The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05
Entered Through Window and
Took Much Silyerware
and Food
TWO MEN WERE
SEEN AND HEARD
Carried Sideboard Drawer to Rear of
House - Uncooked Chicken and
Other Eatables Carried Away = Of
ficers Visited Hobo Resorts by Auto,

North street was again selected as
4 field for operations by burglars Sat
uday night and George L. Duaham :
house was entered and silverware and
food were taken. The downstairs part
of the house only was visited, buj the
scene there when the family arose
yesterday morning was one Of disor
cannot be stated definitely, buC it
probably will reach $500. Some OF
the pieces of silverware were wedding
gifts to Mr. and Mrs. Durham, which
makes their loss felt much more than
from a financial standpoint. There
seems to be no question that the hu-
glars were seen, but at the time they
were not known to he burglars and
their identity has not been establish
ed.
The Durham family slept upstairs
and had no knowledge that their mousse
had been visited until about 6.3D in
the morning, when the girl employed
at the house went down stairs. SNne
saw at Il glance that a burglary had
been committed and quickly notified
Mr.. Durham. The latter telephoned
to Chief-of- Police George Wilson, who
visited the premises 1t was his opin-
ion that the robbery was the work OF
hoboes and he and Sheriff c. f. Mann
and Bailiff s. A. Richmond secured an
automobile and made trip up and
down the river, visiting the various
hobo resorts, but failed to find trace
of the men wanted.
On account of the odor of paint one
! Of ba l-ifabo,, xx~irInyx-S in rho IN
rart of the house was left open a lit
tie when the family retired, in or
der to allow a circulation of air. 1t
was about II clock when Mr.. Dun
ham. who had been reading, went NJ
to bed.
The burglars took a chair from the
veranda, placed it on the ground un
der the window, which they raised
easily, and then climbed in. They Wis
tied all the rooms down stairs, but
the principal depredations were com
mitted in the dining room, pantry anC
refrigerator. They opened Mrs. Dun
ham s desk and disturbed the con
: tents, but apparently took nothing
= from it.
They removed the sideboard drawer
containing the table silver and carried
it cut back of the house, where tn,
whole of the contents were removed
, Much of the silver was in boxes, bu
the thieves did not stop to remove it
carrying away boxes and all. The diff
: ferent pieces We're marked, whicl
might prove a stumbling block if TIL
thieves undertook to dispose of it. bu
they could melt the solid silver piece
q and throw away the plated ware. Tn
empty drawer was found back of tn
: | house.
. Some napkin rings were left in tn
l back hall, evidently being forgotten
: Perhaps the thieves became too en-
q crossed in the refrigerator to agail
( think of the rings A chicken ha
V been cut up to be served for the Sun
Q day dinner, but it had not been cook
. ed. This the thieves carried away
? They also visited the pantry an
: helped themselves to whatever the
: wanted. A loaf of bread, part of
J. cake, and a pound of coffee wer
y among the eatables stolen.
II Just how the burglars managed t
light themselves around is not known
n but they may. have been aided by a
o electric pocket lamp which they foun
in the house. They carried it off an
> doubtless felt grateful to Mr.. Dunbar
= for leaving it within their reach.
*, Some interesting facts in conneetio
with the burglary Is that about
er Q clock in the morning Mr.. and Mr.
II. G. Barber, who live in the Congr
gational parsonage on North stree
heard two men talking between tn;
house and j. Harry Esteys hou.
5? next south of them and that Mr.
W, Barber s mother, Mrs. c. s. White
lg of Montpelier, who is visiting he
saw two men coming away from Il
is rear part of Mr.. Durham s house SOC
- afterwards. Mrs. Whittier heard the
- and looked out of the bathroom wi
es dow, but it was not known that tn,
were burglars and it was too dark
distinguish more than their outline
The rear part of the parsonage |
: adioins the rear part of the Dunha
IN lot