Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-09
THREE yECCS ARE
LODGED IN JAIL
Detectives Believe They Have
Caught Men Who Have Ter
rorized Vermont.
WHOLE GANG NOW CAPTURED
Clever Work by H. w. Morgan
of Boston eliminates in
Drawing Net at Rouses
Point.
WHOLE GANG NOW CAPTURED

men believed to ne EDWARD EDDY, aIaS
columbus Eddy. Arthur Burns, alias the
iid. and Charles Brown. elias Jed
prouty the authorities believe that they
have effectualy broken up - gang Of
ycggmen, sneak thieves and burglars who
have successfully operated over Vermont,
New Hampshire and Maine for the past
few years and robbed the inhabitants Of
thousands Of dollars.
The authorities have been in search Of
tho men for the past year hut Thursday
at Rouses Point through the work of IL.
W. Morgan and his aides in :he detective
bureau Of Morgan & Wood they were
crested and quickly overpowered shortly
after seven o'clock in the morning as they
were coming out of the Commercial
Louise on their way over to a nearby
SELDOM to get their morning nip. The sur
prise was SO complete that although the
men were armed to the teeth. none had an
opportunity TO draw his gun before the
handouts We're about his wrists.
Clues which led to the belief that the
men were in Rouses Point were dis
covered Wednesday and under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Morgan net was carefully
drawn about them that assured their
capture.
Wednesday evening. accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Rnvlln of Winooski and
Sheriff Adams of Orange county he took
the last train to Rouses Point and kept
under cover until Thursday morning
when they had learned of the location OF
I their men. After the arrest they were
lodged In the Jail at that place and that
night were brought to Burlington on the
l040 train and taken to the Jail here.
The party was met at the station by
States Attorney Simonds of St. Johns
bury. who has taken an active part in
pursuing the men. and sheriff. w. II.
Worthen of the same place. in addition
to Sheriff G. T.. Towne OF Morrisville
CRIPPLED BEGGAR A spy
The men were all tough looking custom
ers and one of them, the Kid. was
recognized by a bystander as an erst-
while cripple who went about from house
to house peddlng buckets" and court
plaster. 1t afterwards developed that this
was true and leads to the belief that he
has been the spy for the gang.
In speaking If the men Thursday, one
of the officers said that the original gang
| had consisted of IL and that now all
could he accounted for. Seven, he said,
wcr" now at the federal prison in At
lanta. Ga, where they were sent by the
federal authorities after a trial in Ports
mouth, y. H.. several were now in jail
al -. Johnsbury and TWO more were un-
der Indictment In another State II was
because of the belief that the gang is
cffec ely broken up 1hat the situation
was made public Thursday after
mon hs OF the strictesr secrecy. No doub.
appears in the minds Of any Of the off
Gers as to whether or nos they have tho
right men and their conviction is looked
for as matter OF course The prisoners.
who are now in jail Mt ST. Johnsbury. II
is said. have already announced their
intentions Of pleading guilty.
CALEDONIA FERTILE FIELD
one OF the most successful scenes OF
operation of this gang. OF which these men
are thought to be members has been
Caledonia county, on Aprl Il sums
amounting 70 $500 were taken from rest
dences oy one man who worked the town
with sKe!s.on key during one night and
one forenoon. He carefully selected hiq
v!ctims His method was to enter a
house, which at the moment was unoc-
cupcd, and. after uuloc...ng both the
front and rear doors. go through the
house. Some of the best hauls We're made
at the louise 70 Misc Story. where nearly
$500 was secured. CT Samuel Moore s
which Noted anout the same; at the
house of Mrs. Eliza Crabtrce, who lost
800; and L. ". Hastings WAC also a heavy
loser They then vis,Iod Lyndonvllle. a
nsarby town. and there broke into the
On fa n "a hetxS
800 and SO.
u vas IN this county that tho rlChe5.
break mode by burglars IN Vermont in re-
cen; years was pulled off The store Of
George 7. Blair IN Vest Barnet was rob
Led one night some time previous TO the
At. Johnsoury work and msncy ana Sc.
c1rit'es 20 the value Of $4,000 were taken
They followed this wlta another visit and
lo5n this occasion We're not 90 successful
but toos 800 IN tash. These constitute
the principal robbsries IN the county re-
Gently and IN no case was any Of the prop
er:y recovered CT the thief convicted
PLENTY OF EVIDENCE.
Because Caledonia has been the heavies,
loe'S. II seens TO have been the most
active in tracking tho thieves down and
already several othsr suspected mem
bcrs OF the gans are behind the
bars in TIE Jail at 81. 'ohnsbury
including William ,Sheehan, aliRs Yer
mont Slim and Burlington slim formerly
OF this place, arG who It is claimed IL
entitled to a front row with tho others
None of these has MS yet been tried but
| an official OF that county stated Thurs
| day that thore was n great amount
OF evidence to accomplish conviction.
Other places visited by the gang re
Gently have been West Berlin, where a
stor. was robbed OF few hundred dol.
lars. and three pos,offices in Orange
county where safes were cracked These
were at Chelsea, Williamstown and Wes'
Fairlea. In the first $3.50 was obtained. ir
the second $50, whiio the third gave nc
results
GANG HID IN THE WOODS
Their method OF operation In tina,
vicinity is thought to have been "a
use the woods of the sparceiy settled
country for hiding places and 10 travel
from place to place by that means
In fact, several months ago so not
was the chase by tho officers that some
of the camps were found after they
had been vacated but a few days and
in one instance only few hours BY
this means they defeated all efforts
to learn their identity or to capture
them by watching trains or by use OF
! the telegraph or telephone, and the