New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-11

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soor e.cLaimipg, "Oh, mother, have received
baur' Mr. ID. returned 10 the house BY aeircraa.,
route. and began to fasten the door. The men Yer.
400, AT the door. +. was 10 great agony. Mr..
aid to him. Try and bsaryour pain with - kas Cd
as possible, a. your grooming may g''e 'hem n de
" n onr weakness" The young wife wss sBppot,,
her husbands head and bathing 1t with .plhisi as
mother was trying to prevent the now o. oood Vii
cotton batting
Mr.. ID. supports the door with al h' S;re1sA
Little Carie nearly eleven years Of age and the iss
little ones one OF two years and The other o. ne
months. are hudded in the bed. The robbers, nAkls
Amy or two BURT open the door. Mr.. d. retreats oss
.;de. but facing the enemy. All Eve appear 70 er.sg
once. The foremost man. with club about seveahs.
long and from two to two and hall inches n lid.
ness strikes Mr.. D.sth gns, force the latter pAns
or rather lesseus the weight Of the blow with hskaa
Which WAS severely bruised and the sppendsnge Ofs
wool hat. He fell with groan, insehsiole and bleed
inc. Mrs. u. FASTENED TO support her wounded ha.
hand rsis.d him. and seated HIM by the s'de Of the
diving son who complains Of being faint, end % hard
to trsy. Father in heaven, forgive me al my as,
and help me obear this pain" The rosbes entered
the room most furiously and having KNOCKED down
Mr.. D. they passed immediately the stove snd ilted
the pipe in search for money. DISAPPOINTED 10 6ndag
ashes instead ofgold, they pitched into the clock Ms
taking the shining brass pendulum for gold, destroyed
tha. article, and then began 10 search the traakI
Two or three were opened. All this happened w.iita
three or five minutes after breaking into the house.
But now commenced ascene which beggars descnp-
ton. Mrs. :. had jus, embraced her dying husband
and he had lust given her token OF bis Affection hi,
Inns feeling cold when three of the ruisns seized aai
dragged her out Of doors. She struggled heroieib.
Selling the beds.ead with one hand, she he'd L tilt
fell when she caught hold of her father, who ,Crn
hold her til be was beaten of most cruelty. Mr.. &
.. s,,uek in the breast with q hammer, pistol was
presented 10 her, and then she was cued and kDcckei
.hou, and otherwise abused til these tends accom-.
plished their helish purposes. In the mean tine
man stood sentinel over Mr. D., while q nth seized
Mrs ID. and dragged her sside Tor the same oe,cc;.
subsequently, Mrs. - was seized by the other tso,
taken out and treated 10 Ike manner. When hn
seized the men trod upon her husband, who moved
himself little under the table, a. Is supposed to g..
ont Of their way Upon her return, her husband va
dead. This was perhaps, twenty minutes Alter be
WAS shot. Mr.. d. watched his opportunity 70 sp
out, with the intention Of making an alarm and seisn'
inc helm but was beaten and forced to return.
Money was demanded and apurse containing srts
small amount was given up. Again the demand was
made but they were told thai there was no more
huge club was thrust against the side Of our brother
and gun presented five or six times q, his breast
but each time he managed to throw il aside. tie began
To pray aloud but the desperadoes would not permit T.
though not understanding = word. Little did they
know how continuously the whole family were engaged
in prayer that night.
The trunks boxes rooms and all the premises, were
thoroughly cked three times; and not finding the
object OF then search, they each time became noO
furious and abusive. The ladies driven and Or
dered about and obliged TO wait upon the villains 10
the most slayish manner. Mu. Dickson was besten.
Mrs s. was struck repeatedly with the bat. Of gun IA
the breast. She begged them TO pity her; III W
had thousand, would we not give them to you y
not life desrer than money n Mr. Dickson wss istk
| BY the hair, his head was brought side, and
sword drawn to sever it from bis body. The blow w
parted by Mr.. DIS hand, assisted by the faithil
daughter, Mr. Steinbeek although in the scufie hs
hand was severely wounded. Little Carrie, too, BE-
sought the man to spare the life Of hor father. The
fellow, in desistng, stared at the child moment, and
hen joined the work Of pilsging. The men seemst
much annoyed at the crying of the children, but hap
PLY offered them violence. The insuted and gross.
ly abused family were good deal OF the tine kept
ittipg upon the aoor and not allowed to speak There
were many spots of blood left upon the clothing n the
trunks supposed to be- from the hand OF the wounded
man.
The leader of the gang was white man-an Arab.
The others described black men. These wss
masked with the Arab shawl, except tho eyes. The
white man entered upmssksd, but instantly seized q
chds garment, threw il over his head, and held the
=. Il l.-H q
the white with quickness really surprising. They
we're evidently in hurry 10 get away. Near daylight
the tormentors left, taking with them many house.
hold goods a. they could cary of. A lamp was lefl
upon the ell of the gate where they entered, tbst
any from the house could DO coming forth and
he shot down. None Of the family ventured out ill
daylight The robbers made good their retrest before
il was light.
In spite of his wounds and bleeding hesd, Mr.. d.
went out at daylight and called to Mr.. Casson, new
neighbor, who came and remained with the women ill
others should come TO their help. will let the reader
imagine the at the first announcement Of the Sad
tidDgs to his con and daughter on Mount Hope They
were conducted to the house Of mourning and thence
father and con proceeded TO the city, Soon the Vice.
Consul the Governor, the physician the French Con-
sul, and nearly hundred citizens were on the spot
perfectly dismayed at the scene Of blood and destb,
and the utter confusion Of the house, everything being
thrown about, broken and spoiled, as though il hs
been the work Of madmen. AL seemed much inter.
ested, the French Consul especially. Foreigner Of
course, were alarmed, aud felt that blow had beea
aimed at them.
Az stated in my last, the melancholy news reached
Jerusalem at late hour that evening. Mr.. Ssusdsn
LEFT Jdfa at p. m. and arrived at the city gate at 10.
An hour after his departure, the American Consul fr
wsrded dispatches by an Arab messenger TO the Anx