Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-02
WANTED To PAIN 7
A CREAM COLORED
MOTOR CAR BLACK

Rutland, June 30.--Carl L. Churchill OF
Massachusetts, came to grief in this city
D-day, and Is under arrest awaiting trial
IN a grand larceny charge for stealing a
Peerless car worth about 5000 from
Thomas Goldman, retired, of South Lin
,oln, Mass. Churchill was Goldman S
chauffeur
Careless methods and the carrying of
% many personal effects easily identified
md disproving his stories brought about
he downfall of the chauffeur, who now
ellis very distressing hard luck" tale.
Churchill entered the Rutland Machine
and Auto company garage Monday night
to have his car cleaned and filed. an l
left orders to have it kept ready for in
stand flight Later in the night he took
the machine to the Rutland Garage COM
0any, Willow street, and yesterday morn
ing asked to have it painted black
AS it is new gar, and was a beautiful
cream color the request excited the sus-
picions of the garage attendants, who
tclephoned to Chief of Police Jesse
Young. In the meantime Churchill had
himself secured five gallons Of black
paint, and asked the garage to supply
he labor.
DRIVER VANISHES.
Chief Young noticed that the number
plates had the last figure in the number
designation of the year scratched until 1t
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 he was using the telephone Church
ii.
garage and vanished.
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 were 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
tonight, when chief of Police Young
saw his urban acquaintance about to
enter it in front of the Bardwell Hotel.
Churchill was taken to the police sta
ton, and the states attorney sent for.
The prisoner possessed unlimited nerve,
and a good deal of plausiblity, and stood
off his questoners for hours. Consider
able telephoning was done, and finally
Churchill was locked up for safe keep
Ing.
The effects of the automobilist We're
brought in from his machine Among
other things was an automobile owners
license, issued in Massa chusetts to one
Thomas Goldman of South Lincoln, that
State. The police Immediately got into
communication with Mr.. Goldman who
said his car had been stolen Sunday night
He described the machine. Churchill,
who had been in the detention cells next
room to the office Of the chief of police,
mad heard the telephone conversation,
and when the chief of police and States
attorney entered the apartment he admit
ted the theft, and said he had meant to
sell his prize
The man then told story Of a wife
lying in South Lincoln hospital at the
point of death, and of absolute want
confronting his family Whether this
portion Of his tale has any foundation
In fact is yet to be learned.