The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-25
HUGH KEEFE TRIED
BANDIT SKILL At
RUTLAND
Boy of II With Revolver and
Black Mask
FORMERLY LIVED HER e
Boy Tried to Wreck Train at Shafts
bury and Was Sent to Reform
School

Rutland, Sept. 25.-Armed with a
.32 caliber revolver and carrying in his
pocket a black silk handkerchief
which he had used as a mask, Hugh
Keefe of Summer street, IL years old,
was arrested by the police at II o.
clodT Saturday night, after he had
attempted several robberies earlier
in the evening, and at the point of. a
gun had obtained $3.50 from Miss Ell
sa Owen of Crescent street. Besides
the Owen residence, the places Keefe
attempted to burglarize were the res
idence of Carlton o. Wilson of No. IS
East Center street, the residence of
Clarence A. Brown of No. 81 Morse
place-and that of G. II. Charland of
No. 173 Grove street. AT the last
place he ransacked the house and
stole a suitcase containing several ar
! ticles, but at the Wilson and Brown
houses he was frightened away by the
screams of the women occupants.
| Keefe was out on parole from the
IVergennes Industrial school Where he
was sentenced several years ago for
the remainder OF his minority for at
tempting to wreck a train between
SALISBURY and South Salisbury. At
J the time of his arrest, he denied all
knowledge of the burglaries but later
broke down and acknowledged his
guilt, besides admitting that it was
he who entered the l.. & j. A. Steward
factory on Park street Friday evening
and the residence of S. G. Dorsey OF
50 Roberts avenue during the carni-
val.
Keefe started on his tour OF bur.
glary Saturday night when he left
/ Young's cigar store on Center street
about Z O'clock and went up Church
street to the Owen residence on Ches
cent street. Tying the black silk
handkerchief about his face, he open
ed the front door which was unlocked
and entered. He encountered Miss
Owen in the hall and pressing the re
volver against her mouth demanded
money Miss Owen had her purse In
her hand at the time. and gave him
the contents. AS the young burglar
backed from the house, Miss owen
screamed TO her mother who was up
stairs, and Keefe hearing the cry sped
up Crescent street. He next tried tC
make an entrance at the. residence OF
Carlton o. Wilson's at No. Is East
Center street With masked face and
cooked revolver, he assembled the steps
and rang the door bell. The door bel
was answered by Mrs Frank NJ vii
son who happened to be at her sons
home. She turned on the porch light
and saw the man with partially mask
ed face and with a revolver in his
hand She asked what he wanted anC
he said Nothing" but put the reyol
yer in her face. Mrs. Wilson ordered
him to leave, turned on the light
( closed the door and locked IL. She
then telephoned for the police.
A few minutes later he appeared at
the residence of Clarence A. Brown Of
No. 81 Morse place lie glanced
through the window and apprised him
self of the absence OF any male mem
bers of the family and rang the door
bell Mrs. Brown responded and wheT
she told Keefe she had no money, he
covered her with the revolver and
ordered her TO get some. Two women
who were with Mrs. Brown screamed
when they heard this demand and per
ceived the masked man, and Keefc
, fled.
Keefe next crossed the city ia North
Grove street where he broke light
of glass from the rear door of the G
III. Charland residence, reached inside
and unlocked the door. During the
absence Of the occupants, he complete
ly ransacked the house, turning the
contents OF the bureau drawers ON the