Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-10

every horse trader in the section where ] Bailey last resided. Chief Brown and Reithal then drove to the home of Gerow, SO miles away They found a tall, spare
 man, over 50 about feet 6 inches, with an air of determination that convinced the Westerly officers that they had struck the right man. Gerow is not only sheriff and chief of police but is also practicing dentist, and Chief Brown said
 that when he is not engaged in pulling criminals he is pulling teeth.
 Sheriff Gerow as soon as he heard
 Chief Browns story said he did not know
 this man Bailey by name but probably
 knew him by sight The chief told of the
 places in Maine where Bailey had lived
 and the sheriff said Let's go to BruI1s-
 wick"s No trace was found there. Then
 the party went to Bowdoinham There
 the sheriff found man who knew Bailey and who said he had seen him within a
 week and that he was stopping at Tom
 Aliens place and boarding with Aliens
 mother, Mrs Sage1y, not far distant.
 While on the way to the Allen place the
 officers saw Bailey in a wagon with a
 man and a boy. They drove to the AL
 lon place and Bailey went into the house.
 h the meantime Deputy Sheriff Robert
 Jack of Bowdoinham had joined the par
 tY fully as active and efficient as the
 sheriff.
 1t was decided to leave the automobile in the roadway and that Chief Brown
 remain therein, as he was known by f;ai1ey. Jack went into the wagon shed
 and reached the back door of the house. He found the door blocked by Mrs. Allen. Gerow was in front of the house and was about to aid Jack when Bailey rushed out of the front door and made a bee line for the woods. Reithal shouted There he goes" and he but chase after him, close ly followed by Gerow and Jack. Reithal Bred at the fleeing man and immediately after Gerow fired a shot Reithal suc-
 seeded in getting just ahead of Bailey as he neared the tall timbers. Pressing the revolver against Bailey's body, the fugi- ! live was ordered by Reithaf to hold up his hands, and he did. Gerow was John | ny on the spot Bailey was searched for l firearms, but none were found, but he | fid have in his possession $14S in cash. The capture, was effected about o'clock Sunday afternoon and Bailey was lodged | Nn the Portland jai. Sunday night. The atart on the return trip was made Mon- l Jay morning. The reward of s100 of 1 fered by the town of Westerly was equal | ly divided between Sheriffs Gerow and l sack.
 Charles Bailey had lived in Westerly only two years; his business was trading | horses, and he is known through Maine 1 ss a horse jockey. He had lived in 1 lewiston Brunswick, Portland Bowdoin- | lam, Richmond. Auburn, Greenville, Hall l owel, Durham and other places, and was 1 inown along the Kennebec as lu1aberman
 md iceman as well as horse trader. But l for the prompt action of the officers l Bailey would have reached the woods in i ! section of Maine in which he is familiar l and his arrest would have been long de- 1 layed, if ever effected.
 l Edgar A. Bailey, who. it is alleged,
 was killed by his brother Charles, was 55 ] years old, and for 15 years had been em- 1 ployed by the R. A. Sherman Sons com pany in Westerly and he was a membeb l of the Carpenters union. He resided 1 wit hhis mother, who is so years of age, and she was present at the time of the
 shooting Edgar was a sober, industrious