Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-11

Captain Murray of the local police
made an important arrest Just before
nine O'Clock Wednesday morning when
Charles Miller, "a, of Bay City, Mich,
was captured and locked up at police
headquarters. Miller is the man want
ed for breaking and entering the
Bradley residence at Pomfret. and
stealing, among other things, an elks
head and antlers, valued at $500. Mil
Ter was captured in q box car of a
freight train just after it reached this
city from Pomfret. The Bradley resi-
dence was broken into for the fifth
time in as many weeks. some time
early Wednesday morning and the fact
was discovered a few hours after
ward by William Rhodes, the caretsk-
er. Rhodes followed the tracks of the
burglar, plainly visible in the light
snow, to near the Pomfret railroad
station. Rhodes there learned from
section hands that suspicious look
ing character carrying a long leather
case, had a few minutes previous
boarded Putnam bound freight.
Rhodes telephoned Putnam police
headquarters and when the freight
reached here a dozen or more men
were on hand to assist Captain Muir
ray in looking the train over. Miller
was located crouching in an empty
car and was pulled out by Harry
Stratton. baggagemaster at Putnam,
and Street Commissioner Fred Dumas.
Miller was caught with a very Yalua-
BILE shotgun, in a leather case, and 9TH
er property recently stolen from the
Bradley estate
Captain Murray placed the man IN
der arrest and later listened to the
prisoners confession. which contained
some startling Information.
If his story is to be believed in it's
l. II.
thing except the house itself, il things
had continued to come his way. AS
it was, he made three breaks and car
ried away nearly a thousand dollars
worth of goods. He says that a good
part of the stolen goods were turned
over to ex-Selectman Fred Wood. who
runs a saloon on Elm street.
On the strength of Miller's story,
Wood was arrested later in the day on
a charge Of receiving and concealing
stolen goods. Wood was arraigned be-
fore Judge F. +. Russell Wednesday
afternoon, pleaded not guilty, and. be-
cause Of the illness of his attorney,
Charles L. Torrey, a continuance of
the hearing until next Wednesday was
granted. Wood was released under
bonds of $500. furnished by Simon
Farley.
Miller says that he bargained with
Wood for the purchase of the elk's
head and that Wood agreed to pay him
SIS for the magnificent ornament; but
that he only received one dollar and
fourteen beer checks when the head
was delivered. The bargain was evil
IDENTIFY made before the head was stol-
en-. When Miller had secured it he,
in company with Delos Dupres, a fire.
man in the employ Of the Putnam
Light & Power Co., went with a team
from Putnam to Pomfret and secured
the head from where it was kept in
hiding, and delivered it to Woods
place on Elm street.
This disclosure also led to the ar
rest of Dupres and his hearing will
be held at Pomfret this Thursday
morning, when Miller will also be ar
raigned.
Miller told the officers that during
the past two weeks he had turned over
to Wood, among other stolen articles,
a valuable French clock, andirons,
tongs and bellows, making up a fire.
place outfit, a silk umbrella, and some
rare pieces Of hand carved marble,
pieces Of Egyptian design, reproduc-
tons in miniature Of obelisks and
other like structures. All Of the above
articles, excepting the umbrella, were
admitted by Wood to have been re-
ceived by him and have been turned
over to the police. or will be.
The andirons were sold by Wood to
George Vaughn and by the latter sent
to Providence. They will be return
ed.
Wood says that Miller represented to
him that he (Miller) had been given
the articles as presents by students
at Pomfret school, where he was SUP
posed to be employed A pair of gold,
ivory mounted opera glasses and an
opal shirt stud were also turned over
to Prosecuting Attorney Huber D.
Card by one OF Woods bartenders on
Wednesday afternoon, as part Of the
plumber. Miller has been about Put
nam for nearly a month. He says he
was allowed to sleep at the gas plant
in return for little work each night
and there made the acquaintance of
Dupres. He denies, however that he
made the Wednesday night break at
the Bradley place and it is believed
bv the police that the last break is
chargea'ble to the prisoners pal. Mil
Ter claims to have slept at the round
house in the local yards Tuesday night
and that Wednesday morning he walk
ed to Pomfret, secured the gun which
he had hidden under a bridge, and
was en- route to Boston TO sell it when
captured
Miller Is a we'll set-up chap and
apparently has seen much Of the