The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-01
DAUBED BLACK PAINT
ON CREAM AUTO
That and Other Acts Caused Arrest of
Carl L. Churchill in Rutland on
Charge of Stealing the Car in
Lincoln, Mass.

| Rutland, July Carl l.. Churchill of
Massachusetts came to grief in this city
| yesterday. and il under arrest awaiting
trial on grand larceny charge for steal
ing Peerless car worth about $4,000
from Thomas Goldman. retired, Of South
Lincoln, Mass. Churchill was Codman's 8
chauffeur.
Careless methods and the carrying of
too many personal effects easily identi-
fled and disproving his stories brought
about the downfall of the chauffeur, who
now tells very distressing hard luck"
tale.
Churchill entered the Rutland Machine
and Auto company garage Monday night
to have his car cleaned and filed, and
left orders to have it kept ready for IN
slant use. Later in the night he took
the machine to the Rutland Garage com
pany, Willow street, and Tuesday morn
ing asked to have ii painted black
As it is a new car. and was beaut-
full cream color, the request excited the
suspicious of the garage attendants. who
telephoned to Chief of Police Jesse
Young In the meantime Churchill had
himself secured FIVE gallons of black
paint. and asked the garage to supply
the labor.
Chief Young noticed that the number
plates had the last figure in the number
designation of the year scratched until
it was indistinguishable. He called the.
Massachusetts, secretary of state to dis
cover whether any such car belonged to
a George Reed, as Churchill gave his
name. While the chief was using the
telephone Churchill quietly drove his
machine out Of the garage and van
ished
Shortly before noon he appeared at
the home Of Deputy Sheriff Carl A.
Beach in Castleton, where he had din
ner, and then asked permission TO paint
the vehicle. Permission was given, and
the creamy sides of the big touring
palace We're smeared with black.
The actions Of his visitor seemed
strange to Mr.. Beach on reflection. and
he got into communication with States
Attorney b. L. Stafford. That was the
last heard or seen of the mysterious |
gray black automobile until eight o'clock !
last night. when Chief of Police Young |
saw his acquaintance about to enter it 4
IN front of the Bardwell hotel Church. /
II was taken to the police station, and /
me states attorney sent for. The pris- |
,ner possessed unlimited nerve, and a
rood deal of plausibility, and stood off |
MS questioners for hours. Considerable |
elephoning was done, and finally /
churchill was locked up for safe keep
ng
The effects of the automobiles were
brought in from his machine Among
,ther things was. an automobile owners
license. issued in Massachusetts to one
Thomas Goldman of South Lincoln. that
tate. The police Immediately got into
communication with Mr. Goldman, who
aid his car had been stolen Sunday
light.
He described the machine. Churchill.
fho had been in the detention cells, next
Dom to the office Of the chief of police,
ad heard the telephone conversation,
nd when the chief of police and states
ttorney entered the apartment he adj
litted the theft and said he had meant
0 sell his prize
The man then told a story Of wife
rine in a South Lincoln hospital at the ,
oint of death. and of absolute want
his family. Whether this
Ortion of his tale has any foundation
! fact Is vet TO be learned. Ii