The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-03-02
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ENcOUErER WITH BuReLAas.- Hsroism
and DsspsrGts Baftie. About 2 o'clock on
Saturday morning, DR.. Wm. Wright, resi-
ding on Ninth street, Philudeiphia, was
aroused by hearing some persons in his
house. lie Immediately dressed himself and
went down stairs. Before going down be
armed himself with slx-barreIled IeVolyer,
and sort Of jaVeIin formed Of 4 piece OF
water or gas pipe pointed on the end, and
secured to his wrist by thong. Mr.. w.
took stand in the hall, when he saw four
rough looking viIluiss light the gas andc ON
menee deliberately to ransack the dining
room in search Of VaIuabies, helping them
selves u brandy and such other refresh
Hents as they could find. The Bulletin
says:
After time two Of the men wen. Up stairs
leaving III other two in the diaiag room.
Mr.. w. Knowing that the chAnlAers OF the
members Of his family were kept locked and
that no person was in his own room, (Mrs.
Wright being absent from the city } suffered
the two villains TO ascend the stairs without
disturbance. Soon one Of the twain, who
remained down stairs, and who appeared to
be leader OF the gang, gaV0 TO his fellow
boulder of stone weighing about two pounds,
and told him TO take it up stairs and "give il
to the MASTER admonishing him at the same
time, with an osth to give il to him right
Mr. w. thinking this was favorable mo-
meDt Tor an attack. rushed into the dining
room and made at one Of the villains with
his jayelin. The fellow attempted 10 defend
himself with formidable looking butcher.
knife with sharp blade, about ten inches
in length. The handle of this weapon Mr..
w. struck as it was thrust at him, and the
broken portion can now be plainly seen.-
Mr.. w. i'm mediateiy caught the fellow and
threw him hesdlong on the floor. The Sec
ond burglar rushed to the aid Of his comrade,
and was greeted with shot from the revul-
yer. but it is uncertain whether the load took
effect.
The noise Of the scUf1e and the shouts of
Mr. w. alarmed The two burglars who were
up stairs ransacking the house, and they inn
mediateiy rushed down to the assistancs Of
their companions. The fight now became
frightful, and Mr.. w. was compelled to de-
fend himself against the four burglars, who
cut at him with their knives and strove to
kill him. Five shots were fred from the re-
volVer-the sixth missing fire-and the Jaw
elm was not kept idle. Meantime lad,
son of Mr.. W, hearing the noise, shouted
murder Justify, aud the fellows made the best
Of their way of. but not without having sus-
tanned some serious wounds.
Mr.. w. states that he fred a shot at one
Of the ruffians while struggling with him and
that he held the pistol close To the back of
the deck Of the latter when he fired, and that
the collar Of the coat was thus set on fire.
The partially burnt collar was found ia the
room after the battle. A round crowned
drab wool hat was also found with the rim
at the rear scorched. The crown of this hat
bears a heavy mark of Mr. WIS prowess-
the side is cut through, evidently by heavy
blow of the javelin. The lining 10 stained
with blood and clot Of gore on the inside
has lock of long red hair matted in it,
From the manner in which the hat 10 cut, /
and from the marks inside, very serious
wound must have been inflicted on the rob /
Der. A black cloth cap was also found; the !
inside is deepy stained with blood, and the
cap is torn by the blows inflicted on the head
blue frock coat, left in the room, has bullet !
hole in it in such location as to render it
almost certain that the shot which caused il !
was lodged in the right tn gh of the wearer
somewhere about the hip joint About one /
half Of one leg Of pair of broad striped pam /
falcons was torn off 10 the struggle, and was /
left behind by the robbers.
They were tracked long distance in the /
street by the blood which flowed from their /
wounds, and as the police are in search Of I
them, there Is little doubt OF their arrest /
On Sunday last a man came to Mr.. W.'s |
house, and asked for food, and he gave him |
hearty dinner. The fellow was joined by /
three o hers just after leaving, and this gang |
no doubt, are the robbers. Ii is a singular |
fact that Mr. Wright had similar encoun
TER four years ago, with four desperate negro
huFplars