Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-07-10
Attempted Robbery of the
Barre Bank.

reached here about 7 o'clock in the
morning. The persons who track
cd the burglars from Barre heard Of
them when within couple of miles
of tho village; Mr.. A. j, Russ hav
ing seen them pass his house al
about six O'clock. They were next
heard of at Piermont Bridge where
they paid toll both ways. From
thence they went to the vicinity Of
West Rumney, took the cars al
Rumney and overhearing remarks
by officers one jumped off between
that station and Quincy. He was
fearfuliy bruised, Il bad wound over
his eye and several bad bruises on
his body and legs.
He could walk but a short dis
lance at time before he would
fall down. They tracked him in the
grass to a small clump of bushes,
m Il in the middle of them he was
found lying, with the brakes and
bushes pulled over him, completely
covered him up. When found he
pretended to De asleep and offered
no resistance, but allowed the Sher.
if to put the handouts on and take
him to Jones's Hotel, Rumney.
OF the manner in which the rob-
bers operated at Barre the Watch
man and Journal says:
The Cashier of the bank is Mr..
Charles A. King, a young English
man, of some thirty years, who has
occupied tho position about q year
and a half, having come to the d.
rectors highly recommended by the
bank Of Montreal, in whose employ
he had been. Last uighr, himself,
wife and child slept together in a
chamber in the second story. Soon
after midnight Mr.. King awcke and
saw four masked men standing by
the bedside. "Ilush, hush," said
the leader; "you probably can
guess our business We want you
to go to the bank with MS and let
us into the SAFE He was sitting
up 10y this time, and placing his
hands behind him they put hand
cuffs upon them. He WAS next told
to arise, and the burglars kindly
assisted him to put on his pants.
They took possession of his keys,
set him in a chair, and stripping
one of the pillow-cases, wet the piece
in the wash basin and Herewith
gagged him. Another pillow case
was drawn over his head to blind
fold him. His wife and child were
told to get up, and the entire party
went down stairs to an uncarpeted
room on the lower floor. The object
of this move was soon made appar-
ent. Mrs King was hand-cuffrd,
and a pair were tried OH her daugh-
ter, but her wrists proved to be
too small. One of the party placed I
two common kitchen chairs near
each other, screwed four picture
screws into the floor, one behind
and one in front of each chair,
and the woman, sitting down. were
fastened firmly to the chairs, with
tarred rope and straps. Mr.. Kings
were temporarily re-
and his coat put upon him,
and as it WAS raining very hard,
he asked for his waterproof over
coat; this was procured, and his
hands being again shackled behind
his back, a strap was put around his
neck, and a start taken for the bank.
Mr.. King, by the way. was not
to put on his boots, and
wore nothing but his slippers. The
men themselves were in their stock
ing. feet. One man was left in the
house to guard the women. On
reaching the street, one of the bur
glars went in front of Mr.. King, an.
other behind, and another clutch
ing hold of the strap around his
neck, walked beside him. 1t is
about a quarter of a mile from MIR.
Kings house to the bank, which is
situated on the lower floor, in the
brick building at the northerly end
Of the square, where Mr.. e. II.
French has had his office for sever
Il years.
Upon reaching the spot, Mr.
Kings conductor led him to an adj.
AGENT tree, for the double purpose
If escaping observation and the
ain The other two opened the
ront door with one of the keys.
While going down, Mr.. King and
he burglars had u little converse.
ion, the gag having become some.
, hat loosened. They asked him in
egard TO the lock, and he told them
was a Chronometer lock. ats a
TO-" said they; '!there are no such
Dcks round here "Well," said
King, 'you will find out it's true,
hen you get there" I
Having effected an entrance, Mr.. ,
King was unbIinded, and while one
t them stood guard at the door, the
Their two commanded him to work ;
he combination lock with which the I
utter door was fastened.
Last spring the directors put into
be safe Sargent Il Greenleaf chro- i
Ometer lock, at cost of $500. The I
afe is locked at half-past five in the I
fternOOn, and the thermometer is {