The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-01
RIOT AT HyDEvILLE.
A Railroad Conductor Alta ckcd md
Train Delayed Three Hours.

Considerable excitement was occasioned
In Rutland last evening by report that a
train on the Rensselaer, and Saratoga rail
road had been captured at Hydeville, the
conductor attacked by mob and general
riot going on in that section. The reports
were found to be much exaggerated when
the true facts became known, while it ap-
pears that much also was true. We were
enabled to secure an account of the affair
from one who was at Hydeville at the
time of Its occurrence, which may be con-
sidered perfectly authentic.
1t seems that conductor Walter Barnard,
on train No. 90, on the Rensselaer, & Sara
toCa road, put man off his train on
Monday. evening at Whitehall for rcfus-
ing TO pay his fare. On the next day, Bar
nard's train, which left Rutland at haf-
past ten o'clock in the morning. arrived at
Hydeyille at about half-past twelve, when
it stopped and where the conductor was
met by the man whom he had put off his
train the night previous, and whose name
it appears is John Holland, a resident Of
Hydcville. There were also four others at
the depot named VIM. Parkhurst, John
and Patrick McGraw and James Kent, who
had been put off the tram on the same
road on the day OF the town meeting al
Castleton by Charles Frost, then the con-
ductor, and who were ready to revenge
themselves in any way possible. Holland
approached conductor Barnard in threat
ening manner, saying the conductor would
not dare to put him off the train again, or
words to that effect. Barnard replied that
if he (IIolland) rode on his train he would
have to pay his fare. During this convcr-
sation Pat McGraw, who had been put of
on town meeting day, came up to a brake
man on the train who had assisted conduc-
tor Frost on the day last mentioned, and
colared him. Conductor Barnard i'm
mediately interfered when John McGraw
stepped up and attacked Barnard. The
brakeman released himself from the melee,
and lmping into the caboosc locked him
self in. Seeing that serious trouble would
ensue, and that the conductor was likely t.
be foully dealt with, Mr.. James Wiswall,
the station agent at .Hydeyille, interfered
and securing Barnard from the hands OF
the lrishmen he adroitly shut him into the
depot, and locked the door, not however
until Barnard had made good use Of his
fists upon the person of Pat McGraw. Mr..
Wiswall then cndeavorcd to persuade til,
mob, which had now increased to some
forty or fifty, to desst from their attack
and leave the conductor go on with his
train. But this the crowd would not con-
sent to, and al hough making no attack
upon Mr.. Wiswall, who was known ana
highly respected by them all, they contin-
ued to wait for the reappcarance of the
conductor, and thus delayed the train foi
some three hours. AT the end OF
that time the train proceeded on
its way minus conductor, tt
Whitehall, from whence Henry Hall, with
company of some fifty men took spe.
cal train, and with the aid of officer
Thompson and Messrs. Bailey, Allen and
other citizens of Farhaven returned ia
Hydeville, and releasing Barnard from the
depot, in defiance of the mob, took him to
Whitehall.
W. l.. Smith, Of Troy, n. Y, superin
tendent of the Rensselaer, & Saratoga rail
| road, being III Rutland last evening was no
tilted of the occurrence as was also super
intendent z V X Wilson of this place, ant
who decided to wait until this morning be
fore taking measures Tor the arres
of the parties. A special trail
was in readiness last evening Il
to proceed to the scene OF the disturbance
at once, but on learning that all was quie
it was decided to go on the O'clock trail
this morning with warrants for the arres
of the four who were engaged in the riot
Parkhurst, the two McGraws and Kent
Parkhurst lives at Hydeyille, as do also tn
McGraws, while Kent works for the Eagl
Slate company. Pat McGraw is consid
cred as the principal leader of the disturb
ance Oh yesterday, while the others yer
hardly more than accessories.