The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-18
YOUNG MAN
PLEADS GUILTY
TO BURGLARY
Goods From ChampOuX'
and McKenzie's Found
In His Room

Thursday morning entrance was
effected by prying a back window
into the lunch stand of William
Mckenzie on Eastern avenue and
got away with II boxes of Gig
Z arettes and $1.29 in pennies. There
was also a little change in the
cash drawer. Most of the pennies
were secured by breaking the gum,
match and candy machines. The
burglar also tried to break into the
music box, but could not effect an
entrance with his steel chisel,
which was considerably bent by
the operations.
Mr.. Mckenzie at once notified
Chief of Police Finley and he sus-
pected a young man who was
/ sleeDing in rooming house on
Railroad street. He awakened
the young man about $50 and
took him up to Mckenzie who
| identified raincoat and said he
had recently sold it to the boy.
1t afterwards turned out that the
boy had sold this coat and taken
another when he entered the store
Thursday morning The chief
then accompanied him back to
his room and began a search of
/ the room. The boy sat on the bed
and at first nothing was found.
/ Then the chief asked him to get
/ off the bed and a little investiga-
/ ton disclosed the cigarettes and
the money.
The boy was brought before
! States Attorney Campbell and
gave his name as Anthony Car
-penter OF Springfield, Mass, and
sad he was brother of Frank Car
penter who is the man that run
/ into Mrs. c. ]. Wheeler on the
Center road Sunday afternoon and
disappeared after promising Chief
! Finley that he would appear Mon
day and settle all damages. An
thony Carpenter is only II years
old and admitted that he had serv-
ed two years in a Massachusetts
state reformatory at Holyoke for
robbing a peddler At first he de-
MED all knowledge of the Mcken-
zie break, but finally admitted that
he entered the lunch stand and
was alone at the time.
States Attorney Campbell then
exhibited lot Of goods found jr
the boys room that were identified
by Phillip Champoux as having
been taken from his barber shop
Sunday night. These % included
doughnuts, butter, condensed
mix, hot dogs, cigarettes, a spider,
some china and other kitchen
utensils. Charged with having en-
tered this place the boy stoutly de
MED it, declaring that he was at
confessional Two hours Saturday
night. Then he said, he went to
the movies and from there to bed.
He admitted that he broke into
Champoux'S shop early Sunday
morning, but denied that his
brother was with him or had any
part in it.
Young Carpenter said his father
and mother had separated, b9t
that his father sent the two
brothers money while they were
here and that he did not know
where his brother was now. He
said his father furnished them
with an Oakland car for touring
the country.
The boy was brought before
Judge Blodgett and pleaded guilty
to the charge of breaking and en-
/ tering the Mckenzie lunch stand.
He said he did not want a lawyer
and upon being asked by the
Court what he was doing here he
said 81 was looking the country
over" He said he had worked
in the Fisk dental laboratory at
Springfield. Judge Blodgett order
/ ed States Attorney to get in
touch with his father and continu-
ed the case for sentence until Sat
drday morning