The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-03
No Trace of Arthur Kingsley
of Whitingham-Left
Home Thursday
COMPAION PERRY
HELD AS WITNESS
officers and 80 Men Covered Many
Acres Yesterday Were Seen in
Readsboro with Whiskey Day They
Disappeared a Mystery

\ strange case of man 5 disappearance
was reported to Sheriff G +. Mann Of
this town Saturday afternoon from the
southwestern corner of Whitingham,
about two and a half miles from Reads
boro, and although search has been
kept up since, up to > o'clock this after
noon no trace OF the man had been found,
as witness
The missing man is Arthur Kingsley
A., a well-known farmer who lived on the
Baxter Newell farm. The man under al
rest is Carl A. Perry, who lives about
mile and half from Kingsley's house.
| Kingsley has not been seen since Thurs
/ day night.
The two men were in Readsboro village
Thursday afternoon, and it is said they
had two quarts Of whiskey Each had his
own horse and wagon They arrived at
the Kingsley place about > o'clock that
afternoon. and it is understood that both
were under the influence of liquor Kings
ley said something to his wife about
swapping horses with Perry but Mrs
Kingsley told him that he was in no con
dition to swap horses whereupon he put
his horse in the barn.
Kingsley and Perry and Kingsley 5
hired man then went down the road half
a mile, and Perry says that about 80
Io'elocb Kingsley started back home 9th
ers say that instead Of starting home
Kingsley took another road Perry re-
turned home about $50 that night He
II unable 10 give any information concern
ing Kingsley.
Neghbors undertook to get some trace
lof Kingsley. but without avail and Sat
urday afternoon the affair was reported ta
Sheriff Mann, who went to the scene OF
the disappearance with Deputy Sheriff
Frank l.. Wellman oi Guilford and Dep.
uty sheriff Earl Davis Of \eWiane Dep
Iuty sheriff II X Wilson Of Readsborc
also arrived and placed Perry under ar
: rest as 4 witness.
Yesterday not far from 80 men from
both Windham and Bennington countie,
and some from over the line in Massachu
5 setts searched nearly all day. coverins
: many acres Of ground. but no trace O
I Kingsley was found Deputy Sherffs Da
Wis OF Newfane, Nellman of Guilford anC
t w. VI. Sparks Of TownShend went to the
scene this forenoon and it is expected
/ that some definite plan of action will b,
! mapped out today 1t Is understood tina
Kingsley hired man. Fred Connolly, j
being detained as witness.
Mrs Kingsley says her husband was no
accustomed 10 leaving home to remain
over night and she is unable To accouu
for his disappearance. lie had SINAI
! amount of money with him The Ioca
officers have no very definite theory as {
; his whereabouts although before TN
search was made they believed that som
accident had befallen him and that hi
body would be found
When the news Of kingscys disappear
ance reached Brattcboro it caused n
little excitement III view Of the rccen
tragedies III Halifax, but UP to the pre-:
ent time no evidence of foul play ha
been discovered 50 far az can be learned
= Perry who is held on suspicion. is
: son of DIR. Crosby A. Perry Of Readsbor
and assistant Judge OF the Benningto
county court He is a farmer and has
wife and children There are SIX childre
: III kngseys family The Kingsley hon
o i in the extreme southwestern part
a the county, between the villages of Viii
It ingham and Sherman