Putnam patriot., 1925-02-20
WILFRED BREAULT IN
 JAIL AT BROOKLYN
Accused As Accompliee of Hen- ry Breault and Arthur
 Fournier, Burglars
Loot Found In Home In Putnam By
 Police

When State Policeman Williams of the Danielson barracks returned from Rhode Island with Wilfred Breault of West Warwick, Sunday evening, officers of eastern Mindham county believed that they had the last man responsible for a series of burg laries in this county. and over the Rhode Island border, In custody, When the last alleged member of the gang was arraigned in the town court , of killingly, Monday. the case was continued until March 3 and bonds of S2 GOO fixed. Unable to furnish the large bond Breault was taken to jail. As the superior court comes in in March it is believed he will ba brought in on bench warrant
 Brother In Prissa
 Henry Breault of Putnam, brother of Wilfred. was convicted of a num- Der of burglaries and was sentenced in the Windham County Superior court at the January session to from fse Co eight years in states prison. Arthur Fournier. also oS Putnam. brought back from New York states was sentenced to from one to three years. Both men pleaded guilty to participating in the breaks.
 While little was said of the matter at the time t was understood that the police were derirous of locating Breault's brother as the third man concerned in the series of crimes.
 For d number of weeks the police were unable to catch those responsible for breaks in cross country stores in eastern Mindham county that were occurring frequently. The chain of burglarses were followed over into RASde Island to the edge of the city of Providence. All appeared to be the work of the same gang.
 Tub of Butter Led to Arrest
 The offering for sale of tub of butter to q Putnam merchant by Henry Breault was what brought about his conviction. The butter was offered at price below the wholesale market and the merchant was suspicious and notified the Put nam police.
 A search of Breault's home was made and there merchandise valued at S2 1000 was found. This consisted of provisions, automobile parts, vic- trola. radio outfit and variety of
 
 BreauIt was arrested and bound over to the superior court, Before the court came in tournier, who had been mixed up insthe theft of an auto- mobile in Putnam with Breault, was brought in. On account of his past bad record Breault, who had served a term in Cranston, R. l., was given n more severe sentence thsn was Fournier. who was believed to be the tool of Breault.
 R. I. Bre.ult Sought
 According to the officers some of the stolen merchandise was found in the home of WiIfred Breault in West Warwick. Breault was not at home and managed to elude the officers un- til Sunday when he was apprehended.
 IL Is understood that the complaint against Wilfred Breault, alleges only one count for burglary. Efforts to bring about his arrest have been underway for several months. It IS believed that he would have been ar rested iong time ago had he not obtained advance information through some source that officers were coming to West Warwick to get him, giylng him an opportunity to get away. The ownership of watch that Breauit was carrying when arrested IS to Dc investigated, t Is said.