Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-20
PICTURESQUE FIGURE GONE.
llobert Fitton Who Realized 100000
from Nine Fires.

colbert Fitton Who Realized 100000
from Nine Fires.
Robert Fitton, the most picturesque fig
ure the Vermont criminal courts have
known in many years, died recently in
New York city. A telegram was receiv. d
by his son in ProctOrsvile saying that
the body would arrive there on certain
date says the Brattleboro Phoenix. which
continues. No name was signed to the
telegram. When the body arrived, it was
Identified by the son and Il. q. White. the
postmaster at Cavendsh, who, as sheriff,
had arrested Fitton several times. Several
men VINO had known Fitton could not
identify the body, but Mr.. White proved
conclusively it was Fittons by showing
a deformity on one foot which he described
fully before careful examination was
made.
An autopsy had evidently been perfor-
med on the body. The skull had been re-
moved for an examination of the brain and
then replaced by a Skillful surgeon. How
titton died is not known in Cavendish. al
though one report is to the effect that he
suffered from brights disease, and that
the end came when he fell over railing,
striking upon his head.
Robert titton was at one time prom
inent wooden manufacturer at Proctors'
vile. His mill was burned. and in all there
were nine fires on property which he
owned or with which he was connected.
49,. -. - eos c'n - 200 20, So
;ns,,rnnca cnn,na,ia. nut :, ho. hen
rt,,,od th,, ~ ,.e~'.c,te sum vas rnuc IA
larger He was blacklisted by the insUr-
anCe companies for years, and in one case,
when he owned the wooden mills at Cam
bridgeport in this county, he got the
nonCies u,rittan bv a kratt1ohoro agent
- -. -, a1,it h., ,.a,,,,,,.,d .i7o,ad
a.. ,ho oor,nnnia. tho ,njIl burned rbe
,;.r,hridganprt mills were amaze before
tho ap,.nt got hack m Rrattleboro with the
noIicto.
,.ittor ,,os olu,.,,s ab,e IN nrove nv Wit
r,ssns maj no vas NOT in town when the
r ',,.rI prn Of NJ e,DDIo,',--
- 49,, r.,,, low e,,.,i,io,, ar th..
,i,,.. - ~, ,,. ~ ,,,,,bridqr. .i,,rt k'itton
nrd tI,ttnr mad :, raw ar rillows IA
in which tho former vas Iuocked dawn
49,, ~, " ~ t,,-.,., 49, t.,,,, ~ - can.1
80 I,olI,Iys IIIs and tne story suread that
| ,,tt,l,, ,',i,,i"I ni,, in irts,'1i,,,, murder
| ..,t,t,.,ln t,,tt(,, sl.rf.. 4
n,ith - ra,, t,n,,r,sn ia collect testimony
| Co.. s,,its ~ .Iardr II was aftervard
sUsnact,d th,t 49,, laIlovs Falls fracases
| 49, ~ -, I - .,tract ottartion OF do
| tar,ivee
| t,t,,N o.. 90, ,i,,,o accounted IN he
..t '"., 49,, H.. loot Inrea sums I'm
W. 80 sIVv,'V YIN t,aat Tventv vears
,'r, h., -, uniitia,I mower in Cayen-
| - 80 ~ - " -. ,.a,,a,talt,, for an
| di,,atas ~ cause he cspoused. He
1850 thro,,,,n 19nkruntcv twice. the las,
-" - - ~, .19n,.1
'ltne 'or sIio'Vt0 o,.os+od .ho noyro,t
| ~ t - ~, c,sr,hr;d,,anor
-. ~ 40 ,,t tnto H. Init a.
~ ~ ~ - :, u,a. annIly sattIed
n."'eS gu 80 ~,
s. 49, ,,dIo,, u q Nyheldon ?
80 a ny ,,sruard u1oi In Hinsdalc
|
e'''u '''"' INr".Gpor,sl carelessness
result % us w n -. go. v,arn settI, d
Ait'r nc ~ ~. -, ,,,,r,as, ar,ain.
rtt'o', VI 'N- VA 'rN str't,t, nc - latter,
heluon "a '' stdo,;, yos vritten n,
ai'lu"'"' -, sia,n,, IA. Ibaiion
49,, ,,,.,,.l,,rced he signature A for
,.'d 49,, ntfid,vit was ordered to b
gerry ana the aniu"N.' was W 80,
KEPT pE tne - .'aa,,,, u, ,n,da on
hhoWiiE tn"' ~ 49, 49,, ,,o,,,o Of n in.
WIZ % iop'o ,I,,' ,r"r' an oid writ an
tice "a .'o - ,,,u ore We got an off
pasteu 1t on ~ NV. 49,, ,ha cIsrL Of IN
= Ger 10 serve '"e VIZ % I 80 ,on
= court uhuer Ple'ei,oc Vi 80 - ~
& OF the aiiuaN IT. ~ 1891 80 n cav
: session OIL thV oIIs'',aI' ,t aIrood st1
Q ridse' uiote ~. - .,ain for ranada
= uoH' anu tooN . 80, - ~ u.b,le Al.
& lie was arresleu III 'ui'o, .'1', ,,,.r.,,
: a VISIT 10 W ulpole' ~, ~, az u"1,t,n, 49,
Q dered to the sherlns Oh tharaus n't
= Windsor couhues' W nm a. .a',Nt 'o -
rendered the sloleis an.Nani. c ~ we,
$ me charse asdlns' nv 49,, ~ r,s
jury uhu coHtsnlp p n' ,ba cbar,,
: piaced uhuer $50 po.o ~ hon
OF perjury re iui p,r,re, tha ror
Sklppeu 10 S",llua go soorot ,isits orca
8 three Years ne nla's S,.''',t,.s,'iI, ~,
20 sionaHy TO MS nome III 80 SIM ~ ~
" house there was surrouhuru ~ . u'S 49,
70 by Sherln LoVel' OF spr''Hi'St'', 'i nttto
Is posse OIL elsht ucpu'ies W ,a,I w
" looked out anu saw tne' $50, ,,,,,,t
70 useless ne shoulrt iio,'' "t wy ras,ir,an,
10 Bows, why didh you ",'nH , 'l','
Is If you had whlSt"d lor me I"st e'V -
% | would have come down, re wa - 'o'1I
SO in the jail at w oodsloch az .nls I'M, ~
20 again secured bail put iorle''oo II anu w
70 came fugitive .,.., -, +, q