, 1869-08-26
A. LIVELY TINE IN AN OHIO
TOWN,
4 Gang OF Burgfnrs CuuGht In q
lkA4ds


A hold and extensive operation Of burglars, II,
the town of Snulh charesion, Uhio, i. described
IN q letter to the Cincinnati hl=efst: ..-
"A party Of burglars, numbering from clsa! to
ten. started few days o-u from Cuntahus, visit
ting the towns on the Little Miami Ra!Ifo2d WORT
ing HestNaT T3eJ arrived at South Charleston
August II. acl conccaled themselves In piece
OF woods near town uptu ntghtfall, when with an
audac's that Il startling, theY commenced to 20
ttIerEh the to~n. Ia the Rpace Of A.,o1t two
hours and hail. swgnsy-toor honsea were cn~
tered or attempted. They bee1n near the rail-
mad aud worked with wonderful rapidly Il short
distance up Chi!ltcothc street strsEtng oH then 10
mating almost complete ctrcu!t around 1t, driven
By elt,zens, In many instances, from one honse
10 anothtr.
1.-THE orat alarm waa given nY Mr.. Brown. Nno
detected them Entering his house throaRh the
Rlntluw. After 'if1rinR lhen away, he 1red gun
At one as he crossed the yatd, Immediately inter
ball RAISING Just above Ar. browns heal Ne In
metiately began to rouse his netehbor-. another
Ftt1l Hhot ~As soou heAr1, which came from 11r,
prvMses- Tue. seemed BOW to scatter, and m ade
SIMULTANEOUS effort. ut several houses In the yica
fly. by TIL. time a Frrat portion Of the lower
hsd got into the upper end Of the to~n; and Nj.
MIN. Nncrts arote ! illLn frotn his bedroom Who
hah entered through the window. Mr.. Dsngass
tHer tasset1 ths nlarm at that enh OF the town.
!" In serl short space Of time great number
OF clstzens ~ere hrnlel anu or the Streets p1tru-
ling ID every direction, 1lth now and then some
random firing. The consequence was, the Town
snon f'ecauis TOO hot for tho thieves, and they
began 10 Sic low Every effort w4s now made 70
capture them. an't the town WIS searched from
one end to the uther the roala guarded, aud every
precaHt!on taken nU. to aLloN them 10 get nut or
tie foHn, The result w2s, thas having been
driven from every house they aattre,1, or tttcd to
enter, ami intl,n. tie cit,sens ytgl!anL aroused
| AMI courageous to hunt them down, but rery little
whs stolen, and, heforc O'Clock In the morning,
nine NJ the rascals were lodged In jail
"They uhe pr4soncrRl aay there arc TWO OF
three more brloDHtng 10 the gang. II 10, these
Eavo probably escaped. Bur :Te hayc The 1caaes
Of lhe gang, nhu IL L onc-nrmci, desperate look
Ing tellow, aud gsea lts n1tne as King.
particular mention Ehoulu be unnsie OF certain
!nd!ridpa'A ~ho we're consrtcuouslJ Instrumental
In TIE capture Of the prtsuntrs Eau,elS. William
n!nEess, James Shafet, Hllilam Colseu and Ben.
| 1aMin Anderson, y hO made extraordinary e1cf.
| 1i0ns IN the starch, for which turJ have, and
mentoTon:ls tno, the tJsaka Of all our citizens.
"Mrs. AcMns7a5, a widow, awoke, aud taw q
woman standing BY her bedside, who, upon nni
| ing herself d1scorertd, 1td thru: j the door
| which had been opene4i. IQueTy--1vas there
woman among themt or was one Of the men ID
female attlre: Mr1- McMur7ay IA very certain Il
! vas woman.] One particular demonstration
show Ing the extreme boldncss OF the burglars
Nas tn tho house Of Mr. John Thacker. one o
! tac burglars, passing through Mr.. Thackee's
! rr'nm to the one occupied hy hts daughter Clur1
ct"'ly tried 10 reue &c some 1inss from the Jouns
lady i 1urers.''