The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-29
The Bow dOinham Bank RObbery-Eull
Account OF the Crime-IiOW the
Cashier was Kidnapped. dc.

The following particulars show the man
her in which the thieves pcrpctratcd the
recent bank robbery at Bowdoinham, Nc.
Three thousand dollars reward is offered
for the stolen funds:
At about o'clock that morning, Mr..
Buttcrfcld says that he was aroused from
his slumbcr by receiving blow upon his
head which for moment stunned HIM,
and, upon awakening, saw three men,
their faces disguised with masks, standing
bv his bedside, armed with pistols and
knives, who immediately seized him and
demanded the keys Of the bank. To this
Mr.. Butterfield made no reply; where
upon he was tied with small cords, being
bound hand and foot, and gag placed to
his mouth, made of Il pillow case which one
of the ruiianS took from the bed. Not
complying with the demand which was
made, Mr.. Buttcriicld was then violently
cloked until he was forced TO tell; which
he did by pointing where the keys
were concealed. In tie same bed lay
a little son Of Mr.. ButtcrcldS, about
eight years of age, who was seized
at the same time, and bound IN a
similar manner TO his father. The screams
Of the boy awoke his mother, who was
asleep in an adjoining room with sick III
FAINT, who, on raising up in bed, found that
two of the rutfians, who, as they entered
the room, had extinguished her light, and
whom She bchcld by the aid of a dark Ian
tern they had, were standing over her, and
who threatened, if She made the least dis-
turbance, to take the life of her infant.
I'VE do not want your lives" they said I;
ave have been in the bloody war, and II $
money we want. We want the money III
the bank" She was then left in the care
of one OF the scoundrels, who acted as
guard over her, another performing the
same service in her husbands room, while
the third, who had possession OF the keys,
descended the front staircase, and Joining
a companion who was watching outside,
proceeded to the bank, which was but a
short distance from the house. The bank
was entered at once, and the door OF
the vault opened, and the outer door OF
the safe, which was inside the vault,
was unlocked; but the inside door OF
the safe they could not unlock, and
one of the party returned to the house,
and after untying Mr.. Butterfield's feet,
took him to the bank and forced him, un-
der pain of instant death, to open the door.
This accomplished, they rebound him and
commenced the pillage of the safe. The
cashier was then conveyed back to the
house and placed in his chamber, his wife
bound in u like manner with strong cords
and gagged, and the robbers decamped
with their booty. Marshal Head has the
cords with which they were bound IN ms
possession, just as they were cut from the
wris, of Mr.. Butterfeld by his little son !;
also some of the false whiskers and other
articles used in their disguise. During this
time Mrs. Buttcrtield was not conscious
that her husband had been taken from the
house. She was assured that he was per-
fectly safe and uninjured. AT her re-
quest the little boy was brought into her
room, who was suffering very much By the
tightness of the cord around his ankles.
AT the request of his mother the cord was
loosened by one OF the robbers, by which
means the boy subsequently was enabled
to unloosen himself and alarm two do
mestics in rear chamber of the house,
who, after considerable delay, occasioned
by fright, came to the rescue, and all the
parties were released.