Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-17

tour OF the room, inspecting pictures
and helping himself to a purse of money,
''This is nice watch you have here,
but don't be alarmed, | won't take it,
nor will | touch your jewelry, but |
want your diamonds-where are they 2"
II have no diamonds, replied Mrs Van
Hovenberg. ''Oh, you're not poor"
urged the fellow, with a smile. Eyes
we are poor, replied the lady Thus an
| hour-it seemed an age to the terrified
mother and her children-passed away
IN THE BANK.
Cashier Van Hovenberg was led into
the bank room, where his captors stop
| ped in front of the vault door. With
| horrible oaths and imprccations upon his
head if he disobeyed orders, he was com
manded to unlock the vault door. With
his arms secured he commenced to work
He pretended to have forgotten the com
| binatiOn and made scores OF other eX-
cuses, but they would not harllen to
him. By various pretexts he secured
delay, in the vain hope that assistance
would come before he was compelled to
expose to the thieves the valuable con
tents Of the vault. Slowly the hands
| upon the dial of the clock before him
( moved: an age Of time seemed to tlapar
while he was alone with the marauders
/ In every way that occurred to him he
sought delay, hat at last the patience of
/ the robbers gave out. Some Of them
whispered SO loud however. that his
/ quiCkcned hearing drank in every word
kill the -- if he don't open it right
! away. All this time his arms were So
! cured behind him, and three mcn-two
armed with revolyers and one with a
/ dagger and rolling pin in his hands
were standing close 10 him. Still anxious
. to secure delay he turned to the men and
said: Il can't unlock the door with my
/ hands behind me. =" The handcuffs were
/ slipped from his wrists. and he was
again commanded to proceed with his
work After consuming more time by
Isis delays one OF the burglars, losing all
/ patience, proposed 10 take his life if the
cashier persisted in his ''dOdges" Aban-
/ doning all hope of relief Mr. Van Hoyen-
berg, to whose arms the shackles were
restored, then opened the outer and in
ner vault doors. and with two reyolvers
pointed at his head was compelled to
thn, ,,,,sacI...l t,,.. ,o,t.,+s ,l,..,..,f
"'' ''''''' '.''' Mn
highI thous;'ld I'VE h0iur'u "oiiars IN
! currency o''"h&ih& 10 Inc oaHh was iiFSi
slowed away. t"e'' l1'f'y "t !"'tI I'm
BOXES containing A'"@s ana STOCKS De-
longing I" !'''a.' parties were carried
"oi Oh IL" '""I an" placed upon Inc
moor al 'i.' coming room. All OF
these boxes Were htoNen open and Their
contents placed IN a heap. Hcyera! cast
IRON o"A'N resisted success 'iiS 'lleif
! violence, ana urH' "9th inc o"h0S ana
Sioc"S laAth iF"'N me "'htI "2SeS, Were
""'!l t''' '''''''S ere ,S"o5 ." "'i'"'''
'aL!lv" "u' ""oiS anu place" Ill " wagon
"'"G" 80 a'''HS i"i 'i'''.' my i''SS
week 'h@ o"l'A ,4t4t contains" S0o'oVo
III currency "a'' TINS morning It i'"'''-
''i''' Oh '7o'''' "'S '''1'''.'''
Upstairs.
Before any Of the plundcr Was renlov-
ed from the bank Mr. Van HoyGnberg,
after he had obeyed command to I'M
LOCK tie lIoitl uooI' WIS otuereu 20 pro-
MI ~ Lf q n To A
ceeu up S''iIS. nc was 'anen mo an
apartment auJo'uih5 'n"' "illcil MS "lie
ana cniioftn "ccol''e"' anu o""''" an"
SasSe" III 'h' 'a1I'e~' possible 'NanhFr.
AFTER THE ROBBERY
Inc servant girl was taken from the
basement 10 Tue room Win MIS- all
HOyenberg. and the children where they
ypro all rarocd. The burglars then
C,,iatI,, drove o7vov thoir n1undar The
5o ,lE ca.,I, ,.1a +ha frat -, 49,. 49,
Y'""SiI''' 0"i'''i vas VIC MS !" s'' IT,
leased, when she searched the various
rooms until She found her father tied to
q bed She released iiia. ami he. yccur.
;,o., ro,cl,a,. ,.rooaad.d toth., s,,...,t
1.,., -, -
uooT, uiSchafSco SV''fu hafl'IS 81 lio
weapon with his wrists still confined in
the handouts. This brought assistance
and the p, hbcrv was made known The
,4,,,,- r. cr,,,-,,,,,., ;,,,,,,a.1;,toI,,
ponce u''''eIS ~ roy were 'i''''i'''''"'T'y
notified Most or the bonds were on de .
post We are compelled to omit many
in,nresfin,~ narticu,ara pnt, nnr most
;.,,,a
'HS"'
BRAVE SARAH VAN HOvENBERG.
ThonoIite individual then left his con-
....;a. .-I.n ~ 49,. 1,a.a, ,l-,,t,
i'''''"'' ~ '',N' ,,''' VI 'I'' ,'''''[1 i'ii'
he proceet'en 70 the basement lie soon /
returned. accompanied by the servant. /
Then without any ado he commenced to |
toa,. M tho shoots If tha bod ,vhicI, tho
IoI;os ~ occnniod .Tool, bora ,rhot ora
latilES DCCuDltu. LOOK mere. NilaJ are /