Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-01

the follOwng-"IIow many have you in your fan.
lily, -"Is there another family residing in III.
house beside yours, aud are they wealthy peoplen
&c, SC. To which Mrs. NJ. made reply 10 n.
best Of her ability. lie left, saying he would cali
again, and perhaps Mr.. NJ, would be at home. a,
perhaps he would find him before he came ay.i,
Mr.. NJ. not returning, neither the man for his bun.
die, and IL getting late, Mrs NJ commenced prs.
pairing to retire for the night She wen, and
wound the clock, found the time ten minutes ,,.,
ten, and going TO her sleeping apartment, which,
connected with the shop-door by only one door
(thc shop fronting the strect) commenced updre.-
sting. While thus engaged. she thought she heard
some one come In ut the outer door, and She snake
the name Of her husband as well rs she could, scr.
eral times, but answer came---she then steppsd
into the shop room, and found the man who bougb,
the goods. She could not speak aloud, on account
ola bad cold. The stranger said to her. al will
now pay for those articles" and gave her TWEEN.
ty dollar gold coin. She took it, went to Ter de.
posit, but foInd she could not change It, unles,
she broke some large packages, which she did not
care TO disturb. She told him she could not eb.no,
It, asking il he had not something else At this
juncture he advanced toward her saying, be womb
make change for her, and taking hold of her arms
attempted to gng her, but not succeeding. she
caught him by the whiskers, whsch being Of the
movable kind" came off, without even grazing
the dark visagc Of the scoundrel. He now drew
something from his breast pocket, and told her II
she made tie least noise he would blow her brains
out. The villain at this struck her severe blow
in the breast, and then placing gag in her mouth
and tying her hands behind her, dragged her frou
the shop to the bedroom, and pushing her partly
under the bed, left her and went back to secure
the valuables. Mrs. NJ. says she thinks she
groaned soon af,er he went back to gather the val.
uables, at which he return ed, and gave her a blow
or blows the head with something she knew
not whAt-after which she became insensibe, and
ramaned in this situation until her husband came.
home, near eleven O'Clock. lie found the lights
cxtnguished aud the ERE out. lie soon struck
light, and going to the bed room, he found his wife
lying partly ont from under the bed insensible.--
Thinking perhaps she was in ft. he went for
physician, who came back with him, and found to
their horror that the blood had commenced settling
in her fingers. Aud the doctor said that life would
have become extinct in one hour. He then e1-
claimed, ''your house has been robbed, !" and the
same was thought true, when they found the chairs
boxes and goods in such confusion, and the money
gone. Applying restoratiyes, Mrs. NJ was soon
restored to consciousness. and related the above
The alarm quickly spread through the village, and
soon teams were fitted out and sent in pursuit in
different directions; but there has been no one
found as yet to answer the description Of the VII
lain.
week ago TO day the citizens held meeting
at the Town Hall, and chose a committee Of vigi-
lance. The seleetmen offered the liberal reward Of
$500 for the apprehension of the rObber. There
has been pains spared to ferret out the Offend
or, for whom it would be to good punishment to
remain life time at the States Prison.
The amount Of stolen treasure has been various
ly circulated the country, but the amount mis-
sing. according to papers left in Mrs. Ms posses
sion, is S5ls, being in gold, silver. and bank
notes.
Many Of the inhabitants thought it best to search
the premises, and there was no objection BY the
family, they proceeded to search the house, and
found In closet under pile of clothing, the sum
Of $si ,sS in gold, silver, and notes. When the Z.
fact was communicated to Mrs. NJ, she accounted
for it, by saying. she lost the last fall, as she
was going to Brattleboro to buy goods, and for
certain reasons she had never mentioned it.
We have given you this hasty outline Of the
affair, hoping that the mystery will soon be solved
Yours on the wing,
Wilmington, Vt Feb 25 1856 C1Io