The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-24
MADE BIG
HAUL OF N LEOD
TABLE SILVER
Entered Summer Residence at
Old Bennington Saturday
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR LOSS
other Members Of Same Brotherhood
Entered Hartes Restaurant and
Obtained Three Dollars.

The summer residence Of Sayre
Mcleod of Old Bennington was en-
tered early Sunday aorning and
silverware and other articles to the
value OF over five hundred dollars
taken by house breakers Shortly af-
ter six o'clock Sunday morning, one
Of the maids discovered that the rear
door of the house was open and that
a large number of burnt matches
were thrown around the rooms Of
the first floor of the house. Further
investigation proved that the entire
first floor had been rifed of its
value principally silver ware. The
thief or thieves had evidently enter
ed the house through the windows OF
the laundry in the basement
The local authorities were at
once notified and Sheriff Fred God
frey and Deputy John Nash proceed
ed TO the Mcleod residence and
made an examination. The thief or
thieves had gone about their work in
the most deliberate manner The
front door had been unlocked after
the entrance OF the experts, the door
leading to a side porch had also been
opened and the rear door had been
opened and secured in that condition
with a chair so that it was evident
that the night-workers in anticipa-
ton OF possible interruption had
provided for speedy means OF exit.
An inventory OF the dining room
proved that its equipment had suffer
ed the most severe loss. A large
amount of the valuabes had been
made up of the smaller articles of
table equipment Tie articles taken
were all Of solid silver and marked
with Mrs. McLeod's maiden mono
gram, NJ. NJ. l.. A half dozen solid
silver spoons were taken along with
two dozen solid silver forks A large
silver dish which rested on the side
board and which is valued at over
three hundred dollars had been no
ticed ythe nocturnal visitors as the
cover OF the dish had been removed
but relinQuished as being too heavy
! for easy transportation. A large
cake basket had also been removed
from the side board and placed on
the floor but removed after the re
treat Of the invaders.
The work was all accomplished by
the light of matches and these were
literally thrown about In the cours'
of their operations the thieves tip
ped over a lamp which rested on the
sideboard and which has a silyel
standard The oil spread over thu
top OF the sideboard and dropped on
TO one of the drawers. A burn
match was found lying in the oil b.
the officers and it was evident tina
that departure of the thieves had al
most been accompanied by con
lagrauon
The robbery has many puzzlnl
features. Two large settlers wer'
sleeping on the front porch and tn
fact that they were not aroused o
If aroused, the fact that their BARI
ing was not sufficiently loud TO alarm
b the family leads the local authorize
to the belief that the work was don
by local parties known to the dogs
On the other hand. the cOmmotio
created by the overturning OF the lam
points TO the theory that the house
q hold was sleeping unusually sounC
The thieves felt unusually secur
OF their position for following thel
work they partook OF a lunch OF col
meat distracted from the ice-boX.
half pound OF cheese gathered froI
the same source accompanied tn
robbers on their departure. Thi
j would rather seem to indicate tina
) the job was done by itinerant cracks
men. who were incidentally acqui
, ing provisions
Among the lncidentals taken b
the thieves were three dollars an
; some change from the rined purs
7 of Mrs. Mcleod and three dollar
. which had been left by maid to pa
a pedor In the morning
Madame Mcleod the mother
l. Mr. Mcleod was aroused about tw
o'clock rather suddenly. but bein
l. unable to explain her sudden awal
u ening and having nothing to confrl
any lear of burglary went back
sleep Mrs. George T. Lane. n neig
r hor was awakened during the ngl
e. as by the sound of mtrudors but he,
u ing nothing further went back
" sleep. The examination OF the oiliC
als yesterday and today rather ind
~ Gated that an attempt had been mac
" to enter the Lane residence previol
o or subsequent TO the Mcleod robbel
~ without success
Two robbcrics In one night WI
the record of bennington Sunda
.e Sunday morning 1t was discoyer'
that the llarte Restaurant on Ma
- street had been entered and q
y money In the till three dollar
81 taken.
The local police do not trace az
We connection between the llarte al
le Mcleod robherles The thief at Il
~ harte restaurant entered through
20 rcar window which was open. Thr
dollars In change was IN the ca
III register and was taken, but a p
.' envelope containing n check
NJ twenty dollars was left unmolest,
The thief on entering showed u
re usual skill as ne proceeded along
ut table covered with dishes and did n
or SO much as tip over a cup.
"a. Children Cry
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