Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL NEWS
PRISONERS HELD UNDER $500 BONDS EACH
Man Shot at Newfane Bank ROBBERY Aagned John Doe
Armed Stranger Arrested in Brateboro as j. F. McCay

man. he said, asked him IL he knew a mer-
chant in Williamsvile named Duneavy.
Mr.. Martin said he did not know such
a man, but the employees of the freight
office might know him. Station Agent
Burke of Brattleboro said the respondent
asked the same question and other ques-
lions of him.
Another Brattleboro witness was Leon
Canedy, who said that on the morning the
safe was cracked McCarty came up from
the railroad to the Brattleboro House and
asked him for shine, which was given
him. Edward Rogers of West Dummers-
ton testified to seeing McCarty on the
steps near Rogerss store in that village
about 6 o'clock Friday morning. War
ner Miller of West Dummerston. team
ster for John Taft, said that on the same
morning McCarty walked along with him
and tried to sell him a watch and asked
him If there was n machnist in the place.
Chief of-Police Hall was the principle
witness. He testified that he was noti-
fled by telephone by Mr. Schwenk and
went at once to the railroad station and
found McCarty buying ticket for Boston;
that he called him aside; that McCarty
trembod violently. and told contradic-
tory stories as to where he came from and
where he stayed the night before; that
he arrested McCarty and searched him,
finding a Colt 4i-calibre revolver with
six chambers. all loaded, a belt and hol-
ster, a bag containing is cartridges, a
black silk handkerchief and a pocket
book containing a large number of
matches and several papers. one of these
papers was "A post Office registry receipt
given to McCarty in New York city July
%.
For the defense Mr.. Bacon put on nc
witnesses, but in his argument he claim
ed that the state had not made out case
and he argued so well that some thought
1a ani- H.. HI
| tice skinner thought the evidence was
sufficient for holding the respondent on
suspicion, and he fixed bail at $500 The
other man then was arragned in Jail
| his name being given in the warrant as
| John Doe, it being impossible to get him
| to tell his name. He waived examination
and was held in the sum Of $500.
During the hearing i'm the court house
McCarty betrayed no anxiety but was
calm throughout He is about 80 years
| old, and would not be taken for n Grim
| inal. When Jailer Davis went to his eel
previous to the hearing it was impossible
to unlock it, a theory was at once
| been tempered with, but it was found
| that n key had been broken of in the lock
| The lock was filed open.
| Since the report of the burglary was
printed in the newspapers several in
quiries have been received by the Off
| GERS. MT watts, chiet inspector OF pO
| lice in Boston, has asked Chief Hall FOL
a photograph OF McCarty which will b,
| secured and sent. Chief Peabody O
| Greenfield has asked for permission L
see McCarty, thinking that he may con
meet him with burglaries in Massachu
I setts. The request will be granted.
| The directors of the Windham COUNTY
| savings bank have voted to reward Georg.
Batchelder in the sum of $3.50 for hi
part in apprehending the safe robber.
j. y. Winter. a West Brattleboro far
| mer, has reported to Chief Hall that OF
| Friday night two well dressed men cam,
| to his house and asked for lodging. The,
appeared to be tired and nervous an,
| said they preferred to sleep on the hay
and that privilege was given them. The,
left early in the morning after asking
the way to Bennington. Mr. Winter di,
not hear OF the robbery until some tim
after they had gone.