Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-07
IFrom The Manchester Mirror of Dec 5.

IFrom The Manchester Mirror of Dec. 81
A thrilling scene from Uncle Toms
Cabin" was put on this morning at the
Chestnut street opera house, to the rare
delight of a cultured and experienced au-
dience largely composed of our leisure
scale being 800. There was no Uncle
Tom, but the other parts We're in excel
lent hands, and everybody said that the
performance of Simon Legree rose to the
heights of tragedy. Plainly stated the
fact is that James W. Shipman, manager
of an over-the-roads Uncle Toms Cabin
company has jumped his bail. Deputy
Chief of Police William O'Brien of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, who arrested Shipman on
Saturday on the outskirts of the city,
went back to Syracuse at 2.52 o'clock
afternoon without his man, who was long
since indicted by the grand jury for On
ondaga county, New York. O'Brien was
one OF the maddest men ever seen in
Manchester, but compared with the eX-
pressed feelings of Lawyer Ruben of the
same city the policeman's wrath was the
pious dream of a city missionary. Ru-
ben was MAD.
Their vexation. anger, disappointment
ehagrin and humiliation were duly cele-
brated today by John G. Stockwell, pro-
prietor of livery stable at Brattleboro,
VT. 1t was Mr.. Stockwell who arranged
the bail. He is said to be partner of
Shipman.
When shipman was brought in from
Massabesic Saturday by O'Brien the lat
ter had his man locked up at the Man
chester police station. 1t was said that
Shipman was wanted for grand larceny.
nsh When dear Old Broher g9r
dropped anchor from Brattleboro with
bag of gold He called on Lawyer Denis
r. O'Connor and found that Shipman,
having been arraigned on Monday morn
ing as a fugitive from justice, was held
under 1900 bonds.
That's easy" said Stockwell.
Mr.. OConnor arranged with Mr., John
J. Twomey to go on Shipmans bail. First
Mr.. Stockweil produced $500 al a guaran-
tee of good faith. Then Shipman was
released, the understanding being that his
case would be called this morning. Dep
nty Chlef o Brien was notified of the ac-
This morning the storm broke. Ruben
and o'Brien came down from the New
was soon In the police counting room with
them. Somebody asked Mr.. O'Connor
piled that Shipman was probably up
stairs in the court chamber.
When the police, witnesses, lawyers and
O'Brien's first thought was to glance over
the respondents. He looked In vain for
Shipman, and they say that his eyes pro-
could hang his hat upon either of them
The bail was declared forfeited. 1t is
county will probably sue for IT,
When Lawyer Ruben and Detective
O'Brien set off for Syracuse at 2.52 o'clock
the train with them. He goes to SYRIA
Cuse to see that the criminal indictment
against his client is mol prossd
Then you know where Shipman is?"
inquired a reporter this afternoon.
You may draw your inferences," said
the attorney, with one of those merry lit
tie wrinkles in his eyes.
1t is said that the New York attorney
made proposition when he came on that
II Shipman would return to Syracuse IL
would be only to answer in a civil suit
the criminal matter being dropped. AS
Shipman and his attorneys had stated
repeatedly that they knew absolutely
nothing of a stolen ring this advance
have been made, some of the police say
had not Mr.. O'Connor been advised last
cuse had shown up at Concord for the
purpose OF getting extradition papers
from the governor.
1t is inferred that this knowledge that
the other side was doubling on lawyer
OConnor may not have been remotely as
ISOLATED with Shipman's failure to APP
pear this morning.