Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-27

head and insisting on his |
with their demands. The |
bank was soon cleared, when the rascals |
made Mr.. Beardsley and Clark step Into |
the vault, where they locked them in.
These gentlemen remained In the vault
about half an hour when they We're re-
leased by some citizens who heard their
cries for assistance. The vault was ter
ribly close and II is wonderful that they
were not stiaed to death before being
released. This bank suffered severely.
Their loss amounts TO S85, 900 of which
$4,000 was in their own bills,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
The First National Bank is compare
lively new institution, having been
started last spring. The party that
robbed this bank had scrimmage be-
fore they went in with a young man
named Blaisdell. clerk in an adjoining
clothing store. He saw these armed
men coming towards the bank, and
started to notify the cashier that there
was set of "blacklegs" proposing to
visit him. Before he entered the bank,
however, he was stopped by the raiders,
who, presenting a pistol, after brief
scuflie marched him and other prisoners
to the Green, where a guard was set
over them. LAW ...t... .....
Upon entering the bank Mr.. Sowles,
the cashier, was urbanely invited to
hand over what money he had and the
keys OF the safe. The request was CON-
piled with, the funds abstracted, and Mr.
Sowles marched off to the Green The
losses of this bank amounted to $50, $50,
as follows: S29,650 in 7 $40 Treasury
Bonds, in denominations of sos zoos,
5O0s and 1000's; 10000 in 5per cent Lee
gal Tender coupon notes; 5000 Legal
Tender interest bearing notes; 5000 in
currency on the N. e. banks and green
backs.
All persons are cautioned against pur-
chasing any of the above lost bonds, as
payment has been stopped. ...
After the successful plumber of the
banks, the raiders made descent upon
all horses they could find in the streets,
seized some 25, detaching them from
wagons, &C., and at the same time clean
ed out the livery stables of S T Field
and E D Fuller, the former losing IL,
and the latter 5. A pair of valuable
horses belonging to q. Clark of Brandon
were also taken, as well as the span of
VIM Eaton of st. Adams. While the
stealing of the horses was progressing,
Mr. Lorenzo Bingham, foreman in the
st. Adams Foundry, in attempting to
prevent the robbers from taking a horse
which was hitched in front of Meow
ans tin shop, was slightly wounded,
ball just grazing his abdomen.
AS Mr. G II Huntington, well known
jeweller, was passing in front of the
American" he was ordered by one of
the raiders to go into the Park. He re-
fused TO go, when the rascal deliberately
fired and wounded him severely in the
side. At last accounts Mr. Huntington,
though suffering very much was doing
well and in a fair way of recovery.
MrE Morrison when shot was stand
ing near the Messenger Office, quietly
engaged in conversation with Mr. e d
Fuller. The raiders rode along and
when opposite Morrison one Of them
drew his revolver, fired at him, wound
ing him in the bowels. The shot is I'M
doubleday fatal one, as there is but a
faint hope of his recovery.
After the raiders had procured their
horses, they congregated in front of the
american" and near the store of Geo
H Farrar when they patrolled up and
down Main street, firing at random. A
woman, whose name we have been I'M
able to learn, had narrow escape, a
ball passing through her shawl.
The whole affair did not occupy over
twenty minutes, according to this &C
count, the raiders making off in consid-
cradle haste; and had even small por-
ton of the citizens on the ground been
decently armed, the marauders would
have stood small chance of escaping
unframed. Only one Of them was
wounded, and he slightly in the hand.
He was wounded by shot from Mr..
Stephen Conger, son of Capt. Conger.
The cavalry force under Capt, Conger
closely followed the rebels until they
reached Slab City or Frelighburg, where
they captured two of them and $4,000
Of the stolen bank bills, when pushing
on to st., Almonds four more were ar
rested. All these prisoners were trans
ferred to the Canadian authorities, who
have them under strong guard at Ere
ligburg. About the time Capt Conger
left st. Adams, Col. Jewett, at Swanton,
learning of the raid, proceeded with a
force to the Narrow's Bridge in Shell
don, hoping to intercept the enemy, but
they took another road to Enosburgh
Falls, and through Berkshire to Slab
City. a-rra II H. ,,.
The raiders reached Sheldon Creek
about $50 P. NJ. Their first movement
was an attempt to burn the bridge, but
the fire was promptly extinguished.-
They then went into the bank, but find
ing it closed detachment invaded the
residence of Hon. Alfred Keith setting
his barn on fire and stealing fine horse.
Mr., Keith soon Quenched the flames,
and we are happy to learn re-captured
his horse yesterday.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIoN.-The Union
thus far reported in Pennsyl-
vania on the combined home and SOL
diers' votes, is 10, 393. The probability
still remains that there will be gain
of four Union Congressmen.