The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15
nutHebOrO Local.
re ARRESTED FOR
STEALING MILEAGES
49,, oulnn Thought to Be the Man
Took Books from Townshend
s..,ion Last Month-Claims
Another Man Did 1t.

rnom Quinn of 5 Horton place
Ma at Newfane Tuesday in $500
+. Nv Justice Charles $, Chase on
borpe of grand larceny of 10
.J vermont mileage books of 500
"" ,osh The ease will come up at
,nrn term Of the Windham county
tn, evidence of the state tend,
chow that Quinn stole the mile
to,ts found in his possession.
If the books bore numbers of
.,s hooks taken from the railway
NJ IN Townshend Oct. II. Quinn
1,3 mot guilty and through his
~ Attorney J. G. Martin, said
,te books were bought of Ernest
Crimson of this town last Friday
NM AT 5 o'clock at the railroad
.,o Justice Chase thought that
evidence was sufficient to hold the
,rlert though he said that the
,o,tiop of Quinn with stealing the
!. was not good. This was the rea.
,iyep for placing the amount of
At 30 low figure for so serious
are. Quinn has not been able to
..sya his release as yet. Ernest
..,s;rson was held in $50 bonds as
ritness and allowed to go on his
racognizance. The affairs of the
.,.nt term of the Windham county
~ were being wound up and the
obout to be discharged when
1;rr's case was called. Judge Seneca
|s,,eltop said that he was ready to
H. m the case but States Attorney
|s5s,t C. Bacon said that it would
NJ him at least a week to get the
|-5eDce together and that besides
ermoping all the railroad officials
-,ssrned in the case he would be
|sEged to get some witnesses out OF
BE- state. -. -
m Oct 70 the railroad station IN
,,rn.bqnd was broken into by means
smashing a window. The ticket of,
!, was entered in the same way and
Central Vermont mileages were
|rtsn besides a machine for cancelling
s.Iets and a revolver belonging to
|s,ton Agent Arthur Stone. The Oh,
|tss Of the company notified the
|rDlpetors and as fast as book pear
1, tbe number of those stolen was
rs,epted the name of the person was
|sE4n and the place where the DOOR
i, procured noted down. 1t was ap
,,,srt that several of these book.
vsa sold in White River Junction anc
ynrlinglv all the mileage brokers II
a,t town we're put on their guard
|Nipn attempted to dispose OF a niue
| ~ book Saturday to a broker by TN
anne of Wilson. Recognizing I'M
rnber as one of those given MN p
n officer was called in. Sheriff H. .
| Hon placed Quinn under arrest am
h searching the man found III pook
Ian Ms person. On questioning him n
ad that he had bought the books o
Hutchinson in Brattleboro. Accord
nply Sheriff A. II. Thompson was noI .
| I'D and Sunday Deputy Sheriff ~ I
Thompson brought Quinn to beliow
|HDs Sheriff Thompson Immediate
pepboned Deputy Sheriff M. T. ia
Vi asking him to procure warran
,ganst Hutchinson and have MN q
5s station the next morning when n
'Tbompson) would arrive from De
| lows Falls with Quinn. According
Sheriff Davis placed Hutchinson III
der arrest and took him to the staeio
where he was identified by quinn
The man from whom he procured VI
books. Being further quest zone
Quinn said that it was not at Esse
i1ction but on the crossing IN bra
teboro where he bought the pooh
Hutchinson disclaimed all knowleos
d fine affair and maintained that |
could prove an alibi. He was 1ak s
10 Newfane. however, with gun
where he remained on his own req
nizance as a witness. From al W.
sDpears in the case Hutchinson nj
been brought into the affair merely 4Sa,, :
scape goat. 1t was at first IN 1d0a "
that Quinn was the one who I., sofa "a A N
lin Miller the mileage in July OF IN
year YET =, shortly after break in the o Ne.
fame station was made and sever
books taken. Mr.. Miller SAID, no
ever. that Quinn was not the man Ia
Quinn was formerly station age go
At WIIiamsville. He was once pa
agemoster for the Central Vermo
and for a time was spare conductor
The West River branch. o.,;,
Later it was learned that 9uil
registered at the White hlVes s.or :
ton House Oct. IA two days aitei
burglary in Townshend and TINS MS ~
thought will account for SO many inso