Year: 1875

The alleged chief OF tho gang who in July last robbed
thc Barre Bank Of Vermont, generally known on
the criminal records Joseph Kingsland, but
also known by tho aliases Joe Tyson and George
Fuller yesterday brought before Chief Justice Day
holding Chambers of the Court of Common Pleas the
writ Of habeas corpus previously granted on the app
cation of Messrs William F. Kntzing and John o. Mott,
his counsel Quite n crowd tnrongod tho court room,
evidently anxious to obtain glimpse of whose
ludacy and criminal exploits and escapes from prison
1nd few parallels The prisoner though giving his age
twenty nine, appears considerably younger He OF
tall but 1.-the and sinewy figure, has a clean shaved
face, except a mustachc and an eye restless
but keen and penetrating in its glance He
wore blue flannel suit and though lanked side
by deputy sheriff and on the other by the Deputy War
den OF Sing Sing Prison, seemed wholly indifferent to his
surroundings The proceedings in the short,
sharp and decisive


Assistant District Attorney Lyons who appeared on
behalf of the people, stated to the Court that Deputy
Warden Jackson, OF Sing Sing Prison, IN court and
claimed that the prisoner should he delivered his
custody, on the ground of being an escaped convict
having been convicted of the robbery of the Walertown
Bank in 1871 and sentenced Sing Sing prison
years from which place he escaped after serving year
and half Mr.. Lyons wished to know whether coun-
sci for the prisoner would admit that tho man now in
custody of the Sheriff the man who escaped from
Sing Sing prison, as described


Mr. Kintzing consulted for few moments with the
prisoner and then stated that If the Court would dis
charge the prisoner from the custody OF the Sheriff.
who he'd him by virtue of warrant of extradition
by the Governor OF tnlS state commanding
Sheriff TO deliver him to the authorities ofVermont, the
admissions asked for would then be conceded.


The prisoner was now called before the Judge, and
upon being nterrogated by Mr.. Lyons to whether he
the described in the commitment read TO him
rcciting his conviction and sentence MS stated, an
swered, through Mr. Mott, of his counsel that he
Judge DAILY thereupon ordered the prisoners dis
charge from the Sheriff and his delivery TO the custody
Of DEPUTY Warden Jackson Upon this order the Deputy
Warden handcuticd the prisoner and at once removed
him from the court route for Sing Sing Sheriff
Bailey, Of Washington county, Vermont who was
present. accompanied by two special Boston detectives
under the inspiring impetus of IS 900 reward for tho
prisoners capture left the presumably dis
gusted. The prisoner before leaving, however, it
should be stated shook hands with his counsel thank
Ing them very warmly for the crownng their
Efforts in his behalf On being interviewed to his
evident elaon, for he made efforts to conceal the
fact he answered in cool, off-hand way, IF they
should convict me in Vermont should get State
Prison for liie which means something there. You
there only three prisoners and about fifty
keepers, half Of whom duty by day and the
rest by night, which gives fellow very poor show
and then, besides, the bleak mountain air is very
healthy