The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-06
WERE HUNTING FOR
KINGSLEY AND
FOUNObOOzE
Accordingly Raids Resulted at
Readsb0r0
JEALOUSY BETWEEN OFFICERS
Deputies from Wndham County
Came Into Bennington County
After Missing Farmer

All " oOlNC tiiC my oNCi
growing out of the disappearance of
Arthur Kingsley of Nottingham, who
lived near the Readsboro line, result
ed in a liquor raid in the village of
Readsboro Monday. Windham coun-
ty officials who have been directing
the search for Kingsley came to
Readsboro and asked local justice
for search warrants in order that
they might enter a number Of the
Large boarding houses. There was
suspicion that some of the proprle
tors of the boarding houses had been
selling liquor contrary TO law and
there was a possibility that Kingsley
might be hidden in some out OF the
way room in an intoxicated condit-
ion.
The warrants were issued and the
houses were searched with the re-
suit that a considerable quantity OF
beer and wine was discovered. AS a
result three persons were arrested
and Judge l.. II. Holden and States
Attorney w. j. Meagher were sum-
moned TO Readsboro Tuesday TO take
charge of the cases. The hearings
we're continued to Saturday when
the Bennington officials viii again &c
% Readsboro. The following ac-
count of the raid and incidents con.
nected with IL is from the Brattle-
boro Reformer:
Brattleboro. Nov ga raid con
Quoted by Deputy Sheriffs Frank l..
Wellman of Guilford, Walter Howe
of Wilmington and Earle Davis of
Newfane in Readsboro Monday In
which several Italians were arrested,
who were arraigned there yesterday
before Judge Il. III. Holden of the Ben
ningtcn county municipal court. with
States Attorney Meagher of Bennlng
ton county as prosecuting officer, has
aroused some feeling in Readsboro.
The cases were continued to Satur
day for a hearing and all but one OF
the defendants were released on the
personal recognizance. One ofthem
was released under bail
The deputies with Deputy w. NJ.
Sparks of Townshend had started fol-
Nottingham for the purpose Of con
Quoting or aiding in the search for
Arthur Kingsley. They stopped for
some reason in Readsboro and al,
but Deputy Sparks made the search
es that resulted in finding consider
able beer and some whiskey. This
was conflscated and the arrests we're
made.
The parties arrested were Margar-
ct Dessatti, Louis Marcini and Aman
da Tientoni. Others were held as
witnesses. Attorney Charles S.
Chase, who was in Readsboro at the
request of Judge Perry in connection
with the alleged suspicion that Judge
Pe:ry's son, Carl A. Perry. knew
something OF Kingley's disappear
ance. was retained as counsel for
those arrested.
Deputy Sheriff II. X. Wilson. of
Readsboro, who has been active in
the search for Kingsley was in Reads
boro, in Bennington county, at the
time of the raids conducted by Wind
ham county officials. 1t is said that
he did not receive an invitation 10 as
sist his brother officers, which has
caused a little feeling on the part of
Readsboro residents. Deputy Wilson
1t is said. knew nothing of the raids
until after they had been made.
A report was current last night to
the effect that Kingsley had been
found in Bennington, but the officers
say there is no truth in the report.
II is learned that on the day of the
tisappeCrtnce Kingsley and Perry
were in Kingsley's barn talking
about the sale of some stock and
that Mrs. Kingsley went TO the barn
and informed Perry that the stock
was hers Some words followed and
the stock was not sold.
II is learned also that men who
saw Kingsley leave Perry after they
had driven away from Kingsley's
house disagree in their statements
as to where Kingsley went Since
that time Perry has moved over into
Bennington county. The ease GER
tainly has some peculiar aspects.