Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-02
TRIED ANOTHER ROLD-UP
Negroes Point Revolvers at Wi
nooski Merchant and His Clerk.
LATTER nccIInc TO Uoid Up Their Hands
or 90 lie Robbed while Visitors
obey nh order 10 Get
out.

Another hold-up Of p merchant was
tried in Wlnooskl Saturday night when
two negroes in army uniforms. even tn
tn" overcoats. entered the grocery store
Of Horny n CARPENTER on Weaver street
leveled a big black revolver at tho
proprietor and another at the clerk
and ordered Thorn TO throw mp their hands
The command vas not obcyed ana tho
mon were driven to the door without am
booty
About $50 o'clocl: the two mon entered
the store. one staying near the door and
tn" other wnlkng down TO tho second
counter The proprietor ana a clerk
Charles Rcruhv, we're at tho desk in the
roar room lookng over tho books when
the men entered The clerk wont to wait
on the supposed customer but MIR. Car
pointer did not hear any conversation and
on looking ont IN III. main part of the
Stor" saw the two negroes He I'M
mediatclv approached them and II was
then That tho man who was facing the
c'erl, drew two largo reviewers from his
coat pockets md leveled them NJ tho
proprietor and tho clerk. saying "Hands
mp. Mr.. Carpenter ordered the men out
or the store saying no | Will not put
mp my hands Mr. Carpenter followed
the TWO men who had 10y this time
thought it best TO retreat. and were
backing toward the door The clerk had
seized a large club which was in hand
place behind the counter and. welding
this. followed also. shouting. Don't Won
uHre 10 shoot Mr.. CARPENTER showed
such bravery from the start and followed
II up with such persistencv that the
negroes showed the white feather and
probably felt satisfied to heat it,
outside # the store the men fired the
revolver twice in the air which was prob
ably intended 10 frirhten Mr. Carpentcr
and his clerk 81 that they would not
follow. The negroes then went I'D
Weaver street and out OF sight. Tnn
police We're notified and We're Immediately
on the seen" hut there seemed 10 be M
way to &C. tho men as the description
applies TO many others Captain w. II.
Godson Of Fort Ethan Allen appeared soon
NJ the store with detail Of three armed
guards and learned the particulars Of the
incident Reforc returning ito the fo,t
theE asked Mr.. Carpenter and his cler'5
TO go 10 the fort Sunday to see II they
could Identify their assailnnte states
Attorney ~. y. Shaw and Deputy sheriff
!" W. Ravlin took MI Carpenter and tive
clerk to tn" fort Sunday when all tho
troops We're ordered ont, but neither Mr..
aTpcntcr nor his clerk could identify
their callers Mr.. carpenter and the clerk
both agreed on the negroes being dressed
IN the regulation army blue uniforms
ana the olive drah overcoats. When asked
IT they noticed the cross sahres usuallv
worn on their caps neither could say that
ne did ana so they were unable to tell 70
winch troop the men belonged
past month. the first heirg on the nigh,
past IL DAYS the first being on the nigh.
or october l3. when TWO negroes entered
the store Of Henry Desautel and Joseph
dingras on Malletis Bay avenue and there
robbed tho cash register OF more than
800