Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-25

BEAsTLY OUTRAGE.-One of the most beastly
outrages that has perhaps ever transpired in a
civilized community, came to our knowledge
at late hour last night. The facts, as We
were enabled to learn them, are substantially
as follows: A family residing in the rear of the
city had frequently, of late, been disturbed by
the visits of night prowler who had, at unu.
sual hours, made incursions into their prem
ises Tracks had been seen in the yard on the
mornings following, and the ground was gen
orally torn up in numerous places. Strange
noises were frequently heard about there, min
gled with deep groans, quickly drawn. So great
did the alarm Of the family become, that finally
it was determined to call in the neighbors to
assist in watching for, and if possible Of APP
pretending the intruder Accordingly several
yonng men assembled at the house last night,
armed and equipped with ropes and thongs,
whips, clubs, and budgeons, to capture the OBJ
noxious individual, and to administer to him
some wholesome chastisement in the shape of
a sound drnbbing.
A mysterious circumstance was, that the
yard wherein the intruder made his incursions
was enclosed with high fence-so high that
it was impossible to scale it, and withal guard
ed with sharp iron spikes-and the only means
Of ingress and egress was through gutter that
ran under tn fence, for the convenience of con-
Quoting off slop-water. Through this opening
it was evident that the midnight marauder
made his incursions, and at this spot the young
men determined to intercept him-on the very
threshold, as it were, of his field Of operations
AT this spot the intercepting party waited
several hours, and finally, with patience worn
out determined to give over the campaign, not,
however, without putting over the mouth of
the gutter bag with o running moose around
the open end of it, attached to long cord,
which last was to be drawn tight whenever the
intruder should put his head in the bag, so as
to secure him effectually. The plan worked
WELL
Scarcely had the party completed their ar
engagements, and detailed one Of their number to
attend to the slipping moose, when sudden
churning was heard in the gutter, as though Of
some one crawling through it on all tours. AT
the same moment certain deep breathings and
grooming were heard, as il the individual max
ing his way through had some difficulty in
doing so, and was suffocated by the filth and
mud. Allwas excitement amongst the ambushed
party, when suddenly movement Of the bag
indicated that the intruder had put his head
into 1.-THE cord was jerked violently, and the
night.prowler sffectually secured. So great
was the excitement that the party Immediately
set up yell Of triumph set all the
dogs to barking-and then fell upon the nm
lucky prisoner with clubs and bludgeons- all
the while keeping up such din that the cries
Of the victim could not be heard After be-
laboring the unfortunate creature in this I'M
merciful manner for more than half hour, the
party desisted, and untying the bag, discovered
that several Of the poor fellows bones were
broken, and that otherwise he was mass Of
blood and mud When our informant left the
miserable creature was thought to be at his last
gasp.
The most remarkable circumstance about
this affair Is that certain members Of the police
declined to interfere, stating that the misused
individual (who goes by the name Of Sandy
Shote) was perfect hog, and that his father
before him, who was native of Berkshire, Eng
land, was quartered and hung up for being Of
similar character and of the same bad habits |
N. B. We have since learned that a numer-
GUS branch of the same unfortunate family
were last winter slaughtered in most bloody
manner at Cincinnati and sailed away in pork
barrels! Verbaim sap!--N. o Crescent.