Putnam patriot., 1925-07-17

the early ffties. He freqently visits Putnam with other towns and villages. for, while ostensibly a small farmer. he IS trader in cattle, horses and anything that he believes there is a dollar in. Dansereau did most of twenty years stretch in Massachusetts states prison. after being found guilty m court at Worcester of horse steal Ing. A few years after his release he came to Connecticut and 1t was not long before he was arrested, charged with stealing a calf. He was tried by jury m the Windham county super Tor court at Putnam. and was found guilty and sent to the states prison at Wethersfield He has also been in other less serious trouble during his residence in hillingly.
 Believed Master Mind
 IL is this ex-eenviet with the long criminal record that the police believe has been the master mind in the wholesale theft of automobiles. and the officers believe that with the assistance of the younger members of the gang, who seem willing to tell all they know, that they will have little difficulty in Iconvicting the alleged arch plotter and sehemer.
 There is nc charge that Dansereau stole ears personally. It is alleged that he dealt with youngsters who actually stole machines and drove them to his isolated farm. on what is known as the Moosup pond road, about two miles south of South Killingly. IL is possible that the operations have been under way for q year or more. Two Rec trucks. parts of another machine of the same kind, a Chevrolet and a Dodge have been found at the Danse- reau place.
 Find Parts of Cars
 Parts from these cars were found in the attic Of Dansereau'S home. oth- CT parts hidden away in the kitchen stove, still other parts in q barn on the place. One machine, a new Dodge coupe. had been practically dismantled. The body had been taken of the ehas- sis and hidden deep in the woods \ cushion belonging fe this car was found in Dansereau's barn. and q bal l0an tire and disc wheel from the machine were in the attic of his home Yet bansereaH tells d strange story relative ta this car that would indicate that he knows nothing about whence 1t came or its history. This particular machine was stolen in Worcester, June l5. and is the property of Irving Q. Jalfe One of the Beo trucks found at the Dansereau place is believed to be the property of a Worcester furniture concern.
 Tells How They Worked
 Young Francis. youth still in his teens. has talked freely 10 state offi- eefs about the gang, of which he Was q member He said that he and his comnanious have made many visits 10 the pansereau farm He told of how he had been there with others under arrest or tu be arrested. and how Dan screau would let them have a car Co take to Worcester for sale, alleging that Dansereau would admonish them to bring back every cent they obtained for it-and another ear to take its place. For this service, Francis says, Dansereau would reward them with as liberal payment as S5.
 Boasted to Police
 The information the police has ob- tained is voluminous, relating to the operations of the gang now in process of being cleaned up. One of the gang lis Louis Dansereau, resident m Nor- cester. and reputed to be nephew of 1 Charles Dansereau. The police have information that he boasted that the police of Worcester would never find lone Reo truck. which had been taken Ito the farm of his uncle and disman- lied. He was wrong about that. Off, cers are prepared to establish the iden- lfity of this truck. All the motor ve- Ibicles found at the Dansereau farm have been seized by the state police and are now at the barracks in Daniel son. Officers early in the week were Eeontinuine to seek for an Essex car Iand for Ford roadster run down from Massachusetts as stolen cars and Edisposed of in this territory.
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