Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-15
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL.
Harry ChatfieId Must Face the Music
for Daring Crime i'm New York.


for Daring Crime In New York.
Harry Chatfeld was held in $1,000 bail
at New York Saturday for appearance be-
fore the grand jury. When his case was
called in the Yorkville court Mrs. Anita
Driscoll, whose pocket-boo he attempted
TO steal, said that she was satisfied that he
was temporarily insane and asked for per
mission to withdraw the charge. WHAT
roared Magistrate Mott. "You don t
want to make a complaint? You people
get robbed and then don't want TO prose
cute. ! won't have anything like that.
I'll lock you up and put you under bonds
if you don't Now step down"
Mrs. Driscoll trembled violently and
walked over to the complaint clerk and
told the story of the attempted robbery.
The prisoners father, II. S. Chatfield, a
lawyer, made two Intellectual pleas for his
sons release, and then, after bidding the
son fearful goodby, started out TO find a
bondsman.
Chatheld's crime was a daring atten pit
at robbery on Fifth avenue. Mrs. Dris-
coll, a teacher in deaf mute institution,
suddenly felt hand on her left shoulder
and heard voice say, Excuse me, mad
am" As Mrs. Driscol turned her head
the hand which had rested for a moment
on her shoulder cutched at her pocket
book, which she carried in her left hand.
Mrs. Driscolls fingers closed instinctively
| about the pocket-book, and she screamed
for help. The youth made another at
tempt TO wrench it from her grasp and
then ran down Fifth avenue.
Sydney K. Lamb, a student who is a
Splinter, started after Chatfield as soon as
he realized the situation. He gained rap.
idly on Chatfeld, who was finally caught
on Madison avenue by a policeman.
! "There is mistake about this said
Chatfield. "You don't think | would
steal a purse, do you?" producing a card
on which was printed "H. 5. Chatfield
attorney at law" Mrs. Drscol and
Lamb accompanied the policeman and
! Chatfeld TO the police station. The pris-
oner said he was Harry II. Chatteld, u, a
lawyer stopping at a hotel in CORTLAND
street. In his pockets were found several
letters addressed to II. S. Chatfield, some
of them at No. 243 Broadway and others
at Brattleboro, VT, and No. - Clinton
street, Brooklyn. There were also some
papers couple of pawn tickets and an
empty pocket-book. His clothing, which
had been of good texture, was worn out
he had no overcoat, and wore fiat derby
hat. Mrs. Driscolls purse contained SIC
and pass on the New York Central rail
road.
A reporter who called at the Trenton
hotel, corner Of Washington and Court.
land streets, found Harvey S. Chatfeld, a
lawyer, who has an office at 80 Nassau
street. Mr. Chatheld admitted that the
prisoner was his son. He said the young
man had been in New York only a week
and that he came from Boston, where he
had been stopping with clerk in his un.
cle's hotel in Vermont. He could not &c.
count for his sons conduct except by be
| lieving that he was insane. The boys
mother died last May, and he has been
/ acting queerly ever since. The last Mr..
! Chatfield saw of him was on Wednesday
when he gave him a letter to deliver. He
had supposed that his son had gone tC
| Philadelphia with a man named Allen
Every time the boy saw Allen, Mr.. Chat
| field declared, he got into trouble.
Chatfeld has been known in Brattlebo-
70 as a reckless youth and he was sus-
pected of having hand in the burglarie:
in 1895, but no evidence against him was
secured. He went TO Boston, where be
was arrested for stealing from boarding
houses. He was sent TO the reformatory
for term of several months.