Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-11-29
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1900
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Claimants for Reward for Shinburn's Ar
rest.

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rest.
Governor Rollins and his council gave 8
hearing last Thursday afternoon relative tt
the reward alleged to have been of sred fol
the arrest of Max" Shinbu'n, the famous
ba k burglar, who csc, ped from tie New
Hampshire ate prison IN 1866 aud VIII:
was gently returned from Plattsburg, N
TX.
The story OF hi, escape is familiar 10 all
but he DRY relating to his capture, or the
circumstances l. aiding up TO 1t, was gwen
CT rtain finish that afternoon by Dttelt We
Timothy Golden of New York.
Golden told the governor an coun Gil that
he was the only man in flesh and blood who
could and did positively identity Shinburn,
| because be was The man who has Bept IN
touch with him and his movements since.
He said that his age was ~ years and
that the state o. New Hampshire bad never,
in fact, paid him all that it owed to him
tor services rendered. One of the thing,
in particular that the detec i've relate was
the escApade OF Shnhurn in the Ashuelot
OanR, WnlCn Is III hetue.
1t seems that very little has been said
about this incident, yet it is claimed that
the timely work of Mr.. God saved this
banking institution the enormous amount OF
S287 900. 1t seems that the recognized
prince OF bank burglars had passed sever al
weeks in hotel 10 that place and that be
repre- scented himself as being tobacco
specul ,tor. 1t proved. however, that he
was in Keene TOR another purpose AMI that
was to OBTAIN impressions of the keys il
the possession OF the bark treasurer, Mr..
Tilden.
This be accomplished one evening by
entering the home of the bank official,
while be and BIZ, wife re making friend
ly visit.
In the bank at the time way the amount
named. 1t was not the property OF the in
stitution, bnt was being held in keeping
for construction company, which was
pudding railre ad in the vicinity. The
raid on the bank was planned, but Golden
tumbled to the trick and placed bis man
under arrest.
The part of Golden's recital that was OF
direct intert st to the governor and council
vas in relation TO how the detective was
led to believe that this state had through
its exe cl'ive offered the re ward of $1OUO
as claimed.
The applicant answered questions to the
effect that he had never seen the reward in
print and that he did not know OF its exist
ence until 20 years alter Shinburn had
escaped.
A communication was furnished to and
read by the governor to the effect that 1t
had been written by Col. L. A. Bellows,
who vas member Of Governor Taylor's
staff. 1t seemed by the letter that the
colonel had told him about the efforts that
the police VIZ re maklr g and that 10 the let
ter a mention was MADE of a reward.
1t also seems that in 1886 Mrs. Bellows
and Colonel Bellows were in Boston aud
that Mrs. Bellows saw and recognized
Shinburn She notified her husband, who
in turn notified the authorities. Shinburn
was at that time supposed to be in Europe.
The consequence OF this discovery was
that all of the hotels were watched and
clews were obtained that led up to his
arrest by Golden.
There is one point that is not settled
and no definite information has been gwen
out from the council chamber, and that is
the question whether. there is an official
record Of the reward being offered.
Alter Golden had been heard, the claim
OF exSherif Loveland f Schoharie coun-
ty, N. Y, WAS taken up.
The gi,t of the Loveland clsim is that
while he was sheriff Of Schoharie county
and jailer, be intercepted a letter, which
was written by prisoner named Brow n,
that it wa, signed "Friend Max" and
that this letter furnished the clew which
led to the arrest of the much-wanted Shin
burn.
Detective Golden had few words to
say concerning tits claim. He said that
Mr.. Pinkerton, chief OF the detective staff,
desired him to say, provided this claim was
made, that it was absolutely ialte aud that
the information was obtained from an
Ell tirely different source.
Detective Golden also stated that VIXEN
he placed Shinburn under arrest the man
had in his possession seven $1,000 bonds of
the Boston and Concord railroad, which
had been stolen from the Walpole bank.
He said that he came to Cor cord in answer
TO telegram sent by Colonel Bellows.
Owing to there being no money in the
police association treasury at that time be
was obliged to pay out of his pocket his
expenses. He has not been July reim-
bursed. Mr.. Golden SAID that 1t was the
late Chief Justice Doe who sentenced Shin
burn to prison.