Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-20
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o,ST0LE TOURING CAR
Manley Brothers Victims Of
Strangers Slick Game
Custody In Fitchburg-WhlrIwlnd Ca
reer Left Trail OF Unpaid Bills.

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Custody In Fitchburg--Whirlwlnd Ca.
reer Left Trail OF Unpaid Bills.
One of the most spectacular careers
that has engaged the attention of the
police in this locality in years came to
a sudden halt this week through the
theft of a National motor car from Man
ley Brothers of Bratteboro. After
meteoric career of less than a month in
this country, w. C. Jones of England,
who poses as scion of royalty, cap
sized in a canoe in Winchendon, Mass,
Sunday and the accident resulted in
his identification and arrest, which was
followed by his admission that he stole
the Brattleboro car, the theft taking
place last Friday.
Jones, alias C. Jones, alias Clement
Bevan, was arraigned in the Fitchburg
municipal court Tuesday, charged with
stealing a $1,000 car of Manley Brothers.
He pleaded guilty, but on account of
many similar complaints from cities
and towns in Vermont, Massachusetts
and New York, sentence was deferred
ana Jones was held in the sum of $500
for the grand jury which will sit in
Worcester the third Thursday in Octo-
Der. Jones was described as being %
years of age, feet inches tall, weight
145, dark hair and dark complexion. He
was dressed in a light gray suit and
wore a soft gray hat, soft collar and
patent leather shoes.
He arrived early last week in SPRING
field this state, with a Packard auto
mobile. He discharged his chauffeur and
hired Harrison Amidon, a former en-
ploye of Houghton & Simonds in this
town, and promised the young man an
excellent position. On Thursday morn
ing he went into a tailor's shop and
while looking around found a newly
finished custom tailored suit which
caught his fancy. He wanted to buy 1t,
but the tailor hesitated as the suit was
.ordered for another man. Finally the
man with the needle and thread allowed
the Englishman to have the suit and
he changed his clothes, leaving his old
suit to be pressed. He did not pay for
his new suit, as he said he had nothing
but checks, but would have them cashed
and pay the tailor when he came
back for his old clothes. With Amidon
he started for Brattleboro and the tailor
is waiting for mis- money
Jones and Amdon arrived here Thurs
day afternoon. Jones registered as c.
Jones, New York city, and asked for a
good room. Amidon called on some old
acquaintance and told of his fine po-
sition. He was to receive big pay, tour
the country and have an easy job.
That evening Jones took the machine
from the Brooks House garage, where
he had taken it after registering, and
went for a ride. Disaster overlook him
on the trip. While coming toward the
town on the Putney road the automobile
skidded near the three bridges and the
rear end brought up aginst the bank.
The top was torn off the glass in the
windshield was shattered and parts of
the machine were damaged. He drove
the car back to the garage and ordered
new parts, new windshield and new
top.
He went to the garage Friday morn
ing, said he was very busy and must
have a car and chauffeur while his ma
chine was disabled. He had much terri
tory to cover in order to keep up with
his business, he said, and wanted a good
car and driver. John Macarthur was as
signed to drive a National with the
garage number 0S. 1t was $1,000 car
about year old C. Jones jumped into
the machine and they were off for
Massachusetts, leaving Harrison Am
s idon and an unpaid bill of $3.50 at the
Brooks House Later a dress suit case
, containing soiled collar and a cap
iwere seized by the management to ap-
|ply on the bill Jones had left them in
This room.
! Macarthur drove Jones to Greenfield
thence to Fitchburg. 1t was approach
nag dinner time ana the Englshman ask
ed, his chauffeur for the loan of IS I'M
TIL he cashed some checks with which
to- buy dinner. Macarthur passed over
the five-spot. Arriving in Fitchburg
Jones and Macarthur went to a hotel
and ordered dinners. Jones was gener-
Gus and told his driver not to be BASH
full about what he ordered but to go
the limit of the bill fare. Macarthur
not to be outdone, did as advised He
says he will remember that dinner a
long time. While Macarthur was eating
the Englishman arose from the table
and said he was going to have a check
cashed and that he would return in a
few minutes. Macarthur waited and then
became suspicious. He looked for the
National car. 1t was missing, and he
notified the police. Then he notified the
garage here.
Meanwhile Deputy Sheriff d. ]. McDon-
aid of Springfield had come to town with
writs for Jones's arrest He was several
hours behind Jones and did not serve
the papers.
States Attorney Frank E. Barber was
notified and he called the Wood Morgan
detective agency in Boston, who do the
detective work at the Valley fairs The
Fitchburg police notified surrounding
towns and cities. G. H. Pearson, secre-
tary of the Central New Hampshire
Power company, knows how well the
word was telegraphed around New
England He was in Concord, N. H., att
II o'clock Friday night with Alfred w.
w. Bushnell as chauffeur, driving a Ma
tional car with the garage number OS.
He makes weekly trips to the New
Hampshire city and he was much sur
prised when two police officers stepped
into the street and ordered Bushnell to
stop. The officers looked over the two
men and then agreed that they did not
answer the description of the man
wanted and let them go after telling
them that they were looking for a Ma
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