The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-07
CAPToR WAS UNREWARDED
Man Who Collared Colored Thief Given
the Laugh by Officers.

Joseph BoswOrth. c0l0red. OF North
field Mass, gave the Brattleboro chic
of police and few spectators severa
anxious moments Sunday evening about
lois clock when he attempted t.
escape from an automobile which wa:
bringing him to Brattleboro for safe
keeping in the municipal gaol. Whether
he had some telepathc tip that the cool
ing device was out of order in the Brat
tleboro police station or simply wanted
to inspect the work of the crew OF
Central Vermont laborers who have
been removing the ledge opposite the
station the cOlored man did not eX
plain.
Having. it is alleged stolen about $50
and a number of trinkets from summer
students attending the conference Bos-
worth decided to take vacation IN
| Vermont but the Mortified officers OBJ
iected. Bosworth beat his pursuers to
the state line but Officer, johnson OF
Vernon was destined to play a leading
part in the little drama. johnson took
Bosworth into custody and as Vernon
does not possess such a thoroughly. APP
pointed police station as Bratteboro
can boast of the Mortified and Vernon
officers loaded the cOlored lad into a
motor car and started for this town.
Bosworth. though it was dark, kept
leaning over the back of the ear as
though he wished to see something in
the road He was instructed BY his
captors to sit still and did so as the ear
approached BrattleborO. When the car
was coming down the Vernon street NIL
and was about opposite Hudson street
Bosworth suddenly threw one of his
elbows out and upward. 1t caught Of
ficer Johnson squarely under the chm
and for several moments the miniOn OF
the law thought cannon. cracker had
exploded inside of his head. Before he
could eypOstulate with the colored man
for his rudeness the latter had jumped
clear of the machine and landed on his
hands and knees in the dust. The next
instant BOsworth regained his feet and
went down over the ledge to the Central
Vermont tracks and across the railroad
ward TO the gas house. Finding that he
would be caught surely by the. posse
which was fast increasing, in size the
man climbed onto a gate between the
GAS house and the Crosby grain eleva-
for. The gate swung violently away
from the fugitive and he was thrown
onto the ground. Before he could re,
oain his feet an Italian. who had Joined
tbe posse grabbed him but Bosworth
tore away and in the darkness escapted
from view for a minute or two. lie
crawled along projection and up into
a funnel shaped outlet from the eleva-
tor. The eagle eyes of his pursuers To-
Gated him and consultation was held,
Neither the Vernon officer nor the
Mortified officer cared to play hide and
seek with the dusky fellow and 1t was
suggested to Chief of Police George Viii.
son that he could have the. CHANGE OF
capturing the fugitive but Mr.; Wilson
said that he was not possessed OF any
desire to do so and the italian was of
fered a gun BY one of the posse of Off
GERS. The Italian climbed upon the pro
faction and got firm hold of Bos- |
worth g trousers. The colored man see |
inc that he was caught offered his cap,
tor $50 to release him but like all good |
heroes the Italian refused to accept, |
bribe and pulled the man out Of the
funnel and handed him over to Chief
Wilson. - A.
When the posse started to take the
man M to the lookup the Italian started
\ wall about getting pay for his deed
IF daring but he got laugh for his re-
,omnense. When it dawned upon the
,aptor of the fugitive that such deeds
# vajor 90 unremunerated he expressed
,imself in forcible English to the effect
hat he wished he had taken the. $50
md LET the officers catch the man them
selves. Bosworth agreed to return TO
without extradltlon pa
,ers and was taken back in the auto,
Mobile Monday morning. All concerned
we're very reticent about giving out
he facts concerning the alleged inert.