Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-05


occasion to take out q prisoner for exam,-
nation before Justice, opered the door Tor +
that purpose, when lie was furionsly assault
ted by one of the prisoners, named Miller
" no stood near the door at the time. Miller
Hrst struck the Jailor on the head with a
club, cutting through the scalp TO the bone,
inf cling a wound some two inches IN length.
He then attacked Mr.. Simons with knife,
AID cut him severely under the eye. While
this ARRAY was going on, two other prison
ers. Green aud Smilh, rushed past them
through the open door. with the evident
intent TO escape. Bat in the meantime the
ladies in the house. with much pres nee OF
mind had bolted the front door. Green
finding that door fastened, made rush Tor
the back door, with knife in hand, but was
arrested in his progress by young nsn
m the employment Of Mr.. Simons, who
happened to be in the kitchen. While this
attempt on the part Of Green and Smith to
escape was being made, another prisoner
John Kennedy, cane TO The rescue OF the
Jailor, and Miller was finally overcome, and
did not succeed in getting free from the
grasp of Mr.. Sirsons. Green and Smith
were then placed back, and The door locked
Immediately after matters were thus SEEM
ingly composed Miller and Green made an
assault upon Kennedy for assisting the Jailor'
when Kennedy drew knife and stabbed
Miller in the left side, inflcting deep, but
we understand, not fatal wound. AT this
/ juucture assistance arrived, and Miller and
Green were taken out and placed IN the
dungeon, where they will be apt TO remain
for the present. There was evidently a
conspiracy between Miller, Green and
I Smith to break JAIL but which fortunately
failed through the resolute resistance Of the
Jailo-, and the presence of mind of the
women of his househo'd There were
eight or ten prisoners in the room Miller
and Green are the Trejans who stole the
horses of Nicholas NJ. Powers OF Claren,
don few weeks ago. Smith is in Jail OF
the charge of stealing sheep. Rta1anc
/. Herald
MURDEaoUs ASSAULT AND RogBERY
The Rutland Herald says that at abou
seven o'clock Tuesday evening Of last week
one mile south of that village, on the roa'
, leading to Clarendon, gentleman by tn
name of L. G. Newell, Of Vergennes, VIII
peddles patent medicines, and who wa
!, coming with sim lie horse and wagon iron
) Dorset 10 Rutland, was attacked by tw
ruiiians, one OF them either negro, or wit
his face BACKED. Newell was riding slowl
: with his face down, when he felt sen>aiio
as if struck on his left side, aud al the sam
time, heard click like the opening of
knife. The next moment man struc
6 him on the temple, seized him by the throa
and knocked him out of his wagon TO til
ground, nearly stunned. The men the
CptHtA MS oNtfCDd, anu distT SIOItt
struggle took from his side picket poke
book containing one hundred and twent
dollars in bills. After getting his none
the ruffians ran taking the road souil
Mr.. Newell got into his wagon and drov
!, with all speed to The Franklin Hotel
o Rutland, and gave the alarm. On e,
+ animation it was found that Alr. Newe
: had been stabbed in the left side, immed
1t ately over his heart. the knife cuttir
e through all of his clothing and striking b
I, gold watch, which lay in his vest poke
y penetrating the case and the point of II
n knife striking the steel post by which I'll
p watch is wound, and making an indentato
in the post clearly to be seen. The pre-
l. ence Of the watch in the pocket of NJ
A. Newell undoubtedly saved his life. Sheri
in Field was Immediately notified, and ever
ID effort was made to overtake the robber
d but no trace Of them has yet been disco
cred.