Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-31


MYSTERIOUS ABDUCTION OF A YOUNG
LADy.-The Springfield (In.,) Journal
gives the following particulars of a singu-
lar affair:
GA private letter from lady AZ Rich
view, Washington county, in this State,
gives the particulars of most mysterious
outrage which was perpetrated at the res
idence of Mr.. M. A. Linton, residing
about four miles from Richview, on the
night of the 9th inst
"The writer SAYS that a party Of thir-
teen men, disguised by handkerchief tied
over the lower part Of their faces, and
armed with navy revolvers, presented
| themselves at Mr.. inton's house about
half past two o'clock at night and demand
! ed admittance. When refused they threat
ened to break down the door The spokes-
man of the party was recognized as man
who had taken supper at Mr. Lnton's the
same evening under pretence Of having
lost his way to Hayleton, the next town.
"W When admitted the party demanded
Ginevry a daughter of Mr. Linton's by
former marriage, a beautiful and amiable
| girl of sixteen years of age, who had just
returned home from boarding school in
Ohio. She having justSrun down stairs to
see what was the matter, was seized by
three rnfians and told that she must 90
wi b them, dead or alive. Her father was
totally unarmed and powerless to defend
her. The girl was dragged to her room,
and after having been allowed to resS
herself, was forcibfy carried TO a buggy
and driven Of. As she was borne out at
the door, she turned toward her father,
raised her hands and exclaimed, Oh,
| God \ .sx
A party of eight men were left to
guard the house TIL daylight, to prevent
any alarm being given During the night
they paced around the house, Knocking at
the door, looking in at the window, rat
ting the glass, and taunting the wretched
inmates by asking how they liked evening
calls. &c. No clue has yet been obtained
TO the abductors, or to the course taken by
them, although a stranger whom Mr. Lin
ton met at a store in Richview the same
day is suspected to have been one of
them. Another is to tke effect that wo-
man who had been prowling around the
ne'gnborhood for some time past was one
OF the abducting party.
Mr. Linton is Quaker by profession,
and 1t was well known that be was un-
armed. 4ste - -5assa
!" For some time past a perfect reign of
terror has prevailed in the region referred
to above. 1t was within few miles of
the same neighborhood Cat Ashly1 that a
number OF robberes were perpetrated re-
Gently, of which we gave some account
couple of weeks ago. The vicinity is
overruh by deserters and rebel svmpa-
thizsrs, readers and 2bnirers of the Chi
cago Times, who are undoubtedly the per-
petrators of the outrage.
The ROBBERY OF THE TREASURY BY
CoRNWALL.--Some of the statements in
the New York papers about the robbery
OF Treasury notes by Cornwall are extrav-
agant, One paper states that the amount
OF money taken by him will amount to
over one hundred thousand. We learn
to-day that it will not exceed forty thous-
and, nearly all of whichwas promptly re-.
stored by Cornwall, who had it in his
trunk at his house. Upon Cornwall's
guilt being made certain, he was invited
into room where there were four officers
OF the Treasury, one of whom, Mr.. Crit
tenden, the Register, plainly told him
what had been discovered, and advised
him to state the whole tr tn. For some
minutes Cornwall was so overcome that he
could not speak. Finally, without deny
ing the charge, he consented to 90 to his
house with the Register and Solicitor, and
give them all the sati faction in his power.
Instead Of expressing desire to see his
wife, as one published account states. upon
arriving at his house he purposely avoided
her, and went to an upper room and OPEN
ed a trunk, and, turning to the gentlemen
who accompanied him, said, HThere is the
total amount OF all have taken from the
Treasury, and little over of nv own
honest earnings The properly thus
pointed out was mostly in FIVE twenties.
which Cornwall has procured from time to =
time at tseveral banks with the stolen Treas
ury notes. The party carefully packed
up the discovered property, and with Corn
wall returned to the Treasury building
he has been in custody ever since. The
statement that he has been guilty of ex-
travagancies in his house and towards his
family has proven entirely false bv the in
vestigation. HIS mode Of living has been
studlously the reverse of extravagance.--
!he officers Of the Treasury are satisfied
that his family have been ignorant Of this
unfortunate transaction. Cornwall will be
duiy examined and tried in the civil courts
Ol the District.-Vashington RepnbIicau.
26th.
The gun-boat Acacia has returned
to Boston from Halifax, Its officers re-
port that warrants had been issued in Hal
Iiax for eight of the pirates of the Chesa-
pc axe, all OF whom were in the city and
nad been for several days. 1t was doubt
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