Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-09-23


Mr.. Bates ct once seized shotgun ant
ran back to the door, but the gun woult
not go of. He then put down the guI
and seized seven-shooter, which wal
not loaded, and as the men came down
again (they were riding to and fro, evi
dently intent upon keeping people from
going toward the bank }. he standing be-
hind the door jambs, called out: "Now
I've got you," and pointed the empty
pistol as If drawing bead on them.
They turned their horses suddenly and
fired ut Mr.. Bates, the ball crashing
through the plate glass. This ruse he
practiced over and over again with the
same effect. There were other men al
the bank firing down the street. The
next he saw was Mr.. j. 8. Allen running
down the street from the bank, and two
shots were fred at him.
Mr.. Manning, of Mill square, whose
store is in the same block as the hank,
next came upon the scene. He ran out
of his store with Remington repeating
rife,. and took deliberate aim and
fired from the corner, Mr.. Bates calling
out: "JUmp back now. or they'll get
YOU" Next Mr.. J. b. Hide came up
with double barreled shotgun and dis
charged the two barrels and retired to
reload. The Rev. Phillips also took a
turn at the scoundrels, and L. Stacey
delivered cool, deliberate aim. Mr..
Bates next heard a report over his head,
and saw one of the desperadoes fall Iron
his horse. The horse made faltering
plunge forward and then suddenly
stopped, and the man pitched over on
his face to the ground, and in o few mo-
ments was dead. This shot was fired
by Henry Wheeler from an old carbine
from out one of the windows of the
Dampier House. Mr.. Manning was
still firing, and as he crept to the corner
to fire Mr.. Waldo called: "Take good
aim before you fire." Immediately after
the shot one OF tho horses started up
tue street, and the rider begun to reel
and sway to and fro, and suddenly fell
to the ground, just opposite Eldridge's
store. Another horseman Immediately
rode up, dismounted, and spoke to tho
PROSTATE man, who was stretched out
at full length, supporting himself on his
outstretched arms, when he rolled over
on his back. Then the other man took
from him his cartridge belt and two pis-
tolls, and, remounting his horse, rode
off.
Another horseman, finding Mr.. Man
ning's fire too hot, dismounted from his
horse and got on the other side of it for
protection, when OIL uperring ball from
the Remington brought the horse down,
the man running behind some boxes
which were piled beneath the staircase
before mentioned, and now ensued
lively fusillade between this fellow and
the scoundrel keeping himself
we'll under cover. But a ball from
musket struck the fellow in
The leg, half way above the knee. He
at once changed his pistol to the left
hand, and grasped the wounded limb
with the right, still trying to get at Man
ming. Finding himself getting weak,
he turned and lipnped off up the street,
but seeing Bates with pistol in his
hand, he sent ball whizzing past that
gentleman, grazing the side Of his cheek
and the bridge of his nose, and burying
itself in collar box in the store. Mr..
Bates says he feels the ring of that ball
in his ear still, and the ball, he says, he
will ever keep MS souvenir of the hot
5est day Northheld ever saw. The man
imped away as he got opposite to Mr..
Norris store, when he cried out to his
.etl eating companions: I" My God, boys,
you are not going to leave me I am
shot" One of the party, riding sor-
Eel horse with light tail and name, turned
md took the wounded man up behind
lim,