Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-29

or half of the building from l.. II. Aldrich.
The rooms are in the lower story on the
south side of the building. Door on west
side. window on east side. There Is no
communication between the banking
rooms and any other part of the hnll'ling.
The only mode of cgrcSs is through the
,!COr on SOnth side.
| closed the bank ut quarter before SIX
ny>clf on the evening Of the 9th of july.
We had about 8. 600 residue in tie bank.
81 600 in loose bills in the drawer. some
bonds. gold and silver and noes. '1he
windows were fastened by catches.
After locked the bank went home
Went To- bed all.ut ten. After had been
10 sleep WIS Weakened by Il red glare.
Locked mp, saw -four men enter The groom
with masks on They told me- 10 yet up.
did So They put me in Il chair and bind
fohcd me. They Gagged me with Il pill
low case. One told me he supp o>eh |
knew what they cam" for. told them,
YES. told them where the keys Of the
bank were Two of them took IN. 10y the
arm and lead me out They Put a strap
around nv neck. One went in front Of
me and one behind. and the other went be-
side ME.
They took me and left me under \ tree
opposite the bank They told me | must
open the vault told them would 90 rs
f,r us could but coul,l not 90 into the
vault rs there WIS Il chronOmclrr lock on
lii. door He told me | lied. | heard
somebody rafting keys Is If opening the
doors Pretty soon they led me into the
bank and took the foil off my eyes.
saw a man holding l:nket in front of the
dor | went under he blanket and run
, III. combination for HIM and he opened
iiir door. Opened the second door and
", Mt INTO the vault. | showed nm that
lIl" ,,,r had :. clIronomc:cr lock. Saw
iIiMI running Il sln,lui;. into the Joint OF the
-tG and door He .o'k Il package Ut I'M
>i!nrd bills. about Sl;.Up. and put item
under lis blouse. | took the h:tud of
! dis man as he wcst out. 1t WAS la gr.
= >utt and lltniv Passed my hands over
HE man. He had a kit jacket with :.
..r,'. IL left be a~t. Pretty sonn tt"v took
.l:.e out. Tlcy led me i'acA i'll the same
. wa, We came Gting hac!: t,.cv asked
lnc What cti,,r bank; had rhronomctcr
IA. IS Wn~r | went il saw -tn'le" man
IL :;:c hoG>r. (Nitne~~ i,"c ''",ied to de
<cy.ic manner Of fastening himself and
: W.h,) Alvr tucy 1t :tnou-h Ihty :l>ne
f. >umnlling /" cat NV vie toll them
W!i,jr he har.,l VS.. They went an.I
,.I', ! III, rlsc!v s. T'rv said there ~
: ,,nttt,s - !, ialf !io,,'. .af,'t they went
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- ..o:llur away i. ;.inut half ;n hnur. j'n-
tt-l.ncG NV VII and child.
hen went o,it and lorsrd Mr.. WIKI
, comb, Mr.. i;ral,.v, Ah'rich and French
and went up to the bank. also rouse,
.Ilcr>un, the constable.
4 Wen, up with " hitcomb and examined
j tracks in the church yard, These track,
were Of Il dunbi, team Wen; over TO tn,
hNl~r after breakfast, and found that
I rubber coat mbtell'. and Jack knife were
T., 9one. The weather WAS very rainy HI
afternoon and evening Of the 9Th. Tie
masks W ere Of liYht colurcI material. will
e. two holes for eyes. The lantern WAS
bulls eve lantern. When they came II
each man pointed his hand ut me. NJ,
wife w:i> led down stairs after WAS blind
to,d,d and gagged. (NhoW> h.nLcntlS
f, 9ag~. seq II WAS rainy when we wen
.. ia the taIh. Wr,oud see there p,r; "
the Wny.,hc rest only tN"-I Gu. olly tr.
OF Two men. ! he one ltlt WIS in III,
>...it w.t. Il man with large head >ligh.l,
h. 1T rtwId, Ilr-" hlI.,!~, small liI>
II" other saw IN The bank WIS NclN
VIII lI"po;l.onv,. The otl,r VII. C"rdl
~ l'' n.y. NN'' Il >''P..
I'''f y. t"I.' E.-!-N' III Ne" l"FA
p br'h rs JAZZ Ii N""ip, 'Icr for Il lc" n"hilI'
t>t. Have known the responder for sly
e. yr.:r,, knew him first rs Williams see
. '"'! - Mines me-" ,!Lm as Mi'll''iS II
>i-- ''"1 IN - WAS IL Nc" OF.
W.. w." Wy D"'IE' 49,
d Ni r>, German aud kin1>lAnd in New
= yu,. l>jnr>i,nd tul1 MS ,bout visit +,
I..rI,. We st;ntc,, from New York Mon
. ,f,, .t.,rroon Fuller. German Mics AN,
, ln[~cIf. | cot OF at HIallIchoru. saved
" lA,.r.oy, u-o(t. ll,y cam, ON Got +,
: Nar;i.l,rr. Tur,d.,, afternoon. Mic, me
me at depot "u.: | Went 10 American
ll"..-r with Miles. and went 10 In room
lin T. VS. u lounge n room. nd bureau
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e WA h'" '"W"I"' h''Fr' -i,'e> "\' RIO, n M
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