Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
FEDERAL CHARGE MADE
James Carney Taken to Rutland
and Lodged in Jail
Alleged that He Robbed Post Office In
WlIiiamstown-Two Companions Re-
leased After Rigid Examination.


Unable to furnish bail in the sum of
$1,000. James Christie, 65, alias James
Carney, one of the three men arrested
In Mrs. Bushnell's boarding house on FL
lot street on Thursday night of last
week at the instance of Post Office In
spector Robinson of Lawrence, Mass,
was taken to the Rutland county Jail
Saturday to await trial in the February
term of the United States court in Bur-
lington, which convened Tuesday. The
two other men, James Clark, 45, and
Frank Redmond, 81 alias Thomas Car
roll, were discharged. Christie was
wanted by the federal authorities on the
charge of blowing the safe in the post
office in Williamstown, this state, Aug.
IS, 1911.
The arrest of the three men, which
was made by Inspector Robinson, Chief
of-Police George Wilson, Policeman FL
lis Worden and Deputy Sheriff c. E.
Manu. caused something of stir in
town as it was known that Christie was
here last April and left town about the
time that Inspector Robinson came here
looking for him. 1t was thought at that
time that he might have been connected
with the Winchester, N. H., bank rob-
berry, and his arrest Thursday night
with two other men caused people to
wonder what lob" might be under way.
They were given a hearing before
N.
court Friday afternoon, charged with
vagrancy, and a continuance was taken
to Saturday morning Meanwhile they
were given a rigid examination by the
officers in States Attorney Frank f.
BARRIERS office. When they appeared in
court that morning the cases. against
Clark and Carroll were mol pressed and
they were discharged. The vagrancy
case against Christie was mol pressed
and more serious charge was preferred
against him by the government. Deputy
United States Marshal f. S. Whitaker
of Rutland came here and took him to
Rutland, where he appeared before
United States Commissioner James A.
Merrill on the charge of blowing the
safe in the post Office at Williamstown
He could not obtain bail and was lodged
in the county Jail.
At the time of Clark's arrest a pawn
ticket from a Portland, Me, pawnshop
was found in his possession and
Inspector Robinson Immediately sent it
pawned. When he was discharged he
asked for the ticket, but the local po-
lice could not give it to him. Christie
was relieved of his personal belongings
and when he went away Deputy Sheriff
Mann had his watch, which later was
sert to him al Rutland.
The federal authorities claim that
in this town the past few years and that
he is member of a band of yeggs that
have committed several bank burglaries
and post office breaks throughout
New England. A gang of men broke
Into a blacksmith shop in Saxtons
River last spring and when ordered to
throw up their hands by Deputy Sher-
iff George P. Alexander and a posse of
citizens they ran away after an eX-
change of shots. The warrant upon
which Christie was taken by the fed
eral officers was issued by District At
torney Alexander Dunnett of st. Johns
bury. In the Willamstown break about
1900 two-cent stamps, 5000 one-cent
stamps and a large amount of money
were II en-. Christie at one time was
one of Sc best sprinters in the country.
Carroll and Clark left town immedi-
ately after their discharge. That even
ing two men giving the names of James
Clark and John Baker were arrested in
the station at Fitchburg charged with
larceny from the person. Pocketbooks
found in a room of a cafe led to their
arrest.