Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

q Eurg'ar ShOt-Such a daring burrl,
:, ry as the following we do not recollect
=" nave heard OF in civilized community e
many years. 1t took place in the paris
OF Ch'pstead, Sury county, eng. on ii
n'sht OF the 4'h ni September last. whe
tue residence Of two widow ladies. Me,
Games Long and Sch.Gitlh, was attacked b
gang "f burglars. The ladies' IN ,hai
n o room invariably burnt rushlieht.-
"ltS' Long, looking through the window
, saw man elevate an immense sick. an,
make blow at the window, which in,nie
d'ateiy smashed seven pnnes of glass AN,
the window frame likewise. he than r,,d
+ three desperate blows mt the window III,
,aS' time Mrs. Long caught hold Of III,
s &c, and said, Oh, you villain !''-
ohe wrestled will, him for some moments
out ne at last got the stake from her hand
ana 'hen aimed IA desperate blow at he,
ncaa' winch 1t cut severely, and the blood
nowed freely; the stake then descended
ana bruised her hand and cut it considera-
bly,. y ~'''e' :"
MRS. Long Immediately ran and called
ner nephew, crying out tina, thieves were
( IL, IL, the mouse. Captain Ranken took down
ms cuttass from the bedside, ran into the
'ao'es room, and made "a cut at the thief
VINO, drawing back, descended the ladder
Captain Ranken's fowling piece was he
low IN the parlor, and Mrs. Long with
great resolution descended the staircase
ana brought up the piece and ammunition
and the Capt. hearing the men talking un-
def The window, fired in the direction of
inc robbers; this repulsed them for half
an hour IN the mean time Captain Ram
Ken reloaded his piece, and placed "a doub-
10 ehaTge IN 1t. AT last the front house door
was burst in, and tie inmates still ND stairs
neard distinctly the door opened /: the men
then went into the two parlors and broke
open the slde-board, TOOK out two bottles
OIL VINE, which it afterwards appeared they
drank outside Of the house !; thew then
'ansacked the drawers, and took off the
s'oe - four cruet stands, two pairs of
smuHers and stands, plated, four pairs of
s''ver plated candlesticks with silver edges
and the silver cruet tops, two egpstands
silver edged and gold washed inside the
cups nine silver gill egg-spoons, and RI
nosFeen tunic, the property of Capt. Ran
,No"' A1ter the lapse Of about half an |
- aoGr' the inmates heard one fellow say,
faUe -rrpr1eo, II + you atf Viii give US ESQ We
will 90 away, or otherwise we will MUIR
der YOU" About five minutes were occu-
pied by the two ladies in imploring mercy
Of the robbers.
Captain Rankcn now descended and |
took his position on the left of the stair
case door, sheltered from the thieves view
by the bulkhead of the staircase. The la
dies were imploring mercy Of the robbers,
when presently the ringleader said, snow
for it," and with his foot smashed in the
lower pannels and styles, when Captain
Rauken fell ON his right knee, and thrust
his piece through, to within three inches OF
the robbers right breast, and fired-the
whole of the charge entered the fellows
right breast lie staggered, and fell into
tho arms Of two Of his comrades, who inn
mediately decamped with their MORALLY
wounded companion.
Upon descending in the morning they
found hat and handkerchief in the hall,
and the stairs were marked with spots OF
blood the gravel walk was in two places
bloody, and the streaks Of the wounded
mans legs, where his legs had trahed along
as they bore him away.