The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-23
Attempt ut Burglary I'm Philadelphia.
CONFLICT WITH The BuRGLAgs--rHK ROBBsR:

[Fror the Phil d-lphia Bulletin, Feb I9l
Our readers win doubtless RENE ber desperate en-
counter with i've black burglars WHOM occurred Oh ,ut
four yssrs sincs. 1T the houss OF Mr. VIM Wright 17s
South Ninth street below Lombard Mr.. wngh. was
oovery deemed doubtful Since that svsnt Mr. Wrgh.
has adcped extra mary precautions against similar
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his dwelling could nos be opened without causing IL to
Absu. O'Clock this morning Mr. Wright was svoks By
the ringing OF TIE bell and knorins - eacs
door hao besn opened he I'm asdatey dressed himself
he cd bin self with SIX bAnslsd Diver and sort
Of avelp formed Of piece Of water gas pipe pointed
on the and and secured 70 his vrtst by thong
Ga and Me- W. could distinctly hear them tAlkiog 10
gether aid boring with N augur into the door eAog
kept boled and, PR asg BY p1t ,srsncs the pre-.
caution Of having nsd the inside with snest Iron
had been aioptsd The villains found ths bit struck
against sng and that Il WAS Impossible to out
through It, and they were compelled 10 resort to other
measures.
The partition in which the doorway WAS plsosd Vas
composed o. lsth and plaster the burglars ont hos
through hs ssd ore OF tbsm putting his hand through
the Apurr thus made, uabolted the door Four rough
oAire vblsi,s s,emnsiy Ringing from twenty Ave 10
tair, five years Ct $50, entered the dining Mr.
W. ported himself behind 40 orange tree in the hail.
while 10 the dining The villains then lit the gas
and Commenced deliberately to ransaek the room 10
search Of Fainablss beIpcg emseves 10 brandy aad
to such ether refrs 81 ments ~ they eouli and
After time two ri tho went stairs, leaving the
other two 10 INA dining ROOM Nj W., knowing that the
chambers 81 the members OF the family kept Locked
end hat DO person In his room, (drs Wrigns
bsss absept from TIE city suffered the two Villains to
a,cssd the stairs without oiurbanoe Soon ons OF the
twain, who remained down stairs and who appeared to
b. leader Of the gag, gave TO his fellow boulder Of
stone vetsirg about two pounds and told him, with
frorg scoch accent to take 1t stairs and give to
the asts ;" sdmopisain hin At the tame tins with
IN cath, to Give IL to b N rshtn
M W. thinking this WAS favorable moment for An
attack, rushed INTO the oians aud made at Of
the Villains With his jsvsn The fellow attempted 70
det:sd hi~sst with formidable looking b.tcher kss
With sharp blade absut ten ischss In length. The
handle OF shs weapon Mr.. ". struck Is II Was thrust
at lin sns the broken portion b. plainly
Mr.. W. Immediately caught the fellow and threw him
heaSloss the floor. Ths second burglar rushed u
the AID Of hts ocmrsde, end greeted with q shot
rom The revolver, but II Il unsertan whether the load
tosk effect.
The sole az The seufre, and ths shouts OF Me- W.,
slammed the two burglars vho mp stairs rAnsskg
sis,spce Of th-ir psaions The sght nov became
fisaSni svc Mr. Wright was o0mpsllsd to defend him.
sen artist the four burglars, who cut 81 him With their
Knives strovs 10 kill him. Five shot lied from
the he sixth mssSg fre-and the javein was
DO. kept IDLE. Meantime, Ad son Of Mr.. w., hsarng
the ncss shouted murder lusiy, AID the fellows made
the a sbsr way sG bat not without havias sus-
taipsf some s~ious wouAds.
" whsh, is 20 much excited BY the dreadful sosss
through -bsh he pssssd that hfs physician deems Il
proper 70 kssp him quiet possible AID ths full de-
tail, Of The eosn Ct cannot BE- narrated 1t this time. he
ate ~ vhish be a. al actor The arti,lss
lett bsAnd b the Burglars - their retreat fearful
zorro borauos OF tss fTiehrul atery
Or W states that be hrsd tho< ., OF the rufan
vbils struggling vih him, and that he held tho pistol
close to the back ~ the OF the Ia when he dred
sSd that the cssr OF hs tn as set Are The
partially byrnt collar found In tho After the
battle. rousd crowned drab wool hat vA' ako found
with -h- rD 1T ts scorch-d Tho crown Of this nat
hesrs heavy marx - Mr. VS. prow~ss-ths site IL .ut
through. svicssty by heavy boz OF tbs jsvsn. The
D,rr Ia ssine Nth bcot, ard clot OF gore the To-
side has Loeb of long red hair matted In H. From the
maspsy In Witch the rat IA cut asd from the marks
issIds, very s.rious wound must have been iEced
the robbr
black cloth zap slso fouud this inside Is deeply
sAised With blood, and the cap torn BY tbs blows In
n ~ the lead Of the vearer One half Of the skirt
Of bius froes coat LETT ia the room, bullet holsia
is rnh ocstion TO render IL almost certain that
the shat stitch oausa II logged in the RIG thigh Of
the somsvhsrs ssout The hip joint About one
bal, o. leg of csir Of broad striped psstaloons WAS
torn CT IN struggle, and Wa hft behind By the
rubh~u.
O,hsF articles br behIs6 BY the dsccmnttsd VII
lsns rtey were az follows pir Of heavy ooarss ssou,
two instfrmsps f0s pctipg locks busoh OF fahe Keys
brace vi inch and hall csptrs bit the boulder o.
sfors fore dsTcrissd butcher knife we'll snarpeneo,
With bsce sbc ut inchss long ssond kaifs Of the
ossrrrdn With shorter blade, ard arasor hshsd
With t~in~ 10 rough hAsdls. The robbers also
lett several spsrm oasdis de.
The ladies' ~ savanash held meeting on the 18Th 10
s'snt 10 pstsr the 70 Ne adopted IL 90 opera