National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-11-12

VIII reach about twenty five thou s
sand dollars. The National Bank a
and the Savings Bank were both i'll
the same apartment, and both were y
plundered. Hon. John NJ. Bracket, y
President of the discount bank and =
Treasurer of the savings institution, +,
lost three thousand dOllers of his j,
private funds,a and it is reported that +.
the Cashier, Mr.. Tebbetts lost two
thousand dollars. Qnite a number :
of persons had special deposits in ,
the safe, for which the bank was not :
responsible. The lock on the safe
had not been considered as perfectly
reliable, aud new one was being
made at the time Of the robbery. -
The bank was located in the brick
block, nearly opposite the steamboat
landing.
The approaches to the banking
rooms We're considered to be secured
in the tirStcla manner. The eX-
plosion is supposed to have taken
place about one o'clock Saturday
morning. A man living in the vicin-
ity was awakened at the time, by a
noise, but not considering it any
thing serious. went to Sleep again.
Nearly four hours afterward per
son going past the block saw the |
outside door open, and noticed pa
pers scattered about. An eXamina-
ton revealed the fact Of the robbery.
The condition of the safe and the
room showed that the explosion
must have been heavy one. Search
being instituted. it was found that
the robbers had made "A clean sweep
o. almost everything that was valu-
able in the safe
The steamer Lady Of the Lake left
at half.past five, aud as soon as she
was off from the shore a thorough
+, search was made for suspicious per
! sons, but none were found. Men
l with fleet horses were dispatched
npon all highways leading out Of
/ Wolf boro,' but no traces of the per.
$ petrators could be discovered. The
J. announcement of the robbery caused
: great excitement, and large crowd
i Of people were about the premises
! throughout the day.
l. Officers are now on the alert III
II various directions. and quite mum.
u Der of facts bearing upon the affair
II have undoubtedly already come TO
S light. For the last four weeks a
d stranger with team has stopped
I regularly on Friday at Savage's uo-
T. tel in Alton. He registered himself
k, by the name Of Carleton He talk.
e. Cd but little, and gave no one any
Is information about his business. One
ol or two persons miStruStcd that he
s. was a suspicious character but his
II smart appearance and gPntlemanll
ie manner were in his favor. On caCl
If visit he paid bis bills cheerluliy, bu
"a was invariably quiet and reticcnt
$. He was of medium height, and haC
H. sandy whiSkers and complexion, ant
It clear, bright eyes. lie was dressed
H. neatly and was apparently man 0
travel. When converSing he show
~ ed considerable intelligence. 1t ha
,r' already been proved that for tou
~ successive weeks this man hired !
OF team, either in Concord or Fisher
to viIlc,and it is supposed that he use,
IL the teams in travelling over an,
III getting acquainted with the rout
OF between this vicinity aud Alton am
ed Wolfboo.' On one occasion, Will
,n' taking IA team from Fi>herNillc, II
'e. said hc should go 10 Pittstield, bu
an not returning as soon as he ha
Ter promised, the stable keeper drov
so after him and found that the stral
III ger had left the team in good cond
III ton at GilmaItou Iron Works.
all Going ON further he overlook tn
90 man in company with others, an
ct driving with "A flesh team towar
ne Alton. Satisfactory explanation
TO We're made, and the stable keeper Wa
be literally paid Tor his team and troI
Ihe blc. Within few days Mr.. Gran
ty, the Fisheryilie stable kecdcr, la
III seen this stranger in Concord an
ION recognised him. On Thursday la
lat the suspected man again got Il tcal
ms and departed, aud yesterday a ma
ate from BaScawen Plains returned Il
'os team to Baskerville. and gave Il
pes stable keeper so. He SAID n ma
the answering the description OF Il
I'M suspected party, drove the team
ak AmbroseS Hotel at Bas. Plain
ing and hired him to return it to Fish,
ltN vile.
lew Conductor Shattuck says that
AN man corresponding with the abo
got on his train at Irannlin Satl
day forenoon, and rode to VIII
e' River junction. There seems
wv doubt but the man whose appc;
81 ancc is descf bed above was one
~ the actors in the robbery. There
' ,' also very strong proof that he h
~ accomplices, who have taken I
'N'S booty and gone in another direct,
W., W., 1t is supposed the man passed
'"'' nights while absent ia driving
-, Wolfboro' to examine the la
81 81 premises,and to get key hole impr
~. slons of some Of the locks about
!. !" outside of the building. No pcrs
" rccollccts seeing any such man abt
Mas Wolfboro' village in the day time
~ " night time either. Police Ollie
w" are quite certain that the rohb
"'' received assistance from some pcrs,
= :; IN this State, and suspected men
7" 10 being watched. There tx undou
~ ~, cdlN connection between the III
crvillc sair.robbery, the Stew