New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-05

A FAMILY GAGShD AND kOB<sD-r'tVVO IN Do"Do
ESCAPE PLUKIasR--FATAL SHOOTING AFFkAf'
Correspondence OF ~ r. Iribans-
TR0Y September g 1866
Saturday evening Last crime held high carnival IN this
section ANY numbero of minor affairs OF criminal ma
happened in the sSy but The principal events oe-
CURED in the villages and towns adjacent The first 70 at
notice was the robbery OF the family OF Jacob "a:
the city, and the inhunsn treatment TO which all the
members subjected blythe gang who perpetated the
outrage Mr.. Snyders household consists OF i've per
soas himself and wife, an aged couple, son and
two domesics. Mr.. SnyGM was INST awakened
By five men, who had enrsved his room, ana DO
under which ssO n currency was deposited which the rob-
bers secured They then demanded his bonds
the robbers being undoubtedly aware OF the iact mat
few DAYS since Mr. Snyder withdrew from the natoEat
Bank Iansin,burgh nearly 5000 IN Government sec-
ties These yahabes the old gentleman was not SO WIZ
ing to surrender and he dennrred 20 the demand He
,was then dragged bed tied to chair and securely
gagged. His wife was treated IN like manner ana tne
SON. attracted by the noise who was coming 70 the reet
of his parents was Knocked down with bludeeon rem
dered insensibe and likewise gagged as were the two do
mestics The house then thoroughly ransacKed ior
the bonds Bureaus were broken opeh SOFAS ana seas OK
chairs ripped up tables and drawers Investigated Napess
torn up m fact everything that could possibly serve 10 Sc
crete the money was PRED INTO by the piuhdereis.
ihe treasure was ksps ~ and s con,sats
Thoroughly crutnzed but 20 the envelope
containing the bonds cast aside without examilao
and was found the next morning beside the box In grass
Mat outside where the box had been carried by the rob-
bers The thieves secured in money and other articles OF
value abo. $500, withwch they Departed leaving inc
family still tied AMI gagged MI. Snyder enwied TO q
oSe secured knife released himself and the other
victims The blocks of wood with which they were gagged
were very large and forced full up into the mouth,
producing terrible pain and almost stEanguis'oA liz
police are on the track Of the scoundrels.
The next affair Of note shooting ARRAY In Cohoes,
nv which one man fatally and another very seriously
Rounded John Monahan foreman in one Of the depart
r,ents nj Harmony Mill was aroused from his sluubers
abont 70 o'clock on Saturday evening. lie went TO tho
door and was met by party Of six men, who dragged
! nd had
peares but subsequently returned and upon Monahans
aain going 10 The door he was knocked down. HIS wife
was assaulted and beaten Monahan then took down
musket heavily loaded with sugs and fred into the
GANG Two of the men struck john DAILY received
four sugs in his back and one Of the pieces lodged IN hs
hin of man named John Connolly. TIE former VIII de-
an of the parties are in arrest.
Thomas Fitzpatrick, workman in the Wateryliet Arse
nal fell off an embankment was thrown OIL and robbed,
az pic.nic on Saturday evening lie was found Dsen-
sbIs Yesterday and has remained so eversnee Hseannot