Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-17
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hers proceeded to hastily examine the re-
sult Of their venture. They first emptied
a small leather carpet-bag containing pa
pers. and threw into it what bank bills and
scrip they found, amounting in the aggre-
gate to little over S12,800. They then
burst open another trunk. the personal
property of Mr.. Hayward. In it they
found $500 in bank bills, gold watch,
diamond ring, seal ring bearing the let
tiers .sE. S. T., "and several other articles
of iewelry belonging to the deceased father
Of little Mabel. A number Of notes paya-
BILE at the bank they examined, but did not
take, and they also left some $40 in cop
pers and five-cent pieces. Everything
else of value they threw into the carpet
bag. They then asked Charlie If there
were no bonds in the bank. and could
hardly believe him when assured that there
were none, but were finally obliged to re-
luctantly accept his assurances as true.
They then loft the bank, carefully locking
the door as they found it, and escorted
Charlie back TO the house, leaving the
carpet-bag in the street, near the unita-
rian church, apparently in the charge OF
nobody in particular; at least Charhe
didn't see any one near it after it was
set down. After returning to the house
with Mr.. Weston, the attentive and po-
lite robbers removed the gags from the
mouths of all and gave them some water
to drink Before going to the bank the
colored girl was taken into the room
where Miss Hayward and Mabel were,
and Mr. Weston was taken into the same
room on his return. They were then
seated in chairs, their hands placed in
handouts back of the chair, cords were
bound round their ankles and above their
knees, and the gags replaced. Mr..
HAYWARD was left on his bed. his hands
hanndcuffed behind him and his feet and
legs bound. He suffered considerably, his
whole weight being on his hands, and he
complained of it and his captors endeav-
ored to ease him by placing pillows I'M
der his shoulders, and that not accom-
plishing the object desired, they placed
a chair under the pillow.
At first this eased him some, but in a
little while the strain upon his handouts
was very hard to bear and he managed to
get his feet off the bed finally, thus bring
ing him up to sitting posture. His
..brscelets" were pretty tight, however,
and left quito a mark on his wrists. The
old adage of ''honor among thieves" was
illustrated by the fact that the leader Of
the gang appeared DESTROYS to confine
their thieving operations strictly to the
bank, although, unfortunately, some of.
his men did not seem to share his feelings.
While they were in young Weston's room
one of the men took his pocket-book for
his own use. After taking the funds from
the bank the captain asked Charlie if any
of them belonged to him, and said if they
did he should have them back, as they did
not wish to take any of his property.
Therefore Charlie told him of the incident
in his room. and the captain told him he
should have the pocket-book back, and
before the party left it was returned, but
on subsequent examination it was found
that some 1926 or $50 in bills had been re-
moved. The silver in the house was not
touched, neither was gold watch and
some coin in one of the rooms. In gen.
eral the family were treated with consid-
cradle gentleness, and they all bear cheer
full testimony to the kindness shown. al
though they would have been perfectly
willing to have dispensed with the atten-
tion OF the desperadoes entirely. While
the men were binding Miss Hayward, the
captain noticed she appeared faint. and
told the men to be careful, and some wa
ter was sprinkled in her face. The rob-
berry of the bank was accomplished be-
tween and o'clock in the morning, the
town clock striking while young Wes-
ton and his unNaeasant companions were
standing in the doorway of the Unitarian
church. The robbers all left Mr.. Hay
wards house finally as early as half-past
8, although the inmates were told that a
guard would be LEFT to see that they gave
no alarm. After sitting while in the un-
comfortable position in which they were
left, little Mabel managed to get her
hands out of the cloth that bound them,
but was afraid to move. round much.
Charlie also managed to get his arms from
behind the chair and after considerable
difficulty stepped through them backwards
and Mabel secured a pair Of scissors and
cut the cords round his legs and also those
that bound the others. Quick work was
also made of the gags. Daylight began
to appear by this time, but the females
were so frightened that they would not
let Charlie go out to give the alarm, and
they waited till about half-past five when
Mr. Braman, who does the milking for
Mr.. Hayward, came into the yard. Even
then the women would not allow Charlie
to call out. but he managed by holding
up his hands to attract the attention Of Mr.,
Braman, who quickly entered the house,
and as soon as possible after hearing the
story gave the alarm. The neighbors
fiocked in. but nobody had key to fit the
handouts, and the prospect was that they
would have to be filed off. Fortunately
at this juncture the girl Annie got up, and
Charlie noticed peculiar looking key I'M
der her, and it was found that il would
unlock all the handouts, and the captives
were at liberty once more. Efforts to dis
cover the rogues We're at once begun, but
as they wore masks, and Were otherwise
disguised, it is exceedingly doubtful if
they are captured. The directors of the
bank have offered reward of $4,000 for
the detection and conviction of the rob-
bers. Nothing is said about the recovery
Of the money. the officials appearing
more anxious to get hold of the rogues
than to get their money. The bank has
a surplus of over $50 900, and consequent
ly the loss of Sl3, 900 will not embarrass
il at all. The robbers. it is believed, were
disappointed at not getting more spells,
and if they had waited till Monday they