Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-13

The circumstances of the fremont
Hotel robbery, which occurred three or
four weeks ago, were So ineXplicable,
and the amount stolen so large, that the
detectives have been more exercised by
the occurrence, perhaps, than by any
recent criminal event in the city. Mr..
Isaac Mills, a travelling salesman for
New York manufacturing jeWelry house,
arrived at the hotel with a jewelers.
trunk, containing chains, lockets and
other articles of solid gold, tie aggregate
value of which was between $15, 900
and $50, He was assigned to room
No. 60. on the third floor of the hotel.
The room fronts on Michigan avenue,
and the only door by which it can be
entered is so situated as to be in full
view from either of the two passageways
on this floor. Entrance was effected to
the room between 6 and o'clock in the
evening, while, 1t is supposed, MIR. Mills
was at supper. Marks of a burglars
Jimmy were found upon the door, and it
is supposed to have been forced from
the outside, though one theory was that
the burglar had scCreted himself in the
room. and then forced his way out after
effecting the robbery. Nearly every
thing of value in the trunk was taken.
Mr.. Mills. who was on his first trip for
the house he represented, returned to
New York almost heartbroken at the
loss, but after full explanation was ex-
onerated by his employers from blame,
and the latter authorized that they would
nav for the return of the goods
thirty-three per cent. of their value.
No blame was attached to the hotel pro-
prietor. although, as is usual when val
tables that cannot be put in our hotel
safes are left in a guests room, the police
in this instance had not been notified to
furnish a special detective.
No clew what ever had been obtained
TO the robbers until yesterday afternoon.
Suspicion attached itself to one or two
old offenders at the time of the robbery,
hut the detective force, after ransacking
the city, could not learn that they had
heon in the city of late. Yesterday,
Mr.. Philo w. Schofield, travelling
agent for New York Jewelry mousse
overheard in iewelry store in this CITY,
where he called on business, a PROPOSE
ton made to a member OF the house 10
dispose of large amount OF CHAINS at
very low price. The firm declined to
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asked to see samples of the goods, and,
on sight. Immediately recognized the
manufacturers patterns. His suspicious
being aroused, he put himself in commu-
nication with the parties. He arranged
to pay the thieves So, 100 in currency for
quantity of bracelets and chains he
valued at about $4,000. This done, he
informed the Superintendent of police,
who detailed Detective Tyrrell, and en-
ployed third party to assist in the cap
ture. BY arrangement, Schofield drove
out in buggy yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by the man with whom he had
negotiated to the corner of Adams and
Peoria streets. Here the man with SEQ
field was met by his partner. One of
the men remained with the buggy. SEQ
field and the other crossed over into a
lot on the corner of these streets, used
for parking teams land ''corralling'
horses. Scofeld's companion had the
iewelry wrapped up in bundle; The
two climbed up into wagon, and while
the thief displayed his jewelry Scofield
made show of counting out his money