Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
THREE PRISONERS
s R Grssorys

Lodged Behind the Bars ut Keene---
$500 Worth Of Goods and Colt stolen
by Dave Bullock and Watson French
---French Fined for Liquor Selling.
Dave Bullock, whose return from the
house of correction at Rutland was an
nounced in The Phoenix last week, did not
remain long "with freedoms earth under
his feet and freedoms flag waving over
him He is nov in durance vile, at
Keene, y. H., with the maodorous Wat
son French and one Charles Eagan to keep
him company.
Two weeks tomorrow Bullock greeted
BrattleborO, coming here from Keene, to
to which place he went after being released
at Rutland. He disappeared suddenly, but
it is now known that he went from here to
French's road house at North Hinsdale.
That night the harness room at c. p. Gil
sons establishment at West Chesterfield
was broken into and a buffalo robe, buffa-
10 coat. two sets Of harness. five or siN
blankets, whips. etc, were taken. the total
value of the goods being about 500.
Only a few days before Bullock was sent
TO the house of correction, last year for sell
ing liquor this same room at Mr.. Gilson's
was entered and harness stolen. II was
thought then that Bullock was the offend
err, but nothing was proved against him
He was also under suspicion this time. but
no trace OF him could be found.
A week ago last night four-vpar-old
colt was stolen from Cyrus Eaton's barn
at Winchester. Before this. however. sus-
picious circumstances i'm reference to the
stealing at Mr.. Gilson's had come to light
Bullock. it appeared, was seen driving past
the brewery on the mountain road the night
of the theft. He also called at the house
of Ransom Farr in West Chesterfield that
night and borrowed a lantern, claiming
that lac had lost his hat in the road. AT
that time Bullock had on the buffalo coat
which hc had stolen. When Mr.. Farr
started out to assist him in the search for
the hat Bullock eNtinguished the lantern.
but claimed that it was put out accident
ally. When Mr. Farr came up to light the
lantern Bullock ran along TO his team.
which was some distance ahead, and left
rs soon as possible. The stories which he
told to Mr.. Farr and the young lady at the
house who gave him the light were con
hictng.
Last Friday afternoon Mr.. Clough. lv-
eryman at Greenfield, Mass, telephoned to
Liveryman Ii. H. Brown OF this place. saw
ing that Bullock was at Greenfield with a
colt which he wished to trade Mr.. Clollgh
hour later Graves Il Hancock OF Greenfield
asked about Bullock, who had called at
their stable.
About this time Officer Mcclure was
notified OF the stealing of the colt at Win
chester Upon learning that Bullock was
al Greenfield he at once sent word there
| OF have him arrested. Bullock had by
/ this time traded the animal with Mr..
] Fairbanks of Greenfield and driven north
He was located at the Bernardston hotel.
Mr.. Turner was told that Bullock was
wanted, and therefore delayed supper until
Officer Smead of Greenfield could arrive
and arrest Bullock, who confessed at once
that the colt had been stolen. Officers
Mcclure of Brattleboro and futile OF Win
chester went to Greenfield Saturday and
took Bullock to the Keene Jail. Then Bul-
lock made full confession, and said that
Charles Eagan, half-witted youth who
worked for French, went with him TO Mr.
Gilson's. Bullock claimed that ne sold
one-half OF the goods taken at Mr.. Gilson's
TO French for $40 and a watch. and that
French was to ship them to a brother who
lived at Warisboro; that French stole the
colt, and il was turned over to him (Bul-
lock- while French took the goods 1t
was next learned that French brought the
trunk to the Bratteboro station but it was
not checked, as he could not present a
ticket. Officers Mcclure and Tuttle and
Henry k. Brown therefore proceeded to
French's house at North Hinsdale They
found the stolen goods in a trunk, hidden
in the hay. They also secured II quarts
of whiskey which French had for his Gus
toners. They then came back to Suffer
Brothers establishment in the Crosby
store house and arrested French, who was
at work there.
French was taksn to the jail at Keene
and Eagan was also lodged there. 1t is
said that Eagan came from Jamaica. He
worked here at the foundry for short
time. Eagan denies that he went to Mr..
Gilson's with Bullock, and says that the
latters companion on that trip was French.
French and Bullock, however, swear against
Eagan.
The hearing will be at Keene today
Only last Friday Keene officers raided
French's premises and seized quantity OF
liquor. French paid fine of Sl2O, and
was released at once, coming back to hi,
house and resuming work for Suffer Broth,
ers. During this year French has paid
S525 in fines for liquor selling.
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