The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
BAIL Of WALz IS
FIXED AT $1,000
Arrest i'm West TOWnshend
Believed to Be One of I'M
portance
IN BRATTLEBORO
A FEW DAYS AGO
Thought to BE One of Gang of Burglars
Operating in and Around Northamp-
ton-Unsuccessful Attempt to De
stroy Leaves of Note Book.

The arrest of George w. Walz of
Haydenville, Mass, at West Townshend
by Massachusetts officers proves to be
one OF chain of arrests by means of
which the Massachusetts, officers be-
lieve they are on their way to rounding
up gang of burglars that have been
working successfully in and about
Northampton, Mass. Walz was held
yesterday under $4,000 bail for a hear
ing next Friday.
Not many months ago Walz complet-
ed term in the state prison at Charles
town, Mass. 1t is known here that he
was in Brattleboro late in October. Only
few days ago he was again in Brattle-
boro and claimed that he was working
as cook on a lumber job il London
derry.
Officers James Campbell and NJ. j.
C0rkery of Massachusetts came to
Brattleboro about two weeks ago in
vestigating the rumor that Wall was
in this locality. They came back Thurs
day armed with a photograph and went
to West Townsherd, where they were
satisfied that the man they wanted was
to be found. The clew was secured
form the address on a letter that was
mailed to him from Northampton, but
his exact location in West Townshend
was not known to the officers.
The photograph proved of material
| assistance. A person to whom the pic
ture was shown in West Townshend
recognized the man and told where he
could be found. He was summoned
from his work At carpentering on a
barn by the woman of the house. and
when he arrived he was covered BY re-
volvers i'll the hands of the officers.
| Nalz made no resistance and consented
| to go to Massachusetts without reuuisi-
tion papers.
|. Four other members of the alleged
gang now under arrest in Northamp-
ton are Benjamin Hermann and David
! Miller, who were arrested in New York
state several weeks ago but who had re-
sisted extradition unsuccessfully. and
John W. Adams of Boston and William
Nj. Hermon of Northampton, who have
! been in custody several weeks.
| Adams was arrested in Northampton
! several weeks ago as a result of his eff
fort to sell several packages of chew
| lng-gum at the Plaza store. The pro-
| prIetor believed the gum had been
stolen and helped the officers to locate
| Adams, who were arrested in front of
the postoffice. This was the first clew
to the identity Of the gang. Adams
| had been living at Hermann s house on
Armory street, and a search of the
| house revealed stolen goods and a kit
of burglar s tools. Hermann was ar
rested under charge of receiving stol-
en- goods. Three breaks in the vicinity
of Northampton are believed to have
lbeen committed by the gang, the prin-
cipal one at Taintor 5 iewelry store,
where 81 400 worth of iewelry was
<stolen October 16. Another burglary
was committed at Wilder store at
Mount Tom October II, and the store
of W. J. Sheehan III Haydenville was
| burglarized October 9.
| 1t IS understood that after his ar
rest Walz attempted to throw away
several sheets from note book, but
that they were recovered by the officers
FThey contained addresses in New York
and letter alleged to have been found
III Walz s possession advised him to
send along anything and the writer
would find means of disposing of it.