Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
BURGLAR SHOT DEAD
Killed While Robbing a Store at
Sheldon.

An unidentified burglar was sho
and killed while attempting to breal
open the safe in the general store o.
Jennison & Gallivan at Sheldon, IL
miles from st. Adams, early Friday
morning, Oct i3, by Eugene w,
Trudeau, clerk in the store.
Trudeau sleeps in the store and
was awakened Friday morning by
the noise of some one at the window.
When partly dressed he heard the
stick which held the window down
snap and a man crawl through the
window into the store. Trudeau
went to the register that is directly
over the safe and saw a man pass.
The next time he passed in front of
the safe Trudeau fred and killed
him instantly, the ball striking the
man back of his right ear.
Trudeau then cnnn'-@-~~'l~ G-;--e
out q of the chamber window to
arouse the people as he did not dare
to go and call any one. Miss Eliza
Marsh heard the shots and called
her brother, w. G. Marsh, who
aroused others and located the shots.
Several citizens were called, Sheriff |
S. b. Tho mas, George E. Stebbins,
DR.. E. M. Brown and several 9TH
ers.
In the clothes and pockets of the
burglar were found the following:
One $Ioo bill, on which was the
private mark of some one, and one
$40 bill, which were found snugly
tucked beneath the first lining of his
vest; small key, evidently highly
priced by the burglar, as it was care
fully placed beneath the second lin
ing of the vest; 44-calibre, six
shot revolver, fully loaded; II extra
cartridges, an officers electric bulls
eye, eighteen fuses for firing
charges, rubber bottle containing
six finely tempered
steel wedges for prying safes,
small bottle Of oil, large jack knife,
cake of soap, leather pistol belt
IN which SIS, being four 81 bills, and ]
20 pennies, a steel punch, bag of t
soap, brush, an Ingersoll watch,
| small pocket mirror and comb and
! tooth brush, a map of Vermont, Z
Central Vermont and Canadian Pa
life railway time tables and diary
md account book.
The burglar had secured an iron
oar, wrench, large chisel and heavy {
hammer at T. T. Holmes carriage c
hop. The body was taken to the +
Undertaking rooms. He is man E
bout five feet ten inches, weighing :
so, 80 to SO years Of age, dark hair,
mooth face, shaved yesterday. No
'apers could be found to show who S
Ie was. A policeman's torch was |
ound. /
1t is probable that the burglar had t
n accomplish. Deputy ShAr;ff ia
'homas discovered tracks Of one
nan under the window entered.
'hese were made by the dead man
nd there was evidence that man
ad run away from the scene, proba- n
ly frightened by the shooting, {
TRUDEAU RELEASED. [
E. w. Trudeau was arrested Fri A
ay afternoon by Sheriff S. B. {
'homas and taken before Justice -
ieorge Stebbins for a hearing. The
tate was represented by States At "
,rney Austin and the defendant r.
,as represented by 1. N. Chase of b
'airield. AT the close Of the hear s.
lg the Justice returned verdict Of n
istifable homicide and Trudeau n
,as released. o
1t is established beyond doubt that n
lie dead man was in East Fairfield C
lie day before the burglary there e
nd it is extremely probable that he c
,as concerned in the affair,