Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-28
JOHN POTTER WANTED.
IN Suspected of Having stolen a Horse,
WAGON and RevoINer.

"A young man named John Potter, age
o. until Saturday resident of Burling-
ton, is very much desired by the police
for, according to all accounts that seem
to be reliable, Mr.. Potter committed a
burglary and stole a horse and wagon
Saturday afternoon. At present his
whereabouts is unknown, but he has
been traced as far as Essex Junction and
the horse and wagon have been re-
covered.
Potter came to this city not very long
ago and worked for George NJ Earring
ton on North avenue for a short time.
then he hired out to Edward c. Parker.
who is occupying the old Hathaway place
on North avenue, and remained there
until Saturday. lie was instructed Sat-
urday afternoon to take the work wagon
and come into the city to get the garbage
at the Star restaurant and he started out
on his mission but later he evidently re-
turned for 1t was discovered that the
work wagon had been exchanged for a
Concord buggy and Potter was suspected
as having made the change because
neither he nor the horse showed up
again.
Later in the day there came a report
to the police Office that the house on the
harrington place On North avenue, which
is only n short distance from the farm
occupied by Mr.. Parker, had been broken
into. Chief Russell at once made an in
vesugntion and ascertelned that the
house had been entered by some ono
forcing the rear door which act also
caused the casing to fall in A search
inside the place disclosed the fact that
the bedroom OF Mr.. Harrington had been
thoroughly ransacked but no article of
value stolen except a Colts revolver. The
burglary was committed some time in
the afternoon when Mr.. HARRINGTON, who
is the sole occupant of the house, was
away.
Chief Russell Immediately notified the
surrounding towns and began search.
sunday afternoon, Officer William
Collins. who was looking up the case
In Essex Junction. discovered that a rig
answering the description OF the stolen
one had been left ut half-past four
o'clock Saturday afternoon at Wtlley's
stable by a man who In every way re-
sembled Potter. The man cold the peo-
pie at the stable that he wanted to leave
the horse and buggy there for about an
under the seat cushion and departed. He
did not show UP again. This undoubtcd-
ly established the identity of Potter as
the revolver was probably the one stolen
from Farrington's place.
The office at Burlington was notified
Sunday afternoon of the discovery and
preparations We're made to have the rig
driven back to Burlington, but further
examination Of the outfit disclosed the
fact that although It was Parkcr's buggy
It was not Parker's horse. the animal at
the Wiley stable being a much smaller
one than the horse stolen. Potter evil
IDENTIFY had snapped the horse got some
thing to boot" and decided to leave the
last acquired horse and wagon at the
stable.
The Parker horse was recovered late
Sunday evening at the home of Frank
Campobosso. 10 Chase street 1t developed
that Campobosso met a man answering
Potter's description on the Colchester
road near Fort Ethan Allen and that the
two got into conversation which finally
resulted in the two swapping horses
This happened between three and four
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The Campo
Wiley stable in Essex Junction
Potter Is described as man 90 years
of age and about five feet four inches
tall. of light complexion, with brown hair
and wearing gray clothing. lie told his
employer that his home was in Mont
real.