The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-26
TWO BOYS CAUGHT
HIDING IN STORE
Unexpected Visit of Merchant to His
Store Last Evening Caused Dis
covery of Youthful Of
tenders.

The climax to a series of bold bur
glaries and petty thefts, which haye oc.
Cured in the last few weeks, came last
night when L. d. Dodge went to his
creamery building at the corner of North
Main and Granite streets and discovered
two young lads hiding under churn.
Robert Donald OF Grant avenue. who
was released from the industrial school
in Nergennes on parole thirteen months
ago, and Frank DeForge of Granite
street were the culprits whom the but
ter man delivered over to the custody
Of Officer Harry Gamble and the pair
had just returned from an excursion of
plunder covering two other stores. when
Mr. Dodge happened to visit his place
of business around o'clock.
Young DeForge has made clean
breast of his short criminal career and
the Donald boy has corroborated a part
of his companions story. Both are Is
years old and have parents living in this
city. They were brought to the police
station last night on warrants issued
by Grand Juror Hugh II. Carpenter,
charging them with breaking and enter
ing. 1t is likely that these charges will
be withdrawn in favor of larceny accu-
sations when the respondents are ar
raigned before Judge Ii. w. Scott in
city court.
Mr.. Dodge was called to his creamery
early in the evening by two patrons
who wished to deliver load of milk.
The patron and his wife went to the
- he h,,tJ
Dodge entered from the front 1t was
the woman who first saw the face of
boy peering out from under a churn,
and as Mr.. Dodge came through from
his office she asked him # any boys
had accompanied him 'nto the creamery.
He replied in the negative, and il was
then than the proprietor went to the
ehurn and dragged out two very unwill-
ing youngsters. While Mr.. Dodge was
calling police headquarters, young De-
Forge made break and gained his lib
arty. Donald was held in custody until !
officer Gamble arrived.
Afterwards. the officer procured a war
rant and apprehended DeForge at his |
nome on Granite street. After he had |
Deen lodged in cell for a short time, !
he DeForgc boy grew reminiscent and /
Degan TO unfold his tale to the chief. /
He confessed to accompanying Donald to /
he Tassie market about a week ago,
orcing an entrance and stealing two /
oils of pennies, each containing so cents.
)eForge said that they made their way
nto the market through window.
il developed that the Tassie
market was again their goal last night,
when a few apples represented the
,ootv gained on the second visit.
Immediately after this theft. they
vent TO the rear Of the Howland block
nd forced window leading to the
voolworth store. Here they RECALLED
themselves by opening all of the ten
II dozen cash registers distributed
bout the store. The tills had been
mptied. however. and the youthful bur-
lars made of with a few candy boxes
nd other trinkets easy to Ing. She
lodge creamery was the next place vis-
tel and Il was there that their errand
nded in capture.
Tn court the youngsters admitted their
uilt and Judge Scott continued the /
ases against them until Monday morn
" az . O'Clock. II ~ expected that
J. y Rarss Of the state
ldustrisl school win b. present AZ that
ime and assist in the disposition oF
be- case against Donald. who is still
] his custody.