Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-11


Chief of Police jerome Dumas made n big
haul of stolen goods Saturday. 1t included
property stolen from j. ". Iohnson's and
II. NJ. Hull's summer cottages on the lake
shore in Charlotte, from the railroad station
ut Charlotte from the Queen City Park
hotel and possibly from some other places.
When the burglary of the johnson cot
cage several nights ago became known a
resident Of Charlotte notified Chief Dumas
that he had seen Peter Jerome, o Shelburne
man, drive past his place with n load of
furniture. Mr. Dumas made some inquiries
and became satisfied that he could find the
stolen property. In company with Mrs.
Johnson. who had come up from her home
i'll Plainiicld, y. j., he took the $3.50 train
Saturday morning for Shclhurne. Arriving
there they were joined Ivy Constable G.. n.
Roberts and the three proceeded to a house
owned by Emerson 1horp. occupied by Peter
jerome and Charles Lessor and situated
about a mile and Il half south of the village
almost opposite the cemetery ON the road
leading 10 SAeburuo Falls. The party
found jerome and Lessor and their wives in
the house. The women were just preparing
breakfast. although it was then considerably
after o'clock Chief Dumas demanded the
property stolen from Mrs. John>ou's cot
tage. Jerome started up stairs, probably
intending to escape but was caught and
then the quNrtetto hogan TO shake with fear.
TN" mon were quickly handcutlrd together
and left in charge of Constable Roberts
whilc Mr.. Dumas and Mrs johnson search
ed the house. II was filled with plundor of
every description and Mrs johnson readily
identified the articles she left in her cottage
when she locked it at the close of last sum
mer. BY this timc jerome and Lessor
began to recover their brGvado ana threat
cncd to make It warm for the officers when
their handouts were removed. Jcrclno was
relieved Of a loaded revolver and box Of
cartridges as a matter Of precauticn. Mrs.
.Johrson's cottage Lad been completely loot.
ed, the plumber including everything from
hcds,eads to silver ware Her property
filled t@o double wagons ana was taken t.
SLelburne village for temporary safe keep
inc.
Before returning to Burlington Chief
Dumas was notified that the cottage of II
II. Hull of Hinesburgh and situated neal
Mr.. johnson had been Mofcn into ON Fri
day night Mr. A. $. Hui soon put in an
appearance and identified GONE OF the
articles rs belonging to his fam
lily. Tho late hour for breakfast
was then readily accounted for by the fac,
that tho gang, or at least the male portion
of it, had been out the night before. Learn
ing that Lessons father lived about mil,
and a half beyond the house occupied By tht
son and Jerome, CHIEF Dumas drove there
and was rewarded 10y finding other stolcl
property, which was seized and some OF
which was identified. In the house occu
pied by jerome and young Lessor were alsC
found Il writing desk and some pencil
marked Central Vermont" and part Of
the barrel of crackers stolen from the Char
lottc railroad station several weeks ago
big lot of s!lverWaie marked 20. c. P, -
hundred or more keys and SOM
brass t1iangIcs, bearing numbers, Whicl
may have belonged to the rooms il
the hotel at Queen City Park: can tina
had contained gunpowder; two suits o
boys heavy clothes which had never beer
worn and some other things not vet account
Ell for. Mrs, jerome was wearing some o
tho articles taken from the Hull cottage
The articles not identified by Mrs. .ohnso
rs her property were brought to city, film
double wagon. jerome and Young Lcsso
We're lodCcdin Jail. Dr. E.A. Smith of Bran
don, president Of the Queen City Park assc
citation, was notified and came TO the city
lie was unable to say what, if any, of tn
property beyond the marked silver ware
was taken from the hotel, but Iucius Web
of Granville, the proprietor. sent word tia
he would he in Burlington Monday.
Jerome married Lessor sister about tyy
weeks ago ana the couple evidently though
they had found an easy way to obtain til
articles ,.ary to set up Housekeeping
Saturday evening Chief Dumas was notific