Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-05

sons ior believing him guilty the Nigi'
lance may have had, no one outside OF the
order is supposed 10 know
For few weeks past Tobberies have
been exceedingly frequent and sometimes
accompanied with desperate wounds TO
those who resisted, One Of the City Po-
lice was twice detected in the act of rob
hing people. The robbers did not attempt /,
to disguise themselves, though most OF
the work was done at night, Conse'
quontly many Of them were plainly eS'
posed to view Of those whom they robbed,
and could be easily recognized at any
time, Several Of the men robbed, des'
cribed and pointed ont the chaps who
robbed them, This proved the deeds were
frequently done by the same parties
Threats to burn down the town came TO
the ears Of well disposed persons and
Were tracked to this same gang, Fearing
something of the kind might be attempted
and with Il desire to stop this robeing
business too the Vigilance turned out in
full force last night for business, They
Wore no DISCUSSES, and in no way seemed
ashamed OF the dread work they had come
out To do, There was no installing the
determination to do it at all hazards,
There was at least two hundred OF them
OUT and well armed.
They commenced their work Just after
all our household had gone to bed, We
had not much more than lain down when
rapid firing was plainly heard little way
below us ON the same street. This brought
one of the family to the window, wonder
ing what was up. In another minute a
chap rushed up the alley closely followed
by some others. who fired two shots al
him within five or six feet of the window.
Soon others came tearing by fast as they
could travel and several shots were fired
from all directions Halloing by small
parties could be heard in different parts
Of the city at the same time. Shots We're
fired simultaneously at dozen different
points. Women could be heard crying
out. One was plainly heard from our
house calling out. Oh John Oh John
Some parties who no doubt did not con-
slider themselves above suspicion, hid in a
dark passage way on the other side Of our
house, and kept quiet as mice for long
time. When they left no one but them.
selvy, know. People were running to and
fro all night, keeping some Of the families
in % couStan, fear Of expectation and Won
der what was to come next. On getting
up in the morning the first thing that
greeted my ears came from one of tn,
family. saving: there is three Of them
hurgiug this morning. Dressing myself
as loon as possible, | sailed out to see and
l,4-u what could of last nights disturb
mrr Following in the direction every
body else was going, soon brought me t
the place where Kidwas hung
There were hanging three Of the mos
notorious villains in town,-three of the
,hap~ who had done the robbing Then
ntu,r, were Big Ned Jones, Cornelius Wa
ger. and As, Moore. The latter was sho
, all over and was evidently killed .befor
tie vigilance could get hold of him. On
Shot was fired 50 close to him the fasl
burnt hi, shirt. Wager had one shot il
the back OF the left shoulder and bruis
on his head Ned Jones skull was frac
. turcd by blow which evidently silenceC
him until he was secured. Wager am
a Moore were partners in He'll Hole Gale
/ the Dexter where KID used to stop an
.. were properly hung from the same rop
-, one at each end, with the middle run owe
\ a high pole. There they hung back
, back, tight togcther-a pocket book a
, bloody laying between their heads
,. plain sight Of every one. In Wagers co.
pocket pack Of cards was sticking GU
one man in the crowd soon as he got nea
y, enough to see them fully, immediatcl
" pointed out Wager and said "there is Il
y chap who went through me few nigh
H. ago. l know him by that cloth aroun
his neck. In the struggle got hold
VI the cloth" Several chaps who come in {
the passenger train last night from Oh
VI cago were in the crowd. One of them r
ID marked to the others if this is the W,
NJ thing, arc done out here think we h,
D. better get on the first train and retur
At 1t does not look safe around here Fro
+ what could learn from last nights doing
H. all Of the chaps the Committee were aft
'l' were at the odd Belle OF the West Dan
Hall we'll armed and evidently expectiI
ne raid from the Committee at any IN
IN mcut. Some one said Old Capt. Roe, t
lr proprietor OF the Hall. advised the cha
a to prepare for Vigilance and give the
va HI when they came. Also during t
al shooting he handed Moore a revolver
N. shoot the Vigilance with. a large null
NJ Der Of the Committee entered the Hall
I'm capture those wanted. The nome
An they did SO Moore shot r. r. Firem
ny morially .wounding him. Moore fir
cd .,,.,,,,,....,r .hots at the Committee,
twenty -l'UF SINUS ~ WV
ds' did not learn of his hitting any but
an Fireman The Committee shot Moore
ING near twenty places and battered his he
eir awfully lie was killed in the H
it'll One of the Committee mistook one of
of musicians belonging to the Hall
to Moore, and shot him wounding him m
ADO tally. Ned Jones knocked the Commit
uer right and left and made his way out
III the door Some pursued him shooting
IRA they ran. For awhile. he eluded the
Ice At last they found him in a house of
fame rolled up in the carpet under
'ast b d, Wager made his way out but v
- caught in front Of our house. Two 9th