The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-18

nave to cut his throat then as ne shOuld not
open the ta'c. The robber engaging him
then fred his pistol near him, knocked him
down with the butt OF it, and then drew
his knife across the throat without cutting
the skin. BY the time the three brgands
had leaped the counter, the party who came
across the bridge had reached the bank, firing
as they came up the street into many of the
stores, demolsbng glass, and spreading
CONSERVATION among the citizens, all of
whom fled around the corners, and into the
buildings for protection, leaving the brig
ands in full possession of the field. About
this time Mr.. Bunker, clerk in the bank.
noticing the eye Of the robber who was
covering him with his pistol, was from him.
made bold dash for the back door of the
bank. His start was Immediately respond
ed to by the pistol the bullet taking effect
in the deshy part of the shoulder. lie,
however, reached the street and gave the
alarm. During this part of the affair, the
scene had changed somewhat in the street.
One Mr.. Wheeler, who was druggist near
ly opposite the bank, had shaken off his
fright, caught his rifle, ran to the second
story of the building and commenced fripg
on the assailing party. His first shot
brought a robber down from his saddle,
and he retired to reload A moment later
Mr.. Manning fired from the corner of the
street, and the tallest man of the party
started his horse away, swayed g few
times in the saddle and fell heavily TO the
ground. During this, Mr.. Allen engaged
fellow who when fired at clung to the
other side Of his horse, indian style, bis
horse was shot, and the robber took refuge
behind dry goods box, where Allen soon
wounded him in the leg. At this time the
defence being too hot. with a prospect of
matters getting worse for them-as the cit
liens were seen returning with firearms,
two of their men aud one horse dead, an.
other man disabled, one of them called to
the three in the bank-''cOme out quick it
is getting too hot for us, and they reeaped
the counter, the last one, the one who was
engaged with Heywood-turned when on
the counter, and evidently in his rage at
being foilrd, placed the muzzle of his pis-
tol near Heywood's head, and fred scatter
ing his brains, and killing him instantly
The whole party then mountei-one of
the men first unstrappiDg the revolver belts
of his dead comrades, securing them, and
assisting the wounded man TO mount his
horse, and re-crossed the bridge-driving
as fast as possible towards Dundas Near
the road they discovered man ploughing,
took from him horse, mounted their
wounded man, reached Dundas, and turned
westward for the big woods.
AT the commencement of the Fray the
telegraph operator was on the east side OF
the river-he Immediately ran to his Office
and dispatch d message TO the sheriff st
Fairbault, also to the mayors of st. Paul
and Minneapolis, asking for help. AS soon
as possible. rar'y of ten mounte and
arted from No, thfold in pursuit Fair
0ault sent several ,quaGs, as fast as they
could be armed properly and mounted. st
Paul and Minneapolis each sent one-h If
/ cir police force, and by night iall-not
ess than two hu' dred men were on the
war-pa,h. Since four days have pass d,
| all rainy, the nights have been dark and
stormy, not outstanding the party has in
| creased in numbers to estimates of from
| one to two thousand men, about one hun
| bred from this city The robbers have been
| seen only few times sioce hey entered
the woods on Thursday evening the 18th.
and only once have been fired upon, snf
then at long range, and without effect
| They have been often seen by citizens liv-
| ing in this wild region, several times palm
ing themselves off for pursuers. The west
| ern half of this terrtory-the ''big woods
is forest, lakes, and swamps, with ocoa-
sonally hill rising abruptly, and covered
with dense growth of bush one of thu
test sections in the world to hide inland
one of the most difficult to hunt gang of
desperadoes. The universal opinion is that
hese fellows are southern men either from
Missouri or Kansas, and perhaps the gang
who have robbed railway trains in Iowa
and missouri during the past two years,
besides one or two banks in the same man.
uer as they attempted the one at North.
field, but with better success tnanc ally
rs at Mortified they only got away with
about twelve dollars in fractional currency
The probability of their capture now seems
very much in doubt. The slaughter OF
Gen. Custar's command, did not create So
general and so much excitement as has the
assault By eight brigands, armed to the teeth
with navy reyolyers and knives, upon
bank, in town of 2000 inhabitants near
midday. 1t seems of almost vital impor-
lance that the band should be eXtermnated
-snd to this end the large number of men
have started in pursuit. Many have re,
turned exhausted, quite as much by the
continued storm as by the march. The
bridges and roads from the woods are kept
guarded-and men have patroed the forest
for four days, with very little success thus
far. II. @. q.