Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-12-16
JAILED FOR WANT :.
OF $4,000 BAIL
Alleged Assailant of Mail Car
rier Brought Here
Francis Kelliher Goes to Newfane--
Brought from Woodstock Jail by
Marshal Arthur =. Carpenter.

Francis Kelliher, who claims he for
merly lived near Denver, Colo, but who
married Boston girl and calls Boston
his home, is in the county Jail in Newfane
in default of bail of $1,000 to await the
action of the federal grand jury which
with assaulting Rural Mail Carrier A.
II. Barrow of Bethel last week Thursday
afternoon with the intent to rob- while
Barrow was in the performance of his
duty.
Kelliher was arrested by Sheriff w. l..
Fairbanks of Springfield (Vt.) late that
afternoon and was taken to the Windsor
county Jail at Woodstock. From there
United States Marshal Arthur Z. Car
penter brought him to Brattleboro Satur-
day afternoon on a federal warrant and
took him before United States Commits
sioner G. Menzies Miller. He was in
irons, as the marshal desired to take no
chances of letting a desperate prisoner
escape.
Commissioner Miller fixed bail at
$4,000 and Marshal Carpenter took the
respondent to Newfane that evening.
Kelliher is about 30 years old. He says
he served eight years in the navy. He
wrote to his wife after he was arrested
and was expecting her at Woodstock
when the marshal arrived there to bring
him to Brattlcboro. For the past few
months he has been working on farms in
Windsor county.
Mr.. Barrow, who is past middle age, is
recovering from two severe scalp wounds
inflicted by a revolver swung by his adj
versary after the latter had jumped
aboard the sleigh, having failed in an at
tempt to frighten the mail carrier into
stopping his horse.
Mr.. Barrow, according to his story, was
driving along in a lonely spot not far
from Barnard village about . o'clock
when Keliher stepped suddenly into the
road from behind fence, pointed re-
volver at him and strobe toward the
sleigh.
Throw up your hands," barkcd the
bandit.
Barrow stared fxcdIy into the features
of the holdup man, made an involuntary
movement to rein up his horse, then
smiled.
stop your blufing' was his good.
natured rejoinder.
II amt bluffing-not by damned
sight !" snapped the man with the
Keeping the mail carrier we'll within
range of his revolver, the man darted in
front of the horse and reached the ami
mails head. But Barrow, now realizing
that he was not the victim of a joke, had
OWNED the others move
lie reached forward, ana the next in
slant the crisp air echoed the crack of a
whip and the horse galloped up the road.
AS the sleigh lurched by the bandit he
swung himself aboard. Selling Barrow
by the collar he tried to choke him, then
used his long barreled revolver as a club
and rained a shower of blows on the mail
carriers head. Barrow, who attributes
his escape from death to the heavy cap
which he was wearing, grapped with his
foe. Back and forth they struggled as
the Sleigh careened up the road behind the
terrified horse. Then Barrow caught his
adversary off his guard, gave him a ire
mendous shove and toppled him into the
roadway.
When Barrow had brought his horse
to stop and had taken an inventory of
his own bruises, he gave an alarm of the
attempted robbery. Citizens were holding
Kelliher when Sheriff Fairbanks and
Deputy Sheriff C. J. Paul arrived to in
veStigate the case.
According to Sheriff Fairbanks. Kelli-
her has confessed to his part in the crime
saying that he was broke" and wished
to obtain money with which to go to Bos-
ton.