The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-09-24


: me, with a curse, TO ''tell the truth, the
hull truth, and noihn' but the truth ~
AMI threatened if | didn't, to ''knock
tht very life out of me " could easily
see from their ferocious loking eyes,
blood-shot with debauchery, madly
cleaning, that | would have but little
mercy at .heir hands. but still was de-
termined that they should not get any
money from me that belonged to my en-
ployers, AMI for this reason | en- leavored
to prove to them that could not unlock
the safe and reach the treasure but they
h I'd been pro Wing arounI and found out
that could open the safe, and knowing
that it was only because did not wish
to that | refused, they threatened to take
my life, and in fact threatened every thing,
and besides gave me some very severe
blows, and finally they, after having n
few moments conversation, tod me that
if did not agree to unlock the safe for
them, they would treat me to "Devils
pinchers." Whatever that meant | was
at loss TO discover. but still refusing,
they took off my shoes and stockings, and
then began multering, that 'they'd see
whether I'd tell or not" | was not long
in finding out what the "Devirs pinch-
ers' meant, for one of them drawing Il
bunch of matches from his pocket quietly
lit it and placed the burning sulphur un.
der my feet. | resisted AS much as |
could, but was held so tightly by the
rope which bound me, and also by the
other ruilian, that found resistance to
be useless. When the match was first
applied to my feet, | thought | would en-
de; vor to stand it, but when the burning
sulphur of the match touched my foot, /
can udly say, that never felt such ex-
cruciaiing pain. The flesh cracked and
bl.sercd, and caused such insutferable ar
ony, that it seemed to rcnler me crazy,
and finally when the match had burned
out, thought that he might stops bu,
no, he calmly picked another from the
bunch and proceeded to light that also.
This was too mnrh COR me, and gradually
/ became confuse'l, my head seemed to
swim, and hear only indisiinct wills.
peringS. All was dark | had tainted
I
confnsedly opening my eyes was aston
i-hed TO find myself partially unbound,
an the two Villains i.hing with one of
the upstair clerks. in the oner | in.
sfanily attempted to pull off the remain
ing ropes that bound me, but my hands
trembled 50 from exhaustion, that |
c could hardly unite some ofthe knots, aad
inwardly prayed for strength that might
quickly free myself so as to 20 to the aid
of my companion. who was now nearly
exhausted, an who would soon have 10
yield, although he was bravrlv lcfrn ling
himself with billet of wood which he
had, with great presence of mind. qnickly
seized At length succeeded in freeing
myself, AMI grasping an iron crowbar
that lay near the door. cautiously crept
between tie bales. my heart all in hut-
ter, until was separated from the com
batan's but ly one low pile; | waited
not minute, hut suddenly rising, dealt
the robbcr directly in front of me, ire
mendnu> blow across the h5ad with the
crowbar, which Instantly feIled him to
the Il 'or as the other one turned to look
ut the cause of the fall of his companinn,
the clerk struck him with the billet and
ielled him also to the fl ,or, but he spranr
up again with the ferocitv of tiger, al
th ough all covered with blood that was
running down from the wound upon his
head, and attempted to rush past us it
was in vain, however, for although he
fclled me, the clerk with surprising aeili.
ty, struck him another blow which laid
him scnSeless. We then quickly bound
them, and just in time, for they soon re-
covered and strovo with might and main
TO rel'ase themselves. We soon got help,
and had the villains safely stowed behind
CRATES and bars, where they could rave in
vain.
They were soon tried, and each receiv>
ed an eight years sentence to Sing Sing
prison You may wonder perhaps, how
the clerk come to arrive so opporunely. 1t
was in this way When had first open
ed the wrong tube and whtstled, he hap
pened 10 be in that story getting some
samples; hearing the whistle somewhat
surprised him, for, he did not know that
anybody was down on The lower floor, but
he was so busy that he forgot about the
whistle and was in fact leaving the room
when happenig ioren.ember, TO he opened the
tube and liStned. to hear whether the
caller was there yet, and as | sand, the
valve at the lower eEd of the tube had not
closed, the spring being out of order. In
the stiffness Of the night he could readily
hear, at least, the noise made by the two
in their conversation.
lie was somewhat astonished to hear
men conversing in a low tone, and sur
prised by it, although not suspecting at
all what it was, he determined to 90 down
and sec, expecting to find, perhaps, sJshe
of the porterS still lounging about
AS he entered the loom he saw the rob-
bers un'onsing me, and comprehending
the.siiuaten in a moment he quickly
grasped a billet of wood luckily near at
hand, and as they rushed forward to
seize him, he was ready to meet them,
for it was too late 10 fee and get aid.
They were in that condition when for
tunately returned TO consciousness, and
came to the clerks aid
had great deal of trouble with my
foot, but after while the bnrnt spot heal