The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-09

TWO FULLY ARMED
YOUTHS CAUGHT
Will Be Arraigned in Mu-
nicipal Court This
Afternoon
APPARENTLY HAVE
CHECKERED CAREER
Receipt for Stolen Property Which Was
Sent by Express from Newfane Found
on One of Them-Brought Here from
Connecticut.

Two youths who apparently have had
a checkered career and who may be want
ed by the government and by some other
states after Vermont gets through with
them were given berths in the village
police station yesterday morning follow
ing song automobile trip by Sheriff
Frank L. Wellman and States Attorney
William r. Daley, and this afternoon
they are to be arraigned before Judge A
E. Cudworth in the municipal court on
the charge of grand larceny.
They are Luman c. Beckett of Provi-
dence, r. l., and Charles II. Bundy of
West Philadelphia, who are said to have
stolen two yalises, reyolyers, raZors,
flashlights and various other articles
from tent on Earl Davis's land in New
fame on Thursday of last week after hur-
Iriedly leaving the camp of the American
Realty Company in Jamaica.
The property was stolen from the
tcamp Of five men from Springfield, Mass,
whose names are Henry Hitchcock. En-
nest Corwell, William Clements, Albert
| /. Wood and Albert L. Peck, and the
capture of the young men shows some
good work on the part of the officers.
| Beckett and Bundv came here from
Springfield last week Wednesday night
and went to Jamaica on the West Riv-
er train to work as teamsters for the
American Realty Co On arrival at
camp they were told that their work
would be chopping, so they left that
night without ceremony. They went
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of the night.
/ According to the story they told the
officers they STAYED around that fore
noon and in the afternoon ventured
into the tent on the Davis premises.
finding no one there. They gathered
up a variety of articles, including two
revolvers, quantity of cartridges,
five razors, a sweater, camera, silver
cigaret case, etc, put them into two
grips which were in the tent, with the
exception of the revolvers and ammu-
milton. and then turned their attention
to an automobile which stood near.
The ear was minus spark plug, but
the youths fixed up an electrical con-
nection which they thought would an
swer and then Bundy got cold feet
and said he would not be a party to the
theft of the car. The young men went
to the home of Abbott Edwards, where
! Bundy is said to have worked at one
time, and left soon afterwards.
Going to the express office in the
Newfane railroad station. they had the
grips sent by express to Springfield
Mass, the receipt being made out in
Beckett's s name
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man went to Newfane on other busi-
ness and arrived there just as the
Springfield campers, who had traced
their belongings to the railroad sta
tion, were about to telephone to him
The officer notified the express Office
in Springfield to arrest any persons wht
came for the grips. He also notified
the Springfield police department.
J That night Chief of-P Police Georg
Wilson of Brattleboro received a tele
phone message about $50 clock from
, E. w. f. Dyer, formerly of East PUT
ney, who was on his way by automo
bile to his home in Greenfield, Mass
stating that a man with a revolver ha,
Just attempted to hold him up near th
top of the hill by the watering trougl
on the Guilford road. The chief go
word to States Attorney Daley an
Mr.. Daley and Sheriff Wellman wen
by automobile as far as the Massachu
> Isetts line, but saw no one whom the
!, wanted.
Sheriff Wellman was in Springfield
saturday afternoon on business not cor
nected with this case, and his presenc
:. there proved to be fortunate. He wen
to the express office and asked abou
the grips, whereupon one of the clerk
:, edged toward the door. Mr.. Wellma
II suspected that the clerk was goin
II after an officer to arrest him and o
II revealing his identity found that h
III suspicion was correct. No one ha
II called for the grips, SO the sheriff too
II them.
II On going to police headquarters She
ii iff Wellman met an officer on the step
II who told him that a message had jul
II come from the police chief in Thoml
II sonville, Conn.,, that he had just take
II into custody two young men, on OF
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