Rhode Island American And Providence Gazette

Robbery. The N. Y. Advertiser contains some further particulars of the robbery of Mr. Avery, mentioned in our last. the acts of which and the designation of the bills were given us by an agent engaged in the detection of the robbers. A merchant of Vermont, named Avery, who had come to Hartford with two double wagons loaded with wool, and sold them with their contents and horses, was proceeding towards Boston alone in a sulky, on Friday last. He left Hartford at half past 3 P. M. and was in the woods almost to Stafford Springs about 8 that evening, where he passed a man who eyed him with great care as he passed, but offered him no molestation. The stranger was either black, or wore some disguise. At a short distance he heard him whistle, when two men sprang from the road side, one of whom seized his horse—The other then coming up, two of them presented pistols to his breast, searched him, and demanded the key of his trunk. They took from him his money, which amounted, as we understand, to $3172, and leading him into the woods, gagged and bound him to a tree. The money was—principally in $50 bills of the Middletown bank.

In that condition he remained until about 4 the following morning; when he succeeded in loosening the gag from his mouth, and, making the passengers hear him They hesitated a moment thinking there might be danger; but the driver and one of the passengers went to his relief, brought him to Hartford. The robbers were masked.—D. Adv.