The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-17

FART1cUtAns OF THE BoLp BANK RuBBfH,
At w ATERroRD, n. " Correspondence
New York Herald. THE Village of Water
,ofa was thrown into excitement this morn
ing October Ia by the reported robbery o
me contents oft the vault OF the Saratoga Coun
| y BANK. an old moneyed institution, ant
Ihe murder of the family Of the cashier, Var
noVcnbefg. The villagers ali crowded abou
tne iittle bank building IN the gray Of Tho
carry dawn to find all the members of thu
cashiers family alive, but the bank-ya,Ill
cleared of its taluahles. NEARLY five INN.
| drcd thousand dollars, mostly In Govern
| h'ent bonds, the property of citizens whose
| BOXES were in the vault for safekaepiny
INC hahk loss is only $1,000, all
Ill curfeiicy. The cashiers family reside in
a house in the rear OF the bank huidinr
mlilcn - situated on the northeast corner OF
BROAD and Second streets. On tho rcar al
'hc cashiers residence Is n window on the
Scc"ini story, which has been left withou,
any particular safeguards, and an entrance
was elected through this window about mid
niSnt hS one OF the burglars clumheriur IN
I" 1t from the iron guards on the outside Of
.nc windows on the first floor below. Once
III ''e residence he passed through TO the
iroht basement door and admitted his con-
iedcratcS. eight in number.
1he hlnc burglars, who had evidently
learned the habits Of the familv, prorecdcd
ri once 10 the room Of the servant rirl Ann
DriHcn!'. and bound and gagged her. Then.
going up stairs, successfully bound and gao.
gcd TIC cashier, his wife. two daughters. and
Il little son. The men were all masked and
heavily armed, the masks being made from
knit goods. with holes cut for the eyes and
mouths OF the rascls. The family were all
placed in one room. and one ru!lian left TO
guard them. while the remainder dragged
the cashier 10 the hank building. where, with
four pistols presented Ht his head and Il
bOWic-kniic held over his heart. he was forced
to unInrH The hank vault, which the thieves
proceeded II empty Of its yaluahlcs, having
done which they left the place. leaving
all the persons bound and gagged.
The cashier demonstrated. ard delayed the
thieves fully half MI hour at the door OF the
vault, pretending in his trepidation to have
forgotten the combination, but hv threats OF
torture and murder Il" was finally forced to
unlock tie vault. By O'Clock their work
had been completed, and they left as quietly
IL they had come. About O'cEork tie cld-
est daughter succeeded in getting her hands
free from the Uncovered thongs which had
bound her. and went i'll search of her father
WHOM she found lying stretched on the bank
floor. His feet were unbound and his pistol
handed to him. "vhich he tired Off, his hands
being i!andculicd behind his back.
The firing alarmed the n"ighnors, who
lElsttned to the house. and file; being pro-
cured, all The other members Of Tie family
Were so&n set free. Dispatches We're sent ii:
all directions. and ut in curly hour TO SUI
pcrintcnArnt Mchcnna, of the Troy police
force. There is no regularly established po-
lice force here. Captain Murphy arrived on
the scene and made careful examination o!
the place, which resulted in the discovery OF
the manner ley which M entrance had been
effected. and set at rest the rnmors which
had lccn set ;i!lpat that the servant girl WAS
III alder III the robbery and had admitted
t:ir BURGLARS The burglars treated all thu
female nicsil,Cr> Of the family very Courte-
ou>ly, firmly guarding, however, every
movement that might in any way allow them
to escape Or give any aiarm.