The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-27
ANOTHER ARREST.

The arrest OF Nelson Jones of Orwell, the
man who took Ida Fosburg to Mid lebury
early in March and who brought her the ia
tai mail package, was made Saturday night.
Sheriff Thad M. Chapman arrived in Mid
dlebury short time after one o'clock Sun
day morning having Jones in custody and
committed him to the Addison county Jail
to await examination on the charge of muir
der in having taken the life OF Ida FosburR.
The prisoner was interviewed at his new
Quarters Sunday afternoon by two repor-
tors. He appeared nervous and was utter
ly non-committal being unwilling even to
tell his age or which OF the two adjoining
towns near the line on which his fathers
farm lies he lives in. He had evidently
been anticipating some such an ordeal and
had prepared for it. His answer to all
questions we're monosyllabic and while
nervously given were yet carefully consid-
cred. He was visibly under the influence
of suppressed excitement
The third man in the case voluntarily
went to Middlebury Saturday night when he
learned that a sheriff was looking for MIN
where he was not He was away from
home about his business pressing hay and
not hiding in the Adirondack wilderness at
ALL He ID Richard Bearor, a distant rela-
tive and formerly firm friend of Ida Foh-
burg. He courts rather than avoids arrest
and investigation as he wishes TO put stop
to the mutteriugs of gossip.
The date oil the hearing has not yet been
determined, but will not be held until the
pathologist and chemist finish their work.
On Thursday evening Bert Rickert OF
Forestdale drove into Middlebury and spent
part Of the ev ming at the home OF his
brother and part of 1t with young sweet
heart, named Maud Allen.
He left the young lady at two O'Clock Fri
day morning. When passing BatIeli hall
on his way DO town he Was fired upon
by SO re one in the shadow Of the graded
school building Just across the way. The
ball lodged in the muscles of the left arm.
Young Rickert fell, but did not lose con,
scousness and his assailsnt fed without
recognition. kickert returned TO his broth.
ers house and later his wound was dressed
by Drs. Stanton Eddy aud B. f. Sutton,
who extracted wv nty two calibre pistol
ball.
II it had gone but few inches 10 the
right if would have lodged dangerously
near the heart. The precocious young lady
in the case is but fourteen years OF age, but
has already number Of ardent admirers,
md it looks as if some Jealous fellow among
the list had lost his head as we'll as his
heart and attempted to get revenge.
| Nelson Jones, who was arrested last Sat-
! urday, charged with the murder of Ida Fos-
burg at Middlebury, sti Il refuses to talk ex-
| cept as authorized by his attorneys. He
| even refuses to tell who his attorneys are
but it has been learned that w. Is. q. Stick
ney of Bethel and National Bank Examiner
Fish have been engaged. No date has been
set for the hearing as the authorities are
waiting for the full report of the pathologist
Dr. W. ID. Berry.
Sheriff Chapman has important informa.
ton that suggests the probability of at least
| one further important arrest If develop.
ments carry out as they have pointed.
| Sheriff Chapman says the warrant for the
arrest of Nelson Jones was placed in hi!
hands on Thursday but he chose not to use
it until developments made it necessary
| On Saturday last, however, he became con
vinced that the case was so strong, he wal
justified in waiting no longer.