Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-29
POCKET PICKING
CASES AGAINST NORWOOD AND ROB-
ERTS TAKEN UP.
preliminary Hearing Begun and Contin-
ued to Permit of n Ruling by Judge
Russell on the Admission of
Certain Evidence.

There was a hearing Thursday after
noon in city Court in the cases of the two
alleged pickpockets who were arrested the
day before charged with robhing Thad-
deus l.. Kinney of South Hero of his
pocketbook, in which there was about sl3o,
at the Van Ness House. The hearing was
TO have been held in the morning but for
the convent -ncc of one of the attorneys
II was adjourned until afternoon.
A gentleman in this city Thursday from
Jnderhill confirmed the rufnor that DR.. A.
j. Rurdick lost $3.50 by having his pocket
picked while Ia this city on Wednesday.
This brings the aggregate of the haul
made by the gang In this city for the day
to a very good-sizcd figure. \ puc<ctbcJk
was found Thursday morning in the Pearl
street stairway OF the Richardson aud
taken to the police office. chief Smith
learned from notes it contained that it
was the property of ". PaYson Walblidge of
Bethel and that it had contained two 80
bills and s. in smaller change a pocket
book was brOuGh to the police office Thurs
day which had been found in the Burlng
Jon and Lamoillc train Tuesday night. In
II was a q. \. H. ticket from Rutland 10
Atontreal and return with the coupon
nom Rutland to this city torn on and the
one from this city to St. Johns punched,
indicating that IT was Los; after leaving
this city and before getting to Essex
Junction. Iu the book was a receipt given
by j. -. Raleigh to Louis Welfare and
dated at Rutland.
At Thursdays hearing Dennis Norwood
Of Uuca y. V. and Samuel Roberts Of
Montreal. as the two men gave their
i.mcs, were arragncd and as tho hearing
was preliminary no plea was entered. Sem
.ca Haselton defended the men and
States Attorney Brown prosecuted a
large crowd was present, filling the court
room to the doors. The witnesses exam
tncd by the prosecution were ThaldeuS j..
Kinney of South Hero. who lost the mon
eN, Pert @. SpiCer clerk at the Van Ness,
chief of Police Smith and officer Lamora.
who arrested Norwood. The hearing stop
ped at the opening of the oXaminatiOn Of
Chief Smith. when Attorney Haselton
raised question upon the admission Of
memorandum book taken from Roberts
when searched, which it was cnntcndcd
was his personal property and if used was
equivalent to making the owner give evil
doncc against himself. The book referred
10 Is a small red lcather-CoVerCd diary IN
which are dates of meetings and gather
ings all over the United States. The pros
ecUtion offer il to show the nature of the
mans business, although the prisoner
maintained when il was taken from him
that It was "a list OF places which he. az
commercial traveller, did not wish to Wis
1t.
Mr. Kinney testified to the time and
method of the alleged robbery ar1 his 20
s.tion at the Van Ness House Tho hour
was about 1890 and he was coming out
11om the hotel closets into the wash room
when these two and other mon clustered
ABOUT him in the door way. Norwood he
identified as the man who laid his hands
Upon him and said This is quite a lam :"
MIR Kinney replied: yes. and my pocket
book is gone and you have got It,"
Norwood asked if he had lost much and
Il his watch was there and then offored
TO allow himself to be searched. The 9TH
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