The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02
SOLD BOOK TO
LOCAL MAN
Burglar of Newfane Station
Here Tuesday.
VISITED A. E. MILLER
And Induced Him to Buy Central
Vermont Mileage-Stranger PROB
ably Left Town on Late Train
Tuesday Night-No Clew.

The man who burglarized the Cen
tral Vermont station at Newfane last
Friday evening as told in our New
fame correspondence was undoubtedly
in Brattleboro Tuesday afternoon and
evening and it is not unlikely that ne
went north on the late train that
night. At any rate one of the mile
age books which was taken from the
station was sold TO Austin h. Miller
Tuesday evening by well-dresseu
stranger who secured in return ~ ana
n Boston and Maine mileage contain
inc several hundred miles. Mr.. Mill
er had no idea that he was receiving
stolen property until G. b, Sprague'
10 whom the book was rented later
in the evening, was informed by the
conductor on the West River division
of the Central Vermont railroad We'd
nesdav morning that the mileage
book he had in his possession was one
of three stolen from Newfane. Mr..
Sprague of course told the conductor
where he had gotten the book and the
conductor Immediately communicated
with Mr.. Miller.
News of the burglary at Newfane
WAS telephoncd to Deputy Sheriff.
Mvron p. Davis by Sheriff a,
III. Thompson Monday and the
former Immediately took steps toward
apprehending the criminal. He mott
fed all the employees of the local sta
ton to be on the lookout for Central
Vermont mileage books Nos. s9S1,
/ SgSs and s999, caused all of the con
ductors and brakemen to be notified
and then informed Chief of Police
Evans about the affair. Sheriff Da-
Wis also notified w. l.. Walker about
the stolen books but did not inform
Mr.. Miller for the reason that he was
not aware Mr.. Miller dealt in mile
ages.
About $50 Tuesday evening as Mr..
I Miller was preparing to close ms
store man of dark complexion, well
dressed, Of medium height and weight
and apparently between 30 and AZ
wears old. entered the store and in
duired if Mr.. Miller had any Boston
and Maine mileages. The stranger
said he had plenty of Central Yer
mont mileage and showed three books,
two of which had been partially used
/ He wished, however, to 90 to ST.
Johusburv and would like to exchange
one new Central Vermont book for
Boston and Maine. Mr.. Miller took
the book, which was numbered s999,
and gave the man SO and several hun
dred miles of Boston and Maine mile
age. Afterwards he rented the Cen
trail Vermont book to C. B. Sprague
and did not know anything was
wrong until the next morning as
stated above.
Mr.. Miller is of the opinion that
the stranger knew his business thor
oughly, for the fy-leaf had been
torn from the Central Vermont book
something that is always done be-
fore mileages are sold by the rail
roads-and the book was stamped Oh
the rear cover. The stamp, however
was a forgery as it was square in
stead of round and differed in Other
ways from the genuine impression
Local authorities have been on the
watch for the burglar since Wednes
day morning but there is little doubt
that he went north Tuesday night
Conductors on the Boston and Maine
road have been informed of the mum
her of book which Mr.. Miller gave
the stranger and are on the watch fol