Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-17
DARING BANK ROBBERY In
WATERFORD.
THE CASHIERS FAMILY BOUND
AND GAGGED.
THE CASHIER MADE TO OPEN
THE BANK VAULT.
From 100000 To 100000 i'm
Money and Bonds stolen.
4 TERRIBLE AFFAIR.

The Troy Times comes to us laden
with the particulars of one of the bold
est Bank robberics on record, the main
portions Of which we condense for our
columns. The Saratoga County Bank,
does business III two story brick build
ing in the village of Waterford, n. Y.
The first story is used for banking
purposes, and the remainder was occu-
pied by D. NJ. Van HOyenberg and fam
lily, which consists of his wife, two
daughters, about eighteen years of age
and one son, little boy eight years old.
This building was entered between the
hours of one and four o'clock on Mon
day morning and was the eccnrof a most
daring bank robbery.
THE AMOUNT OF PLUMBER.
The amount of plumber carried off is
yariousIy estimoted at between quarter
and half a million Of dollars. Ii certain
" exceeds the first named sum, and
may reach to a round half million of dol
lars. Everything valuable in the bank
vault, except two government bonds of
$4,000 each, which were in the cashiers
drawer,a quantity of silver ware belong
ing to Rev r. P H. Vail, and a $50
bin which was in a tin box belonging to
Mrs. ]. B. Enos, was taken by the rob-
beers.
fIG~r APPEARANCE OF THE RoBBEE4.
At o'clock Monday morning Ann
Driscoll. the servant who slept in the
basement says she was awakened by
two men. They were standing over her
one holding 4 dark lantern in his hand
and the other pointing a revolver at her
head, and threatening by all thai was
horrible 20 kin her instantly if She dared
after the least cutlery. or make any at
tempt to hytray them. Without any
more ado they commenced to bind her
in such a manner a. to render her inca
pahIr of moving. She briefly resisted
them b1t finding that She was only per
ling her own life without becoming iii
strumcntai in thWarting the purposes Of
the men. shc abandoned her opposition
and allowed them to bind her wrists and
limha She was then questioned as to
the location Of the sleeping apartments
Of the family. and the number OF persons
it comprised. She gave them truthful
answers to the questions in every respect
but one In the hope Of frightening the
men, surprising that there were but two
she said that Mr. Van Hovenberg's broth
cr was one Of the inmates of the build.
iug. Before the last words of this tic-
ton had been uttered. one Of the rutllan>
BROUGHT the revolver close 10 the head Of
the terrified woman, and told her that
she lied. for the Gentleman mentioned by
her had net been in the house since the
previous Sunday This was the truth,
and Judging from this uttcrancc an.i
from other incidents the inference is
plain that the robbers were as intimately
acquainted with the internal arrange
ments as the inmates themselves.
sHAcKLED AND GAGGED.
the two men hastily slipped pair of
hancuffs over tie Womans wrists, and
tearing her underclOthing into strips,
made it into gags which they used in
providing for her silence. Then she was
ordered to remain quiet and instant
death was named as the penalty if she
dared to move or attempt to make a
noise. 4 minute or two afterwards the
men left the room satisfied that the wo-
man vas secure.
SECT Rlsa the FAMILY.
The men ana their confederatcs, TO the
number. it is believed, of seven proceed
ed mp stairs to the doors of the sleeping
ing apartments of Mr.. Van Hovenberg
and family. The inmates were all asleep
unconscious of the presence of the mid
night maraaders. The door leading into
the apartment of Mr.. and Mrs Van Ho-
venbergh was forced open with chisel
or bar The door was partially broken
and a portion of the casing fractured by
the effort to secure an entrance. Mrs.
Van H0venberg was the first to aWak-
Ell. and when she opened her eyes she
saw that the gas burned in the room
and that a masked man was standing
over her, one hand tightly clutching her
throat. and holding in the other a reYOl-
yer which he pointed at her head. She
attempted to speak and succeeded in ut
tering petition for her life. Perfect
security was promised to hes in the event
of her following instructions. She
looked about and saw another man,
masked az the other with his hand on
her husbands throat. Mr.. Van Hoycn-
berg had until this moment been asleep.
When he awoke he comprehended the
situation at glance, and shouted for
help. Instantly he was throttleG and
silenced. Then his limbs were tied to-
gether with tarred rope, his wrists Sc
cured with hand cuffs, and a piece of
muslin crammed into his mouth.
COMMENCING BUSINESS.
When all the inmates of the building
had been thus disposed of Mr., Van Ho-
Fenberg was ordered to get up, his
limbs having frat been set free, then in
his night clothes he was ordered TO ac-
company the robbers down stairs into
the banking room. ''Do not kill him
he is all have got, pleaded his wife.
sic won't be hurt, only he must obey
orders, was the reply. &aven men ac-
companied the bound man down stairs.
SURPRISING NUDACIrY.
Two men We're left to take care of the
family. Thesem men led the young ladies
into their parents room and placed them
in bed beside their mother, and then GO
ing to the closet where the little boy had
been placed, they brought him out and