The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01

until out of firing distance whei
Benkosky, who also carries. I
Rhode I.land operators license
took the wheel.
The men say that al the farm
house where the liquor was beinf
sold, was a Hudson car with tw,
men from Boston, who were watt
ing for a load Of liquor. In the fir
ing at the far house six or sever
snots were exchanged.
1t was in this firing that Pro
prietor Fisk of the hotel at Aber
con was wounded.
The booze running car was OF
the farm road outside of Rich
ford and by MAKING a detour go
out Of Richford without encoun
tering any United States customs
officers according to the mer
! under arrest.
The report of the shooting
| spread to the American side anC
Sheriff Z. j. Hill Of Newport wa!
notified that a man had beer
shot and killed. He notified al
his deputies and at s o'clock Sheriff
| Worthen of st. Johnsbury was
notified that the Packard car bear
ing Rhode Island number plates
had passed through Orleans going
south.
The sheriff organized posse OF
Chief of Police John Finley, Off
GERS Gerry w. Coburn and
Thomas C. Wallace and Deputy
sheriffs Martin c. Garfield, nd
| Walter Sawyer of St. Johnsbury
/ Center. OGicer Coburn and Saw
yer were left at the bridge at the
center While the Sheriff and his
Auburn Beauty Six car and the
other officers continued on the way
towards Orleans.
They were passing through
Main street in Lyndonville and ap-
preaching the bridge near the
Creamery when a Packard car
bearing the Rhode Island num-
bers sped by. The car came upon
them so quickly that there was
no time for action. Sheriff Wor-
then Immediately turned his car
and put on all speed to overtake
the big car. The men kept on
the main road to st. Johnsbury.
On the level stretch after leav-
in the village the Packard car was
travelling close to So miles an
hour. Sheriff Wortnen was hitting
it at little better speed and was
drawing up on the Packard. At
Lyndon Four Corners Sheriff
Worthen had closed up on &c
Packard and was about TO sweep
ahead and block the path of the
booze running car, when a team
swung around the corner in .uch
position that the sheriff could not
make the turn without striking
team.
The speed of the Auburn car
had by this time e-ttracted the at
tention of the men in the Packard
and after two or three glances
back it was seen by the sheriff and
his part that the booze runners
knew they were being chased. At
ter turning the cornr at Lyndon
the Packard car swung up over the
hill going at over so miles an hour
Sheriff Worthen stepped on her"
and was keeping close behind in
the race into st. Johnsbury Cen
ter.
The race through the Centea. vas
thrilling one. Both cars were
travelling good 60 miles an hour.
Just before reaching the iron
bridge at the Center the Packard
driver spied the "detour" sign. He
swung his car at sharp turn that
sent it onto two wheels and came
close to ending the race. The ma
chine, howevr, righted itself and
swung up the steep hill beyond the
railroad tracks.
Sheriff Worthen gave 4he party
in his ear the thrill of their lives
when he made the turn across the
bridge. The car went onto two
wheels and for a moment the
sheriff lost control of it. The men
thew their weight onto one side
and brought it back to level and
the party made the run onto the
hill close behind the Packard.
The chase continued over the
rough roads bv the George Cary
farm and over Bradley hill
through Tampico into North Dan
vile. Here Sheriff Worthen had
the foresight to stop and telephone
to his dputies in Groton, East
Ryga,e. and Danville and to the
police at Montpelier and other
points. But for this piece of stra-
tegy the men might have made
good their escape. The general
store at Danville was notified but
so far as could be learned none
Of the citizens voluntee red to get
into the street to be a target for
the booze runners.
The sheriff and his party lost
about Is minutes at North Dan
vile in doing their telephoniag.
In the meantime the booze car
continued its wild flight through
Danville Green and on to South
Peacham where a stop was made
at the General store and Is gal
Ions of gasoline taken on board
The booze car kept straight on in
to Groton while the sheriff for
time losing the trail, swuno into
South Ryegate and drew INTO