Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-22
Robert Brown in Jail, Following
a Burglary.
Money, Cigars and Cigarettes Taken
from King street Store-Charged
Also with stealing shoes nj
Industrial school.

Robert Brown, whose home IL in this
city, was arrested by the police depart
mont late Saturday night and Is now In
jail, with two serious charges pending.
Brown Is charged with having broken into
the store Of I. Adder on King street Sat
urday afternoon and making away with
$50, a large box containing - packages of
cigarettes and a box OF cigars. lie is also
charged with having stolen, while bein.;
kept for his board at the State Industrial
school at Vergennes, "a large number OF
pairs of shoes, which he disposed of to
dealers in this city.
Brown has an unenviable record. lie
was sentenced from Addison county court
to the State prison at Windsor for a break
which he made in a jewelry store and he
was sent to the State Industrial school
at Nergennes from this city for stealing
shoes from a north-end store. He was lib
Grated from the State Industrial school
last fail after spending about Is months
there. Since that time he appears to have
moved about considerably For time he
was at Mt. Hsrmon at Northiield and
later had a position with the American
Express company at Greenfield, Mass
A short time ago he returned to the In
dustrial school and asked the superintend
cnt to allow him to work for his board
until the time came to take a position
which he had obtained. lie was given
this opportunity and was placed in the
shoe room OF the institution. where the
shoes for the inmates are kept. Much of
the time Brown was alone in the room
where the shoes are packed in boxes.
1t developed that numerous pairs Of
shoes were missed after he had been
taken in. The shoes were taken from
the boxes which were left in place on the
sill At.
city by Brown, several pairs were missed
and when Brown left the institution about
a week ago to come to this city a sya-
tematic inventory of the shoes i'm the
stock room showed that a large number
of pairs were missing. He was followed
here by an employee of the State institu
ton.
1t was learned that Brown had dis
posed Of a large part of thu shoes at the
store of Tony Brice at the corner OF Bat
terry and Cherry streets. search at
the store revealed the shoes, % pairs for
boys and the remainder girls shoes.
Brice produced receipt showing that
he had purchased the shoes on February
&C. 1917 The receipt was signed by Rob-
ert b. v. Brown. who had told Biice
that the shoes were part of a job lot
from a Boston house. He paid Brown
S34 for the LOT. which filled barrel.
Brown is charged with having sold an
other lot of II pairs to another small
store on lower Cherry street. This dealer
also has a receipt for $40. which amount
he paid for the shoes.
About 1880 o'clock Saturday night
]. Adder. who runs a small store at the
corner OF King and South Champlain
streets. reported at police hesdqua rters
that during Saturday afternoon his home
and store had been burglarized. $50 being
taken from the house and some merchan-
disc from his store. As Brown had been
q frequent visitor at Addlers store, he
was also suspected on this charge
Al Addler's place entrance had been
made through the back door Of the store.
from which place entrance was made to
the living rooms. where the money was
found, there being fifty dollar bill,
three ten dollar bills one five dollar bill
aud one one dollar bill. A large box con-
tanning so packages Of Piedmont cigarettes
and box containing 50 Chiefs Daughter
cigars were taken from the store.
Brown was located about II 30 O'clocl,
at night at IS First street. where he had
rooms. He was taken to the police office
and searched. He had upon his person
only 40 cents in money. 1t was learned.
however. that he had registered several
times at the Van Ness House, staying a
night at time. and that he had "A bag
there. When his bag was taken to the
police station it was found to contain the
cigars and cigarettes.
When arrested Brown was wearing a
scarf pin almost the size of a quarter
1t being horseshoe with an initiate dia-
mond and platinum setting. He also had
cheap Swiss movement watch, which
would probably retail at FROM ss to $40
a q
hts person letters of recommends ton
which would be credit to youth VIII,
had always walked the straight and mar
row path. The letters We're signed by Off
oials Of the express company at Green
field. Mass.
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