Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
The Barre Bank burglary.
FNAMiNArfON or rErER AIrHoNsos-tiis COM
INITIAL 10 JAN TO AWAIT rnIAfe-A ~rMvAH
% TUE EVIDENCE AGAINST NM

lhufsdhyi Dcinft Vol. tariuS carpenter Justice 81
the peace, and resulted n his commlital To the
county Jail at Montpelier In default Of bonds In
six thousand dollars The great interest which
was felt In the trial drew large c1ncouisc NJ
both scXcs to the hail, aud It was with difficulty
that late corners could find standing room at any
Of the sessions. Mr. William T., Dillingham;.
states attorney, aud Alossrs W. 4. aud Osman
d. Royce Of Barre, acted in behalf Of the pio,c-
cution, and Hon. Charles II Heath aud MIR. ". \.
Lord, Of Montpelier, were counsel for The rcslon.
dent
At the beginning Of the examination, Mr. Heath
requested the cout 10 separate the witnesses for
the prosecution, 50 that they could not hear each
others testimony. Mr. Dillingham; made no OBJ
lection, and they were accordingly sont out Of
the room, with the exception " the cashier Of Tho
bank,
MIR CHARLES 49, EiNd
sir King testified lhaye resided in Barre about
q year and ten months, and am the cashier Of the
Barre National Bank on Tuesday July 0th !
was present In the bank tll quarter Of sis
O'Clock In the afternoon, closed the baul, at
about twenty minutes TO six. The banking rooms
have no communicationw.t any other pant OF ilie
building, and the onls door leads into the street.
There are three Windows, which ] clorod and
fastened, and two doon-an outer ono. of viic
ga screen door, and an inner one 81 wood. Che
latter locked ! went home did my ordinary
duties and went 10 bel shortly after ten -abouta
quarter past ten. live little over onc-tlir1 of
a mile from the bank, on a side-road leading from
Gospel village 10 South Barre, on what they call
Factory village. ON one side 81 my house there
d % small house, about twenty -Gyc or tity rod-
away ON the other three sides avn alone. Ai
tor going 10 bed. slept I'll about quarter pat
twelve. was suddenly aroused 10y glare oat-
side my room door. Il was oienel Immediately
Immediately afterwards there was a heavy stamp
ing, like the umbliug % cannon, which was fol-
lowed by the entrance into my bedroom of four
men, masAcd-one Of them carrying dark, coz
bull s-eye lantern In hi. hand awakened az the
noise and glare. and half raised zap ont NJ bed.
These four men, when they cuno Into thc room,
gave a low growl-soit OF o low sl0ut-aul told
me TO keep quiet, and wouldn't be hunt Ihoy
handcuGed me- told me to get up, put ON my
trousers aud then led me 10 the other side Of Tie
room and bliudiolded me. 10 the meantime ucy
haudcuned my wi q, and led her and DER little
girl down stairs. They made gag Tor me out ~
@ pillow covering wet il In bowl Of water put
10 in my mouth, tying the ends behind my head
They then looscned my handouts aud, taking orc
OF my wrist, put ON my coat; reiastened my
handcuTs got my rubber coat put It over my
shoulders and then seated again Tor some
few minutes, during which time they prepared
themselves for the journey to the bank When
they were ready. We started. They went-onc
man going ia front, one man holding my em.
and one man was Immediately behind my lcli
shoulder. They hoi-tod an umbrella over my
head. opened the front door aud started out One
Of the men said, = one step ! went down one
step. Every time we came b. step he would
say, " one step" and down ! would CO. When
VIC came 10 the front gate, which d. very dIHic1t
% open, whispered to The man who had charge
Of me how % opcu it; we passed into the street,
aud down the crpss-road into the main road We
preserved the same onicr. that b. one man in
front one man having hold Of nus right arm lthe
lantern in his other handl and the other man be-
ing behind my left shoulder as near as could
judge / was biIndfoldcd but occasionally De
would put his hand on my LETT shoulder We
passed in that order down to near the hank. and
RS soon As We got under Nat Chamberlin'- trecl,
"a noar rs could guess, we halted. WAS stopped
there In charge Of one man, willie Che others wont
to the bank; and opened the door with the keys
which they had taken ont oi my trousers pocket.
"'4''' W. iet' '"o "'''a' ~ s''i az t"' "N''
was opened the second man came over was
marched 10 the BANK steps this one step was
SAID over again. ana went mp To the hank door
lhey opened the outside wire door, AMI It slipped
our oil t"elf ringers ana slammed he opened IL
lhe second time ana opened the main outside
door o. the bank. was pushed IN INT ! was
taHeh INSIDE behlhd the cashiers grating and
seated IN ehaif. one OF the men rin round Nely
lui7Nyi pnled up uie blinds OF Tie windows, and
smut thom down. ana the middle door--a sort Of
folding door, which divides the building la two,
whenever the directors choose to use one part OF
~ closed th't doo'' are" up "l the blinds and
heAru 'hem making some preparations couldn
'eii what they were IN a ie" minutes the io.d
"as wNeh OF my eyes was led up to the vault
u"o'' anu l'''ou WIN i"! leit side against ii
'nvn wv" men TOOK llise ol'hNot WHICH t-eF
Drought '"Wh rom my mousse heid u mp near tHe
'au't n"'i' ~" one man went un1eiheath the
""'nNe.' ""''c WIS '"eH' 'l 'ouIsei he oleh'h t
nus uaiN lantern ana asNeu me '"e numbers "i i"c
goi'"'"''"n' .o'n MINI ne '"in' open IL.
: ""'Ne" 80, "."', hv Nch up'ue" lho "o'' +
~ ''"'n, "'" VI Tue l''"''' anu p""ns
'"''.'' WA ''o nols' """ "n'''N'u
'''o '',"n' u''' VI vac N"u'' ms u'oi was very .
"''' u'' !" "l'n' anu "e o"u'uh open IL "l1ef nc
,Hi''~'" y. ii' 'SSeu lno now 10 unlock iniS 7
u ''' o'' n'''i' an" I'VE opened H. As soon as /
'''s vas 'p'"'u was pusneu n'i'o mo Tue
'"'"' Pi'p',' an" ''' man ''lio"e" me- As soon .
VIZ u, "o '''''N ''i' s'l'0o' t"S lAi''eii on
anu o'u','u 'n' 70 oi'en inc S"ie' went up
- '"0 S'..' ""', p"'u''n' Qua "nei' we h"d taken
-" ''io o'' 'o''''''i''''" '''A tuo,e was round
me- NV. va" "''" VIZ ""N ~'Neh on 1'e oia
'''N' anu 'n''e was ho'hins no" DNi cloch-iock /
open ny me man sud nothing, but tired
."V ''''''''' """ "', "',n "nle' ""l'h ne had
:" uS manu- ne r'''u 'ounu Tue cages oi the door
rus"," ''o '"" y. u'e hhne H. Pred AL round
'SN'' NV ~" V'''" 'n' u"'l was, no" mneh
n''"'! We h'u mere "h'l opened Ihen I
no l"' nus ear uo"h 10 tue SAFE ana lis
.eneu i"o'l ne nui'eu around the sale aud
iounu l"'N"se oi unsigned Dhis' winch he
oo"'u A. anu "sHeu me about told him
what N''y were, anu now many there were ot
'"on'' ana ne uouo'ed them up ana put them
""uei nus o'ouSe As S"oh rs ne nae hhen them I
ana h'u hl"uo "'o'her survey OF tue Naut lie I.
uarhened ms mh'elh' ana the want doom were !
opened, ana he went ONT INST lie ordered me to
follow hlm' asked INN to give me his hand and [