Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-04-14
of the community is fercely aroused and threats
Of lynching are made sgainst Blackburn, who


Is reported inssre from terror and remorse.
A terrible tragedy occurred al South Waterloo,
SenacA county, Sunday night. Half dozen
men went to the house of Miss Frances Barnard,
degraded young woman, and demanded sdmis-
sion, and some of them opened the window and
entered, but by threats and entreaties she pre-
vailed upon them to 90 away. Later in the
night two Of the party named Benjamin Horton
and "Poke" Kinney returned, and demanded
admittance, threatening to break the door down.
She told them if they did they would get hurt
They then forced open the door, and were IN the
act of striking her, when she shot them both
with pistol. Horton fell on the sidewalk snd
died Immediately, Kinney received a slight wound
in the shoulder and ran away. Horton was
found lying on the sidewalk the next morning
The woman wss arrested, and showed intense
sorrow at having caused the death Of Horton.
! One Of the most sudacious crimes Of the ses-
son was an attempt TO rob the Central Park Saw
ings Bank Of New York in broad MONDAY on
Monday last. Three men rushed into the bank.
Of which Mr.. Ellison, cashier, sn sged man, was
| the only occupant. As they entered they shut
/ the heavy lion bolt on the inside Of the door.
/ They then sprsng over the railing OIL the top Of
the counter, knocked down the cashier, bound
and gagged him, nesrly strsngling him by
/ handkerchief about his neck, and enc Of them
/ held a pistol 10 his heal, while the others
/ rided the money drawer, from which they sue.
ceeded in carrying of about $3.50. While st
this work, and before they had attempted
! raid on the safe Dr. Hsdlen a director, 70 ie
up, and finding the door locked. looked through
r window and comprehended thesitua;ion at once.
lie Immediately dashed in a pane snd sprsng
through the aperture, WhereupOn the robbers
fed into the back yard, sud sitter scaling half
a dozen fences succeeded in driving away with
horse and wagon that they " borrowed " from
the street. The wagon soon got wrecked, when
the thieves took to their heels, AMI were soon
lost to sight Mr. Ellison was badly cut about
the head and face, ami received : severe shock.
lie has been 8 long time connected with the
bank and hal undergone the came kind Of ex-
/ perienca on three previous occasions
CARDINAL ANToSELLI.-The narrative 0f
hslfh1ur's c9uyerslt.on with Cardinal Anto-
ne!H is given ty the Romsn correspondent Of
the New York HraH TIE Cardinal, in ale
plain, dark gown sud skull-cap, shows. in his
s5meghlt worn look ami his quiet passive
attitude Of contraction, much change from
year ago. Ills tone is different, but his acute
ness aud Eatchfllucs' remain. he seemed
much interested ir the trsuch war. anil spoke
of the sweeping sway II the Emperor, with bis
ia 01O mem a. almost ire-eiibIe 8. G,m-
bs-fa a.i bis ,smrqn;oDs have s;mprv ruined
France 5e s,if Comipr nearer bom.. the
interviewer irofirel as ~ tbs nresept situation
ir R,-,s ,gbsr tbs O. .iir,l warmly ~enIiei that
The T-,,i,rs wsi-el nm tbs French were te.ten
AMI with ireE their tro0rs from Rome. an D. .s At
once came here 10 commit the greatest iui4ui-
ty that ever was committed We hal, psrtorce,