Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-04-05
Aaacer- Kingsland, Miles and German.
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tied him up After ho was tied he complained ol
its hurting him; Miles loosonod him. There
was nobody in the room but me and Miles, Cor.
man was ont in the other room, drinking min,
and eating some bread and butter lie went and
loosened them, and then fastened them np again.
/ was picking up in the meantime, what things
were laying on the floor, and putting them ia the
bag kingsand camc in and saws, Il IL about
time for us to he getting away, to be on We
said, All right, we will hurry mp" Miles then
asked the cashier II he should do anything
/ for them he told them no. Miles went az
stalrs, fetched down quilt or two, think, and
wound one of Them around Mr. King | think, aud
laid the other ono ON the floor Miles then told
King to be very quiet and not stir in the chair, o.
undertake 10 get out If he did, he would hurt
himself. because We was going to stay In town
awhile and going TO leave one man outside for a
guard. Mr. King said " Well, II You leave q
man outside for q guard leave the man you left
in the house a. the time you took my husband
down to the bank spoke aud ssid, Non
knew Il was me, that was the reason You saiiso.'
She spoke mp and said, " No, didn't know Il was
you. 50 then went and looked at the clo x In
the side room, and saw It was twenty-five minutes
past one and Kingsland and German went out.
After they were gone q few minutes, me and Miles
went out. Going out, It was raining pretty hard
We took two coats, an lndia-rubber coat and a
cloth coat tool, them over to the cemetery and
when We got there Gorman and Hingsand were all
ready 20 start asked them which way they
were going. They said they were going to drive
TO White River Junction and take the train. And
me and Miles took on our things took on the
jacket had on aud threw it on the seat / put on
the lnd.a-wbbor coat, and Miles put on the cloth
coat We got in. We drove out Of the cemetery
and drove over through the country
QDea,on-Which team did Gorman and Kings
land take when they left?
Aaarer-They bah ono horse The Nmihded
team
Qpea'oa-po Sou remember what kind OF a
team it was?
Aaacer-No, don remember, it wa. dark.
Qoaion--You .ad that German said something
about dog?
AHarer-Gornau t7lj me thata dog followed
him ali the way from North6eld-a big dog With
black and white spots on him couldn't get rd
ofMm.
Qae"0,-What team did You and Milo. talca
AHsrsr- The Montpelier team
Q"esf'oH-One or two horses
1aar1-Two.
Qaeaop-Wherc did you and Mile. 70 to-
1aur1-W towards New Hampshire Drove
over across the n'er asked MIN what 10 was,
he told me the Connecticut river
V'e"'o"-pd yon' ut any time after you got
INTO tins buggy have any conversation with Miles
in regard 10 the bank?
d"Neer-les' after we got started asked him
"hat seemed To be the trouble down there He
told me there was clock lock there Asked him
whether on the vault or on the SAFE. lie said 1t
was on the safe said, maybe the cashier was
ioolins you. lie said mo, he could hear it
tick asked hm II there was anything in the
vhni-any money he said no. bat he got a
package OF unsigned notes. lie showed me this,
marked sl,d"oV 1t was ina brown paper in
tens ana tWentes lie told me that he had the
cashier il Tie Vauit' ana "orman was outside be
ana hingsland was inside
V'e"o"- nythins else you think or
A"A'ef-Noi don recolect Of any othei con-
NeIs'u"h. We were talking ah The time about
'ihefeht t"ins-
question lou -ay that Son crossed lhe con
"'euent H'ei
1""'"f-Ne went though toil-siie
V'e'''"--" " mere was that ioll-gate2
AH'cer-l should think II mus have been
twenty miles couldn't tel the distance, We
paid toH poth ways ""'e hiui q twenty h'e rent
stamp
V"eN''" "Ne'ner .""' was Oh '"e road or
"nsn you crossed 'Ne h'ei.
-i"s'e'-l ihinh tue 'oh-eA'e was beiole we
oross'n Tue HN'i' p"t """ '''"'"'' d'un
'Ahe inu'h h"'l'e o' '''"''
V',t''" i''i crossing 'ie "'ef "nAl nap
peneu'
A'see we s"pleu "h h'hl oi q mountain
ne s"l out ana s"d ne Wou'u taAe these thihss
anu pu' theln away lie gaiheFea up my jacket
anu i'S e''"'s"n J',he' tn"s 'nat was lh
Tue wagon anu uaue TWO huhn'es oi tneh' lie
'SoN 'ne'. UP ln tue ""ous' ana ! slaN'h III the
""son- 'us' peior' We 0"ine na'h' uleie was q
man uroNe up Win horss thai was an roth
lie asked me now long was gong To remain
tnerei told MN not over minute OF twoi told
MN my inend was up IN the woods and would be
down IN second lheh Mics appeared Just at
ulat uine we saw Him coming Inc man said II
we had no objections he would drive behind us
ne nao Sp'rl'eu morse that iadn peeh out Tor
two OF three weeks made some such remark A.
tnar says certainly so we drove on
guess ne dfoNe pehind rs PROBABLY two miles. We
was gong up a hhl. lie said " Your wheel
screaked Miles toid hln Yes lie says, " ]
am gong 70 s'op AT 'he hTst iarn house come to,
ard take OIL the wheel and have 1t oiled The
gentleman SAID ne had wrench ana on IN his
wagon. 80 Miles got out and got IT. held up
the back Wheel ana lie got oil and oiled IT, lie
theh went uacA ana gave II To this gentleman, and
thanked him. 50 we drove OIL Before we came
there we stopped at iarln house ON the road.
one oi the horses, ne thonght was giving out,
and got some meal lie got boy TO get him
some meal ana some luRe"ifm water, and he
gave II to the horse n we started away, there
was lady came out oil the house ana asked him
If he would carry letter to some town. She
SAID that she had been waiting Tor three or four
days Tor some team To come along, that would
carry letter lie said that he would carry it,
and she gave MN the le'ter, and we drove of
After we drove httle ways ne SAID we viii
get out here tins Is west Rumney
Q4estion-Nas that after you oiled the wagon?
Ansrer-Aiter we had oiled the wagon we got
out at West Rumney. lie says, - VIII take this
team down here you 20 down the railroad and
walk TO the s'aton' told MN would ana
got out took my bag with me-a small bag LEFT
ms nag III Inc wagon walked down the rail-
ROAD past 'ne s'a'loh' ana KEPT "aikins. Then
sat down Alief got down aoout haii a mile
from west humhey' thsh s"t down lie came
down ana Catched me- ana he says, " enQulfed,