Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16
An UnprofitabIe Burglary.

When Leroy Havey, clerk for Abbott &
Cady, opened up the store Monday morn
ing, he found that the store had been
broken into the previous night. Inquiry
as to a stranger seen around the day
before soon fastened suspicion on a young
man who had been seen early Monday
morning starting towards Randolph.
Word was at once telephoned to Deputy
Sheriff j. f. Lamson of Randolph to be
on the lookout, and a description was
given of the man and the goods stolen,
and the man was soon nabbed by Mr..
Lamson.
Lee Cady, Harry Lease and Sheriff
Cushman drove to Randolph at once to
identify the goods and man. 1t had been
found that the jewelry store of Harry
Lease had also been broken into the same
night. Among the goods missed were
pair OF No. 81 shoes, s23.37 in money,
some collar buttons, sweater from the
store of Abbott d Cady and about eight
rings from the Lease store. ALI these
goods were found on the person of the
man arrested, and there was also found
tobacco pouch containing some over
~ in pennies. II later turned out that
these pennies came from White River
Junction, where a break had been made
the previous night into a fruit store kept
by an Italian. The Italian had a call for
small change and had gotten a roll of it
from the national bank at White River
Junction and even the wrapper was found
on the man with the name OF the junction
bank on il.
Black Tor Blacker) in Russian and said
he was born near Moscow in Russia
twenty years ago, that his father was
farmer near Moscow and that he came
to America two or three years ago and
that he had no relatives or friends in
this country. On his person were found
baggage slips dated March Sth for stations
near Worcester, Mass.
The Abbott a Cady store was broken
into by inserting an instrument like
chisel under window on the south side
OF the store and breaking the window
fastening off. This instrument was found
by Section Boss Morrell at the car house
of the {. V. Ry., near the water tank.
Black had broken into this car house
during the night and started a fire to
keep warm, and had left there the re-
mains Of pie which he had purchased
Sunday at the Bethel Tavern restaurant.
Other articles found on his person
when arrested were six handkerchiefs,
razor, pocket knife, pocket comb, six
metal match boxes, new rubber tobacco
pouch.
Entrance to the Lease store was effected
by prying open the door in some manner.
hAaNh was luCoanf
before Justice X. j. Flint. Owing to the
absence OF Town Grand Juror Cushing in
Boston, il was necessary TO send to W ood-
stock for complain. issued by States
Attorney Batchelder, which delayed the
hearing. The respondent waived exami-
nation and was bound over to the June
term OF Windsor county court in the sum
OF $500 on each break, and be was lodged
in Woodstock Jail Tuesday by Deputy
Sheriff Cushman.
AT the hearing the state was represented
BY John ]. Wilson and the interests Of
the respondent were looked after by
Wallace y. Batchelder. The man tried
TO give the impression that he was either
half witted or else g foreigner who did
not understand our language, but various
actions would indicate that be was far
from q fool, though to most people here
II looks like q very bungling Job and
many, even ministers, were heard to say
that they could have done much slicker
job.