The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-13
NUISSL IN JAIL.
German Born Painter Returned to Barre
Recently.

Luitpold Nuissl is in jail. The Ger
man born painter whose domiciie was IN
Barre for nearly a year before he dis
appeared, was arrested in Montpelier last
night by Deputy L. S. Marshal George F.
| Lackey on "a complaint made in the office
of the adiutant general. The federal au-
thorities have not indicated the charge
preferred against Nuissl, but he is to re-
main in the Washington county Jail un-
! til his exact status is determined, 1t IS
| said
Nuissl registered in Barre last June,
and continued his residence here for some
months after that. The painter was a
conversationalist and friend of Carl
Low, another German painter, whose
mouthings finally led to his internment.
Nuissl along with hundreds of other reg
istrants in Washington county, was
mailed questionable late in 1917. de
did not live In Barre then, and as time
went on the members of the county
board noticed that his QUESTIONABLE had
not been answered Thereupon they in
stituted hunt that was not altogether
successful. His name was posted as one
of the men who had attempted to evade
the draft, and by the county board he
was rated as deserter
In the interim wild stories concerning
Nuissl were current in Barre. One re-
port had him stationed before firing
squad in Canada, where, it was said, he
had been convicted as spy. Nuissl did
not depart from Barre without leaving
friends here, and in contradicting the
story of his adventures in Canada, they
came forward with the statement that
he was still in the United States. In
terest in Nuissl and the stories about
him began to wane, and then one day
the painter turned up in Barre A local
hardware concern, upon learning OF ms
return, pressed him with an absconding
debtors writ and Nuissl gave bail in the
sum of 500 for his appearance at hear
ing April 30. The bill against him ag
gregated S7l, and he told the officer who
served the writ that he contemplated
settling. He also said that he had been
living in Springfield, Mass, since his de-
1arture from Barre, and that he intend
ID to remain ON his brothers farm i'll
Berlin for time.
When the county local board heard
hat Nuissl had returned, an effort was
made at once to secure his questionnaire.
yesterday the board office got in com
with Nuissl's brother in Ber
in. The latter promised that the painter
would appear before the board at
,clock. Five arrived, but no Nnissl In
he meantime Capt. Stephen Gushing
allied at the Office of the county board
n the courthouse and stated that orders
rom the adiutant generals office called
or the arrest of the painter. When
,uissl finally arrived 1t was after 6
clock he was promptly placed under
rrest and accompanied to the Jail.
To-day members of the county board
ere quoted as saving that they were
nxious to have the man fill cut his
and to that end summoned
i'm to the Office Evidently they had
OF thought of going farther in the mat
II until the order for his arrest came
-om the sdjutant generals Office.
Deputy Sheriff Laekey stated this aft
noon that the matter is now entirely
the hands of District Attorney Gul
I'd, who is to take it up with the su-
lorities in Washington. Il is said that
uissls registration card shows that lee
as an officer in the German army for
vo years.