The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
GUNS SHOWN
IN TUNBRIDGE
When Orange County Off
GERS Captured Mich
igan Jailblrd
JAMES ROGERS IS
WANTED IN MICHIGAN
He Is Now Being Held in
Chelsea for Michigan
Authorities

Chelsea, May 9-While in South Roy
alton Wednesday, States Attorney NJ.
C. Taft was informed by local Off
Ger that he had received notice from
the warden of the state prison at Jack
son, Mich, that he had obtained infor-
nation that one James Rogers, who
escaped from the above named institu-
ton on Oct. g. 1920, was sojourning in
the town of Tunbridge, and that he
wanted him to apprehend, arrest, hold
him and wire; that there was reward
offered of one hundred dollars for his
capture; that he was clever artist
with fire arms and would not hesitate
to use them in order to continue his
liberty. His information and order was
supplemented with an admonition to
look out for "Jimme's" gun.
On Thursday morning he took Sher-
if George A. Tracy. who, though on
erutches, is game to the core, and mo-
tored to Tunbridge, where after quiet
investigation they satisfied themselves
where Rogers was stopping and taking
with them a Mr. Fulton, they set out
for farm on the east hill in Tnn-
bridge operated by a Mr.. Monlton, who
came there from Michigan about a
year ago. Arriving at the farm, Mr..
Taft saw Mr.. Moulton and engaged in
conversation for about half an hour,
not touching upon the real object of
his visit there.
Seeing nothing Of a man who would
answer the description of Rogers, they
drove on to the next farm not far
away, and in conversation there
learned that Rogers was working for
Moulton, and looking back onto the
Moulton farm. saw Rogers chopplng
beside the highway, over which they
had just passed. although he was not
in sight when they trayersed the road
a few moments before. 1t being near
the noon hour they waited until Moul.
ton and Rogers had gone to the house
for dinner, and drove back and up TO
the door Of the Moulton farmhouse, and
Sheriff Tracy ambled up to Ihe door
with his crutches and called for drink
of water and was invited into the
house, which invitation he accepted and
entered, closely followed by Mr.. Taft,
and on entering the kitchen, they found
Rogers seated at the table and Sheriff
Tracy Immediately placed him under
arrest and adorned his wrists with
hand cuffs.
On being advised by the sheriff what
he was wanted for he said he had ex-
pected il at any moment; that they
had caught him when he was good ma
tured and he was ready to go with
them but would like the privilege of
changing his clothes. Sheriff Tracy
granted his request TO change his
clothes and released one wrist from
the handcuff and returned to the au-
tomobile leaving the prisoner in charge
of Mr.. Taft, who accompanied him to
the bedroom and while he was changing
his attire Mr.. Taft stepped into the
kitchA and the lady of the house
pointed to a rifle and said to him not
to let Rogers get hold of that gun, and
with this in mind Mr.. Taft endeavored
20 keep between Rogers and the gun;
but after Rogers came out from the
bed room and while Mr.. Taft was en-
gagged in conversation with the other
members of the household, Rogers
made a break for the gun, which for
tunately was not loaded and as he
dropped the barrel to slip in a car
fridge, Mr.. Taft sprang and seized the
barrel and prevented Rogers from get
ting a "bead" on him, although he sue
ceeded in getting a cartridge into the
chamber.
As Mr.. Taft grasped the muzzle OF
the gun he called to Mr.. Fulton, who
was lust outside the door and Mr.. Full
ton entered Immediately and covered
Rogers with his revolver and ordered
him to throw up his hands, and since
he was in "that good natured mood
and possibly not insistent on having
his own blood spilled, he obeyed the
command, leaving the rifle in Mr..