The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-11
Two Men Wanted For Middle,
sex Mail Pouch Robbery
CAUGHT IN DANVILLE
Several Letters and Money Order
Were Found on Them by Sheriff
Tracy and Deputy Sheriff Camp
This Morning.

After chase lasting ten hours and over
miles and miles Of badly drifted roads,
Sheriff Frank Tracy of Montpelier and
Deputy Sheriff Homer d. Camp of this
city this morning at two o'clock ran down
and captured two men who are without
doubt the men wanted for the robbery
Of the United States mail pouch at
Middlesex, the night before last. The
men gave their names as Medic LaRo-
chelle and George Pherian, both Of st.
Lynn, Chester, Canada. Several letters
and one money order for $3.50 we're
found in their possession.
The two officers left Montpelier yes
terday afternoon at four o'clock with
terday afternoon at four o'clock, with
the intention Of searching the lumber
camp in East Montpelier, as they
thought the two men who were seen walk
ing in that direction from Barre yesterday
morning, might have gone there to se-
cure employment. The men were not
there and the officers went on to East
Montpelier village. There they found
that Charles Dudley had given q ride
to two men whose description Tailed
with that OF the men wanted. That
was little after noon. When Mr.,
Dudley dropped the men they started
on foot toward Plainheld. Thinking
that it was the intention OF the fugi-
tives to take the train at that place
49,. ,,fs ,,y,. .ls,.,,al 80, fAasvs hnruoa q IA
rot TO the station Just as the train
did. "A search Of the train, however,
brought no trace Of them.
But Charles Comstock volunteered the
information that he had seen two men
near the farm of Howard Martin on the
road toward Marshlcld, and that he
thought they were the ones tho officers
were after. So the latter whipped ur
again and went to Maxshfield Stronger
clues we're found there. The two mer
being traced had started off with two
others who joined them at Marshfield
toward Cabot Where the roads tc
Cabot and East Cabot join the four mer
separated, two men going each way
The officers didn't know which way then
pair went, and started for Cabot. They
went on the wrong trail. Their mer
went to East Cabot Securing lanterns
the pursuers hustled to make up foi
the lost time. They reached West Dan
vile at half past ten o'clock, and Sher-
iff Tracy went on to Danville Green
The train which they thought the mer
might have taken had not arrived
While they were waiting there, Sher-
iff Silloway telephoned that two men
without doubt those wanted, were in
barn on the farm of o man named
Clark. Henry g. Badger, with two men
went, at the request of the sheriffs and
captured the men, and was taking them
to his home when the pursuing party
caught up with them. It was two
o'clock in the morning and the party
was pleased to reach Mr.. Badgers house
in West Danville, and they were more
pleased when Mrs. Badger brought out
something to eat. The prisoners were
not loath, either. The remainder Of the
night was spent by the officers and theiI
prisoners, sitting up. AT daylight this
morning. after breakfast served By
Mrs, Badger, they started out on the
return trip with a new pair of horses
At Marshfield they left the team and
continued the trip to Montpelier by
rail.
In the county Jail today the men have
little to say, and what they do say
Is scarcely Ineligible, is neither car
speak English WELL Questioned con
cerning the robbery, they say theyfou
the mail pouch on the track. The let
ters found in their possession were writ
ten by parties in the vicinity of Middle.
sex and Waterbury. All of those founc
in their pockets had been opened with
one exception. A money order for s1.5C
was also found. Express Agent Hois
ington Of this city has the order fol
Sf2 presented by the men yesterday
morning.
LaRochelle and Pherian will probably
be taken to Burlington for hear
ing.
The police at st. Johnsbury were or
the lookout for the men, having beer
warned by Chief Of Police Brown Of thii
city that they might so To that place
Chief Brown went down the Wells Riv
er line yesterday afternoon on hum
for the men, but they fought shy O
the railroad all day.