The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-21
NOT A,,CLUE IN THE
CHESTERFIELD CASE
flshire County Authorities Have No
Theory by Which to Account for
Robbery at Home of Mrs. Per-
sis Thompson-Peculiar.

No clue has yet been discovered in the
fNenous robbery which took place last
sTk Wednesday at the home of Mrs
FtHs Thompson Of West Chesterfield,
! h. who claims that a pillow contain
Y SWV in bills and jewelry valued at
lAe than $1,000 were taken during her
saeelce Sheriff w. 5. Tuttle and County
Mator u l.. Cain Of Keene, n. H., have
sAae thorough investigation but up to
e PRESENT time they have found nothing
which to identity the robber and have
tneOry to disclose concerning the rob-
appears that Mrs. Thompson is a
'aoW u years of age and peculiar in
n ways Of living and doing things. Her
ssgaler, Mrs. Edgar Davenport, knew
IVlt the pillow which her mother told
~ y contained good deal of money, al
%ugn she probably never saw it. She
~ Knew her mother had watches and
|fseiy, some Of which came from n
|sglter who lived in Roxbury, Mass
NJ " husband Us died a number of years ago.
,l n thompson did not arrange to be
my rom home until the night before
Ia at Mrs. Thompson was evidently
,I' Oh beng robbed and she had I'M
S ina methods of protecting her house.
|I.Ols other things she had large num-
M 1 VI locks which she moved from door
~. uV3r Whenever she saw fit, and several
AZ ISlge punches of keys which fitted
~. Inherent locks. Some of the house
SSsas. snow where half dozen or more
sss sn 7, locks have been screwed on to
I'LL frequently, when she went out or
n.y. up her doors, she would forget |
,,nu NY She used and on her return
lGs',s "a nave to get neighbor to open her
w. :. MS often took good while-there
IN ptT y y many keys which had to be tried
NJ ' Iti right one was found. She also
Y NJ l 45 OF mailing up her doors.
ra ns' .; thompson states that her money,
] IL NJ to $4,000, was in bills-single
ri VI ri SlOO or packages containing 800
6lon hle money was sewed up, first, in
k bsi case, This was then sewed into
MI, N.Y. lIlck' Ike a pillow tick, which was
,ras with the word Pillow" the
Il n, - evidently thinking this. would mis-
i !. y nIs. seeking valuables. The pillow"
r pdGea IN a travelling bag and the
way ',, rocked up in trunk. This trunk
. oe,efal others were broken open and
ahmed "h'ii 'he hou'e ""'
,.ss articles which Mrs. Thompson
n me- ~ tfhclude four or five gold watches,
h H.. winch she says, were studded
d vwaIiiilohds, a pair of diamond ear
u salued at $3.50; other diamonds in
,nJ s -. ana diamond ring worth $3.50.
l ImaIGh hanging in the kitchen was {
s sift; by the thief. A sideboard in i
v4rs groom was broken open and '
i Eg6i0sets, etc., ransacked. &
io Nc uiihcult to form a definite con-
N, n N 10 Just what actually occurred I
= oilnompson's home during her alb !
had ge "a her accounts of the money \
Iss a. nome and elsewhere and how Z
eetS AIKEN care of it, are in many t
ill., FSoltiadlctOry. 1t is a somewhat \
: ~ i az that although she owns the I
for west Chesterfield where she has g
er da i've or SIX years, since the death b
pa;d raughter in Roxbury, Mass, and Y
h. ,4 caSh Tor whatever she has needed O
III support, she does not appear to v
jost uoes not claim to own or to E
e lysS any stocks, bonds or like securi- c
/, 1bs ny, one bank book. O
in TSoh she did not appear to value G
ali 'p n asset, like her money, and tt
iono5 ~ al first miss it. On being s
n however, she said she had s.
6sra bfattleboro savings bank, and ID
bat laughter found a bank book c
otssss amount among some insurance I'll
er r. papers in the house. But OF
s' thompson nor her daugh- di