Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-09
NO. TRACE OF MONEY
States Attorney and Police Can
not Find HuIett's Roll
Carried s275o In Cigar Box and In Stock
ines-companions Examined by officers
Some Strange Incidents.

Although two weeks have elapsed
since Fred c. Hulett of Church place lost
$780, the states attorneys force and the
police have been unable to find any trace
of the big roll. Following the publication
of the story of Huetts loss in The
Phoenix Friday, two men whose homes
are in the watercure building on the
north side of Elliot street were taken
before the states attorney and closely
questioned as to their knowledge of the
Whereabouts of Huletts savings, but
evidence sufficient to hold them was not
forthcoming and they were released.
Hulett, having recovered from his illness,
returned to work Tuesday, but he can
give no information as to what became
of his money
All that the victim of the loss has OF
the money which he drew from a
Massachusetts savings bank Jan. 26 is
$l9.Ol. The rest has disappeared When
he received the money, which was aA
that was left of a modest sum he made
in the lumber business, he told several
persons that he had it in his possession
and showed 1t to them. He asked at least
two of his friends to keep it for him
until the following Wednesday, when he
intended to bid goodbye to Vermont and
start for Michigan. They refused to
keep 1t and as result he was nom
plussed, for a time, as to what he should
do with it. He did not work the Satur-
day after he withdrew the money and
during the day exhibited it to severaa
persons. He kept it in his pockets for a
time and then, fearing that 1t would be
taken from him, placed some of it in his
stocking, under the arch of his foot.
The rest he placed in a cigar box and
locked it in his suit case. That evening"
in company with w. r. Gaige and one
of the men who was questioned by the
states attorney he went to Gaige's
apartment in NJ. ]. Moran's building on
Church place, where there was fire
later that night. He had given up his
rooms in the same building, and had
taken his suit case with him to MI.
Gaige's room. After the fire he went to
the north watercure building, to the
rooms of the other man who appeared
before the states attorney.
From that time his recollection is not
distinct as to what occurred. He ad-
mitted to the states attorney that he
drank a quantity of whiskey, bought for
him at a resort in New Hampshire, with
his own money. On Tuesday morning
he was removed from the watercure
building by an acquaintance who had
been looking for him. When this ac-
quaintance called there tenants denied
that Hulett was there, but the inquirer
forced his way into room and found
him asleep on couch. His condition
was serious and after he had been re-
moved DR.. G. r. Anderson attended him.
drich. For several days it was doubtful
If he would live. Hulett's sister In law
also called at the rooms while he was
there, and although she had seen him
when the door was opened she could not
gain admittance.
Hulett's suit case was found in the
watercure building and apparently il had
been ransacked. The. contents were dis
turbed, but no clothing was missing,
nothing but the money. The cigar box
was there but the cash had taken wings
Immediately upon learning that Hulett
was IL l.. E. Holden, by whNm lie Is
emf loyed, began a search for the roll
that had been shown him. Hulett'S
clothing was searched, but only $19.01
could be found. The police and the
states attorneys office were notified.
| When Hulett recovered sufficiently he
was examined by States Attorney F. FL
Barber. He gave information as to the
habits of some f the tenants of the
watercure buildings, but told nothing
that could lead to the finding of his
roll