The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
NOT ROBBED,
AND is IN JAIL
Hanover, N. H. Postmaster
Confessed 10 Having
MANUFACTURED STORY
Chief Of Police Gauthier, Formerly Of
Barre Police Force, Soon Found
Defects in Sampson's Story
at Hanover.

Hanover, n, IT,. Jan. l7.-As result
Eof the robbery Of the United States
Epost-ofiice at Hanover Wednesday night.
Leon +. Sampson, the postmaster, is
now in custody at the Hanover police
station, charged with embezzlement, hav-
ing confessed TO the charge yesterday
afternoon. The robbery was alleged to
have taken place at $3.50 Wednesday
evening, and Chief OF Police L. NJ. GalI.
thier OF Hanover made an immediate
examination Of the premises, and as a
result q his careful and intelligent work
suspicion was lodged on Sampson early
yesterday morning Chief Gauthiel
summoned United States Inspector d.
| J. Rapp of White River junction and
II. Hadsell of Concord as soon as he
had made a hasty examination.
Inspector Rapp arrived yesterday at
midnight and Inspector Hadsel early
yesterday morning, and the two work
ing together with Chief of Police Gan.
thier We're able to bring very definite
evidence against Sampson Much credit
IS due 70 Gauthier for alertness in the
case, As soon as he had summoned the
inspectors he returned to the post-oifice
and began thorough search Of the
place, working throughout the night.
lie found concealed IN the post Office
cellar tobacco box containing S2s5 in
bills
The story told BY Sampson to Gau
thier was that the robber had broken
in the window and through the hole thus
made had thrust both hands, one hold
ing the revolver, the other to receive
the cash Gauthier upon examination
found that there was no glass inside The /
Office, and that the break in the win
dow, which was triangular hole, was
not large enough for i man to thrust /
both hands through at once. Yester, /
day afternoon the two inspectors inter.
viewed Sampson and he admitted that T
the story told was false He said that I
he had been hard pressed by certain +
creditors and had taken S2s5 to pay
them
He further said that be had broken
the window with his elbow. He dill Il
not mention the s2s5 concealed in The
post-afiice cellar
The post-oilice books are now being
examined but it is not known whether
there is a further shortage or not
Judge Charles " Hoitt Of Nashua.
United States district attorney, was
notified late yesterday morning after
Tire interview He communicated with
United States Commissioner Hodgeman
Of Concord, and the latter issued war
rant for embezzlement The United
States deputy marshal at Concord IS
now on his way to Hanover
When sampson was appointed to the !
1iiiee. Of postmaster, three years ago,
le was put under bonds for S.. COOS fiis
3ondsmcn are Il Ii Downing, FW.I
Davisons ID. s. Bridgeman ana IL III !
Howe, All of Hanover The hondsmen
AVE designated Horace Il IIufllmrt of
his town, formerly employed in the Z.
lry goods store of Dawson & Ward as
sampson's temporary successor. pending !
permanent appointment by the gov
rnment.
Sampson came to Hanover from {
Woodstock, VII, Six years ago. a. as {
istant postmaster under George Small, !
e became prominent IN Congregational 2
hurch affairs and in the Masonic order. '
nd won the respect Of many citizens
In 1904, when Small's term expired, I
sampson obtained the place. shortly y
efore this, the business men Of the Y
own had presented him a purse OF $500. {
When he obtained the position OF post
Master, instead of returning the money, y
rhich was in the nature Of q loan, he j
ought an automobile His first wife i
led in 1905, and he later married Eta
liaord of this town. Since this time
ampson has been making must Of a
how in town society. and it is thought F
bat he has been living beyond his
leans. This summer he sold his house.
Chief Of Police Gauthier Of Hanover g
no unraveled the robbery yarn of the r
is Barre man, and will y
! remembered as a former member of y
le local police force lie went to Han q
ser several years ago to accept the po v
tion as chief u