Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-07
Banled Bank burglary nj Barre.


night 10 rob the National Bank at Iarre by the
oit-tried device Of gagging the cashier, and thus
forcing him 10 aid them in carrying ont their de-
signs. Happily, chronomoter lock made ii be-
You'd even the cashiers power to open the safe
and the villains are now so closely pursued that
their arrest may be hourly looked for
mpNianr SURPRISE PANTY.
The Cashier Of the bank is Mr. Charles 4. King,
a young English,aan. Of some thirty years, who
has occupied the position about year and half
having come to the directors highly recommended
by the bank Of Montreal, In whose employ he had
been. lie has u wife and daughter, with whom
he occupies litlctwo-story house upon the cross
road which runs from Gospel village to the South
Barre road near the ttottng park lastnight, him
self, wife and Child slept together In q chamber In
the second story. Soon after midnight Mr. King
awoko and saw four masked mon standing by the
bedside " Hush hush said the leader; you
probably can gucss onr business; We want you to
go 10 the bank with ua aud let M into The safe "
Iic was sitting up by this time, and placing his
hands behind him they pnthand-cuffs upon them
lie was next told To arise aud the burglars kindly
assisted him to put ON bis pants
They then took possession Of his kcys set him
in a chair and stripping one " the pow-cascs,
wet the pieces IN the wash basin aud Herewith
,ageed him Another pillo,,.ca.c was dra,,u over
I'M head to blindfod him iii, wife and child
,re,o toll to,etu,, and tbe ou,ire went .o,n
to an uncarctcd room on the lower floor The
object Of this move wa. soon made aptareut Mn.
King was hand-cufied, and pair we're tried upon
her daughter, but her wrists proved 10 be too
small One Of the party placed two common
kitchen chairs near each other. screwed four pic
turc Screws into tho floor. one behind and ono In
front of each chair. aud the women. sitting down
were fastened firmly L, the chair. with tarrod
rope aud straps Air Kings imndcuns we're
temporarily removed aud bis coat Put upon him.
and as it was raining yor, hard. lac asked for his
waieuroof o,er-coat. this was procured. and his
hand. being again shaclled behind his back. a
strap was pnt around Dbl. neck. and start taken
Tor the bank.
Mr. King by the way. was not allowed To put
ou Nj. l,oots. and wore nothing but his simmer.
The men themsaIye. we're ia their .tocl,ius-feet
one man wa. loft in the house 10 giiarl tic wo-
men ON reaching the street. one Of the burglars
went ia mont Of Mr. King. another behind. and
another. clutchng hold Of tic strap around his
neck. walked beside him. ltis abont a quarter u
q mile from Mr. Kings house to the bank. which
is situated on the lower floor. in the brick build
ing at the nonherlv end Of the square. where Mr.
l. T. Trench has had his Office for several YEAR.
Uron reaching the spot. Mr.. Kings conductor
bed him to an adjacent tree. for the double pur-
pose Of escanns observation and the rain Tie
other two opened the front door with one OF the
key. While roin- down Mr. King and the bur.
glars bad little conversation the gag having be-
como somewhat ioosened They asked him in re-
gard 20 the lock and he told thom il was a Cbro-
netct lock. "hsalie." said they. there are
no SUCH DO. k. round here Well" said King
/ "yon win find ont &C.. true when Won get there %
Sometime was PASSED ia settin, The front door
omen during which Mr. Kim, and his conductor
stood ruJor tle troo iu t,e ,,onripo rain ua,ins,
Affected an entrance slr kim. na. uublipded. and
while ape off a.e,, stood ,,,,ar.i ,t tbc door r,c
/ other two commanded him 10 sor. the ran,l,rna-
non ioel. ,giih which sine outer door ua. fastened
bdef description or ,io ,,,nlt b. az tb.
poip, The outer wall. are Of brirl, with a foun.
daton Of solid masonry, eight feet uiel, There
are two tlhcs iron doors the outer ONE furnished
with combination l3ck and the inner one with
au ol-iashi3ncd Ley lock Inside this is placed a
/ Kor.law welded iron aud stccl safe, Weighing five
/ thousand ihroe hund.cd pounds Last spring the
director. pu into tbs safe Sargent & Green
leaf hfauon,ctor lock at q cost OF 500 The
.of. is locked ~ f,,lf-e,.t e,, I'm ,i,. ,,tcrro,,
and tl,e .br,e,ro ter il ..t 81, tha. II cannot b..
o.cned .Hi laltrast e.,bt tho ner, morning
There II. mo- le,-bolo apdthe s,,ris so constructed
n.at po,ler cannot be Introduced M tho ejges
A.. .,.o.. ,i.e i,,.r lo,- toi l.,cn onep,d NJ
l,iu- ,il "f ,op da,,.f i,,liovo tl,ero Il. a chm.
Do,no,er lo.s tlsre ii.t ,,t ,opr car "a the do.,
Iapataartfrt,,afns' Tina header did 3d. and y.a.
ap-arcptly satisfied. "a. least he unmarked that 4
wasno go. Haihentook lhin-iladed knife. such
asisrsei iu spraadinepi asteis and called a spatnia
by druggists aud rm it along the rim Of the door
bat finding there was no chance ~ introducing
powder he then threw the knife away and th'
haul, Officers now have It. 10 tho vault but not In
Che safe, were 800 n unsigned bank bills, which
had been received from Washington yesterday
Afternoon. subsequent 70 the locking Of tho
safe rheyare tens and twonte-, and the nunr
hers rHn from on a. $50. They tole these
inns urr..i,u. pr,.u.r
Being satisfied that Mr. KIM had told them IA,
truth. ANA tha, an efforts to omen the safe wer,
fi.no tbe BURGLAR. returned a.ain to Mr. KIM,
bou.e. leayin. everything omen behind them. Ar
ri,inc there. tbey bosnd Mr. King beside nj. vii,
/
% sow, .,ua.s Ai-- rl..'s. go, them each a glass o.
water helped themselves 70 a lunch Of bread ACE
milk. and then departed
Il was evidently their intention 10 prevent AZ
alarm being given till they could get some hours
start Of pursuit Bat by pulling and twisting
Mr. King who is a small-sized man, and quit
supple succeeded in releasing himself in tn,
conr.e Of half am honr. with his hands sin hal,
led beblnd him. he undid his family acco,,r.,e,
Them IN Mr. william T. Wl,itc,,b,s bo,se am,
tbep,o wont 10 DIR Rraley.s n,s nre.idcnt ~ N,
bapl. and r,,e tho alarm
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