The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-03-02

instruments Tor picking locks; bunch o
false keys; brace with an inch and {
half centre bit; the boulder of stone be
fore described a butcher knife wei
sharpened; with blade about ten inche.
long; a second knife of the same descrip
ton, with shorter blade, and razo1
lashed with twine in rough wooder
handle. The robbers also left several
sperm candle ends.
The villains escaped through the back
yard and over the fences into an alley
way in the rear. They could be tracked
short distance by the blood which flow
ed from their wounds. They must be
seriously hurt, and it is almost impossible
with such wounds for them to escape de-
lection. Mr.. Wright will be able to l.
IDENTIFY them if they are arrested.
Two of the burglars are believed to be
Englishmen, and one of the remaining
two is Scotcbman.
Mr.. Wright has fortunately escaped
without important injury His back is
strained and slight cut has been inHie-
ted upon one of his cheeks. The dining
room and kitchen Of his residence bear
marks of blood, and the ceiling and wall
of the latter have bullet marks upon them.
Mr.. W. could have obtained assistance
in time from the watchmen had he gone
front and given the alarm. He chose,
however, to combat with the burglars
single-handed. When his neighbors and
the watchman arrived upon the spot he
was completely Frustrated by excitement
and over-exertion. The weapons were
grasped in his hands so tightly that his
hold of them could with difficulty be
looscned
Mayor Gilpin has offered reward of
S40O for the arrest of the villains, and
the police are in hot pursuit of them 1t
is almost impossible for them to escape
detection.
Mr.. Wright is of the firm of Wright &
Hunter, plumbers and gas filters, North
Sth street.
The frightfpl conflict with burglars at
the residence of Mr.. Wright, is the theme
Of general conversation, and the utmost
anxiety is manifested for the arrest of
he scoundrels. The police have got upon
several Scents" and they feel the utmost
in tracking the robbers. Mayor
Gilpin has expressed his determination to
secure them, and both his own and the
Consolidated Police, are active in their
exOrtions to accomplish that desirable OBJ
ect. We have been enabled to CLEAN
some additional particulars of the affair.
1t seems that on last Sunday evening
i man stopped at the house of Mr.. W.,
md asked for food, complaining that he
was hungry.
He was, taken into the house and kind
y provided with good supper. Mr. w.
'egarded the man with good deal of
uspicion, and followed him into the
treet when be left, and observed that he
vas joined by three other men who were
tanding at the corner of Ninth and South
treets. Mr.. W. put on his hat and fol-
owed after the gang, keeping as close to
hem as possible, in order, if possible, to
verhear their conversation.
He, however, could not hear what they
aid. The party proceeded up one street
nd down another, without apparent OBJ
ect, and finally the four stopped at a
ublic house, near the Walnut street
heatre. Mr.. Wright returned home, full
y impressed with the belief that they
Tere thieves.
The Scotchman already described as
ctive in the fght this morning, proved
o be the beggar of last Sunday evening!
During the struggle with the fellow
Those clothes were set on fire, the latter
reclaimed, "d--n it, we will both be
urnt up! don't you see I'm on 6re?"--
1r. ". was somewhat scorched about the
air, and almost suficated with smoke
he carpet was also seorchcd.
Severel light articles were taken by the
hieves while up stairs. These were af-
erwards found in the skirt that was torn
f from the coat of the one that was shot
D the thigh.
In 1649, when the former burglary I
Tas committed at Mr.. Wrigbt's house, a
ole had been bored through the door
eading to the dining-room. This hole
ras filed with piece of wood. Into
his identical spot the burglars bored this
lorDing.
Watchman Cunningham was at Eighth
nd Lombard streets when he heard the
ring, he ran to the spot, and found the
,ont door-through which one of the
obbers had escaped-open; he went in, {
wing bis rattle to citizen outside to I
pring
The blood has been traced to Eleventh {
nd South streets, at which point the trace
lost.
In addition to the articles already de- :
,ribed as having been found in the i
ouse, there was coarse suspender, to
hich portion of pair of dark blue a
ants was still hanging. Z
The other day, married man by the 6