Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-12
GREENWOOD, THE F0RGER
DISCOVERED IN BRATTLEBoRO
HOUSE BY CHIEF HALL.
Man Wanted for Passing a Worthless
Check on the Wachusett Bank Of
Fitehburs-Has Been at Large Since
Last September.

Last September.
James w. Greenwood, 30, barber.
shoemaker. canvasser and forger of q
check for $500 on the Wachusett Ma
tional bank of Fitchburg, Mass. was
arrested In the Brattleboro house yes
terday noon by Chief OF Police r. S.
Hall. The man was found in room
with his foster mother. Mrs. Holton
of West Mortified Mass, and a boy
about five years old. The crime for
which he is wanted was committed
! September go. 1909, and the Fitchburg
police have been making every effort
to apprehend him since that time the
search having been prosecuted all over
New England and throughout the
western states.
Chief Hall received a telephone
message about II o'clock yesterday
morning from David W. Tinsley, chief
of the Fitchburg police department,
saying that Greenwood was believed
to be In the neighborhood OF Brattle-
boro on his way TO Canada and giving
a fun description OF him. Mr.. Hall
went at once to the Brooks house and
the American house but found no one
answering the description at either of
these hotels. He then went to the
Brattleboro house and unon looking
over the register came across the /
name of jay W Green. Baltimore, I
Md" Thinking the name might in /
some way be connected with his man /
Mr.. Hall began to make inquiries of the /
clerk. Just at that time, however.
Mr.. Green came into the office and |
he corresponded SO closely with the
description that Chief Hall felt sure
he was the man. "Mr. Green told the
clerk he was awaiting a telephone
and then went TO dinner. In
a few minutes his call came and Chief
Hall had another good chance to look
him over as he went into the telephone
booth.
After dinner Chief Hall went to the
mans room and raped. He was met
by Greenwood who had n revolver in
his hand but seemed in no way desir-
ous OF using il on the officer. Upon
being asked II his name was not
Greenwood the man replied that ii
vas. and upon being told that he was
Inder arrest burst into tears threat !
ming to shoot himself Chief Hall $
ook the revolver into his possession g
md then took Greenwood. handcuffed,
o the lookup. In his pockets were 9
everal knives with which he threat .
ned TO cut his throat so he was re-
ieved of these also. In the room with :
brentwood were a woman about 10
ears old who said she was his foster q
1other Mrs. Holton Of West North
eld, and n boy ( about five years. y
frs. Holton told Chief Hall that q
brentwood was insane and had been u
to commit suicide for
ONE time. She and the boy cried Bit D
srly when he was arrested. They re-
Irned to Northfield on the afternoon Y
ain
Chief Hall telephoned to the Fitch
lrg, Mass, police as soon as he had -
safely in the lookup and
icy were highly elated to think that -, -
s capture had been effected. On the ~
ternoon mail MFR. Hall received :,
tier giving fuller description of y,
e criminal II stated that Green :,
ood was believed to have purchased q
ticket for West Sheffield p. O., and y,
at he was thought to be in commun- ~
alton with his mother In West a.
~
Greenwood told Chief Hall yester ~
Y afternoon that he had been in M
.nada and was on his way to Fitch ~,
rig to give himself up although the -,
ter part of this story is discredited. u.
eenwoods wife was employed here ,et
servant In the household of the 80,
e Robert Gordon Hardie last sum -
n -,
An inspector from Fitchburg ar -
ed in Brattleboro on the owl 90 ~,
in last night and left with his pris- 40
ar on the early express this morn
:. The inspector said that he had e.
an hunting everywhere for Green ~
od and that there was an indict- w
mt against him for forgery which -
! be taken up at the May session of ~,
lrt Greenwood told the inspector ,r
t he first went west and since had ~.
n in Canada. He said he should -
'er have been captured alive if-i1is -,
ther had not prevented his commit -,
z suicide. The name Greenwood -,
ged was that of Fred u. Allen of n
r'nheiu' N''s den
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