Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-21
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SUMNER COTTAGES
-cnry sSilnbaI, julius Sweeney
AID James Young in Grand
Isle County Jail After Admit.
ting Eight Breaks-Mayor
Loses Cigars and Cigarettes.

With the rounding up of Henry Kimball
Xlias Young, julius Sweeney, and James
oung by Sheriff "vic" Hurlburt Of Grand
Isle, II is believed that an end has been
Tut to the wholesale burglarizing Of cot
aEes on the islands. All three have con-
essed to breaking and entering eight cot
ages, and have been bound over to the
hyperion court. Among the cottages robbed
VAS that of Mayor J. Holmes jackson,
where thousand cigarettes and n
uantity of cigars were secured, in addi-
ion to other property. Henry Kimball,
who has served n sentence in State prison,
nd Sweeney are now the only prisoners
n the Grand Isle jail. James Young, who
only II years old, is out on bail. Sheriff
Iurlburt captured the trio because the
wife of Henry Young had a quarrel with
her husband and gave the whole deal
way in a spirit Of revenge.
The cottages have been robbed from time
o time during the fall and winter and the
burglars were so clever that they eluded
he grasp of the authorities until Hurl-
purt got his clue. The cottages are all
ituated along the western shore Of South
Zero and are in remote districts where 1t
s almost impossible to keep a watch on
them.
At Mayor Jackson's cottage. which is
situated opposite Providence Island, the
burglars secured, in addition to tho
smokes. a manicure set which Is buried
'somewhere in Grand Isle" and which the
bheriff expects to recover. There may be
bther things also. The thieves first broke
nto the garage, where they secured q
hack saw and sawed off the iron bars
which guarded window.
I~,,r- tA5 nd
e. w. Perry's cottage. Here the safe was
broken into and some papers stolen, along
with a pair Of handouts which had been
left in the safe. These handouts the men
admit they threw into the lake as they
Feared they might be discriminating evi.
lence. They also got large amount OF
bed clothes, pillow cases, sheets, etc. Then
they stole a cart to take the stuff away in
This cart they afterwards destroyed.
The Blanchard cottage was another one
entered. They shot the glass out of a sec
ond story window and James Young
Skinned up the post on to the roof of the
veranda and got through the window. HI
secured considerable amount Of flour
sugar, and other groceries. A cottage OF
John Wrights farm was another ont
visited. Here they took gasoline fiat iror
and other things.
The sheriff was in Burlington on tn,
day Mrs. Young decided to betray hel
husband. She called him up from the HON,
of her father that day and again the mex
day. "A search warrant was procured ant
Young's house was searched. The boot,
was found concealed between the floor ant
ceiling. The groceries were discovered
easily in the pantry. OF course YOUNG
said they were his but when asked wher
he bought them he gave the name of :
Grand Isle merchant and investigation
showed he had procured no such grocerie
there. He then admitted his guilt and toll,
the whole story. Many of the sheets an,
pillow cases had been burned but SOM
were found, as we'll as some blankets.
Henry Young has lived in grand Isle TO
the past four or five years. He admits tina
he has served time in prison. The man i
about 30 years of age. James Young. tn
17-year-old boy, has had bad reputation
| in the country for some time. although h
has never been arrested before. Sweeney
the third member of the concern, wen
to the island from North Lawrence, N. Y.
Because Of the absence of the owners O
most of the cottages from this section. n
list Of the missing articles can be pro
cured. for some time anyway