The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-04-04
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nottas more tbsn hall . century. II
- father before him wa . justice and b
~ grandfather on bic mothers eide sl,
held the Hice Ia the same ,owr, 90 th,
the family has had 8 90 uife for . fs
years more than . century. The prtstl
- justice is Theodore S.nIori. Hs 10 /
70 bis eighty SECOND year and has q iund {
}. interesting remiriiceDces, for When
!. ~ss young 10 bis iastlceship the phys
a cal vss sbout ~ important . qasli6ca,io
. for q sool justice ss the legal
' Iu oil his experience Squire Sanford, .
r. the whole neishborhood cslls him. hs
, never carried . revolver OF any other a.
. arm, yet he has captured many . desper
. do. He is sbout medium height and il
/ bis most vigorous days be never weiebot
} more than l50 pounds. He doe, mol
. know the mespiog OF the word fear, ever
! to this day.
Z Oaly . few months ago he captured q
} would.bs burglar who vas trsipg to force
, open ons Of his windows He walked up
behind him aud brought bis hand down
bard on the nsn's shoulder, Without q
word be led him inside the house and
! soon the burglar was lodged 10 the lock
! up.
For 30 years the squire hiss firmly be
lieyed that the great secret OF bis success
10 subduine desperate men is bis heavy
band. He always brinss 1t down hard on
the mans shoulder, il he osn get nesr
enough
You can feel him 60 down nndsr hard
downward grasp, be says, He will wesk
en- almost slwsys. II may be the oon
soionsness OF superior power. / don't
ksow. 1t takes him oil unawsrss, and be
collapses.
Only once has the squire met with seri
ous injury, That was when a man whom
be had been lecturing struck him with
slung.shot, The squire dropped, partly
stunned but be soon staggered to bis feet
aud made after the man. He was net
hsst enough, however, and msybs be was
dizzy and weak from the blow. Al oil
events the m gtt away and be has mol
been seen 10 Belleville since.
10 his younger days the sq1ire wac
celebrated for bis sp'in,ing powers. Once
constable came to hin with q tough |
customer. for whom the county suthori
ties bad long been seeking. The squire
was busy 10 his little office Of the time and
told the constable TO keep the prisoner
outside until be wss ready to attend TO
bin. Presently the constable burst open
the door, Crying out that the man bad
vsnlted the low fence Of the foot OF the
front lawn and had made off,
The squire jumped to bis feet. tore of
bis coat as be ran and charged oat into
the road. There, learning the direction
the fugitive had taken. he pat up the
street Of top speed. Rssching she corner
he saw the fugitive away down the street
and then be settled down for . long
The pursuit continued for about
. mile. Al last ths fugitive became wind
ed, and seeing this the squire groped for
bis second wind and got it, The iugi
,ive darted into field and stop ped,
drawing q knife. There be stood, wsit
ing the pursuer, Bot the squire never
hesitsisd. Hs came right on and with
one last desperate lungs threw himself
directly on the man and bore him to the
ground. The knife dropped to the
ground. and the squire got 1t. Whsn the ,
came op the msn was ready TO
90 with them.
Shortly sfter the civil war q man nsD
ID Kingslsnd. living in franklin. 9 town g
,wo or three miles above Bslleville, com q
nit,ed murder. He was ship carpenter
md when be retnroed 10 bis honse sitter I
Killing bis man be put the bloody bread b
X in q barrel beside the door, and with :
/ be placed ssvord, He told the neigh 9
,ors tLst II the squire came for him they 2
n ght tell bin that be would have TO face
hose grisly wsspons.
The squire IVES sent for, and be came .
promptly. Then be got to the house |,
here Was 9 crowd Of perhaps 9 huhdred I,
i the neigbbore grouped near by waiting h
or bin, Toe bouse had long usrrow q
oom running slong the front with two q
mailer rooms to the rear. The barrel b
nth the bloody brosdax ard the sncicnt
word stood j1st inside the front door, b
rhica WAS at one end Of the long front 81
Dom. The squire planned bis sttsck n
sreiully. He decided that be N nst get n
'etween Kineslsnd and the " and sword
omehow. q
He called q msn from the crowd and @,
,sde bin stand by window si one Of the 81
,sck rooms which oommsbdsd . view OF n
o open door leading into the other bsck n
JON, The latter room was the iurthast a,
wsy from the murdtr's srsensl, ard the a.
9nire plsnned 10 cstch him in II. lie 10
Iructed the msu II the widow to raise n
10 hand when he ssx KippsIsnd 10 the =,
pom through the door. 10
Then be looked the crosd over spd se o,
'cted two nen noted for their pbysic,l
.repglh. BE Summoned them to tbe h,
ont door aud eIpisined that. when the 10
Isn 8, the wiodow raised his srm. tbsy.
IT'D hinself wouid ohnss sssinst the n
cor, nsipg their bodies Is b.,tefipg ram Of
is nsurrd that their con biasd strength o.
onls force It open.
o9u For soIe minutes The ptrts s'ood
,eni, lisierirg 10 bs sound OF klrss
nd's ieoUteps ~ he ws1defsi sboat l.,