The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-11
MAGOON FOUNo
IN THECEyAR
Barre Man, Alleys to Be a
Stacker, Was rested
Last Night
AFTER PERSISTENT
SEARCH WAS MADE
He Was Compelled to Regis
ter and Was Then Held
for a Hearing

Arthur Magoon was arrested last night
on charge of having failed to register
and will be arraigned this afternoon be-
fore u. S. Commissioner II. c. Shurtleff
His arrest after game of hide and seek
with L.. $. Deputy Marshal George T.
| Lackey and members of the Barre police
force involved number of complicating
features and to-day the deputy marshal
stated that a conference which he had
had with District Attorney V. A. Bullard
of Burlington probably would lead to
other arrests as the result of efforts
made to conceal the alleged Stacker Be-
fore his arraignment, Magoon was taken
before the Washington county registra-
tion board and compelled to register for
military service. Pending an investiga-
tion of the circumstances leading up to
his arrest, it is expected that Magoon
will be detained in custody, or else re-
quired to furnish heavy bail
The alleged Stacker spent the night in
a cell at Barre police headquarters and
was turned over to Deputy Marshal
Lackey late this forenoon. His arrest
and the search which preceded his de-
tention last night forms an interesting
reported in Barre that the young man,
after his departure from this city last
spring, had enlisted in Canadian regi-
ment and was bound for France. A
young woman called at The Times Office
and asked the editor to print news item
to that effect. On the day following, Ma
goon's movements as a Canadian soldier
were denied by his mother, Mrs. John
Cayia. Early yesterday police headquar-
ters got tip that Magoon was in town.
After ascertaining from George n. Til
den, chairman of the county registration
board that the young man had not reg
istered in June, Officer David Henderson
set about to locate the alleged Stacker.
All clues led to the big apartment
house at the end of Webster avenue, q
street intersecting the main thoroughfare
south of the South Main street bridge.
Tn the afternoon, Chief Sinclair and Dep
uty Sheriff Henry Lawson called at the
apartments of Everett c. Rogers and in
quired concerning Magoons whereabouts.
Mrs. Rogers informed the officers that
she had not seen the young man since he
was employed as a coal team driver some
months ago. Tenants downstairs in the
house insisted that Magoon had been
seen on the premises in the forenoon and
before the officers left the street, Mrs.
Rogers tenement had been searched, but
Later, after his capture.
young Magoon explained the failure of
he officers to find him OH that occasion
w saying that he was in Mrs. Rogers
partment when he saw the officers COM
ng up the street in an automobile and
hat he descended the rear stairs and hid
imself in the basement while Chief Sim
lair and the deputy sheriff were going
p the front stairs. Mrs. Rogers stout
enal of any knowledge of Magoon's
cast a chill over the trail
nd the hunt was not resumed until
ightfall.
V, Deputy Chief Harry Gamble and Off
er Henderson again visited the apart
lent house and questioned Mrs. Rogers.
er husband was present at that time
nd he expressed a desire to see the al
ged Stacker captured if he were about
le premises and said he was willing to
ave the place searched. Whereupon, the
1icial party began carefully to 60 over
lie ground. The police say that Mrs.
ogers was advised frequently that if
e harbored a Stacker she was commit
ng a serious offense, but she continued
deny that she had seen anything of
e missing man.
Twice the deputy marshal and the po-
e searched the apartment and extended
cir expedition to the basement. When
seemed that every inch of the premises
d been covered, Officer Henderson ex-
essed a determination to go over the
ounds once more Descending to the
sement he examined several wood and
II bins and then his attention was di-
rted to a pile of cedar posts standing
ainst the interior wall of the cellar.
oceedng cautiously and with the aid
searchlight, the policeman began re-
wing the posts. Somewhat to his sur
Sc, the removal of two particularly
IVY posts disclosed the face of a man
ng on the ground and hugging close to
cellar wall. A further scrutiny dis
sed the features of Magoon. The
ing man gave up without a struggle
accompanied the officer into the open.
did not talk much when questioned
Deputy Marshal Lackey, but the lat
ordered him committed to the lookup
await developments. Later in the
ming Magoon assured the police that
was due TO leave Barre during the
ht and that il he hadn't been captured
the cellar he would have been far
Nv by morning.
'o-day the prisoner was somewhat
,tfallen and not disposed to talk. He
missed the deputy marshal that he
I'D cause no more trouble and accom-
led him to the capital without any
W of brayado.