The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-22
SENTENCED TO SERVE
2.YEARS AT RUTLAND
Captured Early Today by
Posse of Officers Led by
Sheriff Mann Confessed
House Break on West River

Armed to the teeth. Sheriff c. f.
Mann of Brattieboro and Deputy Sher-
if Earl Davis of Newfane closed in on
a young Newfane desperate on the
West River railroad track about "A
mile north of the West River bridge
in the early hours of this morning as
he was on his way TO this town. Look
ing into the muzzle of a gun in the
hands of the sheriff, Guy Barber, %
wears old, thought better of his asser-
tion that he never would be taken
without disposing of at least one Of
ficer, and submitted to arrest on the
charge of breach of the peace by as
saulting and threatening his parents.
Aided by the light of the moon,
Sheriff Mann and Deputy Davis march
ell the prisoner down the track to the
three bridges. where their automobile
was waiting, drove to the pumping
station north of the Brattleboro Re
treat, where Deputy Sheriff Frank l..
Welllnan of Guilford and Deputy Sher-
if John Mcdonald of Newfane were
guarding the highway, picked up
those officers and proceeded to New
| fame.
+ At 1.3O o clock this morning Bar
! Der was arraigned before Municipal
! Judge William r. Daley of this town
in the bedroom of State s Attorney
\. V. d. Piper. He entered a plea of
guilty and was sentenced to serve not
less than two years and not more than
two and half years IN the house OF
correction in Rutland. Sheriff Mann
expects to take the prisoner to Rut
land tonight.
When arrested Barber was not aware
of the real charge against him, bu1
thought he was wanted for breaking
into q cottage on West river. Conse
quently he began talking about the
break and gave the officers some in
formation which will be embodied il
another charge against him sometime
in the future. They will undertake
also to connect him with breaks il
cottages on the banks of the Connec
ticut river north of Brattleboro, as re
marks which he made were sufficien
to arouse their suspicious.
Barber capture was attended b.
some sensational circumstances AM
was effected after he escaped from Iii
home through chamber windoy
while the officers were down stairs
: That somebody was not killed is prob
ably due to the fact that when h
escaped he failed to take along hi
: rifle or shotgun and that they fell in
to the hands of the officers
Barber s home has been with his pal
= ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Barber, o
. the hill road from Williamsville ST.
tion to Newfane, near the farm no,
/ occupied as a summer home by Rev
: GUY G. Lamson of Philadelphia, fol
. merly of this town. The neighboI
!: have lived in fear of him and he ha
l terrorized the Barber household.
!. In 1908. while f. W. Gibson OF thi
town was Judge of the municipal cour
he was put on probation for Is montl
- for assaulting his mother. For I'll
5, past few weeks he has threatened
: different times to shoot his parent
f and he has pounded his mother unit
= her body was covered with black an
5, blue spots.
S. When these things came to the a
l. tention of State s Attorney Piper
= issued a warrant for Barber 5 ARE
7, and gave it to the sheriff, who callt
d Deputy Sheriff Davis, and last nigl
{: they went to the house after the your
IL man.
= Barber was up stairs when the Q
Y fcers went into the kitchen TIL,
g started up to his room and when
E heard them coming Barber raised
:, = rear window, stepped out on the ro
= of shed and jumped 10 feet to t
in ground. The officers hurried out
* soon as they took in the situation, b
nd Barber had gotten to cover and cou
to not be located.
a. The officers naturally were disa
. pointed. at losing their man, but tn
as were quick to appreciate one for
as, nate circumstance and that was I'll
m, in his hurry Barber left his shotg
and rifle, which he, kept loaded in I
If house. These weTe the -Nea pons- Is.