The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-23 00:00:00

_.ost da .g burglary effected about
_.-past one,
A.M., in the residence of Mr. Abraham Offin, a highly
respectable maltster and fanner.
There is little doubt that one or more of the thieves
engaged (five in number), was well acquainted with
the premises. To effect an entry they removed a
ladder from Hutton Hall, the residence of Mr. Gray,
which is about a quarter of a mile from Mr. Offin's
house, and finding it inconveniently long for their
purpose, they procured a cross cut-saw from a
place in which it is usually concealed by one of the
workmen on the premises, and cut off nine staves;
they then raised it to a garret window usually left
unfastened at the end of Mr. Offin's house, and one of
them, having entered thereby, admitted the rest of the
gang at the front door. They first it would seem,
forced a desk in Mr. Offin's office, from which they
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candle, and they all wore dark frocks which covered
Chant attempted to scream, but the villains imme-
diately covered her head with the clothes to stifle her
cries. They desired her to tell them where the money
entreated them not to hurt her uncle. Having. ran-
sacked the drawers. &c., in the room, they took a gold
watch and about 15s. in silver belonging to Mrs.
Chant, and then visited the domestics. One of them,
an old servant, it was known had saved, by frugal
habits, a little store, and it is supposed that some booty
was here expected. The party had, however, wisely
deposited her treasure in the Savings Bank, and seven
shillings was all that the villains could here add to
their booty.
Having left one of the gang to patrol between Mrs.
Chant's bed-room and that of the servants to prevent
either of them giving an alarm, the other four re-
paired to Mr. Offin's room. They awoke Mr. Offirt
and threatened to blow his brains out if he moved.
Each held a lighted candle in his hand, one was armed
with a pistol, and another had a bludgeon. Two of
the fellows remained silent, and the other two in con-
versing with each other used a slang which for the
most part was unintelligible to Mr. Offin. One of
them, however, addressing him, said, " Abraham, we
won't hurt you, if you will say where your money
is ; money we have come for, and money we will
have." Mr. Offin directed their attention to an old
old liquor chest, in one corner of the room, which
they forced open in a twinkling, and as speedily
extracted its contents, consisting of 50 sovereigns
and a 101. note. The fellows remained nearly a
quarter of an hour in the room, minutely searching
every corner, and Mr. Offin, observing that they had
discovered where a number of drafts to the amount of
between 2,0001. and 3,000/,'were deposited, begged that
they might not be taken, urging that they would be
of no valve to them. One of the villains, said, " D—n
him, he's got plenty of money in bills, but they are
of no use to us," and they were suffered to remain.
They then intimated their intention to take some re-
freshment before they left, and having taken the pre-
caution to remove all the candles from the bed-room,
went down stairs. Mr. Offin, as soon as he was
quitted
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forwarded in various directions by telegraph.—Esser
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