Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-10-26


en- frOsa- the house, although Mrs, Saw
yer's watch was upon the sitting-ro0m
table and other valuable articles were
easily to be found, Though none of the
Inmates Of the house can tell the time
exactly. it is thought that the entrance
was effected about two o'clock. and Mr..
SAWYER thinks the whole programme
was carried cut in forty minutes, and
that it was after three o'clock when the
lob was ended. An examination OF the
premises shows that the burglars obtain
ed a.lmsttaRee by turning the KEY in the
back door with nippers, A short time
after Mr.. Sawyer was returned 70 the
house, Master Fred. a bright lad of L
wears. proved himself the hero of the
hour. BY bursting the door which coniin-
ed him from Its fastenings. and iioerat-
ing the family from their unpleasant Pc.
sitiens. This done. the alarm was given
and the people of the village were awak-
ened TO learn that the bank had been
robbed and that the perpetrators had es-
cared. Rlacksmiths were called. and it
was net until long after daylight tnat
the cashier and his unfortunate family
were released from their shaekles. Pur-
suit was not Immediately commenced, as
the little community seemed to be para
lived. and awaited the arrival of day
light and the directors of the bank TO
direct them in their efforts to capture
the burglars.
The bank itself loses $4,000. OF
this. S4los are in national bank bills
and legal tenders and the remaining
$40. 900 consisted of $4,000 in Boston
Water Power bonds. $4,000 in Macon
CITY bonds. $4,000 in East Lincoln, H.,
township bonds and $685. in Illinois
/ county bonds. The remainder of the
$4,000 was composed of notes and col
/ laterals. of which the cashier cannot at
present give memorandum. The less
of private depositors is very heavy and
/ will amount to nearly $4,000. large
proportion of which is in registered Gov.
eminent and other bonds. p r. Harri.
son, one of the directors of the bank
loses $4,000, of which $4,000 was il
registered Government bonds. W. B
! TONNES, president of the bank. loses very
heavily. but his loss cannot be definite
/ " stated. as he is at present absent from
town DR.. Fleeman of Wilton. lost IS.
500, J. Wadleigh, $500, and J. Saw
yer $500 In addition to these ar
numerous smaller depositors, the amour
of whose losses cannot as yet be stated
as the papers of the bank were left il
great confusion by the robbers. Quit
!, a number of notes and certificates G
stock. amounting to about $1,000 in all
were overlooked and left behind. LII
bank will continue its business, the d
rectors claiming the ability of the inst
r tuition to make good the losses from il
surplus fund. This fund, according |
, the report at close of business, Oct. q
: was as follows: Surplus fund, sl5.54l
, other undivided profits, s9099.72. Th
. burglars laft hahind- Thorn Init few
' their tools. scarcely enough to le-a
: their Identification. An ordinary Scotc
t cap. pair of lady's rubbers. No. 6 l..
2 a quantity of screws. two heavy club
t one green oak stick an inch and ha
Q in diameter, and the other an old whe
4 spoke. dark lantern. perfectly ne,
$ and the gag and ropes which bound NJ
: Sawyer. The handouts used were Il
a latest style of patent adjustable. ii
:. John W. Crosby, the postmaster, Or
: ceeded to Boston in the morning and 5
= cured the services of detectives Wo,
IS and Wiggin, who Immediately left f
h Milford, arriving early in the afternoo
d At that hour they could do but lit
/. more than Indicate the direction in viii
sr the burglars fed. The robbers were g
pf masked with handkerchiefs and scar
Is and the Sawyer family can give no D;
d tlcular description of them other TIL
a. that the leader was somewhat small
1e than the others In stature. The burgla
II. left in the direction of Townsend. in
or two-horse carriage. driving very rapid
ID 1t is presumed that they took the ca
er at that place for Aver Junction, proeee
n ing for VI orcester in season to come
5: with the morning train for New Yor
Y, Doubtless, long before dark, they VIC
at safe from pursuit within that city. Err
60 the best source of information it is CT
e, Guided that six persons we're concern
al In the robbery. Some half-a-dozen strs
IN gers were noticed in town after the ar
as val Of the morning train yesterday,
ith their actions called for no particu
ne comment. None of these six strang
Tas are to be seen on the streets to -day.
1r- Is strongly suspected that some one
Ter the vicinity harbored the villains. as
Ter manner in which the job was acco
NO plished indicates that the thieves /
ed been perfecting their plans for 50
6 weeks. This is the third time that
rs bank has received the kind attentions
he the professional cracksmen. In 1863
u was entered and $4,000 in cash secur