Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-09-26
Vermont News.

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Berry IN BROAD DAY Lianr.-A most
daring attempt at highway robbery occurred
some three or four miles from here, on what
is known as the East road to Pownal, last
Thursday, at about nine O'clock In the morn
ing. Mr.. Henry b Harvey of Troy was
returning from w. IS, Morgan's at the
f" Lawrence Farm to Daeid Bushnell's
whose cousin he is, and when at the foot of
a hill which intervenes, and almost within
hearing distance of Morgan's, was despe-
rately attacked by man who jumped ont
from behind some brush and a rank growth
of thisles, behind which he lay erouched,
and demanded of Harvey, hghwayman
fashion, his watch and money. As he sprang
up, Harvey's horse was scared, and made
sheer, which threw him out. No sooner
had he struck the ground Che alghted on
his feet,) than the villain d alt him heavy
blow full in The face. with his fist, and then
! graSping him by the collar with his right,
A "A
I vigorous scuiile here ensued. Harvey was
thrown, but managing to raise himself on
one knee succeeded in getting out aud open
ing his knife, With which he gave the RASCAL
two or three telling lunges in the side, draw
4 ing blood. He then called for help, aud
finding things setting in against him, the
! villain started off on the run. HIarvey's
pantaloons were cut through in one place
/ 10y a~thrust which the fellow made with
| knife which he carried in his hand. opened
and his watch chain broken. Harvey i'm
mediately gave the alarm, and the neigh
borS. to the number Of 80 or 40, turned out.
and general seacrh was instituted, but no
clue TO the desperate could be found. Har-
vey describes him as probably an Irishrfi IN T..
wearing thick COW hide shoes, blue ovrralls.
a dirty brown lin, n coat, ard slouch hat,
and presenting yiilalnous appearance in
every particular. He accounts for the as
sault upon him on the ground that quite a
number Of drovers had been that way re-
Gently, and that The fellow might have
thought him one also. All due effort should
be made to ferret the rufiian out, and give
him his just deserts, which would be life in
the Vermont rascal-coop at Windsor
Pennington Banner
Several towns in Orleans County have
furnished from twenty to thirty men each,
more than their quota.
On Saturday night, the 18th, Dir. John
/ Gill of Brandon, had horse stolen from
his pasture, and a wagon and two harnesses
from his shed. lie Immediately gave pur-
suit and traced the thief TO Milton, where
he found his properly.
Among the paroled prisoners recently ar
rived from the vicinity of Richmond were
most of the Vermont cavalry prisoners.
The following list of the Vermont cavalry
prisoners who died at Lynchburg is given
bya correspondent Of the Burlington Times !:
Joseph Taylor, private, Co. G, died July
1; Langdon II. Nichols, corporal, Co. c,
died July 20; - Reynolds, private, Co. G,
died July 20; - Wickware, private. Co.
G, died July 20; Albert HENDERSON, pri-
vate Co. D, died August g., Merit Ba. set,
private, Co F. died August 5.
Orrs 2. knights, corporal, Co. B, left
at Lynchburg sick, died afterwards
Zebina Landon, corporal, Co. A, died III
the hospital al Richmond about len days
before we left.
The Boston Journal publishes the follow.
ing not given above; ". II. Wagner, NJ.
Z. Burke, Co. II; George Guttan, Co. d.
SU1cIDE.-The Bennington Banner says
that II. II. Lassell, who lately carried on
the harness making business in North Ben
ninglon, hung himself, one day last week,
at the house of his sister in Wallingford.
with whom he was stopping. He went out
alter breakfast TO do some chores, as was
supposed around the barn. Another rela.
tive called in about an hour and a half later
to accompany him to the Fair at Rutland.
and enquired where he was. The sister
replied she guessed he was I'D stairs. and
called him but received no answer. The
enquirer then went to two or three other
places ne was accustomed 10 frequent. bnt
returned saying he could not fud him
lhey then went out TO the barn. and his sis.
ter going up overhead saw him hanging
from beam with his face fearfully contort-
ed and backened BY stranguIaiion. ii i
Thought he had been dead TWO hours. He
had procured dry goods box, fastened the
rope to the beam, adjusted the moose around
his neck,and pushed the box from under him
Insanity was the cause of the rash act
which is sale to be hereditary in the family
The deceased was young man of pleasing
manners though he had been for some time
subject to stated fits of melancholy.
! ARREsT.-A young EuglisLman, calling