Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12
RESPONDENTS IN COURT.

RESPONDENTS IN COURT
Eleven respondents, suspected OF being
connected with the burglaries or OF re-
ceving stolen goods, were given pre-
liminary hearings for the fixing of bail
Monday afternoon and evening In
city court and all with the exception of
the alleged burglars furnished surety and
were out Of Jail by seven O'Clock
Ball in the case against Sam II. Miller
of the Green Mountain Junk company was
fixed at 500. and V. a. Billiard became
surety. Miller is charged with receiving
case of blue and white cloth valued at
$50 which was stolen BY PORTER and
Hooper from a box car In the Rutland
Railroad company's yard. The burglary
happened some time ago and as 1t would
Ne practically impo. siple to pick it out of
| the stock at TIE junk companys yard
| on North WinOoshi avenue, no search was
made. Miller being smpl arrested on a
warrant.
The store of Louis Az d a. c4a Elm
wood av.nue produced some suspicion
| looking articles when searched, and
| quantity of perfumely and butter were
| found there by the Jflicers. Alfred Is
| accused of purchasing 600 pounds of but
| ter va led at 500 from Porer ami
| Hooper. following the robbery of the
| refrigerator cars in Shelburne. on an
other count he is charged With purchasing
so worth Of perfumery from Hooper and
! Howe. Other articles which we're seized
are cisa"s, sugar, cisare ties ana dress
| goods. all in his case was fixed at 500
$. II. Miller and JOSEPH Age goins good
| for him.
ONE STORE VIE DIED MUCH.
officer John Ryan and ., lty sherl
Todd made a Laul at the Ia Sc IF San
.lpert on Interval avenue d just about
the sine Chief Russell, Officer Vincent
Deputy Sheriff l.. NJ. Ravlin and De-
tective John Breslin OF the Rutland rail-
road were searching hi store, which Is
known as the Globe Outhtters. located
near the head of Church street, where
the Hope Outtitters formerly did business
Alpert Is held in $500 bail and Is thought
TO be deepe. in trouble than any of the
others Goods were taken away from the
store by wagon loads and there is scarce
IS anything left with which to do pusi-
ness Albert vas taken to jail and the
store was watched by officer during
the day.
AL
underskirts, one case OF ru5bers. four fur
muns for children, one case Of pillow
slips. a muns for ladies, IN addi ion TO
fur noas ana other articles. Amon4 the
.iticles taken at the store were 90 cases
# ruboers from the cases of which ,h'
addresses had been cf..oled - as to
make then unreadaole
The White Bargain store IN Winooslii
|
Albert. former proprietor OF the Hope
Outhtters was taken into custody as one
of the firm Alpert's bail was fixed at
$500 and Joseph Agel and r. q. Webster
became surety In his store were found
some perfumery which. II Is al
legged. we're purchased by him from
Porter. Hooper and Howe, and which
they had stolen from the Rutland rail-
road yard.
The pool room of Harris Woolkind OF
Cherry street, known as Kettles poo
room, did not produce any stolen goods
when visited by Sheriff j. ". Allen and
Of,cer Miles. but the proprietor was ar
rested and given hearing later In the
day. when bail was fixed at $500 and fur.
nished by S. H. Miller, Woolkind's arresl
is believed to have some bearing on the
recent robbery OF lV Jokes or Wnlte Spo
. cigars which were the property OF {. l.
soule & CO.. and he is accused OF receiv
ing the cigars, along with 40 boxes OF
, chewing tobacco and crate of cigarettes
to the total value of 500 A part OF thu
last two articles was the property II o
I C. raylor g. Co These were taken from
the Central Vermont freight house by
q Poirier
The disclosures OF PORTER in regard t,
! this burglary have additional interest al
? hs told OF throwing the hat belonging I,
Waters into the freight house. thus
. throwing the railroad detective Off tn
scent and leading to the arrest OF two in
nocent men named Waters. George o
y Niddlebury and Joseph of burlington.
j George e. Robinson. who runs n secon,
hand store on North Winooslti ave. wal
= arrested on a charge of buying ten lal
robes from Howe. Hooper and Poirer
These we're also taken from a box ca
NJ the Rutland railroad Four Of thes
we're found at the store at the time O
the Wait BY tho officers. Robinson ad