Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-12-01
Strange Adventure with Burglars.

SCranSe adventure WIN burglars.
The Messrs. Herbert kept o very extensive
jewelry establishment in New. FORK city, and
for the better security OF their store against
fire and other casualties, they employed one
OF ther clerks to sleep 10 !. at night. The
idea OF the store being attacked by robbers
was not Tor q moment entertained, but it was
FOR other objects, such as security from fiie,
and the like, that young Loring, the clerk,
slept there; for he was not supplied With any
weapons to repel an attack of thieves. But
one dark dreary night he was awakened by o
singular noise which resembled that which q
party OF burglars might produce in an attempt
to enter the building, and looking towards
the back windows be soon satisfied himself
that one or more persons we're endeav.
oring, as quietly as possible, to effect an
entrance at that quarter. They had already
their cunningy devised instruments, and
must have been at work some time before he
was awakened.
Now young Loring regretted that be had
no weapon, but not through fear-that was
not characteristic of the young gentleman
but that be might pepper the rogues
little. At first be determined to cry out and
arouse the watch, but as they advanced so
far before he was awake, he thought be would
drive them of by stratagem. He slipped on
bis clothes quietly, and approaching the
spot where the thieves were busy, he saw the
hand OF one OF them passed inside of the
shutter into the store in it's owners endeavors
to guide o small hand saw with which he was
cutting an aperture for his body to pass
through. Young Loring fel: inclined to
chop OF the hand with a small Ratchet that
lay hard by, but he refraine6, and betbought
himself OF q powerful acid that was used 10
the testing of the purity Of silver and other
metals. One drop OF this would eat instantly
into the flesh, aud produce poisonous sore
10 ten minutes time. He cautiously dropped
q little upon the burglars hand and awaited
the result.
"Bll," al length exclaimed the burglar to
bis cOmrade, "lve got q cursed burning on
the back of my hand. It's so sore l can
hardly work this saw. Phew how it smarts
guess I've cut it with the saw, hold the dark
lantern here"
"Fudge!" replied bis companion, change
hands then, but don't stop"
Take the saw yourself, then can't
stand this pain !"
And while the discom6ttcd burglar with
drew to groan over the supposed cut, the
other took bis place with the saw, and in
moment after received few drops of the
iery liquid upon the back part OF his hand,
and was soon groaning with agony.
Course this saw it has cut me, too" groan.
ID the second thief.
And after sundry oaths, mutually excbang.
ID until the first aud worst attack of pain
was over, they renewed the attempt to make
40 entrance.
The clerk permitted them to 60 on awhile
knowing that at any moment
10 could stop their efforts by crying out, but
1e hoped TO hear some watchman passing in
ront Of the store, upon whom he could coll
10 secure the rogues, and be resolved to wait
or this until it would do TO wait no longer |
But soon the burglars had so much enlarged
he hole that they would shortly be able to
snter it by themselves.
Seeing that be must do something to stop
hem, the clerk crept in the dark closet q.
one side Of the window, aud uttered low
but fierce growl, n imitation Of dog. Both !
of the rogues stepped back at this unexpect-
ID interruption.
"ilang it, Bill, there's cursed dog in there. |
didn't know that the Herberts kept one,"
'aid one to the other.
"A dog ? that's bad. Curse 'em, if it was
! man, why shot or o dirk stroke would fix |
dog is quite another thing, for if |
We shot him, he'd be sure to half kill one OF |
ls!'
Bow, WOW, WOW !" cried the clerk. with
III bis power, as he saw them preparing to
esume their work.
"Confound the dog" exclaimed both.
"Never mind go ahead Bill. and get it
pen now. I'll fix him when we get in."
The burglar addressed as Bill thrust his
and in once more to wrench of the last piece
4 wood that obstructed their entrance, when
be clerk, having already armed himself with
large pair OF pincers, seized the robbers
and as though in vice, and set up such q.
arking that the whole neighborhood was
harmed.
"For Heavens sake. Jack, lend US hand
ere the cursed animal is biting my hand
alf of !" said the burglar to his confederate
"Pull il away-pull it away, quick"
al can't.
Give it jerk !" said the other.
600. l can't Murder, murder -
This cry, added to the believing of the
opposed dog, soon brought the watch in
arnest. and the thief who was at liberty to
o so, ran for his life.
The watchman's light showed Bill Skies
hat be had been bitten by pair Of plncers !
This is fact it occurred in New York
ity, during the winter Of l84l and Bill
likes served out bis imprisonment at Black.
'ell's Island.