Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-27
THIEF CAPTURED
Stole Sylvester Miners Team on
Main Street Saturday Night.

Charles Douglass, Who Sold Horse and
Sleigh in Oummerston. Says He Was
Drunk-ln Jail Now
black mare and sleigh were stolen
from Sylvester Miner Saturday night, and
although the disappearance was discover
ed within Is minutes every effort to locate
the team was futile. Mr.. Miner hitched
the horse on Main street. in front of Red
Mems hall, just before IL o'clock and went
away on an errand. He did not notice
any other team or person on the street.
but when he returned few minutes later
his mare and sleigh were gone He re-
ported his loss to Chief-of- Police Hall
and they went TO the livery stables think
ing that some one might have had the
horse put in a stable for a Joke. Getting
no trace OF the property in the stables
Mr.. Miner went home, about a mile, to
see il the animal had gone home alone,
but still he found no trace. He returned
to Main street again and put the case
into Chief-ofP Police Halls hands. Mr..
Han telephoned to the principal places
in nearby towns in this state and in
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, but
1t was so late, about midnight that the
telephone offices in the smaller towns
were closed. On Sunday morning officers
in the small towns were notified and on
Monday printed notices were sent out 1t
was thought that a trace OF the missing
rig had been found in Putney and Bellows
Fails Sunday, but investigation proved
that the officers were on the wrong track
The mare, PAGER, is about ~ years old
and weighs about $50 pounds. Formerly
she was owned by DR.. f. r. Lynch.
On Tuesday afternoon Chief-of- Police
HAN received n message by telephone
from Frank Leray, who is employed in
| the Davenport store i'm West Brattle-
| boro, stating that a mare which looked
very much like Miners had lust been
driven past the store toward Hinesburg
Mr.. Han and Mr.. Miner started in pur-
SUIT stopping at West Brattleboro for
constable Walker, who Joined them with
his team. At the Israel Wood place Mr.
Han and Mr., Miner took Nthe Marlboro
branch of the road and Mr. Walker kept
on toward Hinesburg When Mr. Hall
reached the Henry Briggs place he saw
Miners missing property in the yard,
ana on going into the house he found J.
Christensen, a Swede who lives on the
Leroy Wilder place in Dummerston
| Christensen said that on Saturday night
a wood chopper, named Charles Douglass.
who has lived at various places in Dunn
merston, stopped at George Hadley's
house with the horse and sleigh and on
Sunday tried to dispose of the property.
stating that he obtained it in New
Hampshire. on Monday Christensen
took the mare and agreed to pay $50, and
on Tuesday he drove her to Mr.. Briggs $
house on an Grand He said that Doug
lass was in Dummerston, and the ON
GERS headed for that town forthwith.
They found Douglass at Thomas Welch's
| house on the Putney road, near the Cross
| by place after making several calls II
| was then about o'clock at night.
Douglass admitted that he took the horse
| ana he was brought to Brattleboro and
put in the lookup. On "Wednesday
morning he was arraigned before Justice
Newton on warrant charging him with
the larceny of the mare. He waived ex-
animation and was put under bonds in