The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-23
Troy, \. Y. Sept. 8.
DARING ROBBERY.

On the evening of the Goth ult. Mr.. Girls
void Denison, a worthy and respectable in
habtant of the town of Stephcntown i'll this
county was robbed of about $50 in money and
some articles OF clothing Between and
in the evening the family having retired to
rest, Mr.. Denison was alarmed by the noise
Of some persons in the kitchen, which IS the
west room Of the house and adjoining that III
which he slcpt.--Mr. d. thinkingthcmncigh-
bours, enquircd their names and business,
when they Immediately rushed into the room
where he and his wife were in bed, demand
ed a light and at the same time threatened
to shoot him If he attempted to stir. After
being informed by Mr.. Dcnison that there
was fire i'll the stove, two of them returned TO
the kitchen, in order to light the candles,
while the other remained near the bed TO
prevent Mr.. ID. from rising. Mrs. Denison,
who, during this time, had made no noise,
took advantage cf the darkness, slipped on
her clothes and escaped from the room UNI
pcrcelvedby thcrobbcrs. She went INTO the
east room, thence up stairs into the room
directly over that in Which she LETT her hus-
band, where Briggs the hired man slept J;
and, after waking and reminding him OF the
gun which hung i'll the kitchen, passed on in
TO the kitchen chamber toprocure a weapon !:
she came, down stairs into the east room,
passed out at the east door and going to the
window where her daughter slept informed
her of what was going ON ana directed her
20 make her escape by the window which
she effected.
Briggs, after being awakcd by Mrs. Dcni-
son, not understanding distinctly what was
passing below, PVT ON his clothes and went
directly down Stairs into the kitchen, where
two of the robbers were i'll the act OF light
ing their candles. He passed through tho
Kitchen towards the room Ill which Mr.. d..
slept,apparently undiscavercdb by the robbers,
until the instant he entered the door, when "A
candle blazel, anil the robbcr near the bed
discharged pistol at him, but without effect !;
the Charge, which consisted of coarse shot,
passing near him and lodging in the door-cas
ing about sixteen inches from the threshold.
Startled at the report, Briggs sprung intothe
hands of the ro5ber, when the others, enter
ing the room with lighted candle and arm
ed with pistols drove him on to the bed with
! Mr.. Denison, whom they ordered to get up
and deliver his money, threatening him with
instant death, and his buildings with conf1a-
grafton, ifhc hestatcd or refused.
| In the course Of their search they fortu-
nately found a quantity of rum which in this
case, produced the happiest effect, by de-
tanning them longer than they otherwise
would have staid, and thus leading probably
to the speedy apprehension of the first and
the subsequent arrest OF the others. After
they had obtained the sum Of money above
mentioned, not being satisfied with their
booty, they threatened the life OF Mr. d, fhc
did not tell them of norc---hut being satisfi
ed by the protcstations of Mr.. d. that no
more was to be had, they obliged Mr. ID. to
swear that neither himself nor any of his fa-
mily shonld disclose any thing of the robbery
i'll as hours, and took their leave. In the
mean time Mrs. d. had succeeded in rallying
the nelghbors, who arrived seasonably to wit
ness their departure, and make pursuit. One
of the robbers was overtaken and seized a
short distance from the house by young
man by the name of Brown. The next morn
ing, another was found under the roof of a
log house, about two miles from where the
robbery was committed. The third has as
: yet eluded his pursucrs.
The first and last that were taken, are
Irishmen, the former, probably an old often.
der, has been in this country about IA years
the latter, perhaps youngerin practice, about
A years.
Fortunate Discovcry.-Thc New Orlean.
, Courier of the 21st ult. says:--
| "The day before yesterday towards hal
, past O'Clock in the evening, some indiyid
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