Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
SUSPECTED OF BURGLARY.
Michael Liliis Arrested with what May
he stolen Property In Ills Possession
---IIe VALVES Examination and Goes
to Jail In Default of $4,000 Rail.


he stolen Property In His Possession
lille VALVES Examination and Goes
to Jail In DEFAULT of $4,000 Bail.
Michael Lills languishes in the county
Jail at Newfane, in default of $1,000 bail,
two charges Of burglary having been made
against him. Lills is a well known young
man, who formerly worked as driver for
DR.. Webster, and who has been employed
in local livery stables and in other capaci-
ties.
The storehouse of Blodgett ~ Dewitt
was entered on the night of June u, and
the laundry of Chin Dow Howe on Flat
street on the night of July T. Chief of
Police Hall had been suspicious of Lillis
ever since the burglary at Blodgett d De
Wits, and he believed he could connect
| him not only with that crime, but with the
one at the laundry. He found last Friday
that young man whom he suspected of
being Liliss accomplice, had left town,
and he resolved to secure Lilis before he
went also.
Armed with a search warrant he went
to the house on Elliot street where Lilis
lives, to search Lillis's room. The door
to the room was fastened, but a woman
who lives in the house told him that Lllis
was in the room. Mr.. Hall shouted to Lii
lis to unlock the door or he would force it
| open. Lillis obeyed, and a search by Mr..
Hall revealed II l0-cent packages of Gig
arettes. Lillis was arrested on suspicion
of having stolen the cigarettes from Blod-
gett Il Dewitt, and he was placed in the
lookup.
On the night of the Blodgett " Dewitt
burglary Lillis stopped Mr.. Hall on the
street and warned him to be on the look
out for burglars. His reason for doing SO
is not understood but Mr.. Hall thinks he
was partially intoxicated and did not real.
ize what he was saying. The next morn.
ing when Blodgett Il Dewitt went to Their
storehouse they found several boxes of Gig.
arettes strewn about the floor and a box
partially full on the ground outside the
window through which the thieves entered
When Mr.. Hall heard of the burglary he
at once suspected Lillis, and has since seer
him take loose cigarettes from his pocket
The packages of cigarettes found in his
room correspond in size and number Will
those which were left in the box outsid,
the window of the storehouse. Lilis sale
he bought them at one of the drug stores
but Holden and Durgin, who are the ONLY
druggists in Brattleboro who handle tina
particular brand, say they do not remem
| n
tity of cigarettes were found loose in Lii
ISIS pocket when he was arrested.
Chief of Police Hall went to Lillis'
room again Saturday night and found iv,
shirts three Of which bore the initials o
81. c. II, and one was like the one Lill
had on. When the laundry was burglar
lied five or more shirts were taken, thre
of which belonged to John {. Howe, an,
the others to men at the Brattleboro House
A hearing was arranged for Saturda,
afternoon, but as Lawyer Hit could no
be present to defend Lillis it was continue,
) to Monday and Lillis was put under 500
bonds. lie could not procure bail and wa
again consigned to the lookup. On sun
: day writ charging the larceny of tn
: shirts and cigarettes was served on Lilli
for the purpose of holding him, and OF
} Monday morning he was given a hearing
= {. {. Fits appearing for the state and II
G.. Barber for Lillis. The case of Blod
gett ~ Dewitt was first taken up. Lilli
2 waived examination and was placed undo
r $1,000 bonds for his appearance at tn
e county court. He also waived examine
e. tion on the charge of burglarizing tn
laundry and was placed under $1,000 bonds
e The shirts were produced in court an
were identified by Chin Dow Howe as tn
q ones stolen from his laundry on July 4.
. Lillis attempted TO get bail, but was I'm
> successful and was taken to Newfane Nor
, day afternoon by Sheriff Starkey. O
! Wednesday night of last week Ellis
brewery was broken into and several scale
bottles OF liquor were stolen. A bottle O
whiskey was found in Lillis's room simila
to the ones stolen at the brewery, but n
a action could be taken as the burglary wa
committed outside the jurisdiction Of tn
Vermont officers.