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Roy Wilcox, at ■ !».¥« ‘Prank r,clock, that the men were on their way j in tfr** direction, and an hour later.1 they were stopped at Nelson. |;Former Detective Young's interest in. 1 the case began during his activity as; County Detective here, and his suspie-;1 ions of uie Broughtons aiid WllHarnsyn ;* have dated since that time. He has1 traced them to various places, police j1 State that ail three men have crimm-: al records. Their method of chicken 1 Stealing was scientific, to say the least. lt;for the officers stated that the men bored a hole in the ben-hou$e to be-* robbed, filled the place with poisdn gas.. stunning the fouls, and then entered 1i1Broughtons *and Williamson were on their way. e.A, Young laid his plans to trap them by placing his car broadside of the. road. at_the_Elk]a nd-Lawrenceville road | junction? When the sedan containing! the confessed chicken thieves stopped.; Young and bis party stepped out from • : thetr ambush 2nd confronted them.1 Broughton added one count tohim when he pull- :mam*thikves r,A mTip Prom Tusotroia, N* Results in Capture it*}* Nelson of Gang .Active *‘«f Thfs County—Secure Cw -fession*Fo«ui4r County Detective E. *,J Yoimg, and a great many farmers in I tbte Section of the state,x as well as In I southern New York Sfcdte realised an 'Awn three'men who confess- j ■ $0 chicken theftsV ASJU - ' AvU^b* _■ of the State Police station at Galeton. Arthur Broughton, 19jMiles sfTOt3?U*W‘4^5^SHS*ii ship; and Robert Williamson, 19, ol New Jersey were the men arrested. A woman, believed to be the common law wife of Miles Broughton, and a threeyear old girl, taken with the men, were ]legany and Broome Counties. N. Y.Their stolen articles were sold- the prisoners confess, in Coming. Oier*. Jamestown. Binghamton. Mo mice Ho. WeUsville, in New York State, and m Bradford, Port Allegany and oiysses ;nPennsylvania. aOf the crimes alleged to have been committed by the trio about 20 art:
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Wellsboro Gazette
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Feb 27, 1930
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