The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

aprraie almost under their veg noses, a'
II were.
Two men who acted susplelausy aud
strmod extremely ANXIOUS "a escale drlre
tion attracted the attention 1T residents
en Chase street about midnight Tuesday,
Mn, Luke fsrnler lookesi vat ol llr win,
Iiow ol her home a the corner oi Forest
aud Chase slrrels, about that time aud
saw man walking ON ~" grass AZ the
cisr oi thu road on the FOREST street side
ui her house, A moment later another
man apIsatcd ffum the opposite direction
and the two crossed the street toward the
house oi John Tucker. The dogs IA the
neglborhood had been aroused BY the
-kulker and harkrd - loudly that Miss
iieulah Tucker was awakcnei. As She
was about 10 close her window shr saw
he two men aud they Apparently heard
her al the samr time, Both men Tan
down Chase sipart toward oak street a.
last a. they could, one whislling 10 the
other. Miss fuckers brother Immediately
telcphonod Chief of Police kans that two
suspicious characters had been seen and
Chief Evans advised Mr.. Tucker 90 'nil
them full ui hucl1shui,' ii they put IN an
appearance again Miss Tucker was una
ble to see the men clearly, a. the mean
descent light al the corner oi fnIcst and
Chase streets was Gut at the time, She
noticed. however, that one oi them was
tall aud the other short. An hour or ~
later residents near the corner oi Oak aud
Chaplin streets saw rough looking man
pass under the are light at that point aud
disappear behind one VI the houses.
ihe same night Henry Fisher, who lives
IN the west tenement Of the house at the
corner OF Tyler and Terrace streets, heard
some one prOwling about the house oi y.
4. Cabot across the road. 4 little later
lac saw iour men apparently trying the |
windows on the Cabot house. lrf few
moments two OF them went down 90 Wal |
nut street through the yard Of j. l.. Hay. /
wood, and little later the other two fol. /
lowed. Mr. Fisher, who has lived IA this /
town but a few months says he was able /
by the light OF the incandescent lamp at \
the street corner to get a good view Of
two OF the men. but that he never saw
either Of them before.
Henry +. Whitney, manager OF the
Irystal Springs Ice company, was accosted
Tuesday evening as he was going 10 his
home on Frost place. He was hailed by a
man on the side OF the road, who asked
MIR. Whitney 10 come over there mo-
nent. Mr.. Whitney, however, was un-
'ertaln as 20 how many men were hidden
n the bushes and therefore thought IT
iest 10 continue his way home.
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William ;. Stearns's house ON Walnut
trcet ON Thursday night OF last week. the !
tight OF the burglary at DIR. c. ;. PEtt's. 4,
'lR. Stearns and her daughter Miss Maud !
'tearns, occupy the downstairs tenement
'lrs. >teaIns heard a sound a OF some one (
rying TO open the cellar window and she !
yoke her daughter. In so doing the bur l
lars were frightened away. Mrs. Stearns ]
nd her daughter went to the house Of a a
eighbor TO remain the rest OF the night I
nd IN the morning footprints around the {
ouse were plainly visible. v
The hen.house OF Thomas VI. Doyle, who d
YES in district No. o, near the lie Roy il
nm. was robbed OF six yearlng hens and c
large chickens last week Thursday eve 0
ing between $3.50 and s:4j o'clock. Mr.. d
'oyle and his son Carroll were sitting on II
ne piazza, which is about six rods from II
ie hen-house, and upon hearing a com
otion among the fowls they went to in /
,stigate the cause. As they entered the h
uildlng two men smashed ont window p
the opposite end and jumped out with "
leir plunder which they had tied in n
lgs. Mr. Doyle and his son chased them "
II quite a distance but were unable TO h
'ertake them and did not go further than N
rnest Whitney ;, the next farm, whence II
r. Whitney's two dogs chased the &C
ieves out of sight. The forms of the Sc
en- were plainly visible although it was Il
very dark night. They were of medium IL
light and build. The hen-house is 20 feet ra
ng and built beyond the shed connected lie
th the dwelling house, distance OF hi
'out six rods, Entrance was made
rough the door at the west end of the h5
ilding Mr.. Whitney had eight hens in
olen from his flock about the same time tn
r. Doyle has no dog and has kept close WI
itch over his property since the theft. ST