The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-13
WAVE OF CRIME
IN THIS COUNTY
Sheriff and States Attorney
Have Their Hands
Full
TWO PAY $50 EACH
FOR GAMBLING
Former Westminster Man Goes to
Prison for Grand Larceny = Worth
Firm-Three Tons Of Hay Stolen.

Another wave of crime seems to have
started in Windham county, after com
parative quiet for several weeks, and
States Attorney f. W Gibson, Sheriff
Frank L. Wellman and others have been
devoting much of their time and atten-
ton the past few days to bringing the
offenders to justice.
Frank Burbinski of IS South Main
street and John Gileski of l07 Elliot
street, Polish laborers, were in the
municipal court yesterday afternoon
brought in by Sheriff Wellman Before
Acting Judge c. Menzies Miller they
pleaded guilty and were fined $50 and
costs catch. Gileski paid his fine and
was released, but Burbinski could not
produce the money and was returned to
the lookup. Later his friends provided
! the necessary funds and he was given
| his liberty.
When Sheriff Wellman, Chiefs Police
George Wilson and States Attorney
| Gibson took Burbinski into camp they
searched his place, having been tipped
| off that he was selling wood alcohol,
and in a trunk. they found gallon jug
full of that poison. They took posses
sion of it.
! 1t is the understanding of the officers
! that such of the wood alcohol as has
been parceled ont has been treated in
such a way as TO prevent it from acting
III a normal way.
T. j. Burslck of Dover was in the
municipal court yesterday afternoon
on the charge of grand larceny, being
charged with taking three tons of hay
from George w. Parker's barn between
West Dover and Stratton. continu-
ance of two weeks was granted by Act
ing Judge Miller. the states attorney
indicating that Burdick might plead
guilty and would like time to see what
he could do about making restitution.
States Attorney Gibson was in Bel
, lows Falls yesterday to appear for the
state in the case against Charles Dow
formerly of Westminster, who was
! charged with grand larceny in entering
, two Westminster houses. He was ac
cused of taking a rife, revolver ant
f1ashlight from one house and clothing
. from another house, on April 30. HI
| was arrested in Keene. \. H., and on be
ing ararigned before Municipal judge
!. Thomas f. O'Brien he pleaded guilty anC
: was sentenced to serve not more than |.
months nor less than II months in th
!: state prison at Windsor.
Clifford Durant of Marlboro, \. H.
alias c. NJ. Bancroft, whom the officer
say is an old offender, will be brough
here bv Sheriff Wellman this Afternoon
? to appear in the municipal court on tn
charge of obtaining goods under falls
pretenses. He was arrested in BELOW
Falls last night after the officers ha
chased him day or two, having give
iGoodnow, Pearson & Hunt q WORTHLESS
check for $40 in payment for an over
coat He was chased through keene an
= Newport to Bellows Falls. He will b
{. arraigned at 3 o'clock.
# On Monday Earl Thompson and Mer
:. ton d. Adams, both of Townshend, wer
> arraigned before Judge A. +. Cudwort
Is in the municipal court in Newfane o
o. the charge of intoxication, and on plea
le of guilty Thompson was fined - an
q costs and Adams Sl5 and costs for
: third offense. Adams's disclosure wa
o unsatisfactory and at States Attorne
It Gibson's suggestion he was placed
Newfane iail to think it over, being thel
re about "a hours.
# 1t appeared that Adams and anotht
40 man went to George Boutelle's celia
SO with beer keg Sunday and took abot
eight gallons of cider while Mr.. Boutel
was away. For this he was charged wit
petit larceny. to which he pleaded guilt
He was fined 500 and costs, which !
w Maid. and was sentenced to six months