The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-13
CURRENCY TAKEN
At DORsET 7 sHANTY
ALL RECOVERED D
Two Youths Here Awaiting Trial
on Serious Charge
NO HEARING HELD TODAY
Prosecuting Officer Uncertain
Concerning Age Of One
of the Suspects

William larkley and Harry Gro.
gan, two Dorset boys, who are alleged
to have broken into switchman's :
shaaty at East Dorset last FRIDAY
nght and for whom the officers OF
Remington and Rutland counties and
the detective iorce OF the Rutland
Railroad company had since conduct.
ed a persistent search OF southwest.
ern Vermont were brought here We'd.
nesday evening from Salem, n. Y.
where taey had been arrested as sls.
picious characters.
Not oniy had the pc,.ce officers of
two counties been searching Tor the
two youths but other persons had
taken an interest in the al eyed rob.
berry and the apprehending OF Lark.
ley and Grogan is largely due to the
efforts Of two Dorset young men
named King and Brophy who made a
motorcycle trip to Salem and there
learned that the suspects were in
custody.
states Attorney George A. Mathers
vas in Dorset and Rutland Tuesday
investigating the case which had at
tracted an unusual amount OF interest
on the palt of officials. The States
attorney also went to Salem Wednes-
day forenoon when he learned that
the boys were under arrest and made
the negotiations for transferring the
pair to the custody OF the state Of
Vermont, extradition proceed ngs
having been waived. At Salem tie
states attorney met Deputy Sheriff
James D. Purdy OF Manchester, who
has been at work on the case, and to
whom the boys were turned over
The boys are accused OF stea ing a
sum CT Italian currency, valued at the
current rate OF exchange at nearly
three hundred dollars in American
nancy. q gold watch. a, shotgun, re-
volver, two flashlights and o;s>er
articles from the small building at
East Dorset occupied by two ,.aiians
employed as switchmen on the Rut-
land railroad Nearly all of the s,oI.
en- property has been recovered
TIE arrest was brought about by
the attempt of the boys to discount a
ten dollar gold piece at the postol-
fee in Shushan, n. Y. They were
picked up by state trooper who re-
quis toned an automobi and took
the boys to Salem. After TIE troop
er aud his prisoners had reached
Salem the boys, according to their
own statement, threw the Italian cur
reney into the street where ii was
found by a school boy and by him
taken to the bank After the arrival
of the states attorney and Deputy
Purdy In Salem the currency was
found at the bank and was eventually
turned over to its owner. Eve boys
claimed that they concealed the goil
watch and a rosary IN the automobile
while they we're being taken to
Sacem but these two articles have not
yet been found They also stated
that they conceaied the shotgun in a
stone wall in Dorset before leaving
town.
There was no hearing today for the
reason that there is some doubt con-
cerning Larkley's age Since being
placed under arrest the youth has
stated that he is under Is but the al.
thorities have reason to believe that
he Is II and perhaps more. In case
the suspicious prove correct 1t is prob
able that he will. in case of conviction,
be sent to Windsor If it turns out
that he is under age his probable des-
tination win be the industrial school
at Nergennes.