The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-22
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Attorney General Allen
Declares That the MAT
ter Is Not One of I'm
portance"- Whereabouts
of Former Mistress of
Mishawum Manor House
Uncertain


up and robbery in which was stolen
deposition by Brownie" Kennedy, for
mer mistress Of Mishawum Manor,
Woburn road house, for use by Attor
ney General Allen in the suprem
court proceedings looking to the re
moval of District Attorney Tufts, wa
reported to the local police early to
y day. The report was made by mer
who said they were the agents of th'
attorney general and their status wa:
confirmed by the attorney genera
himself. The agents said they thought
they had wounded one of the three
men concerned in the robbery.
Thomas J. Holmes of East Boston
a special investigator of the attorney
general in the Tufts case, made the
report TO the police. He said the de-
position was obtained yesterday from
Brownie" Kennedy that, with George
Kelley Of Wakefield, he was bringing
it by automobile to Boston, and was
on the Methuen-Ayer village road in
the former city when the hold-up oc-
Cured.
Some distance back on the road they
had noticed a machine following them.
Beyond Scotland hill the car came up
; and went ahead. 1t was swung across
the road and stopped, Holmes said,
three men jumping out and lining up
In front of the barrier, each with
gun in hand.
One of the men demanded the papers
that he was carrying, pressing his
weapon against Holmes heart, the
agent told the police. He delaked a
moment, then handed over the depo-
sition. The papers obtained, the high
waymen turned toward their car
Holmes said he and Kelley jumped
put of their automobile, Kelley firing
at one of the men. He struck him,
he was certain.
The robbers turned back, knocked
Kelley down, disarmed him and re
turned TO their automobile II was
only a few moments before the high. |
wsymen were off up the road in their
automobile.
The highwaymen had made no at
tempt to disable the agents car and |
they followed them as soon as they |
could. For an hour they sought to
pick up the trail, but lost il and re-
turned to the scene of the hold up,
they said. There search was made
for Kelley's revolver. but it could not |
be found and Holmes said he went
Immediately after that TO the Hayer-
hill police station.
To Captain NJ A. Sullivan. he pre-
sented credentials ss special agent of
the attorney general, said he was car
rying a deposition by Brownie" Ken
nedy that had been taken from him.
related the story of the hold-up. and
asked for assistance u running down
the robbers. Captain sullivan said he
communicated at once with the attor.
ney general. who confirmed the fact
that Holmes vas in his service and
search was begun. II developed no
trace of the fugitives. although ex-
tended 70 Lawrence on one side and
over a wide territory on the other.
Police and hospital authorities in many
places were notified TO be on the look
out for a party such a. Holmes and
Kelley described. including man
probably wounded in the groin.
Kelley had = scratched face and a
loose front tooth 10 show for the as
ssult on him. Holmes was uniniIred
Brownie" Kennedy, Location in
Doubt.
The Mishawum Manor case. in con
nection with which Attorney General
Allen has sought a deposition from
Browns" Kennedy. has been a center
of popular interest and Of judicial
consideration IN the charges on which
Mr.. Allen has based a petition for
District Attorney Tufts removal II
,oncerns a party at MishaWum Manor
Woburn road house. of which
Brownie was the bead. in Marrh. !
1911. attended by Hiram Abrams. ,
Adolph Zukor, Jesse Lssky and 9th
.rs prominent in the motion picture
world. Complaints were made u The
lctions of the men snd women pres
mt The attorney general alleges that :
1istrict Attorney Tuft. entered into !
conspiracy With certain stsorners A.,
nd Others hy uhich. under threats 81 !
sies 600 was srtor4rd :.
rom the motion picture msrnates A
opposition BY Abrams uss presented ,
ast wesk 70 shov they paid approx G