Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-28

blowers was arrested in Boston Saturday |
morning. and if the identification by |
Treasurer f. A. Dewitt, of the Wind |
nam County Savings bank at Newfane, Is
correct one of the gang, Harold Eol- |
brook. &c. alias "The Trapper," is the |
yeggman who planned the break at New
fame which took place on the morning OF
Aug. 5. Holbrook will be brought to
next week, it is expected, on
reQuisition papers.
few weeks ago Chief-of-Police Han
of Brattleboro went to Boston with war
rants for the arrest of Holbrook and
another man, having secured information
them with the robbery of the
Newfane bank. Chief Watts of Boston
and his inspectors could not locate them
at that time. so Chief Hall left his war
rants with Chief Watts and awaited de-
velopments.
Inspectors Cronin and Conway were
detailed to look for the men. They sue
ceeded in locating IIolbrook at the South
end and found that he had several pals
They finally identified the gang as fol-
lows: Harold Holbrook 26, of Minneap-
oils: John Irving, 90. of Chicago; Frank
Nelson. 80. of New York; Ed Conlon. %,
of England James Rogers, 80, of Wis
cousin; all of whom were in Boston; and
George l.. Baine, James Franks and Law
renee Cockcrell. who were in RoNburY.
All the men being located to n certainty,
Chief Watts and Inspectors Cronin ana
Conway soon after midnight Saturday
morning. visited a cheap lodging house
on Washington street where Holbrook
and Irving were taken into custody. They
were taken to station 4. Then the Off
GERS visited a house on Corning street,
where Rogers was arrested and also sent
to station 4. In the mean time Inspector
Burke had been sent for and the chief
and three inspectors went to n cheap
lodging house on Shawmut avenue,
where it was known that the other two,
Nelson and Conlon, were coming later in
the night
The officers obtained entrance to the
room occupied by these two men, where
they found a large russell leather grip
Upon breaking the grip open they found
five revolVers one n iS-calibre Colts and
holster and belt identical with those
taken from James Howard and ]. F. Nc
Carly, now in the state prison at Wind
sor convicted of the Newfane robbery.
The others were the latest pattern Smith
& Wesson revolvers. There were also
three bags of cartridges, a small glass
bottle of nitro glycerine, quart rubber
hot water bottle, about quarter full of
nitro glycerine; three fuses with caps
used in blowing safes two drills and "A
laree-sized electric flashlght
After a wait of about an hour the two
men entered the room to get the bag,
/ supposedly to start out on another job.
! They were Immediately placed under ar
rest and then the entire party, with those
previously arrested. were taken to the
inspectors office. where they arrived
shortly after midnight. They We're put
! through the usual questioning and after
being booked were locked in the Tombs
all refusing to make any statements
/ about themselves or answer any ques-
/ lions In their pockets was found the
usual quantity of soap. which safe-blow-
ers have for use with nitro-glycerine IN
/ blowing safes.
The three taken in RoXbury We're ar
rested about daybreak. They had dress
/ suit case containing tools and explosives
which also was taken.
In the bag taken on Shawmut avenue
were found some pink cards on which
was printed an appeal for help. readni
as follows: Kind friend. | am a r 1
man. afflicted, as you see, lost the use o
my limbs on the c & G T. In buying
this card from me you don't help ms
alone, but an invalid mother and slste
in an humble r r mans home. Buy /
/ YOU wish. Ed Wright, Cape Elizabeth.
1t is the habit of the class of burglar
known as yegg men to carry these card
with them to use while looking over
place before operating.
The Boston officers notified Chief Hal
of their capture about noon Saturday
and States Attorney Schwenk and Treas
| urer Dewitt also were Holllleu treas
urer Dewitt remembered that some tim
before the Newfape robbery a shabbil
dressed person came into the bank ant
handed him a pink card bearing the sam
inscription as that on the cards capture
with the Boston gang, and from that h
was positive the officers had capture
the right man. Mr.. Dewitt and Chic
Hall started for Boston on the owl trail
Monday morning and were taken to tn
Tombs, where Mr.. Dewitt identified Hol
brook as the man who handed him tn
card in the bank at Newfane.
Holbrook was arraigned on the charg
of being a fugitive from justice. II
waived examination and was put unde
bonds in the sum of $4,000. The hearin
was continued to Nov. 2 and in defaul
of bail Holbrook was taken back to tn
Tombs He said he would not return t
Vermont without requisition papers, S
Chief Hall and Mr.. Dewitt returned I
Brattleboro Monday night on the lat
train without him.
There was a rush of out town pee
pie to Boston to look at the men in tn
hope of Identifying them in connectio