Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-06-28


mess on 10th Oct. was cashier OF the
Franklin County Bank, Messrs SAKE and
Arlington we're in the bank, one Of the
raiders came in, aud enquired about gold
referred him to Mr.. Arlington, during
the conversation Mr.. Armingtoa came to
make deposit, told him, this was Ar
mingtou, and be sold to him $40 for $40
in bills, when Arlington finished he and
SAKE left, in a short time several more
strangers entered the bank, think hVe In
all, two or three remained near the door.
nothing was said for short time one
drew revolver, and then all. and pointed
them at me. said they were confederate
soldiers, said there was 100 at that time,
had come to rob the bank, said | must not
retreat, or they would blow my brains
out, they slept around and or dered me in
to the vault and bring out the money, l
did not do it, two of the men said they
wanted all the greenbacks. man went in
and fetched all that was left, Hutchinson,
wore bag over his shoulder, told me l
must get in the vault, took me by the
shoulder, put ME in and closed it, there
was man by the man of Clark there, put
him in also, he tried to go out of the door
but they would not let him. recognized
Hutchinson in Montreal, they took $780,
600 from the Bank in all, mostly in our
own bills. other money $4,000, per-
haps
Cross eramtned-l went to st. Johns
and Montreal to identify raiders: identied
but one, Hutchinson. have seen all that
were arrested think Is in all all, think
l could recognize Hutchinson would not
be sure as to the others | think | light
one other; understood they were max
ing great efforts in Canada to arrest
them.
E. D. F4uer-Keep livery stable in St.
Adams, was here 10th Of Oct, at three
was coming from my house; saw num-
Der of men on horseback with pistols The
men seemed to increase in numbers. A
man came out Of my yard on one Of Mr..
Fields horses; behind him was man
who worked for my father, leading brown
horse with saddle and bride one was my
aorsc-heard the horseman say to Ross,
lead the horse down street; a man will
be there to take him f.; noticed that man
had a pistol-Ross was going to get on to
ride him down; the man said to him DO
come right along or I'll shoot you, at the
same time four others of my horses came
out of the yard, the man who worked for
me led two and two other men rode the
others. was then opposite the stable,
one horse had been sick said she was Mt
fit, take her back, stranger rode up in
front and presented pistol he said. not
another word or he would blow my brains
out-said 60 into shop (Bedard's shop
and get me pair of large spurs, several
shots we're fred and horses were jumping.
l passed into the shop, ran against per-
son who asked me where l was going, said
he would shoot me- said | was going
after some spurs for a man. He told me
to get them and come back damned quick
or will put bullet in you. l went in
to the shop and out at the back door, cros-
sed the yard between the P. 0. and Hotel.
Mr.. Morrison came out and said, Fuller,
what is going on, said stealing all the
horses, started down Main street, saw 8
men on horses, one had pistol and fred
at US, horses were moving north opposite
Brainard's store. Morrison remarked that
they we're careless with their pistols, we
passed on the east side of the walk, in
front Of Jacques where Frenchman stood
with horse, man took him from him
Morrison said leave the mans horse alone
he, (tbe strangely got on and rode away
VIC walked on in front of Mrs. Beattie's
shop; Mr.. Wilson stood on the steps and
said to me look out that man is aiming al
you. had been looking at man on my
horse--there was a man on horse behind
him, Bennett IL. Young, | jumped behind
the tree, Young fred 8 shots. heard MI
Morrison say, they bave shot me through
the body. l turned round and said they
have shot Morrison and helped carry hin
into butchers store put him on the bed
DR.. Sherman came right in, left him Their,