Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-19
BURGLAR COMES TO GRIEF.
Killed by Watchful Clerk While Crack
ing a Safe in q Sheldon Store.

ing a Safe in q Sheldon Store.
The gang of burglars that has been
operating so extensively in Vermont OF
late ran into trouble while plying their
trade at Sheldon last week, one u their
number being shot dead in his tracks.
The other-it is known there were two
escaped.
The shooting took place early Friday
morning. The man was killed While at
tempting to break open the safe in the
general store OF Jennison q Gallup by
Eugene w. Trudeau, a clerk in the store.
Trudeau sleeps in room over the store
and was awakened by the noise OF some
one at the window. W hen partly dressed
he heard the stick which holds the VIM
dow down snap and a man crawl through
the window into the store. Irudeau went
to the register that is directly over the
safe and saw man pass. The next time
he passed in front of the safe Trudeau
fired and killed MIN instantly, the ball
striking the man back OF his right ear.
Trudeau then commenced firing out Of
the chamber window TO arouse the people,
as be did not dare TO 90 and call any one.
fearing the other members Of the gang.
Help soon came. The burglar was found
TO be an unknown man 80 70 80 years OF
age, weighing about $50 lbs. and 5 IT. 10
in. tall. He had dark hair and smooth
face. In his clothing were found one 900
bill, on which was the private mark OF
some one, one go bill, four z bills, 20
pennies, a small key, 4i-calibre, slX-shot
revolver, fully loaded, p extra cartridges,
an officers electric bulls eye, eighteen
fuses for firing charges, rubber bottle
containing nitro glycerine, wedges, map
Of Vermont, time tables, diary end ac-
count book.
1t is established beyond doubt that the
dead man was in East Fairfield the day
before the burglary there and It is ex-
tremely probab bic that be was concerned IN
the affair -Four citizens of East Fairfield
identified the body as man they saw In
their town.
1t Is probable that the burglar had an
accomplice. Officers discovered tracks Of
one man under the window entered.
These were made by the dead man and
there was evidence that man had run
away from the scene, probably frightened
by the shooting. A man was seen with
the burglar killed when the latter was IN
East Fairfield. This companion was about
80 years old, i've feet and ten or eleven
inches tall and weighed about $50 pounds
He wore a dark suit and soft hat. his
dark moustache was closely clipped.
A photograph OF the dead man was Sc
cured, and the body inferred by the town
authorities.
+. W. rrudeau was arrested, but dis
charged after nearing, the justice ueelar-
ing the homicide iustifiahle. Irudeau had
been frightened by the East Fairfield
burglary and had taken the preeautiOn to
remove the cap to the register and TO have
his loaded gun within reach.
The East Fairfield postotiice was robbed
the night Of Oct. 10 and about $500 stolen.
The burglars cut out the glass OF one front
window, raised the sash and entered the
office lobby. They pried open the safe by
the use OF an iron bar and chsel and
robbed il Of its entire contents, consisting
OF about $500 IN stamped paper aud money.
A large number OF valuable papers, OF a
public and private nature, deeds, mort
| cages and insurance papers were taken
! Considerable coin and private papers be-
| longing 10 Postmaster !. n. Chase were
also taken. A bag full OF the lost papers
was found In furnace standing on the
platform at the railroad station. Other
! papers were found scattered along the
railroad.
1t is supposed that the burglars we're the
same persous who have been committing q
/ series OF burglaries in this state recently
/ The lumber mill OF George w. Marble At
/ Woodstock was entered the night OF Oct.
I 5, the safe dynamited and small sum OF
money taken. The same night the station
1 OF the Woodstock railway was entered and
some papers were stolen.
The postofice at Marshtield was entered
during the early hours Of the morning OF
/ Oct 2, che safe was wrecked and the sum
\ 81 800 in money and stamps was taken.
The store of n. X. Foster at South Roy
alton WAS burglarized Sept. is during the
early hours OF the morning and the sum OF
$500 in money and checks was taken.
The Craftsbury postoilice was also
robbed Of 300 Sept. 9.