Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-08

The Strange Story Of Vim. p. Rr0oks'
Adventures i'm Lauref-HOw an
Alleged Burglar Captured One Of the
RelleS 0f the Village.

sSScO DWr8hWT CNPtufe&A Vue OA t0e
Relies IS the Village.
The village OF Laurel, Nd, is still all agog
over the arrest there last Saturday Of William
b. Brooks, alias VIM. Harrison, on q charge OF
robbery. Brooks, who is twenty-six years old
ana handsome, with large blue eyes, brown
curly hair and mustache, about four
years ago made the acquaintance of
Mr.. Thomas Dennison, farmer living
near Giesboro Point. While there he met Miss
Miliie Rennison, Of Laurel, . niece Of Mr..
fhho4as pennison. and soon, apparently, be-
came enamored of her. Last autumn Brooks
paid visit to the nennisons at Laurel. He re-
ss eSass 5 ns a" his
pennsen Il s sakaE e esaaa the re tS Ha
aa sSa q aae
Den. dent Laurel many weeks before his affection
ahs aS fsa edess ssf as
81 ans eelIs sy Of HIS easy n,anns
maze him general fiyorite among the people
a .l lls company was much sought aiter. He
tttsqueutiy lett the house At night, saying that
ne intended to catch the midnight train for
haitiniore, where he had business to transact,
ana sometimes he would return . few hours
,aSss a ing as an excuse Would say that he
M f. ne Me sRFl part Of this year Brooks asked
Mss Nioiiie 20 De his Wife, and the young girl,
SRS eias sS s Shom he s's
young man that be readily gave his consent.
TIE marriage was set TOR March 1, and it was
inlep9ea ny TIE young folks 70 make the mar
died February ii, and i quiet Wedding took
place at the home OF the bride April 1, the Rev.
rem church, OF Baltimore, performing the cere-
mony.
About this time burglaries became numerous
heavy. At all the houses which had been robbed
young HOOKS ana Miss Dennison had been ire
quent yisltors and in several cases IT had been
terror plans of the houses SAY ing that he Ivisned
to build a home in Laurel on the most af proved
plans. still no suspicion attached itself to the
young man. who was supposed to be the soul of
hqnor. About week ago he concluded to re.
SIDE in this city, and, having secured apart
4 week ago last Monday he took s leave of his
vile ON the plea that he had to sail to Balti-
more, and, it is charged, went out into the coun-
try ana robbed the house OF Mr.. Dennison, his
wife's uncle, of 5000. The police were notified
and the detectives visited Mr.. Dennison's
the money had BEEN stSle e they iU recogn Meen
photograph Of Brooks on q table as that OF
VIM. Harrison, horse thief and swindl.r, who
Upper Marlboro Jail in September last. They
s91n obtained evidence duplicating Brooks in
an the 5nrglaries committed in that neighbor-
MOOD. he was then arrested and brought to
this city, being afterwards turned over to the
Maryland authorities 1t has since been ascer-
tanned, 1t is stated, that he mas a wife living in
Rappahannock, Va, and on this ground Mrs
Brooks will sue for divorce.
The police say he is an unusually daring
criminal. When arrested year ago in B;lti-
more for horse stealing he was being taken to
jail on the train. When about twenty miles
from that city he managed to get out on the
platform without his intention being suspec-
ted. The train was going at rate of thirty
miles an hour: Brooks jumped, struck on his
feet, was uninjured, and made his escape