The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-13
Sheriff Wellman and Depu-
ty Sparks Take Them
Out of Bed.
LEAVE TODAY FOR
BOSTON, HANDCUFFED
chief-of- Police Wilson Receives Mes
sage from Boston Which Leads to
Their Capture in Lumber Camp
North of Bondville.

Identified while they slept, two employees
at the Kendall lumber camp north of
Bondviilc were aroused from their slum-
5erss about midnight last night by Sheriff
Frank l.. Wellman OF Guilford and Depu-
Is Sheriff William " Sparks of Towns.
iend, and were informed that they were
under arrest ON the charge of being de
erters from the United States navy
The young men We're not at all pleased
1T being thus uneeremoniously disturbed
n their slumbers, but they made no re-
istance. although they denied the charge
They We're brought here and placed in the
ocknp, and Sheriff Wellman left with
them on the l.33 train for Boston. where
federal authorities Will take charge Of
them
The names Of the two youths were
Louis Anderson. who was known in camp
IS Charles Smith. and James Gardner.
| whose. name In the Vermont woods was
lanes Gates They are about 20 years
Did and came from Jersey City.
| Yesterday Chief Of Police George VIII
soH received telegram from Boston thar
| Ile two young men were wanted and that
| they were thought to have been among
gang of men shipped from Boston to
| Jamaica since Feb. l TO work for the
American Realty company The message
| contained description of the boys des-
| gnating the location Of certain scars on
heir bodies.
Chief Wilson turned the message over
TO Sheriff NVelIman, who was at the coun-
| " conrt hearing in the federal building,
Last night it was learned by telephone
| Chat two young men answering the de.
cription given. who said they had been
IN the navy. were acting as assistant cooks
IT the Kendall camp of the Realty com
many a few miles north of Bondville Tho
officers then started for the camp and
we're shown the two boys sound asleep in
the same bunk.
The officers pulled the bedelothes down
md examined the alleged fugitives. find
ng that the scars were located as stated
in the telegram. So soundly were they
sleeping that it was necessary to shake
them violently in order to awaken them
After rubbing their eyes and being told
: that they were wanted on the charge o
! desertion the young men, both of whou
have been seamen Of the second class. ad
mitted that they had heen in the navy
nut stated that they had been discharged
When asked to show their discharge pa
! ners they asserted tile papers had beei
stolen from ten.
The ceremony Of dressing and .pickin
up their belongings took the two youth
lint short time, and they were places
In Sheriff Wellman's automobile and lef
for Brattleboro without the fact beeorn
: ing known to more than few of tn
300 or more lumbermen in the camp.
The party reached Brattleboro betwee
, and O'Clock this morning, after tri
Of nearly Sc miles, and shortly befor
e train time the boys were handeuffed t
D each othes, as the impression had gotte
: abroad that they would escape if give
3 half chance, and were taken by automt
$ bile to the railroad station
Sheriff Welman expects TO return I
: Brattleboro tonight or tomorrow mornin;