The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-08-19
DARING: ROBBERY IN PORTLAND.

We copy from the Portland Advertiser
Of Friday the following account of most dar-
NJ robbery and outrage. The Advertiser
saws:
The Marine Hospital in Hancock street
was entered on Wednesday night. and rob
bed If six hundred and nincivthrec dollars in
money. principally in small bills on the Al
ilatit and Ca>co Banks. and the remainder
in gold. The circumstances attcndin. this
robbery, which in holiness and atrocitv has
rarely been exceeded. are as follows:
Mr.. Wilson was away from home Mrs.
Wilson was in her chamber over the parlOr.
and about one o'clock in the night was awok G
by the entrance of people at the front door
Surprising them to be inmates of the IIo>p-
tai, she tr't no alarm, until she found them
approaching" her room In moment two
fellows, with yelled faces. and from their
manner and voices. evidently Young men. en-
tered her apartment. They were approach
inr her bed, and the frightened lady twice
called the name husband. Upon this one of
the villains produced pistol, and holding Il
TO her head. threatened TO shoot her unless
She remained quiet The other villain brush
ed away the hand of the first one. and draw
ing knife, remarked that this would cilcc.
the object IN quiet manner without arous-
NJ the house. The one with the pistol then
vent down stairs into the rarlor. lca,in. the
one with the knit, on guard over Mrs. Viii
>on. Some children in an adjoining room
communicating with the room OF Mrs. Wilson
'ecn.in- to be disturbed by something. MIS-
L / 4
PERVERTED bv the ruliian on guard. In tie
meanwhile the one who went below. in COM
pany with one or more comrades, as is sup
posed. was runlma-ing the larlor.
Presently Mrs. Wilson attempted to 60 to
4 window. opening on Hancock street, for
the purpose OF. irving an alarm at this the
rascal who stood on nrard at the door Of her
apartment. advanced menacingly towards her
with the knife. Mrs Wilson thereuron
swooncd. and remembers nothing more
When she recovered, she found the robbers
zone. and her door locked on the outside
She immediately awokc the Children and by
their aid communicated an alarm to the in.
mates of :lic Hospital.
I'pon proceeding TO the rarlor. the cxtcr
Of the robbery was at oEcc manifest. Th,
money. which was in three separate parcels
primo paly belonging TO patients in the in
>tl,ution was all taken. Five hundred dol
lars of the amount belonged to one man
which fact was well known by certain indi
'iduals in the city. Two closets in the same
room. containing clothing and suEdry o:hc.
articles, were empticd. and the clothing tied
Up in shawl with very saor-likc knot
This was found in the middle of the room
evidently left through haste or forcetful
ness.
The whole transaction evidences premcdi
'a'ion and thorough knowledge of the
preinisss. No questions were asked. or in
formation Of anv sort collected Of Mrs. Viii
,on. The robbers were probably attracted
to her room by III CHIT which was burning
there and which thus gave evidence OF
"akeinlness. dangerous to their plans.
All the windows and doors were fastened
and the key Of the front door, after bein:
turned left in the lock. Yet entrance seem
e'i to have been effected at that door, but b,
Wat means il cannot he more reasonab:,