Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-05-03

operation employed by the men
officers were, kept on the jump all day
Sunday rounding up the men connect
ed with the business, which were scat
tered all along the route from Man
sonville, P. O., to Hardwick. While Of
ficers were in Hardwick making ar
rests and seizing cars, other officers
were waiting at ST. Mary's church
and escorted two of the
morning worshipers to the
local Jail. No grass was caught
growing under the feet of the immi-
grafton officers as the entire sixteen
were rounded up from Thursday af-
ternoon to Sunday night.
The entire plot was revealed at the
Thursday evening grilling by Inspect
or Ford, when two of the men caught,
after two hours of questioning told
the story that implicated several
others. The story told of the busi-
ness which they had been asso ciated
in and also of three trips when china
men had been smuggled from Mont
treal to Boston, New York and Port
land. The Fridays Express and
Standard only referred to the trip
of Thursday when seven China
men were caught, the remaining ac-
count being withheld to allow The
officers an opportunity to complete
their work.
Thursday forenoon, o. w. Metcalf
of Irasburg, noticed an auto stalled
not far from his residence about two
miles from Irasburg village, and -atel
was called upon for help. In the
work of removing the car from the
mud hole trip was made to a near
by barn where seven cinnamon were
discovered. Mr.. Metcalf reported the
find to Inspector James Ford of New.
port, who in company with Hugh NJ
Neal and o. A. SWEET made a hurried
trip to the home of Mr.. Metcalf and
accompanied the seven chinks and
three men connected with the snug
Cling. to Newport where they were
lodged in Jail.
At the grilling given the three men
connected with the smuggling, com
lete story was learned of tie deal
being pulled off, which, if it had been
uccessful, would have placed upwards
OF $500 in the hands of the two men
DING the business.
The men caught in the smuggling
were Desire and Napoleon Bolduc,
ohs of Archelas Bolduc, who resides
n the we'll known Hayden farm in
Albany, also Joseph Roberge of Bos-
on, who is not new face in the bus
ess of smuggling, as he was caught
y Derby Line officers year ago last
all in the booze business. The two
rothers did not seem inclined at first
to tell the truth and various stories
were told but the continued grilling
by Inspector Ford at last brought
hem to time and they told of their
rip and part in the deal.
Desire Bolduc, % years of age, was
the first one examined. He claimed
to have been born in Canada and
anne to the United States two years
ago, when they purchased the Hay
en- farm at Albany. He claimed that
left home in company with his
br. ther Napoleon about 3 p. M, Wed
Inesday for the purpose of coming to
Newport to buy some clothing and
lights for his auto. When asked
where he first met Roberge, said il
was on Coventry street near the Buick
garage. He told how Roberge made
deal for him to go to Troy to get
he cinnamon, and he and his brother
left Newport between four and five
o'clock going past Newport Center
and to- some farm house that they
/ id not know. Here he took on. the
hinamen and Roberge and were or
their way to his home at Albany when
hey got stuck in the mud. He was
perating big Chalmers car ano
there were ten passengers In the car
| Bolducj claimed he was to get 5O pei
ent of the deal for getting the chinks
safely to Boston. He claimed thai
Roberge left Newport with two other
men in, a Ford car and proceeded
hem to this farm in Troy, and join
ed his. car later.
His brother Napoleon was then ex
mined and their stories did not quite
agree. e.h.
! rom tho start. The second appear
ance of Desire brought new story
which began to unfold what appeared
! to be near the truth. Further ex
animation brought out the story whlcf
Roberge later claimed was a true
story of the whole affair.
The Bolduc brothers received &
message by phone from Roberge from
Montreal asking them to meet hin
Thursday night at the Phoenix farn
n Troy, which they did, Shortly al
/ er their arrival there, the three mer
vent to tOManSOnVllle WueIe az q vi ~
arm house they found the sever
cinnamon. Roberge and the two
Bolduc boys started. with the chlnk!
for the Hayden farm at Alban!
where they were to remain
for day before proceeding to Bos
ton. Roberge said he came with the
cinnamon by train from. Montreal t.
Foster and from there they were ia
ken in a team to the Mansonvill'
farm The owner of the farm brough
him by auto to the Phoenix farm
where he met the Bolduc brothers ant
accompanied them back to Mansof
vile.
On further examination the Boldu
brothers confessed to being connecte'
with smuggling cinnamon on tw'
other occasions. In January fou
we're transferred safely and in Marcl
two others. Joseph Roberge, follow
ing the disclosure of the Boldu
brothers, said that he and Leo Sa
bourin of 392 Gaumer street, Mont
real. were in the business together
He told of his trip to Hardwick tn
). first of January, securing a team
from the Johnson livery and with W
M. Upton as driver they went t.
Mansonville and got four cinnamon
On their return trip day was spen