The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-20
Robbery o1 Windham County BanlE-Ovcr
Twenty Thousand Dollars Stolen.

SUCCESSFUL PURSUIT, AND ARREST OF THE BURGLARS
WITH THE MONEY.
A moss audsc ous burgla y was committed on Friday
night LAST, on to wiadhsm County Bank, Conuesti-
cut, ard over twesty Thousand dollars In specie and
bank bill taken nom Is vaults. Is appears that
the establishment is left every nj INT In o1arre Of
boy sbou fifteen years Of age, and large, powerful
watch dog. The boy sleeps in aroom nea, the vault
which i secured by three iron doors, and Ia absent
for an hour or two every evening at tea time. Dur
ing bis abeence the bank Ii thoroughly secu ed with
look and bolt and entrusted to tho care Of his canine
companion. On Friday evening last he was enter
Ing tne bank as usual, after his return from supper
but he had hardly got inside Of the door before no
was seized by some men, who were inside, and who
bound him hand and foot 10 a. to prevent his
escspe. They also blindiolded and gagged
HIM o prevent his giving any alarm; and
throwing him in this helpless condition on
his bsd. threatened to blow his brains ont II
be made sny noise. While lying here ne heard them
breaking open the doors leading into the valt but
they we're go well secured that it WAS two O'Clock In
the morning before they sisied their work. The
first two wero wrestec of their hinges but ths, al
20 bore ther way through the third, and tneu Gu
il down. before they succeeded Ia getting at the
mcney.
The boy says there We're three men in the bink
when he euteeed it, and that they left about quar-
Nrpast two With their plander. soon after their
departure he contrived to get FREQ, aud made his
way out through the widow, the burglars having
scored all the doors 70 facilitate their escape At
ter leaving iha bank he made the best Of his way in
the dark to the residence of the cashier. VIII ON By
informed Of the transaction. He then returned in
company with that officer, getting in through the
wiz dow, but they could fad no burglarious instra.
ments or other traces robbers further tn ,se
left by them in tner Efforts to get into the vault.
The dog, it appears had been poisoned by them but
not fatally. On searching further, however, they
found some Of their tools under the railroad bridge
at short distance from the bank. 1t appears that
they bao made for the depot after the commission
OF the burgla y ana getting possession OF handcar
bad started fer Norwich, and on their arrival there
threw 1t of The track.
They wsie in Norwalk, 1t appears at six o'clock
on Saturday morning, and subsequently stopped at
the WilfmaLtic Hotel abou. four miles from the
bank. Information of the robbery Was teegraphed
to Boston to the CLief Of Police and his officers.
Ham and Hesih, his Deputies, were seIt in pursuit.
These officers STATED Immediately on receipt of tho
Intelligence for the hote and there concoctsd plan
which led to the detection Of the burglars. Tasy
knew that they would make for Fellows Point,
New London or stonington, and they accor d.
iIgly sent reliable persons to each Of those places
AS 1t was believed that they would go to Eel
lows Pint, the hotol keeper, who said hs could
Identify them, was sent there, the Officers sgreeing
also to proceed there. 1he result proved that they
we're right in their belief as they succeeded Ia lad
ing them secrsted On board the steamboat ct that
place. Or arIessns them the nficass fnuad In their
q
Bank bills, and 50 900 in foreign bits. carpet bag
SepiaiHiye tssn l0D1 mas found sitter they has
Of the bsat.
The parties are at present in N,rwich jail, wbeFe
they will remain till tssir trial. Their successful
pursuit End arrest is mainly owing to she admirable
manner in which oficers lam and Heath laid their
plans, as we'll Es to the assistance which they re-
ceived from Deputy sherHs Paige and Blisp. 1t "a
supposed that all tie money has been recovered.
THE wHDHAM COUNTY BANK PLuNDERED OF s22 900.
[From the Hartford Times, Nov. Is.
Orc Of the most daring and successful robbe'ies
that has ever occurred IN this county took place AZ
the Windhan County Bank, m the town OF Wind
BAN, last night Nov. 18th. The bank employs =
young l1an Of about l6 years of age, with large
dog, TO watch the bank at night. The young man
pny tic dog into the back ut s.n early 1our las;
ght, and then he went away for short time. At
about Ociosk in the evening he returned and ~ he
was entering the door-thc night being very dark
four men who wera concealed noar by, rushed upon
tim, put eometh'ng oyer bis mouth, and tnsn ef-
| fectually gagged HIM. The cog was m.Gagef by
Plentiful supply Of meat ans chlorofoIm, and vas
| then killed
The young man, gagged and secured, was locked
into o room, and the robbers than went to work.
They were busy for about five hours, and had all
the tcols necessary for their business.
They secured $l3 900 In the bills II the bank;
81 900 in bills Of otbe banks and 81 900 in specie
and with this rich booty they left the bank at about
o. lcck a. night. The young man worked himself
loose 10 about half hour after they let, gave
the alarm. A hand car was missing as Willim sntic,
three miles from the scene Of the robbery aud 1t s
fhoul ht tnat the robbers, or part OF them. went
away in this.
Four suspicious men have been lettering around
Windbam tor several days. They are probably the
robbers.
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