Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
BAD BOY BURGLAR,
Arthur BaybrOol Arrested at
Jamaica.
shots Were Exchanged Charged with
HobbinR Store and Post-Ohice at West
WardsbOro--His Previous EsCapt--
Held for the Grand Jury.

shots Were Exchanged. Charged with
Robbing store and Post-Onice at West
Wardsboro--His Previous Eschpt--
Held for the Grand Jury.
Albert Baybrook, the boy burglar of
Stratton, was captured Saturday night,
after desperate struggle, and was taken
in handouts to Newfane jail Sunday
morning by Constable j. &. Benson OF
Wardsboro city, brother of Groceryman
+. {. Benson of Prospect Hill. Baybrook,
who is only 10 years old, is wanted by the
United States government for breaking in
to the post-oflice at West Wardsboro,
which is located in the store of Brown N
Ryder (NIr Brown being the postmaster),
on the night of June Is and for stealing
SIP of postage money. He is wanted
also by Brown ~ Ryder for stealing a gold
watch, SIS in money and a number of
silver watches.
Baybrook was located in Hoosick, y.
Y. and was persuaded to go to Benning-
ton, where he was locked up. Post-otiice
Inspector Willis was summoned and he
and other officers went with the prison
er TO New \ ork state on the train. The boy
was allowed to 20 into the closet when near
Eagle Bridge, y. Y, and that was the last
ed the window and escaped, although the
train was running at high speed. This
was on Wednesday of last week.
On saturday morning Irving Grout, who
owns a mill in Stratton, started for the
top of the mountain between Stratton and
Arlington, to meet his brother who was
drawing lumber between the two places.
He rode his bicycle as far up the noun
tain as he was able, and then proceeded
on foot, leaving the bicycle by the side Of
the road. He had proceeded but a short
distance after leaving the bicycle, when be
met Baybrook coming down the noun
tain.
Mr.. Grout finished his journey, but when
he returned for his bicycle the machine
was gone, and of course suspicion pointed
10 Baybrook.
Mr.. Grout procured another wheel at
his home and rode to West Wardsboro to
notify Brown Il Ryder that the boy was
in the neighborhood. Mr.. Brown tele-
phoned to Constable Benson and the lat
ter, with Ernes: johnson of Howard, r.
l., who was visiting in the place, drove to
West Wardsboro to formulate a plan of
capture.
Baybrook's parents carry on two farms,
one on the road from Wardsboro to the
Stratton post-oifice and another two miles
from the Stratton post office on the Jamai-
ca road. II was decided that Brown and
Johnson 60 TO the latter place and Con-
stable Benson to the former, as il was sup
posed that BaybrOok would stop at one
OF the places.
Mr.. Benson called at his brothers on
his way, and later in the evening his
brother reported 10 him that he had seen
Baybrook going toward the house on the
Jamaica road. Benson then started tow
ard the latter place.
When Brown and johnson arrived a.
their destination they found Bert Perry
and another man already there. and all
hands kept watch.
Between @ and 10 o'clock Baybrook
appeared, and some one fired shot. The
fire was returned by Baybrook and sey-
eral more shots were exchanged. The
party kept closing in on Baybrook and
finally Perry grappled with him. Bay
brook then turned and fired a shot at
Perry at such close range that Perry's
coat sleeve was sci on fire, but he was fin
ally overpowered.
Sheriff Wilson of Bennington county
was afterwaId seen and he said 1t was be
lieved that Baybrook stole horse Satur.
day morning and rode it to the top of the
mountain where he liberated it,
Constable Benson took Baybrook to
West Waldsboro where they remained
over night, and On Sunday morning they
started for Newfane.
Baybrook denied that he stole Mr.
CIRCUITS bicycle, but be confessed later and
told where it could be found. He also de-
MED that he broke into the post-otiice,
and stated that he received the goods from
another person. He said he received l.
watches and he told where he disposed of
II of them. Several of the watches have
been recovered.
United States Marshal Field of Rutland
has been called to Brattleboro for consulta-
ton with Constable Benson as to what
shall de done with Baybrook.