Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-10-23
Dumrstir Neus.
BURGLARY AND BRUTAL ASSAULT IN
CRAFrSBURY.


About O'Clock on the evening Of Thursday
last, the house Of Mrs. Deborah Loomis. a very
pous and exemplary widow lady. II years old,
and a sister of the photographer Worcester--pos-
sessed OF some means, and supposed to have
siderable money on hand at the time, was entered
through the cellar window by a rulfan in disguise.
Mrs. Loomis lived entirely alone and had retired.
but was not yet asleep, when she heard a noise ia
the kitchen. aud went 70 see what 1t was. As she
opened the door she confronted the villain who i'm
mediatoy extinguishea the light and seized the
old lady in a violent manner and threw her upon
the floor, she crying murder. The brute jumped
upon her and beat her in a savage manner for
some time, when she appealed to him 20 know how
she had ever offended or wrongsd him, and asked
him what he wanted telling him she was a poor
lone widow with no protector but G0dl He re-
piled that be wanted money, and money he would
have. She told him she had none, and we sup
pose such the truth. After extorting from
her promise that she would give no alarm until
morning. the brute left, telling her that his name
was Iill. aud that he had been hired by three
men IN Greensboro to do the deed, and instructed
| by them how to proceed, AMI that they were wait
ing outside for him; all Of which was probably
false enough but it true, only deepencd his vii
lany-if such villainy can have deeper hue.
! However the old lady could consist
emily with her pledge, she rallied the nearest
/ neighbors. search WAS Immediately instituted,
and tracks found leading to and from her house
H ae'u 10 .Ie oi oiT ~.
Ia ,r,h ,Go tragLa anJ - biaoi1
co.. H. ,'I1 wy" ;n@,.,.'J ,,I a"" @
ia boJ his oxar,io.,;nn hef,ra I,daa noraI,ss or
| the 18th inst, who held him to bail in the sum OF
carried 10 ,he iacr.na a. Ira.brr',h y"haro ,1s
! - h. Iii ho ..N,etl,, -, Iii ~ -,
eors nn,;shmont :. 'ns,,sd ~, and hi,ter rs5en.
tsn,,,. poy.rtoI,.s him Ne,r,JpoJsr
| Np,v Yopr ne. *
Oei.;,I ro,,,r,. fro,, al H., o,n,,;si, p,,rs,I.
v,na ,,;Y., Sho,.,y,oI Ian, Iii m,ar;,~ a.
LII of ,,,e s,,,,,,. t'nr, '''''''' 80
-.
pe Lesi'a'ure Is h'Puoi'cah IN ootn orancn-
es
NEW YORK, Oct l6'
Coll 81 431-i
Florence special dispatch by the Atlantic
Gable to day. says that after the Papil troops we're
defeated at Nevola they were driven to Monque.
A Paris special cable dispatch says that this Pa
pal troops on SUNDAY last attacked and defeated
800 GIribaliAns, who barred the road to Monte
Librate.
WAsuISGToN, Oct 16.
Congressmen are beginning to arrive
| CINCINNATI, Oct, l5-A disturbance occurred
at Frenchs Circus at Eaton. Preble county, last
| night, during which man named Tom Thomas
trcl upon the ring-mlster. but missing him the
ball struck young lady named Campbell, killing
her INSTANTLY, the bullet passing through her heart.
WAsuING ON, Oct. 10.
Ex-Detective Baker has arrived here under ar
rest
First Assistant Postmaster General Skinner is
not expected to live the day out
A cabinet meeting was held yesterday. at which
! Gen. Grant presented the proceedings OF q court
natal which had sentenced Col Gilbert the Post
Commander at Camden, Ark, to pay fine Of
$1,000, to be reduced to the rank of captain, and
to he placed at the foot of the list OF captains
The sentence was approved.
h IN