The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-11
DETECTIVE SERVICE
in ORANGE COUNTY
Cost State $4,000, of Which Large Pro-
portion Went to the Wood-M Morgan
Agency for Salary and
Expenses,

Attorney General hufus u. Drown
makes the following report regarding
expenditures for detective service in
Orange county:
In Orange county approximately 81
800 has been expected under the head OF
detective service. OF this sum $l,557.50
went to the Wood Morgan agency for
services and $l,5s9.60 for expenses. This
of course included the transportation OF
prisoners. The balance expended amount
ing to approximately $1,000 went to
home grown talent.
"The first bill paid in connection with
these matters since December |, 1912,
was in connection with the winding up
of the so-called yeggman cases which
had been so thoroughly and successfully
prosecuted by my predecessor in office
in connection with the states attorneys
of Caledonia and Orange counties. This
bill for services and expenses amounted
to S5sS.l6.
prior to the liberal use of detective
service in connection with this class OF
cases by my predecessor in office, this
state had averaged about 40 safe rob-
berries a year, in other words, about
three each month. Often the loss of
money was not the only damage in
Cured as there were in some cases con-
siderable damage as result of explo-
.sions. In several instances in Vermont
shootings had occurred.
"As a result of the thorough work
done by my predecessor along the lines
above indicated, yeggmen have been UNI
heard of in Vermont until since it has
been so thoroughly advertised in the
newspapers that detective service was
likely to be discontinued in this state.
last two years there has not been
safe blown open in this state.
More recent prosecutions worthy OF
note in Orange county in connection with
which detective service has been used are
as follows;
Estate VS.. Bert Shotter."
"This Young man, who is scarcely past
his majority. was first arrested in Orange
county in 1911, charged with the crime
of grand larceny. AT a special term
of Orange county court in October, 1911,
he pleaded guilty of this offense and
was sentenced to the state prison. On
account Of his youth and good appear
ance the court stayed execution and
placed the respondent in the hands of
the probation officer, In June, 1913,
was made that this respond
ent had violated the terms of his pro-
baton. The probation officer endeavored
to secure his arrest and followed him
to the Canadian border, where all trace
of him was lost. During the period Of
his probation the respondent was mar
ried and had one child born. After the
local officers had failed to secure his ar
rest application was made for detective
service and the Wood Morgan agency
was placed in charge OF the case. The
respondent was traced westward through
to Chicago, thence into OHIO and up
through North Dakota and finally ar
rested at Castleton, S. ID. He was re-
turned TO this state without the expense
of requisition.
"At the December term, 1913, OF Orange
county court this respondent was charged
with the crime of rape committed in the
town of Bradford upon a girl 10 years
old. To this charge he pleaded guilty
and is now serving in the state prison
a sentence of not less than seven nor
more than eight and a half years.
"To secure the arrest and final con-
viction Of this rape fiend cost the state
approximately $500. For this expense
the attorney general and the states at
torney of Orange county offer neither
apology nor excuse.
1T is doubtless unfortunate that in
this state the successful prosecution Of
a crime of this character costs nearly as
much as it does in the state of New
York to draw jury for the trial of
case of like character.
And even now, in spite of all the cry
in Vermont against detective service
the report comes that the state of New
York has 10 special detectives at work
on single case.
Estate VS.. Robert Harrington"
"This respondent had been partiou-
lar friend of the respondent Shotter mem
toned in the preceding case and this
case was investigated and the arrest
about in connection with the
case and the bill for detective
service mentioned in the preceding cases
covered such services in the Harrington
,ase. Harrington was c..arged with bur-
the store of Blake & Cummings !
in the village of Bradford. At the De-
,ember term, 1918, of Orange county |
court the respondent pleaded guilty TO
the crime of burglary and was sentenced |
to be imprisoned for not less than two |
nor more than three years and is now |
serving sentence.
Estate VS.. Goldberg"
"This respondent was charged with |
he crime of horse stealing. He was ar
-ested in Pittsfield, Mass, and returned |
@ Vermont without the expense of req, |
lisition. At the June term. 1914, of 4
orange county court, he pleaded guilty 1
md was sentenced to serve not less than 4
.hree nor more than five years in the 1
tate prison and TO pay a fine of S240. l
This sentence was suspended and the re-
pondent placed on probation on terms
hat he pay sl2 per month for 90
months.
Estate VS.. william Roberts"
0This resDondent was charged with