Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-02
ACCOUNT DETECTIVE SERVICE Es-
SEX COUNTY.

Since December l. 1912. approximately
two thousand dollars has been used for
detective service and the expenses Of de-
tective service in Essex county OF this
sum the Wood Morgan Detective agency
has received for services ss47OO and for
expenses $946.97. which includes the trans
portation Of prisoners.
During the time above mentioned the
following cases and matters have been
the subject of detective investigations:
In June, 1913. party, who had re-
sided in Island Pond for about three
weeks, forged a check on the Island Pond
National bank and signed the name of
Aaron Hawkins thereto. This check was
negotiated with local merchant who.
on presenting the check at the bank.
found the same to be a forgery. In the
meantime. before the forgery was discov-
cred, the respondent had fed the iuris-
diction. Efforts were made by local au-
thorities to locate the respondent but
without success. 1t was not until the fol-
lowing January that the Wood Morgan
agency was employed At the April term
Of Essex county court 1918. the respond
ent twas indicted. Application was then
made to the Governor for requisitlon
which was granted on the 2lst day of
May. 1913. The respondent was returned
to Vermont and lodged in Jail at Guild
hall
On the 10Th day of June 1918, at a
special term Of Essex county court. the
respondent pleaded guilty Of the crime
of forgery and is now serving sentence
in the state prison.
On the 18th day Of October, 1918. n
respondent, who was then residing at
Norton. Vermont, was given check in
payment for services by his employer, A.
L. Erickson. The evening of the same
day the respondent raised the amount
called for by the check, received the cash
thereon with the Increased amount at
the railway station and started for Can
ada Detective service was employed In
this case at the same time as in State
VS.. Fair above mentioned, The respond
ent was finally located in Gardner. Mas
sachusetts. and brought back to Island
Pond on the 10th day Of February, 1913.
without the expense of requisiton. On
February Il, 1913 at a special session of
Essex county court the respondent plead
ed guilty of the crime Of forgery and IL
now serving sentence in the state prison,
respondent was charged with
ourglarizing dwelling house Of one +.
A. Morse Of Concord, Vermont, on the
5th of July, 1913. The respondent fed to
| the Province OF Ontario. After local au-
| thorites had tried In vain to locate him.
| the matter was placed with the Wood
! Morgan agency with the result that the
| respondent was brought to Vermont for
| trial. On February 10, 1914. at a special
| term of Essex county court the respond
| ent was arraigned and pleaded guilty OF
| the crime of burglary and was sentenced
| TO the Industrial school during his
minority.
| service was in the investigation
of the larceny of a diamond pin. valued
at eighty dollars, taken from a boarding
| house in the village OF Island Pond The
investig alton disclosed that the suspect
ed party was not guilty and therefore
no name is given. No clue to the real
| thief has been obtained.
| respondent was charged with the
crime of rape committed upon a girl
about thirteen years of age The re-
spondent was tried by jury at the April
term of Essex county court and convict
ed and is now serving sentence IN ,ne
| State prison.
| Respectfully,
| r. f. BROWN.
| Attorney General.