, 1870-11-01
UNUSUAL MOVEMENT IN Fr.
NANCE.

1sa,7'n, Hasa, tori. as) cpr7r.noud<net n, ~
Boatoss Fp&f. " sat
I1sh quiet country village, in tho haart O,
the Commonwealth. pine milca from Worcss.
! ter and three from the Boston 4 Albany MI. II.
road, has been to-day the ecena OF tho wild.
est excitement it ever witnessed. In fat Il
las received = ehaking to sts centre, frpm
| Which it will be many montha ut 1eaat before
| It tEecoreEs. Grafton hAs two banks, the Flrut
National and The Grafton National. in ono o,
other Of which the citizens have been
accustomed those Of them blessed
| With more than ordinary sun
ply Of this world's goods-to deposit tor
eafe kecning thcir surplus funds, United
statea bonds, se-; but the events OF Last
niGlt-tbo robbery Of the First National
usnk-h,a dispc!lssl the fe.ling Of security
Which our citizens 20 long entertained in bink
vaulsn and reduced many Of them to compar-
alive p@nury.
| Abont 10 o'clock last evening. rs Mr.. Lsgis
| Daniels, who has for some thses or four yea,a
'rust'ly and aeccpsab1y ii!led tbs position Of
| *atclman in the first National Dank. WAS 60
ing from l1is house acEosa tho little village
common TO begin his nightly tour Of
| duty At tho bank, he Was accosted
mar the lover end Of the groen by a man,
who inquired il tie drug store wrs to be ooe,1
again. or y the druggist ~a- geing to return.
as he bad the too,Laehe and wanted to got
nome cllorofoIm for it. Before a1r. Daniels
had time to repl! he Was conscious OF crush
| ing blow acroas the throst4 4nd simultaneously
eomo heavy woollen garment or warp was
thrown over his head a . nntfler, and : gag
was th.ust into his mouth nis arms wess Il
the same time seized from behind aod ti1ml.
I held, While 4 low, Determined voice
spoke, .Bring tho h.nacu1s, Number
Three. In an inttant psir of hand
cuilr were tightly clasped upou
h's Wrists, closely rinionlng bis arns behind
his back. He WIS then directed, On peril Of
his life, to hold his peace and lead tho way to
the bank HIS pockoss wore sssrched aud the
keys of the luiflng and the various rooms
ttken, with which the villains quietly effected
m entrance. alr. Daniels WAS taken into the
coal room, IN rear nf the banking room, and
thrown upon a bunk. His legs wcrs tied,
and tho rnuff1er removed from his lleaj,
while he was cautioned that tho tlightest
no,se or movement on hia part would
inHurc his death. Ths inside blinds OF
tue banking room were carefully closed, bnt
no other movement made by the robbers till
Templars, which bad leen in session A. during
the evening in ~ upper stosy, had adjourned
and departed, when, everything being quiet
and in rcasinessto pro-ecd, they began with
| the toola III their posat ssioa to fotce the vault
ao'l approseh its contcn.s. This vas wo.k
Of time aud labor; but they had plenty OF
leisure and sufficiently powerful tools and
quie. and systcm until th.y we're COM
l plcsely sueces, ful. Dy hsts-rass this morn
. ing ihc contents Of the vault vera In their
possesaon, and they left the building aud de-
parted with their rlunder, leaving the watch
man It'll tounl and gagged in tho coal.so7m.
| Dnrif,E the long hours OF the night Mr. Dan
| ids Wsa obliged TO 10 passive auditor of the
rrocee dings. and was frequently vi1ited hy
ono and another CT tue rilt.ias ana quietly
there were twelve Of them, md that they
would clean him out il he gave uttesauce
! 10 sound. About o'clock this
tnor1ipe Mr.. o. Newton, who occupies
= etare IN the building, On opening his
stoEo heard g1oanss which Lie ut first thought
found nothing. Then, Ms attention being
aroused, he looked around the builiing, and
cav a rope leading out from tho back entrance
and ehut under the door. Pushing open the
door the cpcn and plundered vault inst his
eye, and the groans growing louder, ho fol-
watehman was discovered on the bunk in
torrible stlte OF mopt1l and physical dis
trees. Tue handcuffs h1d been 80 tightly
applied that ther had cut into hia
wrsets, and the consequent swelling Of
his arme.s from tho treshure and the con-
mined position in which he 1ay, had caused
the flesh to puG ont aruuusl tho irous 70 that
they were nearly hidden from, view. 1t was
Necessary 10 carry him 10 1nacniue shop and
have The irons cut and filed away from his
wyiste hetorc lie was released. The rag had
bruiscd and ewel1td on his m NTH aud chbos<a !;
| his legs wire cfalnncd aud ewoflen from tho
tyirg and cons'r.int they had undergone,
whiln the meltal rspstration be expctisnced
from the ter1ota and hArdshlps Of The nisht
had lafs him in n ritiahla con 1ition.
