Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-01-25
Daring Burglary.
ATTEMPT TO ron WATERBURY BANK

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PROBABLE ARREST or THE BURGLARS.
Wednesday night, Jan. 18Th the Waterbury
| National Bank was broken open, with the evident
design of robbery. That the plot was not entirely
successful, is owing Doubtless, 10 the combined
facts that, by reason Of musical convention the
evening previous one or two residents Of the house
adj dining the bank did not retire until very late
| hour a msapprehension as to the precise local.
ity Of the funds; and probably sudden fright,
causing them u decamp uuceremoniously Al
| the tool. Of the burglars were left In the bank,
consisting of an iron bar or jimmy COM
posed Of seven pieces, each about one foot in
Length, flask Of powder, also a blower to blow
the powder into small creyccs, roll fuse, DARK
curtains to fit all the Windows, paper Of mcks,
a set Of wedges from one-.x,eenth Of an inch to
two inches in thickness, with feathers to cover
the heads 70 deaden the sound, a sledge and ham
mers. twine for signals to the outside watchers,
aud all the outfit Of expert operators.
The bank has two large safes some containing
books and papers, and the other the funds of the
corporation, consisting Of $4,000, and about
I $50 600 in packages belonging to citzons residing
/ in the vicinity. The burglars knew which one 70
attock-the old one. This safe has an iron vault
in the bottom, where its funds were formerly kept.
but two years ago a steel chest was procured for
that purpose closely ftIng into the upper part of
/ the safe This chest i. made Of chilled steel, in
five layers, weighs 220O pounds, and is secured by
a combination lock which cost $500 This chest
was rolled ont on the 11or, but was not broken
open nor is it certain that any burglar rould force
it. Beside the toIls an ordinary bnck travelling
bag and q puir Of oyer-shoes were found IN the
bank
The President Of the Bank being man Of c1-
IRENE caution, some time was lost in Efforts Ia
discover the burglars The first step in the right
direction seems to have been taken by detective
Squires Of Caremont ON Thursday night, he
happening to take the 10 o'clock train from Mont
pelier for home Finding two suspicious boxing
men Mt the Montpelier depot, taking tickets lur
New York, he looked them over on tie way down,
and alter consultation with the conductor, sheriff
Flanagan, and other officers on their way 10 at
tend the execution Of Welcome concluded To ar
rest them-which he did at llartand and brought
them 10 the Montpelier Jail on Friday morning.
After two days examination at Waterbury, before
Justice George II. Lease, aided by Justice Smith
they were bound up on Monday night in the sum
Of $50 600 each Hiram Carleton, Esq. State
Attorney, assisted by Messrs Dillingham; unr
Clough, appeared for the prosecution and /. l.
Dunut Esq, for the prisoners.
The prisoners are entirely reticent, and give no
sign of who they are or whence they came. Tn,
proof against them seems to consist in this Tn,
conductor Of "Wednesday nights train, together
with Boston runner on board OF the same train
remembers these men and also the bag, and notec
the manner in which the bag was carieI-in til,
lap, held firmly By both hands Residents @
Waterbury alsJ saw them stop of from that train
Then they were seen passing through Mddesel
village Thursday evening, about half past seven
inquirng the way 10 Montpelier. They next ap
pear at the Pavilion in Montpelier about haicpas
nine Thursday evening. with hair, whiskerS anc
clothes filled with oat chat and huy seed, and cal
for a meat supper in time to take the 10 O'Clock
trnin Not being able 70 get accomm dated, the'
made the same application at Gunnisons' saloon
but finally to1k up with nm oyster stew. Durin.
their stay at the saloon, they industriously tke,
horse, evidently for blind.
There can be little question that the right ner
are secured, 50 far as they 60 but there mus
have been at least two others, as the numerou,
track, around the bank, as well as the alarm
strings extending from both the front and reu
doors Of the bank, most plainly indicate. TIN
general belief seems to be, that they belong t
some Of the large cities, and are probably accom-
p!i,hed rogues.
P.S.-We learn that these men now give thei
names az William Darts and Charles Barton, O
New York city