The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-14
Trio Of Wayfarers From
Keene =. III. Caught at
) ontpelier
FOR : BBERY AT
rs .BURY MONDAY
The q ere Easily Trailed
Al1a.g Central Vermont
Track

Three youthful wayfarers ofs the
road Maurice English and Frank
/ Bates, aged Ia, and Willard Cheeyer,
aged l5, all of keene, N. H., were ar
rested by the Montpelier police dur
ing last night, charged with breaking
into the NJ. II. Richardson & Cd. store
at Roxbury early Monday morning
The boys claimed to States Attorney
e. B. Adams this morning that when
they reached Roxbury they were hum
CRY and also were in need Of adequate
wearing apparel 50 they broke into
the store.
"A telephone conference was held this
morning between the Montpelier po-
lice and the parents of the boys in
keene, and it was expected that a
hearing in the boys cases would be
held this afternoon at Montpelier, The
boys did not attempt to deny they
were the ones who broke into the
store. The fathers Of the boys are a
truckman, a driver on an ice cart and
a mill worker
Chief Of Police p. j Connolly and
Patrolmen Sloan and Baldwin went to
Montpelier junction in double team
in response to a call stating that sus-
pieious persons had been seen there.
Chief Connolly had received from Sher-
lit Tracy description OF the missing
articles and he identified the trio by
the new rubber footwear which they
wore.
The three were brought to Montpel-
Ter and they told their story to the
chief at the police station They stated
that they left keene March and ar.
rived in Roxbury Saturday night They
remained there over Sunday and about
midnight Sunday night entered the
store Cheever broke d window with
chunk Of iron, lie said Chceyer also
found a sum of less than dollar in
the store which he appropriated. The
three had about So between them when
they came to Roxbury.
Besides the clothing and tobacco they
took candy and chocolates and cookies
They then started up the railroad track
and rode freight car into Montpelier
Junction. They told railroad men at
the junction that they were headed for
Burlington and evidently intended to
take another freight train going in
that direction. The Montpelier police
turned the youths over TO the sheriir's
department.
Roxbury, March l4.-The store of
NJ H. Richardson & CO. was broken
into some time during Sunday night
Or Monday morning. Entrance was
made by breaking the glass from the
lower half of window on the south
side of the store by the Central Vcr-
mont railroad station facing the COM
mon, and with dwelling houses near
The window nearest the highway was
broken.
II has been estimated that they took
rom $40 to $40 or $50 worth of goods,
including lumbermen's ri:bbers, heavy
WOOL hose, shoes, cookies, candy and
igars.
Three fellows were seen here Sun
lay afternoon and evening and they
ire reported as having asked for food
Il some place here, at which time
hey remarked they were going to have
{ too. They We're also seen early
IIonday morning on the track between
his station and Northfield and, later
n the forenoon. between Northfield
nd Northfeld Falls.
Mr. Richardson left on the $3.50 a. m.
rain Monday for Montpelier and did not
now of the robbery until he reached
fontpelier. the discovery having been
lade at O'Clock. A notice was at
nee sent TO officers in both directions.