The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-25
CHARLES GALUSHA
ARRESTED At
BANGOR, NE.
Charged With Stealing Wire
From Telephone Company.
WAS OUT ON PAROLE
Convicted and Sentenced In 1907 for
Two Burslarles at Burt Bros
Store

Charles l.. Galusha, aged % years,
a former resident of this village VINO
has been living In Manchester during
the past few months, was brought TO
the county Jail here Friday afternoon
charged with the theft Of several hun
bred pounds Of copper wire from the
New England Telephone company.
The alleged theft was committed at
Manchester where the telephone COM
pany has been engaged in extension
work.
Galusha was arrested in Bangor,
Me-, by Deputy Sheriff j. q. Purdy OF
Manchester who has been engaged on
the case with detective in the en-
ploy of the telephone company. The
young man was on Friday arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Horace
l.. Fuller and held for the grand jury
Galusha is a ticket of leave man,
having been pardoned by Gov. G. IL.
Prouty from the state prison at Wind
sor where he was serving an aggre-
gate sentence of not less than 10 or
more than 16 years for two offenses
of burglary committed at the Burt
Brothers clothing store in the spring
OF 1907.
Adolph MERCER, a young man who
formerly lived with his parents in
this village and who moved with them
TO Manchester, was brought here last
/ Saturday and lodged in jail on the
same charge that is preferred against
/ Galusha. The two young men are
brothers-in-law, Galusha having mar
ried Mercier's sister in this village
about two years ago.
IL is charged by the officers who
worked on the copper stealing case
that the wire was cut in short lengths
and taken to Keene, N. H., where i
was sold to q firm that is engaged
in the business Of making small til
pals. The wire was traced to Keen'
and young Mercier was also located
in that city. Preparations for his ar
rest were made in Keene but Mercie
became alarmed and took q train TO
his home in Manchester. Upon hi
arrival he was at once arrested b.
Deputy NJ ]. Covey who had beef
informed of Mercier's flight.
Galusha had in the meantime dis
appeared and Deputy Purdy at ono
! took up the trail. He followed Gal
! usha to Boston and then on TO Port
} land. Me. From Portland he went t
! Kineo and next to Sooboken wher
= he travelled 30 miles iato the wood
= where Galusha had been at work o.
lumber job His bird had flowT
: however, and he took up the chas
and Travelled down the railroad lin
to Greenville and next to Bangor
where he found Galusha working in
livery stable where he had obtaine
job under the name of Harr
Gaines. Galusha had allowed hi
, beard to grow since he fled from Maj
chester but he was recognized an
when the officer suddenly spoke III
i name Charlie" the young man wa
so startled that he recognized the us
I lessness OF attempting further col
> cealment and owned his identity,
The crimes for which Galusha wa
e committed 10 the state prison wei
9 committed on the nights of April
/ and May 3, 1907. He broke into II
d rear of Burt Brothers store and ca
y ried away a quantity OF clothing an
y cheap jewelry. On his first visit I
cleaned out the jewelry show cal
Q and at the time of the second bres
8 three nights later took nothing b
y clothing. He took the plumber
Troy where he disposed OF a part
II IL ut a pawn shop where II was ira
n ed by officers and where some OF
Ie was recovered. Suspicion was dire,
II ed to Galusha who WIS known to ha
n. been on the early morning train
ID Troy following the first b,
glary and he had been under surve
lance when on the afternoon OF Nj
Z. he was seen on a trolley car goi
TO North Bennington by William
,e Hogan, who is employed by Bl
Brothers Galusha was at the iii
wearing a suit OF clothes and rain &C
~ stolen from the clothing store. I
OF theft sensed the fact that he was
a danger OF being caught and jump
tu from the car, but telephone c
~ soon put Deputy Sheriff John Ma
10 and States Attorney w. J. Meagl
10 on his trail and he was run down.
es Galusha was arraigned before Jud
III n. L. Bates and held for trial al
m. his case should have been passed
&c on by the grand jury, but he at OF
cd asked that informations be n
er against him, was rearralgned and s
as fenced to not more than eight YET
es or less than seven and one.half We,
ar for each offense.
oil Early in 1903 O petition was cir
lated here in Bennington request
that Galusha be pardoned II v
forwarded to Gov. George II. Prou
who on March 16 issued the us
IN conditional pardon. Galusha retu
OK. ed here to Bennington and was az
on employed as starcher at the /