The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
HONEYMOON ENDED
BY OFFICERS OF LAW
Henry w. LaPierre, Recently Married
in Bellows Falls, ConfesSes to
TheftS.

RUTLAND, May 25.-In the arrest
of Henry Walter LaPicrre of Bellows
Falls, who came to this city Saturday,
the police have a confessed burglar, who
has ALREADY admitted several petty
thcfts Of clothing, part Of which he
rcsold and the officials believe they
have also checked up several minor com
plants of sneak thciving which have
been received at headquarters within
the past week.
LaPicrre, who is about - years old.
has been living at the Hotel Lcnnox Oh
Wales street, with his bride Of only Il
short time, Il girl whose name was Helen
Kecfe, 15-year-old daughter Gf Mrs
Helen b. kccfe Of Rockingham. 1t is
claimed that when he married the young
girl LaPicrrc did 50 under fictitious
name and the officials arc working on
the theory that he gave some false in
formation to the town clerk at Bel
lows Falls in obtaining i marriage Ii
ccnsc
He was held at the police station last
night on warrant signed by Grand
Juror Charles II. NoNak, which charges
him with grand larceny, the theft Of
goods valued at about SO. Part Of the
goods have been recovered bv the po-
lice, who traced the articles to a dresser
drawer in the couple 's room At the no
| tel.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaI'ierrc came to Rut
| laud Saturday, motoring from the pa
rpcr town to this city. They had bcca
| here but 4 short time before the police
We're officially notified for the La
pierres duckcd into store aud out the
back way without paving the rental
| of the automobile, which belonged 70
la Bellows Falls garage and which they
were to pay Cor ut the rate Of 20 cents
mile. The police could then get no
trace Of the pair.
Later LaPicrrc applied to his sister
Mrs. Henry Laparl Of Boyce street, 70.
funds, ana he was refused the money
| Yesterday LaPcrrc entered the Quinn
building and, going to the third floor
walked into the dental Offices of Or
NJ. p. Alexander, where III found {
rubber coat and cap. He walked out
with these, exchanged his own cap fol
the doctor s and then sold his cap anC
the coat to a fruit dealer who has {
place OF business III lNc ddle Dlock
Later, DR. Alexander spotted his Goa
and he and the fruit dealer went look
ing for LaPierre. finding him later il
the afternoon and marching him I
the police station.
Vt first he refused to be connected
in ANY wav with any bther robberies
but after a stiff ''third degree a
the hands Of Chief Of Police T. G. III
worth LaPierre admitted that it wa
he who walked into the hallway at tn
home Of T. r. Gnnncll at 81 Grov
street on Wednesday night and stol
an oyercoat and a lady 5 coat.
He told the officers that he had no
sold these articles bat that they Wer
5 tucked away in drawer in his root
| at the hotel.
2 In the meantime Mrs kecfe had te
e ephoned to the police in search of he
I daughter, who had been working /
t Walpole n. H., before her cIoPemen
g with LaPicrrc, who, it Is understood
f gave the name Of ,Jarvey. Mrs Il
Pierre said She had never known he
( husband by any other name than th
| one he used in Rutland. Mrs. kccf
t was notified last night ana She Wi
= come to Rutland today to accompan
Y her daughter home.