Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-06
sTpANepR AND HORSE MISSING

"CharIes Williams" Hired horSe Nv
browns stable wednesday ana !"
ReIIeved lie stole It---He May nave
stolen a Horse in Marlboro.
A stranger hired horse at the livery
stable of II. r. Brown Wednesday evening,
and If appearances can be relied upon ne
was clever thief. He went TO the staoie
soon after o'clock and told George VII
emit that he wanted horse TO drive 10
Dummer and that he should return ABOUT
o'clock. The man was stranger 10
Wilcutt, but his manner and appearance
was such as to lead Wilcutt to believe
that he was honest so Wilcutt gave MIN
hitch.
The man drove to the Brattleboro House,
where he was Joined by man and woman
who had waited about the hotel, 1t Is SAD,
nearly all the afternoon, although they
did not register their names. The three
then drove to Vernon. They did not re-
turn at the hour appointed, but it was not
suspected that the team had been stolen
until it was too late to make thorough
search for 1t.
The matter was placed in the hands OF
Deputy Sheriff r. w. Mcclure yesterday
morning and 1t was learned that the team
stopped at the hotel in Vernon about I :3O
o'clock and that one of the men procured
some beer (''two per cent" Of course) for
his friends, after which they drove toward
Mortified, Mass. When they arrived at
the Mortified toll bridge the gate was shut
so the gate-keeper had good opportunity
to observe the principal features Of the
team. The gate-keeper is sure the team
was the one described by Mr. Brown.
Deputy Sheriff Mcclure secured the
services of Deputy Sheriff E. S. Pratt of
Millers Falls and Mr.. Pratt and Mr.. Brown
started out on a search. They went to
Mortified, but could find no trace Of the
team other than has been stated. Mr..
Brown offers a reward of $25 for the re-
turn of the team.
Williams appeared to be about % years
old. He was about five feet ten inches
tall, had smooth face and weighed about
$50 pounds. He wore soft felt hat and
a back ulster. Under the ulster he wore
sweater and clothes which, together u it'll
his red face, indicated that he was team
ster. The mare was black, weighed about
900 and had two white ankles behind.
The sleigh was new and was piano box
style painted black. The harness was rub
Der trimmed. The robe was a buffalo
skin and the blanket was all wool, black
and white.
A description of Williams was given to
Charles Bartlett of Marlboro who was in
Brattleboro yesterday morning. Mr.,
Bartlett believes Williams is Ed Williams,
who, he says, stole a horse from him last
January and disappeared over the noun
tain to Bennington. Williams was at that
time one of gang of men who were help
ing Mr.. Bartlett clear off a wood lot
A despatch from Shelburne Falls, Mass,
this morning states that the horse and RIG
was in that town about Q o'clock yesterday
morning, but further than that no trace oil
it has yet been found.
Williams tried to swap horses at Clifford &
Woods horse mart in Shelburne Falls, but
Mr.. Wood was suspicious of him Mr.
Wood later received one of the cards sent
out by Deputy Sheriff Mcclure and he
knew then that his suspicious were well
founded. Mr.. Wood started more officers
after Williams this morning. AL the sur.
rounding territory has been notified and il
seems unlikely that Williams can escape
| capture.