Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
AN EXODUS FROM ST. AlBANS.
A Young Girl and Two Boys Attempt &c
Run Awny-One Succeeds.

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Run Awny-One Succeeds.
st. Adams, March 15.-Viola Brainerd,
the 13-year-old daughter of Mrs. M. 1.
Brainerd, who resides with Mr.. and Mrs.
~ Il. Clark on Congress street, made up
her mind some time ago to leave home
and earn her own living, and so Friday
afternoon, picking UP few of her little
treasures, she left the house without noti-
flying anyone but two or three or her
young girl friends. She was around inc
streets and in stores until after dark,
when she went to the depot and awaited
the arrival of the New York express,
which she boarded and went to Burling-
ton. Going to the Van Ness House she
registered under an assumed name, put
was discovered and brought back TO 81.
Adams within 10 hours from the time she
left.
1t was first known that Viola was miss
ing at 10 O'clock when Mrs. Brainerd
| started out to look for her at two places
where Viola said abe was going visiting.
Not finding here at either place, MRS.
Brainerd went to Mr.. II. NJ. Deals from
which point the search and investigations
were made. Quite II party soon gathered
ut Mr.. Deals ana every place in town
where the girl was known and every place
where it was thought she might be found
or heard from was visited, but only one
| blind clue was obtained
AS a last resort to try and find the girl
| in town, the fire alarm was rung in put
nothing could be learned of the girl s
whereabouts. nor had anyone seen her
1t was decided to wire to the con ductors
! of the trains out of st. Adams and Con-
ductor Peck replied from Rutland that he
had n young girl from ST. Adams to Eur
| lngton. and gave a description which cor
responded very well with the grps. Telc-
grams were also sent to Burlington Ma
/ 1a,n nfrl., .,,1 al
Burlington clue seemed the most feasible,
and another visit to the depot early Sat-
urday morning resulted In the baggage
master giving fair description of the
girl, having seen her just before the New
York train left. Mrs. Richard Ward also
saw the girl in the depot and was asked
what time the Burlington train left, and
the weary searchers now became con-
WINGED that the girl was in Burlington,
and the party broke up, Fl. w. Hatch,
chairman of seloctmen and internal rev.
enue Collector A. l.. Weeks, going to Bur-
lington on the early train.
Just as the searching party broke up,
Burington's efficient Chief of Police
Dumas sent in word that the girl was safe
and all right at the Van Ness House. Mr..
Hatch and Mr.. Weeks brought the girl
back on the 1916 noon train both gentle
men are loud In their praise of Chief
Dumas for the skillful, rapid and success
| full manner in which he handled the case.
| Chief of Police Erwin of Malone also
proved himself able and efficient, sending
In positive report within two hours from
| the time of notice.
| Another runawav on Friday was that OF
| Willie Johnson, for some time past ele
vator boy at The Weldon. lie got his be-
| longings out of the house during the pre-
vious night Friday morning he got one
of the other boys to do his work for him,
| fifteen minutes. and he hasn't come back
yet. 1t is supposed that he went to Con-
necticut in q carload of horses
| A young boy named Seth Dascom living
at the Bay. also tried to run away Fri
day, New York state being his objective
point, but his father got wind of his inten-
lions. caught him and took him back
home, before he got out of town.
THE C. p. r. CROSSING AGAIN.
| ST. Adams, March 15.-Lawycr w. D. Will
son and \. *. Brown left Saturday even
| ing for New York to argue the case of
Samuel o. Clark VS. the Canadian Pacific
| Railroad company in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals. This cause has
attracted considerable attention, it being
.or personal injuries and killing his horse
while attempting to make the railroad
crossing at East Richford Two jury
trials have been had; in the first at Bur-
| linEton the jury disagreed standing eight
for plaintiff and four for defendant. At
the second trial at Windsor last May the
| jury returned a verdict of $1,000 for plain
| tiff. One or two persons were killed on
the crossing before Clark was injured,
| ana one person since.