Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12
FAIL To FIND
CHIN K|M'S GOODS
Rushiow and Dennis, after Max
ing Confession, Confused
by Moving of Car.

st. Adams, Fob. 11.-1nterest aroused
here last evening by the arrest of Ell
mer Rushlow and william Dennis
charged with the murder last Thurs
day night Of Chin Kim, the C~hinaman.
who kept n secondhand store on
Catherine street, and the added inter-
est this morning over tho confession
of the crime by tho two young men,
died away to some extent with the
closing of the day.
The boys we're taken 20 the city
dump, where, 1t is said. they confessed
the stolen watches were hidden, but
they faiioj to locate the buried
treasure.
Thc local officers are loath 10 give
out details of the supposed confession
of the crime, but the essential facts
are aaid TO be az follows:
Rushlow and Dennis were companions
and, being frequent visitors 10 the store
Of Chin Kim, were familiar with mis-
business and habits. They mad often
sold him articles. The boys, it IL sa.d.
we're ct the city dump near the Central
Vermont roundhouse Thursday afternoon
about five O'Clock when .hoy decided to
so 10 Chin's store. II 10 said that after
making some little talk with Chin one
of the boys inquired the price Of a fur
coat which hung on the wall. AS Chin
turned his back to the boys and reached
for the coat he was hit on the back Of
the head with a railroad coupling pin.
He fell to the floor and never stirred,
being found on the coat Friday morn
ing.
Before the boys went into the store they
turned off a light which Is suspended over
the door outside. As soon as Chin fell to
the floor the light inside the store was
turned off and the boys broke open a
show case and took about 20 watches, then
left the store.
The watches were taken, it is said, to
the dump and buried by the boys with
the expectation OF digging them up again
later. The boys assert that as they left
the dump they met four men.
The credit for unraveling the mystery
OF the murder is said to be large due to
the local officers. Chief OF Police ]. F.
Mahoney, SheriffG. c. Holmes and Patrol
man Robert alike Two detectives from
a Boston agency We're employed but 1t is
said that their principal work was In ex-
tracing the confession from the boys
after their arrest.
FOUND PAIR OF GLOVES.
Chief Mahoney discovered a pair Of
gloves, with an outside covering Of
sheepskin, in the store last Friday
morning, when the body was found.
These he kept, thinking they might
possibly furnish some clew. Some
other clews were followed but
amounted to nothing of Importance
and again Chief Mahoney returned to
an investigation Of the clew furnished
by the gloves. 1t was found that
Monday, February 2, Dennis and Rush
low each purchased at the store of Vic
tor Cohan a pair of gloves like the
ones found in the Chinaman's store.
1t was also discovered that last Friday
after the discovery of the murder one
of the pairs of gloves had been soli
at the Thibault second hand store.
The arrest of the boys followed, 1t
being thought the evidence was suf-
ficient to hold them at least, Off ex-
animation.
At first the boys told conflicting
stories. They were then examined
apart from each other AS we'll as to-
gether, and finally Rusnlow began to
weaken and was on the point of
nervous collapse when he admitted the
crime.
The police appear to 81 Of the opinion
that the murder was committed about
six o'clock In the evening and as Louis
Neiberg called at the store a little after
six 1t appears that the boys narrowly
escaped detection at that time.
The hunt for the watches has been
discontinued for he present as the
boys say they buried them near a
freight car n as this has been re-
o they are unable to tell where
the watches are buried, 1t is said
that some photograph records ave
peer found.
The mystery Of the coupling pin was
ferreted out by Chief Mahoney. He found
hat 1t was taken from freight car No.
81, 2os on the Central Vermont railway.
The car was standing on what is known
as Fonda's spur, being set there for the
Willard Manufacturing company, but was
finally filled with hay by William Cun-
nfngham and J, Jennings. When the car,
which was placed on the spur February
4, was taken out the 9th inst, a knuckle
coupler fell to tho ground.
The Officers argue that the murder
must have been premeditated, judging
from the fact that the boys took the
coupling pin with them. They say that
the boys knew that II Chin recovered
from the blow ne would nave them Ar
rested for assault or burglary. The ori-
GERS refuse to say which boy siruck the
fatal blow.
MI. Lewis Dennis. stepm othe, OF ore
OF the accused boys, and Mrs. Ethan Gar
r1son. his sister. went to the jail yes
terday afternoon and were deeply Affect
Cd at the meeting with young Dennis.
TIT boys will probably De arrsigned
before City Judge N. N. Post for pre-
hminary hearing. They have not Sc
cured an attorney and It In probable that
counsel 'Ttll be assigned by the State.
The case will undoubtedly come 10 triol
at the March term OF Franklin county
court. which will be presided over by
Judge Il. L. Waterman OF Brattleboro.
II will be necessary to havo a session
of tho grand jury, and States Attorney
G.. F. Ladd will apply to Judge L. p.
Slack Of st. Johnsbury. who presided at
the latest session of tho court here, for
such an order.
The Dennis boy will be q years old