Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-27
The TERMONT RAID.
Additional Details Of the ahair-Ae-
counts of the Vermont Press-The
Capture OF several OF the Eaiders.

pssceable community were taken some
what sback to find in our streets q COM
pany of twenty or thirty armed horsemen.
The meaning of it was impossible to d.
vine. Men rushed from their stores and
offices, not perhaps, psralyzed with fear
bnt with wondermant. One enquired of
another, Hwhst does this mean ?" ''They
are armed with revolversl" |" at is a rebel
raid and they intend to destroy the viIlage;7
we're the ordinations that greeted US on
sill sides as We entered the street. We
knew not ourselves what it meant, and the
neighbors, Of whom we inquired, were
equally ignorant. We saw men proceed
ing from the livery establishment Of VIM.
& E. D. Fuller, with horses, embarrassed,
led by the hostler of the establishment, who
laid he would ride them "Ho,n said the
man who ordered them, "Wc will take care
Of our own horses.p Jumping on to them
with impetuous haste, large navy revolvers
showed themselves in the hands of all the
mounted men. Mr.. E. D. Fuller, who was
then approaching the 'seane,e exclaimed,
ssWhat does this mean, take back those
horses" "God damn you; if you don't keep
still we will shoot YOU producing their
revolvers. The next part Of the pro
;sramme was the appearance of Fuller with
a ''poor six shooter He stood near the
shoe shop of Mr.. BildRd Paul, and tried to
shoot his 'gun," but for three consecutive
times the athing" failed to give other utter
ance than q 'tciiek.v Mr.. e. J. Morrison,
the contractor for our large hotel, was
standing on the steps of Miss Besttie's
shop, just one door north Of the Messenger
Office, with hand on the latch Of the door,
and received 8 shot through his right hand
which was in his pocket, passing through
Els bowels. He staggered to the stairway
of the Messenger Office, cIclsiming am
shot pressing his hand at the same time
upon his stomach. One or two Of the
Messenger hands Immediately assisted him
to the drug store Of L. L. Dutcher & Son,
whose medical helpwas Immediately sum-
moned. r4-f.a rs a-.---, .-..-
While this was going on the more south-
ern part of Main street was in great excite
ment. As we looked down the street we
saw armed horsenen shooting their guns
with the greatest impunity. Oar citizens
stood silent and almost speeehless a man
csme running up the street exolaimlng,
HAll the banks are robebd, what shall We
do?" "What can we dor was the uni
yergal answer. About that moment ap-
peared Captain George R. Conger, OF the
First Vermont cavalry, who urged the
citizens to arm themselves with anything,
even with broomsticks. "We have lot of
rebel raiders upon US he emphatically ez-
claimed, sand let US catch them" During
the frat ten minutes time the raiders were
entering our banks, stealing horses, and
awing our citizens in the most frightful
manner. Their first decent wss upon the
National Bank They entered it without
anv resistance, and it was impos-
sjble to make any. They
took S29, $50 in Z $40 treasury bonds, In
denominations of SOS zoos, 500's, and
10OO's in per cent. legal tender coupon
notes Sd, 900 legal tender interest bearing
notes So, 900 In currency OF New England
Banks, and greenbacks. On entering the
Franklin County Bank, the cashier, Mr.
Beardsley, and 8 man by the name Of
Clark. with whom the cashier was settling
for some work he had been doing for him,
we're unceremoniously showed into the
bank safe, and the key turned upon them.
The raiders, of course, then helped them
selves to ali the visible funds there were.
The amount taken from the bank was about
$4,000. Mr.. J. Armington, entering
few minutes after, finding it apparently
vacant, aud mistrusting something, asked,
a Who's here?" when Mr. Beardsley, from
his "closely confined den" said let me
out" The safe was opened, and out came
the imprisoned, somewhat alarmed, as may
be readily supposed. The st. Albans
Bank was the next operation of the raid
srs. Quietly they entered it, and the tel
ers, Messrs. Bishop and Seymour we're
to take the Confederate oath,
much to the disgust of these loyal and re-
lpectsble men. Mr.. Breek, Of the firm of /
Breck & Wethsrbee, coming into the bank |
1t this time with S400 In hand to deposit, |
wss fnsolently informed by one of the |
raiders that be " took deposits" and the !
money seized from him. The raiders /!
hen proceeded to rAnsack 1.-the money |
department of the bank, and succeeded |
n carrying off large amount. q
Our citizens about this time commenced !
their position. They felt that /
he town was invaded in earnest. All !
went in search of arms, and indeed, few |
here were In town. Horses we're In great |
-equisition, as were shot guns and reyolV- |
sre., The raiders, msrsuders, or Confeder- !
ste thieves, quietly proceeded northward. !
In twenty minutes or less a company of |
lorsemen, to the number Of about forty
We should Judge, was organized by Cap |
ain Newton, Mr.. StranahAn and others
he brave Captain Conger and few 9TH
Us having preceded them-which imme-
lately started in pursuit. The pursuers
rept close to the marauders, who on their
.rriYsl at Sheldon set the bridge on fire,
llso the barn of Mr.. Alfred Keith, but the
Ire was promptly e1tinguished. Being
loosely pursued by the party from here
hey had no time to rob the bank at Shell
lon, and the raiders thence went directly
owards Canada, to Slab City, where the
.dvanee guard Of the pursuers reached
hem. Some jumped from their horses in
he greatest haste, and took for the woods.
IN application to the Canadian authorities
D irons. The Canadian authorities then,
With commendable energy, went in search
f the robbers. AT this writing, we learn
here have been arrested st Slab City, or
lear that place, three, and six at Stan
ridge, where hfty thousand dollars were
lsa recoYered-
Our town Is most thoroughly organized.
Never before has the excitement been so
rest in this section of the country; and
be presence of military from Burlington,
lontpelier and BrsttlebOro,' is asafeguard
f security. ,-- .....