Lawyer: Man with stolen Frost papers to do right

Lawyer: Man with stolen Frost papers to do right WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. "He's acting in good faith, he recognizes the gray area, he's been cooperating. "If John Q. "Given the fact that there are continuing discussions, I would be disappointed if anyone decided to arrest Mr. But he wants to make sure that his interests are protected as well. That's the word from Brad Wilder, the lawyer for Thomas Cady of Plainfield, N. , family to Listen Community Services, a nonprofit social service agency based across the Connecticut River in White River Junction, Vt. " Wilder said talks have been ongoing among prosecutors from Vermont and New Hampshire, along with a lawyer for the Hanover man whose family donated the desk without realizing it contained two letters and 13 Christmas cards written by Frost. Authorities have said Cady bought the Frost papers from a former Listen center employee who took them from the donated desk. , that Cady, who works as a chimney sweep, wants to do the right thing and return the documents, but also wants to recover the $25,000 he paid for them. , who says his client was a "good faith purchaser" of the papers and committed no crime. "The critical issue is that there has to be an awareness that it's stolen property," Sand said. Wilder told the Valley News of West Lebanon, N. It's a little more complicated — and I'm not saying I know the answer — (but) what happens when the innocent purchaser is not an innocent possessor? They now know the item is stolen. Citizen purchases an item and does not know it's stolen, the ownership (or) possession of it is not a crime. The papers were found in a desk donated by a Hanover, N. Lawyer: Man with stolen Frost papers to do right Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 04/03/2012