Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-27
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
THE CROOK ESCAPED.
Was Arrested at the Brooks
House Last Saturday

And Taken TO Greenfield, where He
Was Charged with Robbing Former
BrattIeborO Man---pried open Two
Locks Monday Night and Walked
O6t.
A well dressed stranger walked into the
Brooks House last Friday night and register
ed as "E. g. Renne, New York." after which
he engaged a room. On Saturday after
noon Deputy Sheriff w. NJ. Smead of
Greenfield Mass, telephoned to the Brooks
House, inquiring If Ren1e or man an
swering a description which he gave was
guest of the hotel Clerk John Austin re-
piled that Renue was there, and he was
asked that Renne be Swallowed until the
officer could come for him. Mr. Austin
telephoned for Chief-of.Police Hall and
Mr.. Hall found Renne in the Brooks House
barber shop.
Deputy Sheriff Smead and Clarence
Reed, who formerly worked for G. E. Al
len, but who recently went into the gro
Gerry business in Greenfield, came TO Brat
tleboro on the first train Saturday after
noon and followed Renne to his room,
where Mr.. Smead arrested him. They re-
turned to Greenfield with Renne on the
1885 train.
Renne and Reed had rooms at Miss NJ.
A. Cristy's house in Greenfield, and it is
alleged that on Thursday Renne, who reg
istered at the Mansion House in Greenfield
Tuesday as "Allen Risk" went to Reed s
room and stole clothing, money and jewel
ry belonging to Reed, Deputy Sheriff
Smead began to work on the case Thurs
day evening and he succeeded in getting a
good idea of Rennes movements while in
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Northampton thinking his man was there,
but failed to find him. Mr.. Reed went down
later to identify man, but found that he
was not Renne. Mr.. Smead found that
Renue had left an order to have his mail
forwarded to Bratteboro, which led him
to call up the Brooks House.
On Renne were found Mr.. Reeds trous-
ers, one set of underwear and watch chain.
He ans wers the description of man who
has been operating in Gardner. While in
Greenfield he posed as a divinity student
who was giving dancing lessons. He left
his bill unpaid at the Mansion House.
Renne escaped from the lookup at
Greenfield about midnight Monday. Prob
ably through the aid of confederate he
got hold of short iron rods and pried open
the two old-fashioned padlocks which fast
ened his cell door and then, breaking out a
piece of iron from the bedstead, he dug
out the lock on the outside wooden door.
He was only fairly outside when Officer
Donovan appeared and spoke to him, with
out knowing who he was. Renne soon
disappeared and the officer soon found out
what was the matter in the lookup. The
door is of pine and offered but little re-
sistance. Messages were telephoned in all
directions warning officers to be on the
lookout for Renne.
He is without doubt one of the worst
crooks who has been in the hands of the
Greenfield officers for long time. Word
has been received from Springfield that he
has served time there and at many other
places. He is wanted at Gardner for GO
ing through house and stealing from the
rooms. At Worcester he worked practi-
cally the same game as in Greenfield. At
the latter place he registered at the Man
sion House as E. G.. Renne of New York
while at Miss Cristy's he gave the name OF
Allen Risk and claimed to be forming a
class for dancing, which would meet in
Harugari hall. His leisure time was to be
devoted to the study of theology with a
view to taking orders in the Episcopal
church. He formed the acquaintance of a
woman at Greenfield, who was Informed
of his arrest Immediately after it took
place Saturday afternoon.