Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-17
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HOW THE BANK Is AFFECTED.
The officers of the bank say that al
the bonds and stocks taken were depos
tied at the risk of the owners, and claim
the soundness of the institution is not
in any way impaired by the robbery
There has been heavy run of deposit
tors all the morning upon the institution
but up to this writing all demands have
been met, and there is no reason to ap.
prehend that the bank will be damaged
by the robbery beyond the amount OF
currency actually stolen.
THE LOSSES.
The losses are very heavy, and will
we believe, reach to the highest sum
mentioned in the introduction. Every.
thing valuable, with the exceptions al
ready noted, was taken. Among the
heaviest reported losers are the follow
ing:
Estate of j. NJ. King, $3.50, 00(
Mrs Lawrence EnOS, 100, 00(
Stephen Emigh, ... l00,00t
Mrs. G. w. Powers, l0,0o(
Rev. r. Fl 2. Vail, 600 to 20,00(
Frank Pruyn, 70,00t
David Brewster, 1000 TO 10000
G. BOughton 1000
T. Scott, box ieWelrV. 5000
Frances & Harriet Nandurgh, 3,600 TO 5000
Emily Palmer, l,2G(
Henry NanderDurgh, 2,lOt
DR.. Dunlop, 20(
Several other persons lose heavily. DR.
Cheeyer, William Scott, DR.. Heartt, and
others are mentioned among the losers,
but the amounts are not known. All
the property taken was in bonds, regis
tered and unregistered, and railroad
stocks. The thieves may succeed in dis
posing OF these registered bonds before
these numbers are asccrtained, but who
ever purchases them will get his fingers
burnt
FACTS AND sURSlIsRs.
The burglar alarm telegraph which
communicates with the cashiers count
ing room and sleeping apartments was
not tempered with. OF course the vii
lagc people are excited, and hundreds
OF sumises and rumOrs are aflOat We
will not dignity any of them by repro
duction here, but, content with having
lald before our readers all the known
facts, await further developments. The
Board of Directors of the bank offers a
reward of $4,000 for the arrest of the
thieves. and $4,000 additional for the re-
turn of the securities.
THE GANG.
1t is evident that the burglars were
wei trained in their calling Every man
had his part to do and did it perfectly.
One Of the men who were with the wo-
men. occupied part Of his time in max
lar gaTs. which he did In the most skill
fui manner and hung them in regular
order over towel rack. The other watch
er rtcklesSly passed to and fro in the
room and kept watch from the windows.
Each man took his station in the house
while the safe was being robbed without
any directions. The leader seems to
have been recognized by all the members
of the family. After h" had robbed the
safe, he returned up stairs and gave his
personal attention to securing and gag
ging the family. He is described by one
of the girls 3s q large, ugly man. When
She was asked why she judged he was
ugly. she said that his manner was disa-
grecab!e and his voice was harsh. No
names were spoken, and each was re-
ferrcd to by number. Number nine
was called, and from this ii was inferred
that there were about that number of
men engaged. Some of them were ap-
parently men of considerable education
and of gcntlemanly manners. When
they were about to tie Mr. Van Hoven-
berg to the bed, one of them said: Here,
that isn't the way you want to lie, and
Immediately took hold of him and placed
him in position in which he found
much greater comfort. The man that
was set to watch the ladies was certain
ly well adapted to the position. After
making his rags he reclined in Il lazy,
self-pOssessed Lord Dundreary style and
with them in the most engag-
ing manner possible Finding that they
were lying in uneasy position he fixed
their pillows He covered the two girls
who had been placed on top of the bed
quilts with quilts taken from another
bed. Seeing pear in the room he pO-
litely offered it to one of them. In fact
the ladies all bear witness to the perfect
lY gentlemanly manners of their unwel-
come guests. They say that not a sim
gle coarse or blasphemOus word was used
by the men in their presence.
ARRESTS.
Two men were seen late Monday morn
ing in the Albany depot who took the
down freight train as far as Castleton
There they got off and enquired for
to Stuyvesant, about ten
miles further down. The man they en-
luired of was surprised that they should
get off of a train that stopped at Stuyves-
hi and desire to travel thither by
wagon. An hour later he learned in
some manner of the robbery in Water
ford, and at once telegraphed to Stuyyes-
SAINT to have the men, whom he dcscrib-
I'd, arrested. Reply came that they had
arrived and gone on to Hudson. He
elegraphed Immediately to Hudson to
he Chief of Police, and the two men
were arrested by Officer Best of that
eity. One of them proved to he Pete.
hurley of Troy, and the other is named
Mccormack. Superintendent McKenna
however, received a dispatch to the
fleet that Curley and Mccormack had
escaped. Best had left them in charge
IF another man while he went to get
some handouts, and when he returned
hey had escaped. This escape will go
'ar to confirm the suspicion prevailing
Il many quarters against Curley.
LATER.
Sheriff Hall of Columbia arrived in
Troy last evening and stated that he had
.hree men locked up in the Hudson jai!
IN suspicion Of being engaged in the rob
)ery. They would not tell their names.
He has their description and went to in
7cstigate the case for himself. Who
hey are is for the present mystery
INCIDENTS. .
When Mrs. Van Hovenberg gave indi-
,ation that the hand on her throat was
0aining her, it was at once relaxed and
ioon afterward It was removed and she
vas allowed to talk.
Mr.. Van Hovenberg pretended to have
forgotten the combination but was told
hat that story was 'Stoo thin" While
hey were talking a man who had gone
up stairs, or had pretended to go. re-
turned and said that Mrs. Van Hoven-
berg had told him that her husband
could open the lock easily This was
false, as Mrs. Van Hovenberg denies
having said any such thing.
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