The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-28
Richard Avery, 8, Rescued
by W. III. Thomas Near
the Three Bridges
COMPANIONS TOOK
MONEY ANDLEFT
arihcd Out by Massachusetts at Hins-
Gale, Mass. Furry of Excitement
"hon Message Came to Railroad Sta
tion This Morning.

50 tired and exhausted from w,ll,;nr
'%eh oi 1000 and sleep that he went to
sieep on the Boston & Maine railroad
.l"chs TINS morning Just north of the
ne pildges over West river, Richard
avery, :, state charge of Massachusetts
managed to trighten an engineer and at
tract more attention than at anv other
.ilhe IN ms brief career. Just now he is
Ia the Blattleboro police station awaiting
instructions from Massachusetts.
lis story Is pitiful tale of bov led
INTO trouble by two others older than him
sen, who eventually robbed him and left
hlm because he could not keep IN with
them. ~ "''i
Lying on a police station cot. which is
not bed Of roses, with his stomach sat
lshed for the first time in five davs dirtv
but with serious little face and man.
hef 81 speaking more in keeping with
business man than a small child, he fold
his tale.
lie llved several months on a farm
owned by Frank Smith of Hnsdale, Mass
ana was persuaded by owen Wilson. II
ana Mark wilson, II, two boys who lived
near illm, to run away with them to their
nome clty, Lynn. Five days ago they de-
parted, as he supposed for Lynn. He had
Two slices OF bread and three apples He
remembered having had some Johnny cake
z woman had given hiIA and some milk
put try as he would lie could not remem-
Der what else he had to eat. They slept
N the woods nights and tramped day
times
ere you not afraid to sleep in the
woods: he was asked.
No, sir. There were two other bows
win he and there was nothing to be afraid
Of he replied
how they came to be on the railroad
tracks north Of West river and be on their
way to Lynn from Hinsdale. Mass. he
could not explain. He was simply travel
ing with the others
Ihe engineer Of the southbound passen-
ger train due here at 90l O'Clock this
morning was forced to bring his train
nearly to stop to avoid hitting three
boys, lie whistled and the bell was rung
and brakes jammed on to avoid running
them down
lie reported the circumstances at the
railroad station. Not long afterwards a
message was received at the local tele-
phone exchange from the home of w n.
Thomas in West Chesterfield that through
glasses they could see child apparently
asleep on the tracks. a telephone empIoye
also sent word to the railroad station.
trackman was sent north from the
station to see what was the matter and
a notice posted warning engineers Mean
while Mir. Thomas rowed across the river
and found Avery sound asleep He took
him to his home and fed him The little
chap said that he had had one dollar and
two companions, but when Mr. Thomas
awakened him his companions and the
money were gone.
Mr.. Thomas drove to Brattleboro with
him and turned him over to Traffic Officer
Wood, who took him to Acting Village
Attorney W. Il. Daley He said he would
he glad to go back to the farm in Hins-
dale from which he had run away When
taken to the police station to await some
word as to his disposition he was still
hungry and the officer divided his own din
ner with the little wait, who was ready
then to resume his interrupted nap