Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-04

About II p. m. Wednesday, the 26th, the
store OF Badger Il Noyes at Sharon was
/ broken into. Entrance was effected by
1 breaking a window into the tin shop.
/ From this room a door was pTied open to
/ get into the post office and main store.
About $3.50 was taken from four money
drawers in the store and post Office, about
! $40 worth OF postage stamps and a variety
OF small articles, such as raZors, knives,
I glass cutters, handerchiefs, shoes, gloves,
sweaters, etc, in all worth about $50.
The robbery was not discovered until
Thursday morning and Sheriff ID. q. Jones
was notified. He was just eating his
breakfast at his home opposite the south
Royalton hotel when the telephone
message was brought him. Soon after he
happened to look out the window and saw
two men going up the track. They were
strangers and acted in suspicious
manner. MIR. Jones thought they would
bear Investigation and went out and
followed them up the track. When the
men saw that he was following them they
started to run. Mr.. Jones then went for
team and assistance and got ahead of
the two men. When the robbers saw
they were headed off they turned toward
the river near the farm OF William Farm
ham. When Mr.. Jones approached the
robbers, one OF them named Mccoy pulled
his revolver and swore that be would
on and grabbed MIN by the coat collar,
when Mccoy attempted to hit Jones on
the head with the revolver, but the force
of the blow was broken by Mr.. J0nes's
hand, although two severe cuts were made
on the head and one on the hand. By
this time, Mr.. Jones had hold OF the
revolver and Mccoy pulled the trigger.
Mr.. Jones heard the bullet whiz by his
head. McCoy pulled away and ran
towards the river but was caught by Mr..
Haynes, who was waiting for him. The
other man, Felix Taugus, got away, and
crossed the river and detied all search the
rest of the day, though about fifty men
were hunting for him. In the evening he
came down and took the 730 local at
Royalton station. He paid the conductor
his fare TO White River Junction in five-
cent pieces. Sheriff Spafford had been
notified to watch this train at White
River junction and on its arrival took
Taugus into custody. In his shoes,
Sheriff Spafford found between IS and
s6 in five and ten cent pieces and coppers.
sand was found in his shoes, and piece
OF his coat lining was torn out. In his
pocket was plug OF tobacco soaked with
water and his clothes were soaked clear to
his armpits.
Taug1s and Mccoy were brought before
Justice Il. o. Seaver at Woodstock the
next day, States Attorney Sargent APP
AOE Aut bthAtf anu u hlNhioukc
OF Woodstock for the respondent, Taugus.
Mccoy plead guilty and was bound over
to the December term of Windsor county
court in $500 bonds for the robbery and
300 for assault on Officer Jones. Taugus
was also bound over in $500 bonds.
Neither could furnish bail and were
committed.
The next day Constable b. q. Rogers
and Z. s. Rood OF Bethel took Taugus's
shoes iunder the direction OF the states
attorney and compared them with the
tracks made by the escaping robber near
the farm OF James Buck at Royalton and
they agreed perfectly. Upon further
search on the trail leading from the river,
a pair OF water-soaked gloves were found
and part OF the lining from Taugus coat
with glass cutter IN IL, two neckties and
a very savage slug shot.
Thursday tramp was detained on
suspicion, as he was seen coming from
Royalton and answered the description OF
Taugus somewhat. He was taken to
Woodstock and released, as nothing could
be proved against him. He gave the
name OF James Bishosz and claimed to be
a Swede.