Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
Brought to Montpelier from Man
chester, N. H., where He Was
Arrested.
ADMITS CRIME CHARGED
Claims lie Was Forced to DO IL nj tho
Point of n Revolver in the Hands of
Strnngcr--Rrturncd TO Vermont
without Rcquisition Pnpcrs--His
Flight.

Montpelier, Jan. ga cumination of
the most exciting. bathing, ard sensa-
tional man hunt ever known in WASH
inGton county was reached carly this
morning wn.n Ad~ibert Martin was plac-
Cd behind tho sars in Wasnington county
TAIL by ShsrlR Evans and DcpLty Sheriff
Martin Fitzgerald who brought him to
Montpelier from Manchester. y H.
The crime with which Martin ~ charged
and for which he WAS Indicted By tho
grand jury at the iayt September term
81 Washington county court wIo peCu-
LARRY revolving. 1t Is alleged that on tho
night Of sArptsrber ~ last Martin went
to the house Of Stephen 'rronhley in
South Northfoli, Ttombiey at that time
being confinsd n Washington county Iail,
and made = felorIou- assault upon Ar,
1rombley. sac resisted him and no polnd-
ei her "a rsenahility with a club. The
sldert daughter VINO wa. eleeping with
her rnotner 81 the trno vas also badly
bratsn about tho herd and shoGldcrs.
A. soon as sheriff Evans WAS notified
OF the ASA III ne put All his deputies on
tho trail Of Martin ard they with police
officers and citizens nsd> an unsuccessful
hunt Of about two weeks.
Martin VS. sri,sted IN Manchester Sat
urday evening by Patrolnan Moao.. VIII,
m. .ntisf.1 from tho doscrip .rns sent
odt that Nrrtin Was the man wanted in
Vermont. He denie1 lis iirrtity and DO
cl-red lis name VAS George X. Nor
xan. He still continued ia s-y n mistake
had been made uutll Deputy Sheriff hit--
gerald, who krov h'r- vel, vas taken
to HI. cell sunday mornirg. Martin at
o1c- Weekend and Acknowledged that
h. was the rsu wanted. During the trip
from Manchester 20 Montpelier ho a.
knovlecged ~ tic officers that lie COM
nitted thu ne charged against him
but tells vitrd story OF meeting a.
stranger near th" hcus4 OF Mrs Iromblr =
that risht vhl co5rpeNsd him at th>
pnirt cf = revolver - COMMIT tho assault
After leaving tn Tromhlsy house Alarur
saYs he wa'kAd TO W.uiametown. thence
70 chelsea, Sharon and Hanover y. H.
going from there nv train TO Manchester.
lie s.vs that d"-.rS the greater part ri
tie time since re lesi Vermont H. lqs
been numbering at Boscawan y. n hut
vert into Manchester on Saturday for
supplies He vas drinking in a saloon
when arrested
He made no objection to coming t.
Vermont with tn, officers without
roqui.ition papers. before aav ng Man
chester he wsS formally ar-as,rl by
Deputy Sheriff Fitzgerald who had n
cspiss for him He says he docs not da-
sire cours-l He will not bs asked to
plead TO the Indictment against him until
the March term OF Washington county
court. Martin told sheriff Evans that the
MAN for whom h. worried IN the lumber
CARP at Bos"7rsn owes him t4D and he
asked permission ~ th' officer To 20 into
the wood. and get his money. s1yin-
he would then coma with him IN Mont
r.lirr The sherif very naturally denied
this request
Martin ia ~ athletic loolNrC young
man ~ about &C years. weighs 10 pounds.
IL fve feet seven inches tall ana straight
as an arrow. He was s>an n month n 20
in Manchester ny the policeman who ar
rtrted him but ~ -luded the ofTocr and
got back 10 tho lumber camp. where he
was practically -atc from arrest.
Tho grand jury found two ir1ictWorta
against Martin. ono for burglary and ono
Tor assault with intent e. KIN. lie VIII
probably be- tried on ii, latter count at
the March term OF court.