The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-18

with States Attorney James 3.
Campbell, struck a powerful blow
at highway lawlessness when they
dashed by automobile to High
water, p. O., and returned last
night With George P. Mills, one of
the bandit trio who held up Mil
ton J. Warner, robbing him of his
Lincoln coupe and about $120.
yle Barribeau VINO held the gun
on Mr.. Warner at West Danville
last Friday escaped from the Cana
dian officers yesterday morning,
but it is nlomentarily expected that
Chief Finley's dlag-net will effect
his capture.
Chief Finley, State Highway
Officer Dickens and Officer Morris
complized the American party
who located the Lincoln coupe at
Highwater yesterday. A Caledon-
ian Record reporter accompanied
the officers, leaving St. Johnsbuly
yesterday afternoon at 200 o'clock.
Canadian customs inspector, II.
M. Clark, greeted the party of
American. officers at Highwater, P.
@. The little hamlet of Highwater
is the next station beyond North
Troy, VT, on the Canadian Paci-'
! fic railway.
Inspector Clark told the Amer
leans how George Mills and the lin
coin coupe came into the possession
of the Canadian customs. Mr
Clark and two of his confrereS
were on the quivive 10 miles up a
back road from Highwater before
daybreak Tuesday morning They
lay in wait, he said for a big Pierce
Arrow that supposedly bore a car
go of liquor.
1t was about 13O Tuesday morn
ing Awhen Lyle Barribeau and
George p. Mills came along in the
Lincoln coupe. Inspector Clark
said it was his business to chall-
enge every car making certain of
any attempt at booze-runnino.
"We ordered the Lincoln coupe
to stop" Mr.. Clark told the Amer
ican officers. Il noticed that Bar
ribeau had a gun and | told my
fellow officer to look out. He went
over to the other side of the car
and Barribeau hanc:ed the gun over
to him"
Before the Canadian customs
officers and the two bandits return
ed to Highwater il was $50 in the
morning. Mills and Bal1ibeau were
allowed to go to the Central House
the only hotel in Highwater for a
little sleep. They promised the
Canadian customs men that they
would return to the formers office
about 1000 yesterday morning to
explain matters.
The only charge that the Cana
dian customs men held against the
pair of bandits was that of Illegally
entering the Dominion of Canada
Mills and Baribeau had not re-
ported at either the United States
customs at North Troy or at the
Canadian customs at HighWater.
About 10 o'clock yesterday
morning Mills came from the hotel
to the Canadian customs office
Barribeau did not come and
search disclosed the fact that he
had made tracks over the hill to-
wards Jay, Vt. Inspectors + N.
Draper and X. B. Mckaye gave
chase to Barribeau. They trailed
his fresh footprints for few miles
and then lost trace Of him. Inspect
or Draper told the American off
GERS Barribeau could perhaps be
found in Jay.
Mills was incarceratcd in the
"cIink" as the Canadian officers
call it-at the c. F. r. railroad
station. Mills was there when Chief
Finley, State Highway Officer
Dickens and Officer Morris found
him The boy bandit, who said he
was but 18 years of age, lay on
bunk, apparently asleep. Chief
Finley reused him.
From the "clink', Mill. was
taken to the immigration office. In
the absence of immigration officer
l.. A. GingraS, deportation proceed
ingS were certified bV Arnold
Heath who is vested with immigra-
tion authority besides that of pa
troll officer. Mills was nov oficiallv
depOrted to the United States, al
though the Lincoln coupe still re-
mained in the possession of the
Canadian customs.
Before the American party left
Highwatcr with Mill, Chief Fin
ley questioned the youth in the
Canadian customs Office. The St.
John bury chief askd Mill, where
he got the finely tailored, green
heather coat that was found in the