The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-04

North Troy and checked to New
York City. The party. checking same
purchased a ticket to Newport only.
On the same day when Deputy Col
lector Stanton E. Hitchcock arrived
in Newport at lis p. m. as he was
closing up his Office work for the day,
he received tip from the Pullman
porter and conductor that two more
suit cases were on the train, also two
suspicious men with them The por-
ter's suspicion was aroused when the
two men took the train coming of
from the Montreal Air Line, asked
HIM to help them on as the suit cases
were very heavy. Officer Hitchcock
went into the pullman car and there
nlercial travelling bag. Near them sat
found the two suit cases and one COM
a young looking man. The other mem
ber of the party was in the smoker.
The one with the cases denied all
knowledge of ownership of the two
suit cases ad seemed very anxious to
have his berth made up which was
soon done, and he retired.
Deputy Collector Hitchcock was
not satisfied with the looks of things
and hurriedly made arrangements to
go along with the parties. Soon after
leaving Newport the suit cases were
searched and in one was found 148
bottles of cocaine and heroin, and
the other contained II cans of smok-
ing opium. This was at once seized
by the officer in charge and placed
under lock and key. Upon the arrival
of the train at Lyndonville officer
Hitchcock wired the chief of police
at ST. Johnsbury to have two officers
at the depot when the train arrived
at ST. Johnsbury. At that place the
officers boarded the train and after
Deputy Collector Hitchcock had the
two suspects identified by the porter
and conductor as being the men who
placed the suit cases on the train
at Newport. They were taken from
the train and lodged in the Police
station for safe keeping. They gave
their names to be Maxwell Aubach
and Albertus Schtitzer, and their
tickets were purchased to Springfield,
Mass, claiming to live in that city,
but on Friday they both sent mes
sages to their wives in New York
city. Officer Hitchcock returned to
Newport on the morning train bring
ing the suit cases of drugs to the
customs Office in this city. On the
following afternoon Deputy Collector
C. M Bailey and Deputy Collector
Stanton e. Hitchcock returned to st.
Johnsbury and took the prisoners to
Burlington where a warrant was
sworn out for their arrest on the
charge of smuggling, and they were
turned over to the United States
marshal and lodged in the Chittenden
county jail to await the action of the
grand jury. Upon searching the men
a receipt from J. II. Nault of Mon
treal for $500 on account was found
in Aubach's hat band, and when
asked what it meant said he made it
out for a joke. The opium, heroin
and cocaine from both. seizures was
valued from $4,000 to 100000. Off
GERS Bailey and Hitchcock returned
to Newport Saturday evening.
F. B. Flanders, deputy collector,
will be at the following places on
dates mentioned for the purpose of
assisting income taxpayers in filing
their returns under the federal law.
The new income tax law affects 1913
incomes and is different from the 1917
act in many respects, SO that many
will find it advantageous to interview
one of the deputy collectors working
in their particular section.
The itinerary of the above named
deputy collector will be as follows:
Newport, postpoffice,. room IL, March
8 to s.; Barton. bank building, March
10 to IL; Morrisville, town clerks Of
fee, March IL to 49, johnson, Hotel
Everett March-f4 Ia Is