Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
PLUMBER VALUED AT $500
Was In Dress Suit Case Stolen
by NJ. brisbane.

He Was Captured by Officers In the
Providence Depot at Boston---Dris-
lanes story and what Frank StOd-
dard said About Him.
Messrs. Patten and Piper are special Of
ficers at the Providence depot in Boston
who are constantly on the guard for pick
pockets, bag sneaks and the various other
kinds of thieves who congregate about a
terminal station. Their eagle eyes detect
ed Michael brisbane loafing about the sta
ton Tuesday evening and they immediate
ly picked him for a crook They watched
brisbane carefully as he sauntered around
and about the numerous passengers taking
the trains.
Just before the New York train, which
connects with the Fall River boat, left the
station, Drslane boarded the smoking car.
just as the train started he jumped from
the car and fell in a heap on the station
platform. He sprang to his feet and pick
ed up a large alligator dress suit case which
he held in his hand when he fell. When
he reached the main waiting room the Of
iicers accosted him, and told him he was
wanted at police headquarters. He said
"Why, this is a mistake, but / am willing
to 90 there and show you that | am not
the man wanted"
When the prisoner was taken to the in
spector's room he said his name was
MARK Dresdane," % years old, a wood
inisher by trade. He claimed to have
come to Boston recently from ST. Louis,
and said he was staying with friends in
| South Boston.
The bag was a very fine one, filled with
all the appurtenances of a gentleman's
toilet, including dress suit, a bicycle suit,
| five razors, two silver-topped brushes, a
silver tooth brush holder, silver strop
holder, a jewel case, filled with silver and
| gold collar and cuff bottoms, necktie hold
ers and scarf pins, to say nothing of a
large quantity of shirts, collars and cuffs.
| The total value of the contents of the bag
was estimated from $50 to $500. The
silver articles were marked with the mi
tials j. X. H., and on the bag in gold let
tiers was the name j. Kyle Holloway. Two
pairs of gloves with electrical attachments
and lot of circulars describing them
tended to show that Mr.. Holloway, the
owner of the bag, was a salesman for the
Vitalized Electrical Glove company of Chi
cage. 1t is probable that Mr.. Holloway,
who was on his way TO New York, discov-
cred his loss before he reached Fall River,
and that he recovered the bag at police
headquarters the following day.
Dnslane asked that message be sent
TO 20 Bulfinch street. Reporters called al
that address, and the landlady, Mrs
Stone, showed them to a room where they
found Frank Stoddard, another young man,
formerly Of Brattleboro. The Boston
journal tells the story of what happened
next as follows:
Stoddard said: Il met Dresdaine five
| 4. a. !,
old schoolmate of mine in Vermont and be
was without food and lodging l brought
him TO this room. | gave him money, and
he started to look for work l am sur
prised that he should do anything like
that. Dresdaine comes from a wealthy
family in Vermont, and his sister is house
keeper for ex-Gov. Fuller of Vermont
Dresdaine is the black sheep. If hi:
mother knew of this affair she would bt
heart-broken."
While the young man (Stoddard) wa.
talking the reporter noticed that he wa:
wearing a shirt that was marked -. P,
Lagare, Charlestown, 5. c.
"Whose shirt is that?' inquired the re
porter.
That is one that Dresdaine gave N,
Saturday night when he brought a dress
suit case here. He said that he hat
bought it for 80 cents" replied the young
man.
He was then informed tina, the shirt wa
stolen one. He consented to 90 to head
quarters at once. So he packed up the ar
ticles, and went to headquarters with III,
reporters. There he told Inspectors Wis,
and Robinson the story.
He said the fellows right name wa
Michael brisbane. The reporter thel
went on a search for the case which hell
Mr.. Legare's underclothing and toilet ar
ticles. He found it in the room of a well
known young man in the West End, whit
bought it for s. in good faith. He alst
came to headquarters and told his story.
Mr.. Legare's dress suit case wa
stolen last Saturday night from the Provi
dence station. The police have beef
searching for it ever since, and had it no
been for the prompt work of the reporte
they would still be chasing wild clues
, When brisbane was searched a silk hand
kerchief was found bearing the name o
~. p. Legare."
brisbane will be arraigned this week
and his picture will be placed in the rogues
gallery. brisbane formerly ran a poe
room in Hooker block in company Will
his brother. The two young men lef
Bratteboro because they feared that the,
would be sued for damages by the wife O
a man who was imprisoned after buyin
liquor at the pool room. There was
rumor in town last winter that Drislan
had been arrested in Boston for some crime
. but his friends denied the story. Drislan
came to Brattleboro few weeks ago bu
left after short visit with his relatives.
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