The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-17
CHARGED WITH FORGERY
ERNEST BROTHERS,, FORMERLY
OF MONTPELIER ARRESTED
AT ST. ALBANS.

Represents Himself as Deputy Sher-
iii and Tries to Get Into Canada,
But Is Held Up.-Wanted ut Platts-
burg on Account OF Passing Bogus
Checks.
Ernest Brothers, who is well
known here, having lived on Court
street some time and having figured
in several police court cases, was
arrested in st. Albans Saturday night
by Chief of Police Mahoney of that
city as the result of circular sent
out by the chief of police of Platts-
burg, N. Y, where Brothers is
charged with having forged several
checks. There are also several
charges against him in this city.
Brothers had been working in St
Adams but in some manner learned
that the police were after him and
skipped out before they could get
their hands on him. 1t is thought he
went around by st. Johnsbury and
then from White River Junction to
Randolph, leaving there for Canada.
Wen caught he was attempting %
enter the Dominion, but was taken
from the train as an undesirable
citizen.
Brothers once attempted to take his
life by swallowing poison after
quarrel with his wife shortly after
coming to Montpelier from Waterbury,
A few months ago he stirred up
rumpus on Fuller street by calling up
Mrs. Patrick Caery several times be-
tween l and 3 o'clock in the morn
ing and asking her to go to the next
house where his wife was staying
with her mother, Mrs Bickford, after
quarrel, and tell her that Brothers
had cut his throat.
Mrs. Carey did not know it was
Brothers who telephcned until later
til later.
He has also been more or less
trouble to the police here and they
We're much relieved when he left
town some time ago. 1t is thought
that he went direct from here 10
Plattsburg
A few days ago Chief Durkee re-
ceived letter from the Plattsburg
police asking him to be on the look
out for Brothers and although Mrs.
Brothers was in the city one day last
week and her movements were
watched by Chief Durkee, Brothers
was not located and undoubtedly was
afraid TO show up here, where he is
wanted for disposing of goods not
belonging to him before leaving town
Brothers was taken from the train
at St. Adams by the immigration al
thorities as not being desirable
citizen to enter Canada. He claimed
he was deputy sheriff and was on
his way into Canada to arrest two
persons. He also produced two war
rants, he somewhere and filled out.
rants he secured somewhere
and filled out. His scheme
did not work, however, and
he was told to go into the wait
ing room of the station and CHIEF
Mahoney was then called in and re-
cognized him as the man who was
charged with forgery iii Plattsburg,
and arrested him.
Brothers still maintained that he
was deputy and on being asked to
show his commission papers and
badge he put on bold front and
said that he had come away in a
hurry and forgotten his papers and
that he never bothered to wear a
badge. He was taken to the board
ing house where he and his wife had
been staying and there the proprietor
identified him as the man who had
been boarding there. He was placed
in Jail and later an officer from
Plattsburg arrived and took him to
that city.