The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-20

cerned indirectly in the alleged
no. o.dup.
George Amlaw, one OF the three men
arrested Saturday morning by North
Adams police charged with completely
in the alleged holdup OF an alleged
rum running automobile in Pownal,
was brought to Bennington Sunday by
Chief Of Police Patrick Brazell and is
now in Bennington county Jail. Am
law expressed willingness to come to
Bennington without extradition pro-
ceedlngs. George Hamel, who is be-
ing held for further hearing in the
North Adams district court tomorrow.
refused to waive. Chauncey Bur.
dick, believed TO be the leader Of the
holdup gang, secured bail and Is at
liberty. States Attorney Mathers has
already taken steps to secure the ex-
tradition OF both Burdick and Hsmel
who will be charged with highway rob
berry once they are turned over to the
jurisdiction Of the state of Vermont,
Chief Brazell also brought to Rem
nington two reyolvers which figured
in the holdup. Both are cheap guns
OF 32 calibre and both were loaded
with center FIRE cartridges. The re-
Yclyers together with a special Of
fNcdr' badge were found with the
liquor which was recovered Saturday
afternoon.
The contraband. consisting of 1875
bottles of London Gordon gin and five
FIVE gallon demljohns Of whiskey, were
recovered from clump of bushes in
the White Oaks district in the town of
Will,amstown.
Amlaw talks freely of his connection
with the holdup. He denies that he
had one of the reYolvers or that he
wore the special officer" badge.
1t has since been learned that there
we're four men on the booze running
automobile when it was held up
around midnight near the cemetery
IN Pownal Three OF the men came
with the car, undoubtedly from some
point near the Canadian border. The
fourth man lives in Bennington and
was engaged by the rum runners to
guide the car TO North Adams. 1t is
reported that he was to receive $5O
for the job.
From information obtained from
Amlaw and from other sources 1t
would appear that Burdick, Hamel
and Amlaw drove from North Adams
late Friday night to a lonely spot
on the Pownal road. Removing the
number plates they brought their
automobile to q standstiEl directly
across and completely blocking the
highway. Hating the rum runner
they jumped upon the running board
ono with a drawn revolver and with
the big special officer" badge dis
played. Believing that they were IN
the hands OF prohibition enforcement
officers. the rum runners made no re
sistance. The liquor was transferred
TO the North Adams car which quick
lv speeded away across the Massachu'
setts line.
One of the amusing features of the
holdup is the intimation by North
Adams newspapers that the liquor
was seized while on its way to de-
livery to a bennington club An
automobile going south through Pow
nal Is not on its way to Bennington
especially not after picking up man
in Bennington to show the ROAD 10
North Adams.
The most logical conclusion is that
the booze was stolen by persons to
whom it was consigned, who thought
II much more economical to steal 1t
than TO pay for it. The trick is as ola
as booze running and of more frequent
occurrence than is ordinarily known
Another deduction is that some Tun-
mel City club was attempting to lay III
supply of liquid refreshments ana
fits members, fearing that the publicity
arising from the holdup might become
embarrassing obtained the assistance
of the North Adams reporters in di'
recting suspicion toward Bennington
After the holdup of the booze run
ners who gave the name OF Raymond
LaValley stopped at house in POW
nal and telephoned the North Adams
poIice station that he had been robbed
Of $1,000. 1t is highly probable that
LaValley is not the mans name and 1t
is also highly probable that he did not
lose a dollar in money. In potltying
the North Adams police OF the holdup
he was probably seeking to get even
He apparently took it for granted that
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