Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-24
Recovered about $1,000 Worth of
Goods in Winooski.
story in Yesterdays Free Press Drew
suspicion &c Two Syrinns who
Had Tented and stocked
a store.

ing, recovering about $4,000 worth OF
goods alleged to be part of large
consignment sent into Vermont by n
number OF Syrians claimed to have
been engaged In a colossal swindle
! in the Huh city.
The goods seized by Sheriff Allen
were In store belonging to Patrick
McGreevey of Winooski which had
been rented to two Syrians supposed
to be the same men now in custody
at st. Adams There were IA large
packing cases containing dry goods of
every description. These were in the
| store and there were three other cases
at the freight house
| It IS claimed that the Syrians were
TO open q store in Winooski Saturday
and that they were disposing of the
stock Of goods at ST. Adams as rap
idly as possible. The goods in WI
noosM had been shipped from st AL
bans. having been sent to the latter
place sirect from Boston.
The two Syrians arrested at st. AL
bans went hy the name by Crikus Jo-
soph ana Mana George. a third man
manned Eeeb lIabeeb was arrested in
roston YESTERDAY Tho charge against
sets from \ trustee in bankruptcy.
There are said to be one or two other
ISyrians in Winooski who are being
watched and one Is alleged to have
left town yesterday. 1t is alleged that
Habeeb purchased on credit 100000
OF goods in October las, and that when
the firm of Habeeb & Joseph OF Bos-
ton, mems furnishings. went into
bankruptcy, IL days later, only u
thousand dollars worth was found in
the store
the creditor. Of the firm after much
trouble traced the goods to St Adams
Monday evening Il representative of
he law firm of Jacobs & Jacobs Of
Boston APPEARED in St Adams. told
LIS story 70 the sheriff and asked that
tho mon and the place lie watched.
and If any attempt was made to move
the goods, 10 arrest the men and seize
the property. Tuesday afternoon sew
era large cases and boxes were
started for the freight house, billed
, to various points. Then the officers
comma ndeered the goods EN- route as
well as those in the store and placed
he keepers in jail.
| After the two Syrans were safe in fall
in - Adams the Boston attorney
| began 70 look about for the balance OF
the goods. as the amount found in St.
Adams was considerably short of the
amount alleged to have been shipped out
| Of Boston.
| IN tho meantime Archibald McGreeyev
| of Wlnooski read the Free Press story
and, connecting the two men arrested in
st. Adams with the goods In his fathers
| store. telephoned Sheriff Allen. The lat
ter went TO Winooski, where he found the
backing cases in the McGreovey store
According to Mi McCireevey the store
was rented to two strangers, both Syr!-
ans, who told him they intended to open
Dry goods store. They paid the rent in
advance and later moved in some of the
packing cases. The stock came in three
shipments and the men who rented the
store SAID they were going to open for
business next Saturday.
The packing cases We're being shipped
from 81. Adams, whore the two men
claimed TO have another store Accord
Ing to the information given the sheriir
by Mr.. McGrcevey and lis son there Were
several Syrlans mixed up IN the deal &c
rent the store but 1t could not be learned
who any OF them were except the two
, now under arrest.
The Boston attorney Philip W. Jacobs
! had the goods in Winooski shipped ba ch
, to the receivers in Boston and secured
, what information he could CONCERNING
. any other Syrians in Ninooskl alleged tt
4, be concerned In the Winoosk store. Thi.
Information was not extensive. as ever,
To- Syrian approached had not a word t.
say about the alleged crooked transac
A ton.
: Later in the afternoon the sheriff fount
. ! three more packing cases secretcd in III,
n home of George Shina, another Syrian
in Winoosh', whose wife IS said to be
peddler. Shina lives on East Allen street
. His name was nention"d frequently yes
n terdaH In connection with the names o
a the other Syrians now under arrest. Las
night Shina was arrested and placed il
, jail.
The sheriff also found four more bi,
- cases III the cellar OF the house occupied
by james R"hanna. another Syrian il
business in Winooski' The cases foun'
:. scattered about In NinoosN We're marke'
. with various names and addresses and |
Is presumed that goods ar" scattered al
over IN 'he syrian se'uemHht
Aho'her lf'aS' OF inc case developed
yestorH'! $50 "heh a packing case con
slSHtu W d. nay Huill was round Il
orcorsnr TO- the attorney fron "' an",n