Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-05-19

BURGLARY AND OUTRAeE.-On Tuesday
night about eleven O'Clock, Ct the daring
burgiaries was committed at No. Is Mechanic ST.,
that have occurred in this vicinity. The house
is occupied by VIM. Duncan engineer, and besides
his family Mr. Duncan has few boarders, among
them Mr. Lucius Fl. Carey, wife and child.
Mr. and Mrs Carey occupy the front room in the
second story, and their little girl sleeps in small
bed room adjoining, which is the front entry,
and the window Of which is over the front door,
The Careys retired at about the usual hour,
from Ten to half past, but Mrs Carey who is some
what Of an invalid, feeling quite unweIl down
stairs shortly after TO the kitchen to obtain some wa.
The parlor door stood partly open and she stop
ped few minutes to converse with the Duncans,
in the course Of which Mrs D. went out 10 the kitch
and inquired returning if she had left the
rear door Of the house unfaslened Mrs c. not hav-
ing been out replied in the negative, when Mrs d.
responded, 81 am sure fastened it just now, but
found it wide open" Shortly afer, Mrs C. retired
TO her room where her husband was already sleep
ing soundly and went to bed. She thinks she had
been in bed but about twenty minutes when she heard
slight creaking upon the front stairs and then, in
instant, the door Of her room, towards which her
face was turned opened and man with his face con-
cealed, aud bearing in his hand small lantern en-
tered. The suddenness OF his appearance, and the
manner Of it, so appalled, Mrs G. that she made no
exclamation and and in an insian: the hand OF the
villain was upon her mouth into which he forced
block Of wood. Completely overcome by terror, and
forgelu that help was in The person Of her hus-
hun a. ..hila
the villain UNIV wound from his arm small coil Of
stout line, with slip moose at the end, and drew it
over her wrists; then making turn Of the other end
Of the rope over the bedpost he fastened her there
to as IL in a vice. Alter making some threatening
demonstration by signs, while she lay in this posi-
ton, the robber proceeded undisiurbed by aught else
than The loud snoring Of Mr. Carey, who was proba-
bly, little dreaming OF what was going on, 10 exam
inc that gentlenlan's paualoons pockets. From one
pocket he took wallet, containing City five dollars IN
bank bills, and having satisfied himself by cursory
examination, that there was booty in it, he trans
ferred il to his own. lie then took from the other
pocket sundry articles of little value, including Mr.
Carey's knife.
Having gone thus far, the burgla next proceeded
TO the bureau. Mrs c. being all the while specia
Tor Of his proceedings. Al this juncture, she made
an enor, 60 her husband; but the very slight
rustic Of the bed.clothes which she made, brought
the villain again 70 her side, and with her husbands
knife ~ one hand, and a short club in The other, he
again threatened, by signs, that he would take her
life 4 she made any outcy Finding that his threats
were sufficient for his purpose. he resumed hr in.
vestiehtioss "a the bureau drawers, and after alb.
siracting lhereirom Mrs carey's purse, containing
wo dollar note and little silver he retired TO the
adjoining room, occupied BY Miss Carey, a eirl Of
about eleven gears. Az soon as he had gone, Mrs
G. endeavored 20 cry out, and applied her fec, with
little more force than the laws Of conjugal proprie