The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-07
Police Recover Variety of
Articles Stolen from
WhittemOreS
ADOLPHUS CLOUGH
IN NEWFANE JAIL
Chief Wilson Followed Tip with Excel
lent Results Goods Found in
Clough's House on Williams Street
Contradictory Stories Told


With goods in his possession alleged
to have been stolen from Fred White
more and family at the time of the
burglary at 90 Western avenue = in
fact goods which Mrs Whittemore
identified as belonging to her family
| Adolphus J. Clough was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Chief of Police |
| George Wilson He is now in Newfane
| jail awaiting trial at this term of |
| county court, being unable to furnish
81 900 bail
Clough, who has been employed at |
the Carpenter organ factory, formerly |
lived in Jamaica and came here a few
weeks ago. He has a wife and two |
children. The family lives at 125 Will |
iams street, southerlv from where the |
! Whittemores lived previous to the |
| burglary. Clough claims that he is |
not guilty, but according TO the police
he has told contradictory stories. and
certainly the circumstances are very
suspicious.
Last month the Whittemore family
packed their household goods for ship
1nent to Burlington, and the members
left the house to stay elsewhere tenn
! porarily. On April % Mrs White
more went to the house and found that
a stone had been thrown through one
i of the windows, which gave opportuui
ty to untaSten the window. that vari
Gus trunks had been ransacked and
that many articles had been stolen. in
cludlng two raccoon muffs, silver
water pitcher, two silver goblets and
j a double-barreled shotgun with leath
i er ease bearing brass name-plate.
She reported the facts to Chief Wilson.
Chief Wilson Gets Tip.
Since the burglary Chief Wilson had
been on the lookout for the gun. and on
Tuesday night he received a tip that
man was trying to trade double
barreled shotgun. Yesterday morning
he went to the man s house and found
that the tip was correct The man
said he obtained the gun, a glass cut
ter, kodak and pocket lamp of Clough
and was to give him some furniture in
| exchange, but the furniture had not
been delivered.
Chief Wilson took possession of the
gun and some 30 loaded Shells also the
gun case, from which a name plate had
been removed. He went to Clough s
house and found him ut home as he was
not working that day. Chief Wilson
says that at first Clough said he
bought the gun for ST., but later he
said man sold it to him for 50.
The officer communicated with Mrs
, Whittemore and she met him by APP
, pointment, identified the gun and went
to Clough 5 house in the afternoon
Clough denied that any of the missing
| articles were in the house, but Mrs.
Whlttemorc saw on the sidebOard a
small china cup which she recognized
| as belonging to her. That was sort
Of opening wedge. and one after an
other various articles belonging to the
Whittemores were brought to light, in
Guiding the silver water pitcher. a
: clock, eight small china cups and a
Y piece of dress goods.
officers Search House.
These articles Chief Wilson took to
the police station. He had a search
warrant made out and lie and Police
/ man +. c. Worden made another trip
to the Clough huse. As they apprach-
ed the house they saw Clough running
across lots toward Western avenue. A
command to halt was given, and at
first Clough appeared not to intend to
heed the command, but another com
mand was given and he finally decided
to return to the house.
The officers this time searched up
stairs and found more articles belong
ing to the Whittemores. They included
a piece of bronze animal statuary, an
electric battery, another clock, a
child 5 waist and shirt two wallets, a
gold lined lava bracelet valued at 500,
a box of keys, spirit level and guam
tity of badges belonging to Mr. Whit
temore The two muffs were not
brought to light.
On beng further questioned by
Chief Wilson, Clough is reported tC
have said that a Polander sold him the
gun for So and told him he knew where
they could get some liquor, going witt
him to the Whittemore house. Clougf
told the officers, according to Chief
Wilson, that on reaching the house the
stranger got him intoxicated with some
liquor that he had in his pocket, ant
y that the stranger then went into the
house and passed the articles out t,
y him He also said he bought the Eodal
l. Of H NJ Wood
: This story seemed rather fshy t
~ the officers, and they escorted Clouel
:" TO the lookup, bringing with them tn
booty, which they added to that al
ready at the police station.
Late IN the afternoon Clough wa
arraigned before Judge Frank Z Bar
ber N the municipal court. He waive
examination ard was placed ucde
bonds of 81 Geo E6:ag unable to u:
, 1isa bail Le was kept 4 tke ,ocEu
o7er night, and Chief wilson took hir
TO NeWfane this morning.