The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-07
INTERVIEW WAS FALSE,
SAYS CHIEF BROWN
Is Much Incensed at way He Was Quot
ed by Boston Newspaper Re-
garding the Alleged Plot
Hatched in Barre.

When Boston got rumor that plot
was being Matched in Barre TO descend
on the Massachusetts, city, blow up the
Hoosac tunnel docks and other property
and thereby make work possible for a
lot Of men, then boston got busy and AZ
the same time the sensational news
papers threw themselves into spasms.
The result was that lurid tales Of dire
full things bIotted the front pages Of
those journals yesterday. Among those
swept into the meshes which they threw
out was Chief Of Police Brown of this
city. Chief Brown received three tele-
phone calls from Boston newspaper of
tiees, one after the other To one and
all of his questioners he laughed at
the idea Of plot being made in Barre
to blow up the Hoosac tunnel docks or
any other docks.
When copies Of the papers with the
reported interviews arrived, Chief Brown
was very much incensed to read the
following in the Boston Post.
Barre, VT, March 5.''While have
not been asked To make any arrests Of
local anarchists on behalf Of the Boston
police, SO far said Chief Of Police Pat
rick Brown, tonight, when told Of the
alleged plot hatohed by Barre anar-
chists to blok up the Hoosac Tunnel
docks in Boston, Il know where to 60
for the gang that is capable of the
work"
Chief Brown has cause to know all
about Barre's so.called nest Of reds"
Some of them tried to kill him year
ago. Two we're convicted for shooting
him. One is in prison serving five years,
and the ringleader, whose bullet nearly
sent Brown into eternity, was sent away
for FL years at hard labor.
1T Is q tough gang, and there are a
night. "They have their own hall and
regular organization, Ostensibly, they
are pcaceably inclined, but there's BEEN
many scheme Matched up in their hall.
They plotted to do me, there, and we
keep sharp eye on them.
"'rhey are intelligent, capable work.
men, earning good pay"
is their violence caused by liquor2"
the chief was asked.
mo, sir" he answered, "they are just
pure devils. Some of them would kill
man for a nickel. They cause us lots
Of worry and we do not take any chances
with them. The police and the lower
court deal quickly and sharply with them
when they are caught violating the
law.
@Thcre are many Of them here who
are capable of Matching the plot and
then putting 1T into operation, and /
would advise the Boston police to watch
the docks closely.
where few trains leave here we can
watch them, and shall be very glad to
keep in touch With the Boston police
The chief was told Of the alleged
plot to destroy the docks In order that
there would be ! demand for labor such
as may be performed by the anarchistic
stone cutters.
They're up to all sorts of tricks" :"
he commented. THE outlook for bust.
ness would influence them easily. Bos.
ton had better watch its docks"
Chief Brown declares the reported in
terview to be false in every particular
except that he did tell The Post that
the anarchists have d meeting place in
Barre and that they are not the rail
road gang Italians,' but men who draw
good pay. He told his interviewer that
he did not believe there was such
plot being formed in Barre and that
there was no occasion for it, as the Ital-
ians here are stone cutters and have
plenty of work.
Two reporters for this paper and one
other in Boston were despatched to this
place yesterday, arriving here last night.
One Of them went TO the police office
and asked Chief Brown for his picture
and got fiat refusal. The reporters
left this noon for home. II may be
said that one Boston paper, after look
ing into the matter, did not print the
rumor But in spite Of the fact that
the plot was generally regarded as
a fake, the Boston police thought it best
to watch the Hoosac tunnel docks Mon
day night.