| Tie road to New England village and themes
to Worcester. is the best means to travel
road. which tuns weat from the front OF the
hans, kc,ue two OF thrcc mica east from
Worcester. This morting Mr.. Farwcl, OF
! SeH Englpnd v,tfsge. discovered that horse
and harness belonging to him were missing,
aud uHou. 3 o'clock this morning = niau, de-
les1d. .n'1 wearing souud-c.ownel, stin-
trimmed Hack ha+, left horse. which
Las been fully identified As Mr. Farwelis,
uuder shed on Winter +trcet, Worc.s.
ter. A grocery wagon Wa a!t7:l,ed 10 him.
Al smother time, tu, within ts., ro!a Of the
same spot, chestnut u4re, ettaehed to a
Hrnt express wagon, and wearing A1t. Far
| wells eto'en hsrneee, w,e left on the street
and al.o taken up by the police. The zncr-
ehir u this horrc and Ct the harness fouud
cn Mr. FaExeirs horse. as we'll "a Of the two
wagons, il as yet undetermined, bu.
where near hy, from tho h.rne.a beine
changed. A nore significant token was The
finding in the road near New EuEland vii
laEo, this morning. Of forty dIllsrs in Eo1,l,
evidently scattered from the bag containing
considered probable tbsT went to Worces.a,
in ,wo OF more parties to avoid suBpic;on' and
left On the carly traiu., pcrhaps. fak;nr All
fe,cnt routes 10 met at the corpmnn randez
yous. or course tho amount stolen is yariou4
r. cati.uatcd =: from 9l5o,00o to S2o0, 900, a:
aoer, in sscl, large proportions 81 nrir,t.
epecial d. posits. Il viii bn lnne Tina hhafors
an accurate ststcment can ia rirnn NJ
Slccumb loses about sie, 900 ia UniteI Stste,
herds. lie has had soo,00o on aeposi
that amouut. tili soma one viii, remcmberaS
recent inrestrnfnf hv him nf ala mn ~
minded him Of II. and rclieyed his mind ~
portion Of ite weight. 4fr, Winthron PanIk
ner, arothes heavy depoeitor, loees from ssn.
600 to $4,000, and declares that It 1eayea hiu
without dollar in the world. Jonashsn War
rcn, President of the bank. offers On behalf O
the institution a reward Of 10000. half eac.
for tho recovery Of The pionaer ind Tie srrss
| OF the robbers. to Which Mr.. Slocuu,h An,
othe1 depoeitors add pliyAte reward Of s5.
0c0 more.
The y.alt into which they effected IN en-
aud provided with double iron doors, swing
ing IN heavy iron castings. The brick ~ofl
comes cut faush with these castings al rouad
The burglars h.st removed tho brick val
frem one eide Of tho door, eIpo=ing tho cas-
| lnEf, Ana tneu, " means c1 tnelS poWes1u
wedges. jlnGtee, and levere, forced OF tn
entire ctEiug, aud, Of course, the outer doc
wlthit- They were not long in getting througl
the inner door, and then the steel box insid
was attacked, probably, With rickloeka, AS
Ia not msrred at Ill or the lock injured
Dut, ut ANY rate, they opened it And possesse
themselves of ita contente. The burglar
were supplied with fu9l eupply OF the raps
| approved implements known to thc1t craft. 4
OF which they left behind them. Theec II
cluded wedges vssJing in slze from sn inc
and ha1f to elk incSes in length. andaledsct
, {lusrniet. and levers, sn,ds With sockets 9
l apd Af%ad tn-e4hpr for nsa rsr-A orrrHt