The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-22
DARING BANK ROBBERS.
Vermont Cashier and His Family isouIa
.,5 Gagged-How the Money was saVeo.

and Gagged How the Money vas Saved.
.bout midnight on Tuesday, Mr.. Chas.
Ei,g cashier Of the Barre, VT, Nation
sI RauE ,-as aroused from his sleep by four
masked men. who, after binding and gag
giny hi wife and daughter, and putting
Handouts on him, and halter around. hls
,eck forced him to 60 down and open the
hank. When the sleepers were inst arous-
eI Mr.. King was told TO get up and dress,
wIic,, he did, delaying as long as possible
The burglars tore pillow case in two slips
and made small gag, which they put on
Mir Kings mouth. They then requested
Mr,. King TO get up, which she did, wrap
ring 4 shawl around her. One OF them
inok the child in his arms. Going down
stairs with the mother and child, leaving
Mr.. King with a keeper, they placed two
chair Ia A small bed room and seated
them. Ssrewing some rings into the floor,
they strained their ankles 20 them with
heather straps and tarred ropes, placed
handouts on their wrists and otherwise Sc
cured them. Leaving them in care OF
younc man about twenty years old, charg-
ing him. to keep a close watch, they
prooeehed with Mr.. King to the
bank, one walking some five rods in the
front, and the other in the rear, while
third led him. The front and rear guard,
taking the KEYS, went 10 the bank, while he
was left behind a short distance. After re-
conpoitering the premises, they returned
and took him into the bank. Mr.. King
opened the vault, taking as much time as
he could. Here they found g, 300 in un-
signed bills, winch had been received from
the government the previous evening. These
Il. yaR, I.t 10 fhsIr
Use also, about $50 in revenue stamps. In
side OF the vault wa a sale secured by
chronometer lock, which had been set to
open at 9 O'Clock Wednesday morning. 1t
contained all the yaluables of the bank,
some 81 700 in currency and large amount
of bonds. One of the fellows ordered Mr..
King 10 open the safe, when he informed
them that il had time lock- They then
probed the keyhole 10 see il il could be
opened with powder, but finally gave up
the work All this occupied about an hour,
after which the took Mr.. King back TO his
house, placed nIm in a chair beside his wife
and child, and strapped him TO it and the
floor The gag was then taken out Of his
mouth, ard the family given cup OF milk
and water and a glass OF cold chocolate,
which Mrs. X. told them where TO find. All Of
Ihls llklS liitIt were luItc IlSHl- DIIIllEp
about the house. The burglars were also
Joking each other, and eating and drinking.
They finally took their departure, about
l:3O, p. NJ, bidding Mr. King and wife
.'goOd bye" with mock courtesy. They
were present about an hour and half. Mr..
King released himself in about fifteen min
utes, and gave the alarm. The telegraph
operator WAS aroused and dispatches were
forwarded to St. Albans and sin all direc-
tions. To one OF these there was received
reply from Bradford, stating that persons
answering the description of the burglars
had crossed the Piermont IN. P.) bridge, at
6, A. NJ, with sheriff jackson in close pur-
suit. The burglars had two teams They
were perfectly armed and equipped, and
wore white dominoes over their faces, and
brown oyeralls.
A dispatch from Plymouth N. H. }, yes
terday evening, says: Two Of the robbers
jumped from the train this side of Rumney,
near Quincy Station, this noon. They
drove TO West Rumney, left their team and
walked 10 Rumney and took the train; bu:
rs detectives were on the train, one Of them
got frightened and jumped of. The train
Immediately stopped and ran back TO the
place, but no one could be found. While
the detectives and others were looking after
the one that jumped of, his partner very
coolly stepped from the train, and made
tracks for the woods. No one but the con.
ductor saw him, and he thought nothing of
it at the time, but supposed there was only
one of them. One OF the men was captured
this afternoon, a short distance from Quincy
Station, and about half mile from where
lac jumped from the train. lie was fearfuIlv
bruised, having bad wound over his eve
and several bad bruises on his BODY and
legs. lie could walk but short distance
at time before he fell down. They
tracked him in the grass 10 a small
clump Of bushes, and in the middle of
them he WAS found lying. with the brakes
and bushes pulled over him, completely
covering him up. When found he pretend
ed 10 be asleep, and offered no resistance.
but allowed the Sheriff 10 put the hand
cuffs on and take him TO Jones Hotel,
Kumney. When they first spoke of taking
him back 10 Barre, VT. he said he would
not 90 without 4 requisition, but since then
he says he will 90. When questioned about
the robbery he said he knew nothing about
it. They asked him what made him Jump
from the train? He replied that he did
not jump, but fell off lie refuses to give
his name, tell where he was from or where
he was going, and is very Ieticent. He is
about five feet nine inches high, very solid
built, weighs about one hundred and eighty
five pounds, has light blue ewes, rather
scowling, heavy mustache, and, taken
altogether, he Is rather tough look
ing fellow TO run foul of; and if
he had not been wounded, he would
have given the officers hard tussle before
they captured him, and he intimated As
much 10 the sheriff, John Bailey, ir., of
Wells River, VI, who arrested him. He
will lie taken 10 Wells River tonight, and
then TO Barre in the morning.
There were four concerned in the robbery.
They hired L team at Montpelier, VT, yes
terday, to go TO Barre, then two of them
took team, after the robbery, and came
TO West Rumney, with the officers in close
pursuit. The other two took the Randolph
road, with an officer on their track. When
the cashier was found, he was Just alive.
The other robber that got off the train has
not been seen or heard from up to this
time, $50 p. m, but il is thought he can
not he far of, and will be captured. Boston