Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-03-21
From then o. Crescent of Thursday.

Several times of late, the residence OF Mrs.
.Jnrdy, IA widow lady. residing on Canal, between
Marais aud Nillerc streets, has been entered by
robbers al night aud despoiled Of different art-
cles mostly provisions. The three sons of the
lady. believing that the house had been selected
by the robbers a. a regular depot of subsistence,
sat up at night ON different occasions and watch
ed, but without success.
On Monday night. when nobody was on the
watch, HE robbers paid another visit ia the house,
bat they were put To flight by servant girl Civ
ing the alarm. On Tuesday night, ut about 10
o'clock, tie youngest of the brothers, Oscar.
lad of about sixteen, observed two men lettering
in the vicinity in rather suspicious manner. He
at once concluded TINT obey were the robbers,
connoitering for another ioruy,and determined 10
watch for them. On going to bed, he told hi-
mother to wake him up at } o'cock,he hcng sat
>fed that operations would not be commenced
before that hour. He aroused at the proper
time a. requested and took his station down
stairs, in the dark. arnied with double barrel
sho. gun. well oajrd and Knife.
He had been keeping watch about an hour and
II half. when he heard Il cab drive mp aud stop in
front If the house. He next heard two men alght
and in another moment they assembled the steps
and rpenpd the door-e evidently with a false key
aud costd it behind them. One of them then
-prut;sa dark lantern and looked Up stairs with
il. and mp and down the hall TO be sure that all
and the light thrown past him without dis.
covering him. Both the robbers passed within
foot aud Il half of him never suspec:ing his
presence; he says he could easily have killed
both of them with his knife, if he had had the
nerve to do il: but he all in tremble, and
could do nothing.
The robbers entered the pntlor and dining
room, looking about with their dark lantern, and
finally opened the sidetoord and put cut the
ter and some other articles of silverware on the
table They were talking in low tone at inter
walls, and after the sivsrware bad been set out on
the table, the boy heard one say Z" How'll we get
the clock away ]" The boy then, as he says.
began to take courage; the clock was very
val liable one having been purchased by his de-
ceased fiihcr, aud much valued i'll the FAM
"; he could not think of seeing that GO. Steal
ing tptop into n favorable position III the dark,
he raised his gun. took deliberate aim. by means
of the lantern. which one still held in has hand,
and pulled trigger.
Unfortuno,rly the gun missed fire, but the
swapping of the cap alarmed the robbers, who
sprang for the door TO scapc. As they went out
at the street dour the boy again brought his gun
to bear pulled the trigger of the other barrel and
it went off. The robber clapped his hands to the
back of his head and exclaimed "Oh. God "
Just then the boy seized him; but the other rob
her who had got into the cab, came running
back with an appraised bowle-knite, and told tue
boy if he did no, let go his hold be would kill him.
The boy at that let go. but dubbed his gun aud
gave him blow the head whit; this made
him drop his knife and the dark lantern; but he
succeeded in getting his wounded COMPANION IN =
f. the cab and drove off The cab had no lights
or other sign by which it could be Identified ana
das' cd out Canal street toward the swamp. The
boy shouted for the watch, but by the time
wutchtnan arrived the cab had reached distance
| that defied pursuit.