, 1864-09-29

Two 3oupc women pleaded "a lss to grand
1aIcetcj it, tu- Co1rt Ut Sessions vCsttflsy
afte1noon-tWo sisters, Elizabeth aud afary
Aa,s-Whose: cases would forntao the ground
ii the pnblic u,iad 1ese not engfo7sed ~sta
MATHIS ol erenter moment Tie facts art
.Gri. 1Y ss io1iu*s: Er. Peter Tnonmer, 4
we'll knoan citizen, spent the gre 4ter part of
the snmmer il tue country, aud locked up
his house, No. 3l3 rhlrd st. Less taan three
weeks sgo, during lhe Aose1 &c ot the family.
there t~ Q Johpg wo1nsn forme11 plan of
robbery and pluI der. Not Anowing that tho
lou1e was empty, they entered It Ste ,lsh1lg,
with y botllu ot cl1uruforn,, intending 10
rensin concealed until niyhttalt, aud then
Btupety the Inmates and carry off the pro
peltj. To tbelr surprise, they found the
looms deserted, 60 tney very cody essA oltsa
serted maEsion, and Wefe both servants
snd mistsesses Of the household. But tneir
Inn cauIe to an abrupt termination. Oue daY
Mrs. Edison, relative OF the Tnolfmsrs, came
to tne house with stove repAtreE, to make
ready 1or tie arrival Ut the family. Afs.
Edsvp Wtnt down stairs, and thought that
ma.'ers looked father disturbed.
"She entered The cellar, and could not re
pro.B slight Bhrlek hen sae ia tRo young
women the1e.i When her alarm had su9sld.
ed she asked fWhat on earth nro you doing
heee?' Come to surprise Mary anne they
answered rather demuEefY. who is Mary
Aune, and what business have you here1'
the cir that lives here, ma'an. aud NC knew
Slit - IS totIi Ing hom- to Day, and Nc thought
VT could bring our bund,e here AMI surprise
her, Mrs. Eueon, told them that the afore-
sid Mary Anne would not +, turn for szverx1
d;,s, and IL tey had better leava h: prsmises
said On, very well, thea, we'll go,' So
ths J took TWO large bundles which vera 1J-
ilg OIL the table and marched off Mrs. Edison
dtd not suspect nnyt thing WrOng; but when
Mr. and Mrs. Tholimer returned it was fouud
u at t. war9Iobe6 and jewel-cases had been
articles belonging to the family. Bus thero
"ae uo cIew. Detection seemed impossible
ard Mr. aud Mrs, Thoimer mzde up their
Mibds to bear the loss.-
SNOW comes the singular part Of the story
1t Is snld that murder will ont and SO. 1t
see me-, will robbery. On the Saturday after
their return hCne, Mr. md Mrs. Tholimee
took q ride together to Laugaingburg aud re-
tu1ned by way Of tue new ayenue. while
proceeding along the road they met two young
women. dust aa they passed them, Mrs,
Tholiner said TO her husband turn your
horse around: one Of these women is wear
Ink my dresa--1 am sure ofthe pattern The
b0Ise's head was turned and the pedr.strains
we're overhauled. Mrs. Tholimer lifted the
dress OF the suspected female, and as she did
ST., Mr. Tholimer said, sYes, that's your Bal-
moral, SURE enough Mrs. Tholimer said she
~ou1d 60 to Troy in the horse.ca1, II her hus-
band # N0uld take the women to to@n IN his
carriage. He told them to jump In; they did
70. without murmur OF objection, hanging
their heads in shame, and thus Mr. Thollmer
drove through the streets Of Troy, seated be-
tween two cnlprifs, and delivered them to
officer Keenan,. Most of the property was
afterwards found in Albany and West Troy.
The prisoners were indicted for burglary and
gruld larceny BY the Grand Jury, and yes
ttrday pleaded guilty to grand Larceny. In
Just nille days niter arrest.H