The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-03-02
From, the EUening Bulletin.
OUTRAGEOUS BURGLARY.
Frightfnl Conflict with the VIII
iainS.
ROBBERS WOuNDED.

desperate encounter with five black bur
glars, which occurred about four year
since, at the house of Mr.. VIM. Wright
l75 South Ninth street, below Lombard
Mr.. Wright was badly injured at tha
time and for long while his recover,
was deemed doubtful. Since that even
Mr.. Wright has adopted ~extraordinar,
precautions against similar occurrences
among which was having bell placed Al
the head of his bed, and so arranged tha
the back door of bis dwelling could no
be opened without causing it to ring.
About two o'clock this morning, Feb
ruary sth, Mr.. Wright was awoke by the
ringing of the bell, and knowing at once
that the rear door had been opened, he
Immediately dressed himself and went
down stairs inio his dining room. Before
going down be armed himself with six
barrelled revolver, and sort of javelin
formed of piece of water or gas pipe
pointed on the end, and secured to his
wrist by thong
The burglars had effectsd their entrance
into the kitchen, and Mr.. w. could dis
tinctly hear them talking together and
boring with an auger into the door lead
ing from the kitchen into the dining-room
This door was kept bolted, and, profiting
by past experience, the precaution of hay-
ing it lined on the inside with sheet-iron
had been adopted. The Williams found
the bit struck against the iron lining, and
that it was impossible to cut through it,
and they were compelled to resort to 9TH
er measures.
The partition in which the doorway was
placed was composed oflath and plaster
the burglars cut hole through this, and
oae of them, putting bis hand through the
aperture thus made, unholted the door.
-Four rough looking villains, seemingly
ranging from twenty to thirty-fpe
years Of aye, entered the dining-room,
Mr.. w. posted himself behind an orange
tree in the hall, where he could unobserv-
ed watch their movements while in the
dining-room. The Villains then lit the
gas, and commenced deliberately to ran
sack the room in search of valuables,
helping themselves to brandy and to such
other refreshments as they could find.
After time two of the men went up
stairs, leaving, the other two in the din
ing room. Mr.. W. knowing that the
chambers of the members of his family
were kept locked, and that no person was
in his room (Mrs. Wright is absent from
from the city,, suffered the two villains
to ascend the stairs, without distur-
bance. Soon one of the twain, who re-
mained down stairs, and who appeared
to be leader of the gang, gave to his
fellow boulder of stone, weighing about
two pounds, and told him. with strong
Scotch accent, to take it up stairs and
give to the MASTER admonishing him at
the same time with an oath, to Give it to
him right
Mr.. W. thinking this was favorable
moment for an attack, rushed into the
1ining-room and made at one of the vii
aims with his javelin. The fellow at
tempted to defend himself with formida-
bic looking butcher knife with sharp
blade, about ten inches in length. The
handle of this weapon Mr.. W. struck as
t was thrust at him, and the broken por-
ion can now be plainly seen. Mr.. W.
immediately caught the fellow and threw
lim headloDg on the floor. The second
burglar rushed to the aid of his comrade
and was greeted with shot from the re-
folver, but it is uncertain whether the
oad took effect.
The noise of the scuff1e, aud the shouts
IF Mr.. W, alarmed the two burglars who
we're up stairs ransanckig the house and
hey Immediately rushed down to the as
istance of their companions. The fight
low became frightful, and Mr.. Wright
vas compelled to defend himself against
he four burglars, who cut at him with
heir knives and strove to kill him. Five
bots were fred from the reyolver-the
ixth missing fre-and the javelin was
lot kept idle. Meantime, a lad, son of
dr. W., hearing the noise shouted mur-
Ter Justify, and the fellows made the best
# their way off, but not without having
some serious wounds.
Mr.. Wright is SO much excited by the
lreadful scene through which he passed,
bat his physician deems itproper to keep
lim as quiet as possible, and the full &C.
ails of the conflict cannot be narrated at
bis time. lie has told sufficient, howev-
r, to give an idea of the desperate en-
ounter in which he was an actor The
rticlcs left behind by the burglars, in
heir retreat, are fearful corroboration
f the frightful story.
Mr.. w. states that be fired a shot at
me of thd rufians while struggling with
i'm, and that he held the pistol close to
be back of the neck of the latter when
e fred, and that the collar of the coat
Tas thus set on FIRE. The partially burnt !
ollar was found in the room after the
,attle. A round crowned drab wool hat
Tas also found with the rim at the rear |
corched. The crown of this hat bears a ,
eavy mark of Mr.. WIS. prowess-the ,
ide is cut through evidently by heavy t
low of the javelin. The lining is
tanned with blood, and clot of gore on :
be inside has lock of LONG red hair !