The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-06-25
The Robbery Of the yowdo,nbam Bank


A merchant Of Boston who was at Bow
doinham, furnishes the Traceller with the
following particulars of the robbery Of the
bank. The bank is in building by itself stu
uated in the middle Of the village, and the
house Of the cashier, Mr.. Robert Dutterfeld,
is about 100 rods distant from it.
The robbers placed a pitch plaster against a
pane Of glass in the lower part of his house,
and cutting round it with diamond, took out
the pane without noise. They then went to
his chamber where he lay asleep with his
eldest son, a boy of seven or eight years o.,
age. The first Indication of their presence
was blow ON his head with the butt of a
pistol which partially stunned him, and de
mand tor ''tbe keys" Almost bind and stag
gered by the blow he yet refused to point ou,
where they were.
Successive blows followed upon his head,
face and chest, till the pillows were mass o.
blood. T mixing they would kill him, he e.
nally gave them the KEYS. They then pro-
duced new clothes line or bed cord and
bound him tightly to the bed, taking eff the
UAOOuy plkOW CttSCs NhtSA buCy uScu dS d Sds,-
tying it tight into his mouth which they lore
ed open SO he could make no noise.
His little boy was treated in the same man
ncr, but not so tightly. The only other per-
sons in the house were Mrs. 3. and sick in
tant in an adjoining Chamber. Her child wa.
taken from her, she was tied and gagged
tightly, and then her baby laid beside her.
They then went to the bank ard opened
the outer doors, but the inner safe defied their
efforts. Two of the scoundrels then returned
to the house, released Mr.. BPS hands and
feet, and putting pistol to his head, made
him so to the bank.
They ordered him to open the safe, telling
him, with fearful imprecations, II It was moi
opened within sixty seconds, they should
shoot him through the head. The brave man
refu.ed, though wounded, bleeding and naked
in the middle of the night, and knowing his
wife and children were at their mercy. Re
newed threats and blows convinced him his
life would pay the penalty of longer retusin,
and he finally unlocked the safe. ~
They then led him back to his bed, rebound
him so tightly that the suffering from the
cords was terrible, and left him Soon he
heard a vehicle drive off They remained thus
tied-the whole family - they estimate an
hour and half, gagged and speechless. At
last the little son slipped one hand Through
the ropes, and at length picked the knots
loose from the other. Then he united his
feet, and at last succeeded in releasing his
fathers mouth from the bloody pillow-case.
His father then told him to go and Get a
knife and cut him free. The young hero Of
seven years did so, and Mr.. Butterfeld re-
leved his wife from her thraldorn, struck a
light, and found it 1-2 o'clock. The neigh.
bors were aroused, men despatched
to every depot within a circuit OF twenty
miles, and the tracks Of the wheels traced to.
wards Topsham. Two masks, a dark lantern
Montreal newspaper and a jimmy were
found, which the villains had LEFT behind them
* The amount taken was about $60, 900 in
Government securities and $500 in banh
bills, A reward Of $1,000 is offered for the
apprehension of the robbers. s91 s = s1a
e 4AON OAA1<N1 ~ IA1aGh IhOnSlONs-N
learn that it is proposed by friends in Win.
throp and other parts of the State, to erect 9
monument over the remains of Rev. DAVE
Thurston, D. D., who was Tor nearly fifty year;
pastor Of the Congregational Church in Win
throp. A meeting in reference to the subjec'
will be held at Bath during the sessions OF the
General Conference the present week, at whict
the matter will be considered, and measures
devised in accordance with this design. Many
persons attending the Conference will be GLAD
Of the opportunity to contribute to an objec
commemorative Of the lie and services of SC
devout christian and distinguished philan-
thropist as was "Father Thurston." ~, =
Recollect that although the Portland ban,s
and business men announce that they will MOI
tlke our State bank bills, they are regularly
| redeemed in boston and viii in all probability
continue to be taken there Tor goods.-Rangol
Wh;g.
The Associated Banks in Boston have agreed
not to receive State bank currency after the
1st day of July, either on deposit or for col
lection. We notice, also. that the publishers
Of some OF the newspapers in that city viii
decline receiving it aftes the 2Sth inst. Thi;
must render State bank currency as uncurrent
in Boston as it viii be in this city, and we very
much doubt the bills being taken there fol
goods unless the purchasers submit to an aw.
| full shace. e.,-. =. ...,.s.f Il, n
A. MARROW EscAPE.-A South Paris cor.
respondent informs us that while some work.