The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-01-22
Swift Retribution.

Early Monday morning it was dis
covered that the large jewelry ant
clothing establishment of Messrs. Doe
Bros. had been entered during the
night and a quantity of jewelry, silver
ware, etc, stolen. A large pane OF
glass in the front door having beer
broken, through which an entrance
had been made. A clew was immedi
ately discovered which served to posi-
lively identify one of the offenders it
being an old Derby hat, and a jack
knife which had been left in exchange
for newer and more desirable articles
OF corresponding character. Eddie
seeing the knife and hat said he knew
they belonged to Henry Burke, better
known hereabouts as Pete" who in
company with a rather tough looking
stranger the day before had been seen
lettering about and looking into the
Doe Bros. store, and had suddenly dis
appeared since that evening about
nine o'clock. AS soon as the telephone
could be brought in uses a. m.,
alarms were sounded in all directions,
and there having been no trains moving
in either direction since the robbery
everything was favorable for the early
apprehension of the thieves. In the
course of half an hour word came
from Fairlee that a fellow answering
the description of Burke was being
shadoWed there, but upon investiga-
tiOn, it was found that he was not the
one wanted. Soon after, however, a
telephone message from Lyme con-
veyed the good news that the culprits
were being detained, and lot of the
stolen property recovered. Constable
Frank Lamb and special officer Geo.
w. Brown started for that place post
haste, reaching there in season to take
the mail train north at Thetford, hav-
ing in tow the prisoners pete" Burke
and his companion, who gave his name
as Carroll p. Glass, and claiming his
home to be in Sanford, Me. On arri-
val here Burke and Glass were ar
raigned upon complaint of town grand
juror VIM. B. d. Avery, and brought
before Justice L. F. Hale, at the lat
t9r's office in Stevens block, large
crowd having gathered to see the pair
Of young crooks who had so quickly
been gathered into the meshes of the
law. Lawyer Geo. A. Dickey appear
ing for the State, read the law cover
ing such offenses, showing that the
maximum penalty was fifteen years in
;raCe's prison or $1,000 fine. Tie re-
spondents having pleaded guilty to the
counts set up in the complaint, that of
and entering in the night
time, and committing a larceny, the
Justice placed the bonds at $1,000 each
for appearance at the June term of
court to be holden at Chelsea, in de-
fault of which they were taken to
Chelsea, Tuesday forenoon, and COM
mitted to the county Jail in that place,
here to await sentence in June. !
Among the articles recovered were 40
pocket knives, 6 revolvers, lot of gold |
pens and holders, spectacles; rings,
vershoes, caps, etc. Several dollars |
n small change, ritled from the money |
drawers was missing, and was probably |
spent by the boys on their hurried pill |
grimage to Lyme. Great credit is due |
@ Doe Bros. for the energy and activi-
y shown by them in bringing about
he arrest of these young villains, and
hey were fortunate in having the uni
'ersal support of the community to
hat desirable end 1t will go long
Ways in preventing like occurrences in
'ur village.