The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-12
From The Pinsbtug Chronicle, Nor. >.
RORRERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER
~ SrIJf IN INDIANh iUWN-
SHIP

On Sunday night, the both ult, the house of Cap
tam 1. >. Hart, in Indiana township, Allegheny
county, was broken into by some robbers who seem
TO De men OF most desperate and determined charac-
ter. They succeeded in efecting an entrance by
boring hole through one OF the window shutters,
They had succeeded in getting possession of two
guns valuable time piece, and several other arti-
Giles, when the noise which they made was overheard
by Captain Hart, who immediately armed himself
with brace oil pistols loaded with ball. and double
barreled gun charged with shot. He then discover
ed that they were waiting for him at the foot of the
main stairway, and at once passed through another
part OF the house and succeeded in getting out when
he discovered three men, of whom was in the
act Of getting out of the window
This one, and one of the Others took to their
heels Captain Hart called to them to stop. or he
would fire at them. They did not seem disposed 10
heed him. and he fred lodging charge of shot in
the back OF one of them, who ran a few steps. and
fell, grooming heavily The third one who Stood a
short distance to the left and more than eight or
ten PAGES from Captain Hart babe his comrades
stand their ground. Upon this, Captain Hart turned
and discharged his other load Of shot at him lodg
ing, as he thinks, the whole charge in his BODY.
about his hips and thighs. He Immediately turned
and ran, andtgot over pair of bars and when AZ
about fifteen yards distance turned and presented
pistol al Captain Harris he d, no had given chase
and was at the opposite side Of the bars He caught
tn" muzzle OF the pistol at the moment that the rob
Der was about pulling the trigger and succeeded in
one OF his fingers, and thence up through his shirt
collar, within half an inch OF hi, ugular vein The
robber then turned and about fifty or sixty wards
when he turned and fred second pistol al Hart The
charge from which passed through his shirt sleeve
near the elbow, without, however, doing him any
injury.
Cap ain Hart followed, and fred one of his pistols
at HIM, and he thinks he hit him in the neighborhood
of the left hip, as he halted for moment and clan
ped his hand upon his hIp. Captain Hart having pre-
viousy dropped one of his PISTOLS and having no 9th
er arms, gave up the chase The other man, in the
mean time, had got TO his feet and made off with
himself i fourth succeeded in making his
escape through the front part of the house On the
next morning tie two who were shot were traced To-
considerable distance. The one who was shot first
was traced through newly ploughed field, and the
traces appeared though lie had staggered very
much, probably from the loss Of blood and he had
Ialen down once or twice in crossing the field IL
IS generally believed that they are both MORALLY
wounded, Judging from the quantity az blood remain
ING on the fence where they crossed
Captain Hart IS fully under the impression that II
was their intention 10 murder himself and family
md then burn the house, they had left bundle Of
ucIier matches and other materials which he sun
POSES were intended for burning The house. in one of
he rooms.
The ume-pieces, guns, &c, were found short
distance from the house.