Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-01
Was Found in Bed at Farmer S
House in Bedford,
P. G.
DID NOT RESIST ARREST
The Former BoItou station Agent
However, Declares lie VIII Fight
E,trndition--Is Tnkcn 10 Nom
srcnI 10 Await Proceedings
by the Government.

Patrick r. McCabe. former station
agent AZ Bolton. who is wanted by YER
mont officers OH charges of misplacng a
switch and wrccking the New England
Limited train at Bolton, January g. and
also for perjury before the state board
Of railroad commissioners is now IN jail
in Montreal waiting eXtraditon procee
inEs. which will be begun at once by
states Attorney sherman. McCabc was
arrested at Upper Bedford cue. whore
he was found in bed at the home Of
farmer named Boulc. He did not resist
arrest but said he would fight cXtrad,tion.
states Attorney sherman and Sheru
Horton. who have heen on his trail ever
since he disappeared from st. Adams, re-
turned Sunday noon from Canada lut
went again to Montreal Monday. Me
i'abc has given the officers u merry chase,
Keeping them on the go nearly every min
rte since Thursday night The plain
clothes department of Montreal extended
.vcry courtesy 10 the Vermont officers
md the arrest OF McCabc was made by
detective George Sloan OF that depart
ment upon a warrant issued 10y Judge +.
y. Choquette of Montreal, judge of Ses-
siors and extradtiOn commissioner.
The first warrant for McCabc's arrest
WAS secured by states Attorney sherman
ll st Johns but when hc returned II st.
Armand early Friday morning McCahe
nad gone and Deputy Sheriff jacques,
who was left at 81. Armand to keep an
eye on him, had no idea where he was.
From ST. Armand states Attorney Shcr-
man went directly to Montreal and con-
suited with chief Carpenter of the plain
clothes department. ON Saturday morn
ing Mr. sherman returned to Montreal.
where Sheriff Horton had remained When
tho question or ,xtradition was first taken
ny before the Canadian officials they said
that perjury was eXtraditablc hut that
train wreckinr was not. but later il was
decided that McCabe could he oNtraditod
on each charge.
WARRANT FOR McCABE ISSUED.
Detective Sloan accompanied States
Attorney sherman ana upon aiiidavits
sworn to by him. which were founded
on the information furnished by the Yer
mont officers. the warrant was issued.
In the meantime Sheriff Horton went
to ST. Johns. where he was joined by
Peter Masse, h.Gh constable the two
going to StanbridEe. thence TO Philips
burg on clue which did not develop
ANYTHING They then went to st. Ar
mand and the sheriff retUrned to Mop
treaI
states Attorney Shorn1an and Dctcc-
t.Vc Sloan left Montreal At 7:3l Satur-
day afternoon and went to Stanbridge,
following out clue that proved to be
false. They then went to st. Armand.
where inquiry was made at the postOfiice
and it was discovered that a packa &c
was there for McCabc From this point
Detective Sloan started for Montreal and
States Attorney Sherman went to STAN
bridge. there finding clue which 10.
Gated McCabe at the Central Hotel at
PIPER Bedford, where he had registered
luder the name of c. Clark States At
tornoy sherman wired to st, Alexander
to- have the train upon which Sloan was
going to Montreal Tagged. This was done
aud Sloan took the next train for Stan
bridge. Sheriff Horton was also on this
Train and the Two joined States Attorney
sherman at Stanbridgc.
The trio of officers drove AT once to
Upper Bedford and upon going to the
hotel discovered that McCabe had re-
Gistered there but had gone to Roule's
house, leaving word that lie expected
a telegram, \ message had arrived but
was unopened. The officers then drove
to Boule's farm, a distane OF "a mile and
half. arriving there at about eleven
o'clock. The house was dark and while
Sheriff Horton and the tcamstor watch
Cd the front of the house DETECTIVES
Sloan and states Attorney sherman
| went TO the rear, where the detective
pounded upon the door until a dog in
side howlcd and response was made
by the people within.
THE ARREST OF McCABE
Sloan asked for Mr. Clark or McCabc.