Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
A Burglar Shot.

vcroy Kent, VINO Entered Adams
utood,s House, Brought Down In Will
ton..-Ie Is Now In the Mary FIetch-
er Hospital.
Leroy Kent, whom Deputy Sheriff A.
~ /. wilkins has identified as the person
ybo burglarzed the house of Adams
BLOOD May % and stole repeating rifle
and a watch, was caught in Milton Mon
jay. and he is now in the Mary Fletcher
hospital at Burlington with gun-shot
wounds in his back and legs.
The Burlington Free Press of Monday
contained despatch from Milton telling
the story of burglary in that town about
D o'clock Monday morning and of the cap
ture of the burglar, who proved to be
Kent. A. b. Sturges, night operator at
the railroad station, and another young
man saw some one trying to break into
Hale ~ Teachouts store. They watched
4he man 90 to two different windows, and
he fin ally disappeared into the store. They
were Joined by another young man who
was near the station. One stood on guard
while another went to arouse Mr.. Teach
ont and Sturges went for his shot gun.
Mr. Teachout had just appeared when
the man broke out. Sturges told him to
halt or he would fire. He then fred
one shot in the air. Sturges then called to
him to halt but he kept on running.
Surges fired low and hit the thief in the
legs but he did not stop. Sturges told him
to halt or he would fire again, but the
thief kept on running as fast as he could
90 towards the road to the creamery, show
ing no signs of being hit. When the thief
was about II rods away Sturges fred as
before, but the shot, scattering, hit him in
the legs near the knee and in the back,
when he fell.
On being questioned the thief gave his
name as Elroy Keene. On searching him
five watches were found in his pockets,
three gold and two silver and each watch
had a tag bearing Hale & Teachouts mark
He had also done up in package suit OF
clothes, pair of shoes and hat which
he had just left inside the window.
The thief had been at work in pulp
mill for about five days and had given hi:
name there as Charles Gleason. He was
in the store the night before and tried OF
the suit of clothes, but said he would no
take it until pay day.
After the burglary at Adams Bloods
Deputy Sheriff Wilkins traced Kent t.
Mt. Holly where it was learned that hi
had traded the gun and the watch. Mr.
Wilkins asked Constable Stephens of Lon
donderry to go there to arrest Kent, bu
the man who was arrested proved to b
Kent's uncle, the description of the tw
men being similar.
Kent, learning of his uncle's arrest fle
to the woods. Deputy Sheriff Wilkin
traced him as far as Burlington, and froI
there he sent messages to the officers i
the surrounding towns, consequent
N
was found that his description Tailed wit
that given by Mr.. wilkins, the news {
his capture was sent to Mr. Wilkins wit
the result that the identity of the prisone
was established.
Mr.. Wilkins claims to have positive ev
dence that Kent was the thief who brok
into the Williamsville railroad station
short time ago when three 1000 mile CeI
trial Vermont mileage books were stoleI
and he believes it was Kent who broke in
to A. M, Merrifeld's store in William
vile last winter.
A Milton dispatch in the st. Albar
messenger says: "Kent is suffering Il
tensely from over 80 shot in his flesh an
some penetrated to the lungs. His reco
cry is doubtful"
Kent is % years old, and his home WI
formerly in Brookline, although his faith
now lives in Westminster. Kent WI
caught at Townshend in July, 1896, viii
attempting to enter B. NJ. Adams's stoT
He was tried at the September term of Il
Windham county court in that year al
sentenced to two years imprisonment
the house of correction. After completiI
the sentence he began work at William
vile.
Congregational Church Free From Del
The women of the Congregational soc
ty are deserving of congratulations. IN
have eliminated the debt on the chur
edifce contracted by the extensive repai
which were made in 1898. They ha
made strenuous efforts this year to pay t
balance of the debt, and the measure
success with which they met is shown
the following statement: The balan
due on the note Jan. l, 1899, was 81,
The interest to the date of final settleme
was $1725, making the total indebtednt
S267.25. The women collected S264.;
leaving a balance of $275, which was pa
from the treasury of the ladies' bene'
lent society. The women feel grateful
all who, by their generous giving, ha
made it possible to cancel the debt.
CONGREGATIONAL church in this town is @
of the handsomest country churcnes, Ill
interior, in Southern Vermont. The
ciety has reason to feel proud that it is Fl
from incumbrance.
Mrs. Myrtle Knight is visiting MI
Mrs. Justin II. Wheeler in Healdville.
W. S. Adams returned this week from
visit of few days in Marlboro, n. ii.
Mrs. M. H. Gale goes to Walpole,
H., today to visit Mr.. and Mrs Ne"
Gale.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook went to Spril
field, this state, Friday and returned )
urday.
f. c.. Parker had one of his valua
horses killed Friday because of its aillct
with lock-jaw.
Miss Isobel Briggs and Miss Mary Foil
have gone to the Adirondacks to spe
about three months.
Clifford Booth and Ralph Houghi