The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-10-28


Ball holes can be seen in different
parts of Main street, on the stores, trees,
&c. The Raiders proceeded towards /
Sheldon Creek. Mr.. Moses Goddard,
the well known stage-driver met them
about half way to Sheldon Creek vii
lage. The leader of the gang ordered
them to open right and left and let the
stage pass on. Mr.. G.. had $4,000 in
bank bills which he was carrying to
one of the banks Fortunately the
robbers knew nothing Of this. Mr..
G. supposed the mounted men were
on their way to the Richford races.
THE RAIDERS IN SHELDON.
The raiders had skirmish with Mr..
Marsh Chadwick. at the hotel formerly
kept by Lyman Draper Esq, and did
not succeed in robbing him as they in
tended. After crossing the Sheldon
Creek bridge it was set on fire in sew
eral places. They went to Major
Keith's barn took one Of his horses
set fire to the hay in the barn and ske-
daddled. Fortunately the fire was
discovered before serious damage en-
sued, They selected Major Keiths
best horse, and the hired man, a quick
witted Irishman, as the story goes, re-
marked "Ye wouldn't fmthl be afther
tallin team horse, wud yc? This 9th
er one wud answer We bcttor, shure -
The raider tool, the one pointed ont in
the stable by the Irishman, and found
to his sorrow, after riding him awhile,
that he had made sad mis- axe in not
taking the valuable animal he had first
intended, rather than the old plug the
Irshman suggested. The horse soon
failed, and his rider was obliged to
= leave him and make his way on foot,
until he could steal another one on
the road.
The assassins pursued their course in
, an easterly direction, and missed the
e 'narows bridge leading to b. Fish's
: hotel They went on to East Sheldon
p and after crossing Missisquoi river
: went to Enosburgh Falls, thence to the
d village of West Berkshire and Frehghs
G burgh, c. f.
d Before leaving st. Adams these ras
n calls attempted to burn the thickly set
P tied part Of the village The waite
+ closets Of tie American House were
{. found to be on fire on Wednesda.
|, evening phosphoric preparation
S somewhat akin to Greek fire, haviu,
II been scattered there but upon Thu
= application Of grease it was fortunate
; ly extnguished A similar attemp
e was made upon the store Of Veto
p Atwood, ESQ, but it was not burned.
y This is a brief and, Of course, i'm
of perfect narrative Of the main circun
/ stances connected with the raid in S
is Adams on the 18th of October.
n. was a bold scheme-weI planned an
10 artfully carried out at a time whc
ID many Of our leading business me
r were absent from town, and on a da
ne when but little resistance could hay
been made to such invasion by pc
Of sons who were not accustomed to IL
IS, use of fire arms.
~ THE PURSUIT OF THE ROBBERS
IN After the people Of St Adams ha
recovered in measure from their a
constituent and excitement, active a
IS, tempts were made to pursue the rebel
m Capt. George P. Conger and Cap
f. John w. Newton, with some mountC
il men, went in hot pursuit about q
DE hour and a half after the robbers hi
IN started. Without going into detail
be it is sufficient to remark that the raj
'e- ers were overtaken at Frelighsbur
es Stanbridge, Waterloo and West Far
cir ham, and in due time several of the
as were arrested by the Canadian autho
re- tiles
a To the active cxertions of Hon A
we Owen Adds of St Adams, Judge of Il
IT. Supreme Court of Vermont, is Il
SIS public greatly indebted for the ado
he ton of speedy legal measures by t
to authorities of the Province of Canad
he ACTION ~ CANADA
10 Judge Adds took the evening ira
lot on Wednesday for Montreal, whore
nS arrived at midnight He called
ng once on Vice consul David Thursto
wv and went with him to to see Villa
10 Lamotte, Esq, Chief Of the city I
'pe lice Force and, by his advice, appli
AL to the Hon. Charles Joseph Cours
5h' Presiding Justice of the sessions
the Peace, whose criminal jurisdicti
extends over all the districts bord,
rds ing OF Vermont Judge Coursol W
ear aroused at > o'clock at night, and a,
l.. ed with willingness and promptnoss
I'LL sending Mr. OLeary and Chief Co