Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19
HONEYMOON WAS SHORT
Groom Arrested within "a Hours
after His Marriage in This City
Robert s. johnson in Jail mt Hartford
Conn, on Charge of EmbcszIing
S-7S from Drug COM
pany There.

Robert 6. Johnson, formerly Of this
city and for the past few months resi-
dent of Hartford Conn, was arrested IN
that city Thursday morning, within -
hours after his wedding at st. Marys
Cathedral in this city, and Is ianSuish-
ing In the Hartford jail, having failed
to obtain bond for $1,0O. which Is re-
qured as surety for his appearance in
1.-the Hartford court upon a charge OF
having embezzed s77s from the Slsson
| Drug company, in whose office he was
employed. The wedding Wednesday
| morning at the Cathedral OF Mr. John
son and Miss Florence Marengo was at
| tended by large number Of friends. as
both young people were well known
about the city. The arrest was made
! at the Harrington Avenue Hotel in Hart
| ford, where tho couple went upon their
/ departure from Burlington
The Hartford Daily Times OF Friday
contains the following account:
Robert S. Johnson, who was married
on Wednesday at Burlington, Vt, had
his honeymoon cut short yesterday
morning by Detective Sergeant Lewis
Melbergcr, who arrested him in the
Pennington Avenue Hotel on a warrant
which charged him with embezzling
s17SSo from the Ssson Drug company
johnson Is 81 years old. and his bride
Is said to be a year or two his jdnior.
The young man has been working for
the Sisson Drug company since Septem-
Der. 1t Is alleged that his peculations
began in October and that he covered
them up ly false entries on the books.
ON Monday he left on vacation. and
Wednesday he was married in Burling-
ton, which was formerly his home. With
his bride he came Mt once to this city
and engaged apartments In tho Farm
ington Avenue Hotel. After his depar-
ture from his office, discrepancies were
found in his accounts, and experts were
engaged to audit them. Two days and
two nights were spent at this task, while
the young man was completing his we'd
ding arrangements. The warrant was is-
sued by Prosecuting Attorney Edwin c.
Dickinson, and when Il was learned that
Johnson had returned he was arrested
Bonds of 5000 We're ordered for his
release, but although friends of the
young man tried all day and during the
evening to secure bail. they We're unsuc-
CesSful. and ne had to spend the might
in a cell at police headquarters. During
the evening his bride called, and she
was allowed - see her husband for q
few minutes in the captains office.
. Upon his arraignment in police court
Friday Johnson pleaded not guilty tc
taking money from the drug company
with the intention of stealing, and ask
ed that the case be continued until to-
morrow, which request was granted. Tn,
prosecuting attorney said that he might
- If disposed, arraign Johnson under a
least 90 counts and charge him witt
stealing from SIC to $40 in each case TIL,
To- four charges under which he was ar
= raigned are taking at different times S4S
:, $50, $50 and 500 Johnson lived In thi
10 city for several years and graduated
/. from local business college, He wa
n afterwards employed In the office Of tn.
?. | Wells ~ Richardson Co. and left there L
!. obtain employment in Hartford. He wa
n not diSsipated and was known as a quie
and Wcll-!iked person. He was, however
lavish in his expenditure of money ant
| in leaving the city left also a larg
number of debts. These he had been pay
a ing up rapidly and it is likely that tn
populations were for this purpose He is
> native of Bristol, where his parents nov
l. live