The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
Killed by Bank Robbers.

:, daring attempt NJ bank robbery occurred Al,
hers rst ~ ,b nIn TUESDAY The We're three rob
the Merchants & Planters banks n few DAYS
ago, and Tuesday as the three entered the bank
ne asked the cashier If they did not pay inter,
rsI on ,Iheposits lie said they did not The
me cashier to hold up his hands, At this time
Goodwin and ID w Sutton, two directors.
M were sitting IN the oillce Mr. Adair, instead OF
holding up his hands, reached FOR his pistol, w.
,ng closc by. Then he robber fired on him, the
n san grazing MS head stunning him so that he
i ,a 70 the hoor The robbers thought Adair
ueau ana rushed inside to get the money in the
drawer, Goodwin and Sutton were in their
way ana they fired on them. Goodwin fell, "a
ANY wounded. Meanwhile the cashier from
foDDcr nearest him. They were returned and
2 40 calibre bullet went through Adar's shout
ger hr Is net fatally wounded. The robbers
'heh hed WIN posse of citizens in pursuit.
the national bank ~ Wichita Falls, Tex, was
roobeu OF Il large amount OF money Tuesday
evening about . O'Clock and the cashier Killed.
IVY NY maSkea men committed the crime. They
''ar, IRON ,ne town, PVT had only about mile
start OF u posse which started in pursuit.
Death In n Telegraph Wire.
terrible double fatality occurred in
sleepy Hollow" a hamlet just out of the vii.
age 9isThornt"n, in the town of Johnston, Il /,
tuesday afternoon. Along the highway, cross.
ing " ~ intervals. had been Il telephone wire,
Wn,ch formerly was In service for the Morgan
mills and which had fallen into the door yard o.
Jesse Casey, where children played with IT,
luesday afternoon Jesse Casey, Jr, aged "a,
went out with a Ratchet to cut away the wire,
lie seized the wire with his left hand to hold 1t
wniie he chopped with the Ratchet, when he
crlcu out and fell to the earth dead. HIS father
saw MIN fall and ran to his assistance. Not
realizlng what had happened, he, too, seized
me wire with his left hand, and, with a groan,
nc also fell dead. An investigation showed that
null mile from Casey's house the telephone
wire had again broken, and had dropped across
an electric light wire. The insulation of the lat
Ter mad been burned off and the bare wires
crossed each other, sending 1.-THE death dealing
mud along the telephone wire to the Casey resi-
dence.
Again the Tilden VIII.
More trouble over Samuel J Tildcn's will
may affect his gifts to the town of New Lebanon
his native place, which lies just over the New
York line from Berkhlre county. The trustees
were instructed to spend $4,000 for public Ii
brary and relding-room for the town, and also
a girls school, If they thought It best and in at
dillon Il sum of $4,000, according to private in.
structlons. Now, In view of the decision OF the
court on the will the trustees ask for directions
what to do.
The business men of Mitchnell, OAK burned
the plant OF the Mail newspaper in the street
Monday. The editor had assaied prominent
people and the management of public institu.
tions, bee tuse OF family fued with relatives of
of his divorced Wife.
There is another rebclous uprising in Nicarg.
qua and President Belaga, who'has been abandon
eddy his ministry, has declared himse, dictator
There WAS mockcry of Justice mt Washing
ton Tuesday when Miss Flaglcr of one of the arts
tocrtic families of the city who was indicted for
in killing Il C0lOred boy caught
stealing her fathers fruit last summer was al
lowed to plead guilty of Involuntary mans.augh, /
ter and sentenced to imprisonment for three
hours IN Jail and to pay fine of $500