The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-06-30

those old bills for the previous tw
years, and but few bills found thci
way into the bank.
About that time | heard firing il
the street looked through the win
dow and saw men on horseback, an,
shortly after the guards al left th
bank. When | saw them cleyerly OF
horseback, went out into the street
and saw them firing at the crowd il
the streets. l went MP as far as thu
fremont House, and watched then
until they went ont Of sight.
One was arrested at Famham. ant
taken to ST. Johns. l went to Stan
bridge on Saturday, 22nd Oct, onc
saw six men in custody, and | recog
nizcd Thomas Brunson Collins and
Marcus Spur, as they gave THEN
names Ilccoguizcd them as persons
bad seem in St Adams bank, III,
first two rohhcrs who came in. then
recognized no others.
Cross-noQmard bY Hr. Royce-Thorc
is no mark on these bills hv which
they can be identified We were lay
ing those bills ono side were gather
ing them and putting thcm one side
for about Is months. I can't tell how
many there were; | cant tell how ma
ny IS there were on hand. The ST.
Albars bank has rcdeem,d "A good ma
ny }s since the raid. | did not put up
the packages.
WEDNESDAY MoBSfNe.
Hiram b. >oUies I am President
of the St Adams Bank-have been
such since its organization in 1854.
Mr.. NJ. 4. Seymour sorted the bills
and packed them, sometimes 100 $500
bills in one package Each denomina-
ton of bills was put up by itself Hem
~ Howes was the first cashier of the
bank, and so remained until 1858.
The bills were kept in the safe; on the
18th Oct, number unknown; taken in
the circulation issued by Howes for two
years, none paid out ] had a CONVEX
sation on the 26th of Feb, on Sunday.
IN the Jail at St. Adams. DR.. Sherman
went in with me, and introduced me to
both the Paynes. Geo. Is. Payne com
menced the conversation. | asked
Hezekiah Payne when he was arrested.
He said in Jan. He said he went over
FROM Windsor, Canada, to Detroit,
Mich, and the authorities there ar
rested him. ] asked him if he had
any money with him; he said he had
some Canada currency and some gold
and silver | asked him if he had any
St Adams money with him; he said
he had between 60 and 70 dollars. |
asked him if he carried that with him
in his pocket; he said no, he had
1t IN his clothes. l asked him why he
carried it that way. He said that he
heard that people going over from
Windsor to Detroit were robbed, He
said a man in Montreal owed him, and
paid him in St Albums money. /
asked him if he got it during his stay
in Montreal. He said he got it of i.
A. O'Conner. asked him what street
he was doing business on; he did not
know. He heard he had left Montrc-
al; | asked him what business he had
with Conover to get the money; he said
he got it shutting cards.
Crosse ramned by Nr. Baley-Pho-
tographs sent here by marshal of De-
troit. | had nothing to do with his
arrest. l have not been to Detroit or
Montreal on the business of procuring
his arrest have exhibited photo
graphs, shown them to or 5, to Mr.
Nettlcton, Fairchild and few others.
have not advised with counsel, on
this case, was at the trial before the
magistrate, went into the jail but once,
then went in to see if | had ever seen
robbers before. | wanted to inquire
about the money. / suppose they
were forwarded by requisition on the
Governor of Michigan. 200 SIS in
circulation, the 18th of Oct, 1864; 9TH
els were destroyed on the 9th of
March Do not know how many 3s
were taken cut on the 10Th Oct, The
report was that streets of Montreal were
searched TO find the money and person.
l was in the post Office; Edward Sam
son oToncd the mail and handed me Il
letter; it was from the Provost Marshal
Of Detroit; 1T contained two photo
graphs, and showed them to f.
Samson.
Marcus ", Beardley-On the 10Th
of October, was Cashier of the Franklin
County bank; Messrs. SAKE and Arm
ington had been in the bank, and one
Of the raiders. Hutchinson came into
the bank and enouire about the price