The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-24
HoosIck FALLS BURGLARY
One Of the Three Alleged Thieves Ar.
rested In Po~nal.

One Of the Three Alleged Thieves Ar
rested In Po~nal.
Claude Pierce who claims New York
a. his home vas arrested Tuesday af'
tcrnoon az Pownal. VI. by Deputy
sheriff Edward Gill OF Hoosick Falls
on a John Doe warrant made out for
two persons. Pierce who IL but Is
years old did not tell much. but man.
aged TO tell sufficient 10 make him a
valuable man 10 keep on the Gates
robbery which was one OF the boldeat
ever pcrpetrated IN Hoosiok Falls.
The crime took place while Elmer
A. Gates was In the field az work and
Mis-. Gates was In the village. Three
Young men saw their opportunity. en-.
tered the house and secured $3.50 In
cash and several articles Of ievelry.
az reported In the North Adams Her
aid.
The loss was not discovered until
Mr. Gates went TO his desk after sup.
per 90 make some entries on his
books The cash which was mostly
silver. was IN a cigar box. Near this
was a package containing So In bills.
which was overlooked by the thieves.
ClcWs of a Different nature had
been run down by the village and town
authorities and Deputy sheriff GIL was
called 20 Powual only Tuesday morn.
ing on n false scent
lie went down again In the after.
noon. however. and picked up Pierce.
Who agreed to so back with Gill with
out rcquisition papers. On his person
be- found a locket with attached chain
and ring which Mr.. Gates can Identify
as his stolen property.
No money was found on Pierce
neither did he admit anything concern.
ing the robbery. lie said that he had
been in flooslck Falls the day OF the
robbery with two other men whom he
did not know: that they we're merely
chance acquaintance.
lie gave their names as John Cole
man aud John O'Connora and when
questioned IN an informal way said
that they had gone 20 Cohoes
lie said he did not know the men.
neither was be- able 90 make a salts.
factory statement relative 90 the jewel.
~ found on him. lie tried TO explain
Il ia court at liooalck Falls yesterday
when arraigned before Justice Of the
Peace William G. Jones. charged with
grand larceny In the second degree.
By saying that he met o'Connor who
belongs In North poWnal. VI. aud Cole
man who ~ a resident OF Cohoca, on
the railroad track from whom he
bought the chain aud they presented
the ring 10 him. lie said be was rs
years old aud had no parents or
friends aud came from New York
city. For a while he worked In the
cotton mill at North Pownal.
Oficer Chapman forced Pierce 10 ad
NIT that he had been In Hooaick Falls
again on Tuesday morning which IL
an important admission inasmuch "a
the home Of William W. Haswoll had
been ransacked Monday afternoon and
some money and valuable icwelry talk.
en-. Three young men. evidently the
same gang had been In the vicinity
during the afternoon.
Mr.. Haswell ana his family had been
away for the day and II IN thought
the robbery was committed some time
after noon. An entrance was effected
by forcing open the front door. This
was discovered upon the return OF the
family later In the day An inyestiga
ton was made and II was found that
a gold watch and chain. n diamond
ring. a gold stick pin and sllyerware
valued nj $40 we're missing.
II n believed that other small thefts
have been made by them but not re-.
ported TO the police. In the case OF
both Haswell and Gates both are farm
houses.