, 1869-07-01

The Botdes1 Robbery in tfle History
of UeA MoincA County.

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of DC. Moincs County.
Fir,s re Enrlingso4 tIu.edl Ha.e:e.e, Ju'k p 9
We hare silts1.y me atinuel The remarkably hola
rttftFy teat was conmltsa IN the uolse OF VT.
utgts. The case a. UNUSUAL, and Indicated
such depth u y1i.ainv On the part Of The petpe-
tsatess. saa, rs ssts some additional aa'iuiausc
Nr and Mrs. Leonari, an' soccs raE WHO
Is .loprsnR With them tetupotaElf. we're occu,
Ia o'c1oct SUNDAY e7en.1e. 1t ha!f-past 10 the
lltehen door was snd,leo.y and violently thrown
ortn. The noise aw3kene1 Nj. l.. the kitchen
belng separated from Ebet: ta-eplus sootn only By
u door. liz ent up hastily and opened the door
tp1o the kitchen, where he sLw i;Fo men. One Of
them had just lighted candle. an1 ne other
ia an ,n-tant enc Of lre1n sprang toward Nj. L,
and. With fesolse! at hts bresst, demanded hlm
bn, both Of che rolt.ets crowded against 1t and
threatened TO shoot him II he uid not Instantly
cease ali reslsta1ce.
inItt.-l, snl wanted to know u there was smother
ntan IN :he hoose By ths ':Er nc 5c1ns mar ,a,l
Issn eatn Of T. NJ II pe 1n,5er = a. u osp g
Abs1l ,lis time th::ti man rsle k.s appearance,
n5:siners were nl4-eEti ;.ss + .seeoas ac
room, wh+re Mrs l. hnd .cInsi:ed
TIC eaGta1n q tic rotnc-s. man ao q % fenIs
o. 1ge tt.eA called fur the knife R.1uEe bUNle
which q The Euen drew forth 1nd 6Andesfltsa
Thc o.d aa at stationed tpe Of hts 1ssls.anss At
6 III 10 seatca or sat ia Ie
Into TIC upper room. and through the ~arirattea
hS'' ttcrsa Of thf tamil. taxing q considerable
19' 1s2 4 5esS sArs III III s IT, ss,as ne
Of ilalf IN hour, CINE back aui pspceeae.t To
search the alecping-kuo Of Ar. and Mfk L They
Thc! exaya,:ei snoSs 10 see u bIl1s were not con
| ceAlcd between the ieavte- TheY. OF rather me
| old nan. who waa bead devil and cnat: s1anastt.
doing all the taking, ranlmastng and a1eat1nci
loLpd in the ,1esA loaded revolver, which he a;
| prupraIed will great gus.o- lie a.so searched
| ipe table ,IsaWer lnuncttl Upon Small morocco
case. IhtnlinE he hal found MONEY, but was slight
u .1selste When II tutueL out tliy needles. y
The game III, ta!on Of the DRIVER wns MI gold
| watch and ch.u, worth s1sl THIS the Old fe.iu y
overlook 4 Then Mrs. L WAS ordered out of bel
! and The old cha7 went through that. But Mrs. L
was too shn1p for him, she having 50 secreted VI!
l. u iscke: oool Ii piltoF that II was oFefookt
II colta.ned scs in u4oney. There, said The O.
rascal, utter Ae lla seatched The bed TO hls atall
| content "the old latly can retire as1in, u sat
| w1khca To-" The pantry was next visited, ah'i Tx
robbers got What lheJ wanted 70 eat, shote.uno II
pies nnu }elies With great Satisfaction.
| Soon after the THREE tpbterS hMl entered uPol
| thetr wLrk, fourth made III appearance Ut tht
| window, at the outside, where he stood eratl
! From remarks male and questions asked ny n.
oil nall It Was idept that he waa familiar Esti
the nel.It,orhood yeass Rso5 il not u present
Their leave, the Old man tirst swearing, with up
Lifted knife, that u be WAS followed ny NJ. L. o
| Il anJ attempt WIS ma.le to Rrrcsi him IN
! hts accompuces, he Hould return And Murde
| tie family and burn ,hrls house down ore
t q Il Il rs scn
within 3 day or.rwo that tattJ o. emstant
camped abort ltst4ns. .-st Of the c.!y on Sun
day night md may 1T go3n,s taaa tue soonSf 81
| guised except the Old man. who had his FAC
| painted and d3sagurcd A rewart has been oi
iered Tor The scoanlrcls anI u Hay tss that tae
| handed crtrrc