Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
COUPE RECOVERED
TWO men ARRESTED
Maj. L. D. Taylor's Cadillac
Stolen Monday Evening
Recovered in Boston Tuesday Night by
PatrOlmen - Brought Back to Brat
tlobOrO Yesterday Afternoon.

ANbViO AlttTUOOn.
Selecting one of the most distinctive
automobiles it would be possible to pick
out. thieves stole Maj. Linn ID. lay
lors Cadillac four-passenger coupe Mon
day night II was recovered i'm Boston
Tuesday night and two men who were
riding IN the car We're arrested.
Information to that effect was received
by telegraph by Police Chief George Will
son from the Boston police department.
and next morning Chief Wilson and Carl
w. Ilcnkel started for Boston on the 7.45
tain. planning to drive the car home
and to bring the men with them as the
Boston police when communicated with
said the men were willing to come here
without extradition papers. They ar
rived in BraItleboro yesterday afternoon.
Iatrolman Cullerton and Patrolman
GildcrSlcye of the Joy street station saw
two men driving on Court street, the car
answering the description telephoned to
the Boston police department Monday
night by Major Taylor. They stopped the
car and arrested the men, who said they
were John Graham, SO. and Frank
Stearns, 20, both of Brattleboro, although
Scarns said his home was in Johnson,
Vt.
Graham gave his address as 30 Elm
street. which the street directory gives
as vacant and Stearns said he lived at
IS Clark street. which is the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ ]. Larrabee. Neither
Mr.. or Mrs. Larrabee know such a man.
About Il week ago a man called at the
Larrabee home and tried to engage Il
room. but was unsuccessful. Mrs. LARA
bee did not know him
1t was reported yesterday to Ma
lor Taylor that one of the men has
record while in the case of the other man
this is said to be his first offense The
men signifed their willingness to return
to Brattleboro without extradition pa
pcrS.
Considerable interest is manifested as
to the penalty which probably will be
meted out to the two prisoners. The
law states that they are subject to
term of Imprisonment of not less than
10 years or a fine of $500 or both 1t is
probable that the men will be taken to
Newfane today, where the county court
is now in session.
The coupe was left standing on the
Grove street side of All Souls church.
the former Unitarian church. about 7.30
o'clock. Another car was parked in
front of it and another in the rear. on
the north side of the street. Major Tay
lor returned a short time before with
| Rev DIR. and Mrs. William w. Fem,
whom he met in Bennington, DIR. Fem,
who is dean of Harvard Divinity school,
being one of the speakers in All Souls
church Monday.
A few minutes after leaving the car
Major, Iaylor came out of. tie church 10
tn Something out of the machine, and
everything was all right at that time.
When the services were over at 9.15 the
car had been taken. In the machine
were coats belonging to DR.. and Mrs.
Fem, who were guests at Major Tay-
lor's over night. They were recovered
when the men were arrested.
At first Major Taylor thought some
one might have moved the coupe as a
joke, and a hasty survey of the streets
in that section was made, without bring
ing to light any clue. The matter was
then reported to the police and to States
Attorney Harold f.. Whitney, while E.
II. Chapman, Carl w. Henkel and others
did some hunting and telephoning on
their own account.
Messages were sent to many towns
and cities, to police departments and de-
tcctlve bureaus, and next morning Ma iOr
Taylor offered a reward of 500 for in
formation leading to the conviction of
the thieves. Among the places called
by telephone were Keene, Bellows Falls,
Rutland, Bennington, Greenfield, Spring
field, Northampton. Boston, Troy, AL
bany and New York city.
The car was seen to go through Keene
about five minutes before the officers re-
| ceived notification from here to be on
the lookout, according to telephone
message from that city next day, 1t
was being driven at a rapid rate up
! Washington street toward Newport
about 9.45 o'clock and was seen by two
| OF the keene officers. Immediately
after receiving the call from Brattleboro
| regarding the disappearance of the car
the officers telephoned to NARROW. The
| NARROW officers at once began their
watch for the coupe, but it was not seen
to pass through that place.
jor Taylor paid over $4,000 for the
car two years ago last May. and he has
driven it over 10000 miles. He values
! it at about $1,000. 1t has an olive
drab body with black top, tenders and
other trimmings. is upholstered in grey
corduroy, and the springs had leather
boot covering. II was equipped through
out with 35-by-5-inch tires, which are
| not now common.
Soon after Major Taylor left the car
ON Grove street some of the ladies at
the church noticed two strange men
standing near the parish house on the
north side of the street. After look
ing around bit the men crossed to the
south side and looked around some
more There was something about them
that made the ladies recall the fact
when it became known that the automo-
bile had disappeared.
When asked yesterday by The
Phoenix who would get the reward OF
500 which he offered, Maj. Taylor said
it should go to the two patrolmen on the
Boston police force who apprehendeG
the men Tuesday afternoon. The names
of the officers are CullertOn and Glider
sieve. Maj. Taylor said he thought the
two officers would be unable to accept
the reward on account of a ruling which
prevents officers from accepting contri
buttons of any nature. In any case, Maj
TAYLOR will send check for the amount
to the Boston police commissioner with
directions to turn it over to the police
relief fund. in the event that the patrol
men cannot accept it,