shaw fell. This seemed to take the cour
age out of the older man, and he ceased
firing. Sheriff Tinkham hastened to hi
side, followed closely by the others Of tn,
party, and in a moment had handouts or
the hands of the man. The young mar
lay on the ground, blood marking two
wounds, one in the arm and the other il
the body near the heart. He is very seri
ously hurt.
Both men showed plainly their expert
ence of the past two weeks. They wer
pale, weak, lean and unshaven.
As Sheriff Tinkham approached Franl
Shaw, he said, "Im glad I've got you.
The young man muttered, "Now you'v
got me what are you going TO do with me,
) and the old man interposed, "How do yol
like it?"
, Only few words beyond this were ex
changed between the men and their cap
tors. Dustin Shaw seemed too weak T.
talk, and the son showed signs of uncon
sciousness from his wound. Hasty prep
I aratiOns were made for taking the injure,
man to Middebury and the party accom-
panied the captives back to town. Tn
men were quickly placed in Jail here.
! ! The shot which seriously wounded Franz
Shaw was fired by John NJ. Bosley. Whel
Bosley heard that the Shaws were at Hol
l den's barn he drove through the meadow
to head off the men if they attempted +
escape. When Sheriff Chapman, Deput
Sheriff Cobb and M. j. Butterfeld Wer
!, exchanging shots with Frank Shaw Bos
ley was giving the Shaws cross fire from
behind a stump. Shaw would fire first a
! the two sheriffs and Mr.. Butterield ant
then at Bosley. Bosley is an old Oohfed
crate soldier. The elder Shaw claims tina
!, he did not fire shot.
The elder Shaw says they suffered tel
S ribly in their wanderings on the mountain:
, After they left Mr.. Flanders's house the
r were in hiding two days on the Ripto
r mountain, and saw two of the searchin
8 party. On leaving their hiding place the
y went directly through East Middlebur
s village. They hoped to be able to get IL
to New York state. They planned to spen
o the day in Holden's barn. One report say
b that the Shaws talked with Knight an
y Holden in the barn and begged them nj
y TO tell the officers of their Whereabouts.