The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-07
Two Strangers Got Away
With a Rich Haul
AT UPPER GRANITEVILLE
One Man Was Encouraged to Draw $3.50
Out Of the Bank--He Lost 10th
ers in the House Were Robbed
Also.

One Of the best planned and most suc-
cessfuI robberies committed in Vermont
in some time was perpetrated at upper
Graniteyille carry this morning, when
the boarding house Of Polander, called
Joe Push, was robbed Of about S40O in
money and other articles. The work IS
thought to be that Of two professional
burglars who have been hanging around
for several days and who have worked
themselves into the good graces Of Mr..
and Mrs Push and the boardsrs at the
house. saaREWM
John Kodiak, quarry worker, was the
heaviest loser, and lost his savings,
amounting to about $3.50. Mr.. and Mrs.
Push and two other boarders lost sums
Of money and personal effects.
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Mcclellan was
notified Immediately after the robbery,
which occurred at about two o'clock, and
at once got into communication with
escape Of the thieves. who fed as soon
escape Of the thieves, woh fed as soon
as the deed was committed. The sus-
poets, both Of them Polanders, have been
around Graniteville for some time, nsith-
er Of them doing any work One Of them
came about two weeks ago and was
known as Steve Rolan. He also gave
the names Of Frank" and bill" at
places where he stopped.
Last Saturday large, intelligent ap-
pearing Polander came to the Push home
and asked for board. He gave his name
as Antonio cgboski. Almost immediate
~ after taking up his residence at the
Push house, cgboski proceeded to culti-
yate Kodiak and succeeded in persuading
him to start with him and RoIan for
Buffalo, n, ", where, be said, al could
find employment at greatly increased
wages
With this end in view, Kodiak came to
Barre yesterday and withdrew about
$3.50, the savings Of several years, from
the Granite Savings bank IN preparation
for the trip. last night when Cgboski,
who had been out during the day, came
to the Push home, he is said to have
brought some intoxicating liquor, Of
which all partook freely, with the result
that they Immediately became drowsy
and went to sleep.
In some way they got to their rooms
and knew no more until about two
o'clock this morning, when Kodiak saw a
form leaving his room He Investigated
and found that his money was gone.
and Immediately ran in pursuit Of the
man, who proved 70 be Cgboski, and
grappled him as he was about to leave
the house. Cgbosld proved BOO much for
him and struck Kodiak in the head with
a stone, telling him to the door insenn-
bic.
Kodiak recovered consciousness In 4
short time and aroused the household,
when it was found that all the rooms
had been visited and articles were miss
ing from ell OF them. A trunk which
had stood at the head Of the bed occupied
by Push and his wife had been taken
to the woodshed and the lock broken.
after which So in money and other arti-
cles were taken out Mrs. Push said
that she thought she remembered seeing
4 man In the room and that he had 4
over his face; but she
thought it was q dream and had gone
to sleep again.
When Deputy Mcclellan arrived be got
the meagre description that the excited
Polanders could give Of the supposed
aulprits and then got into communication
with the police at various points in the
state and at Montreal The smaller max
Is described as being about five Sect.
seven or eight inches in height ana
dressed in a brown suit. A coat and
hat which the larger man wore during
his stay in Graniteville were left behind
In the hat are the initials 'W. B. c.
The larger man is described as being
nearly six feet in height, dark eom-
and wearing mustaehe.
None of the Polanders at the Push
house can speak English with much fa-
sility. and this made Deputy McLellan's
task in getting descriptions Of the sup
posed robbers difficult 1t is asserted
that one Of the men made the remark .
few days ago that there was no neces,
sity for criminal being caught By ofEt