The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-14
ROhhpry-On Wednesday niuht last the

RObbery.-On Wednesday night last, the
house of Mr.. Samuel J. Tammany, Princi-
pal of the Elkton Public School, on High
Street, was entered by burglars and his
pocket book extracted from his pants pocket
containing one hundred and fifteen or one
hundred and twenty dollars. Mr. Tammany
was awakened between three and four
o'clock in the morning, by one Of his chill
dren who was sick. He heard some one
escaping through the window of an adjoin-
ing room, when he immediately went down
stairs and heard another person at the back
door. AS Mr.. 7. opened the door man
jumped off shed roof attached to the
house, and the two made their escape
before he could recognize them, leaving, in
the hurry Of their flight his pants and two
coats in the alley. His pocket book, how
ever, had been taken from the pocket cen
tanning the above sum, and no clue has
been had to the thieves or the money.
ANOTHER RoBBERY.-A report has been
in circulation that two colored men knock
ed down white woman on Tuesday last
somewhere in the neighbour of North
East, and robbed her of her pocket beck
containing eight dollars. Several colored
men employed at the fisheries were arrested
but the woman did not identify ameng them
the parties who had robbed her.
STILL MoRE.-On Thursday night two
other roberies were committed in our town.
About one O'Clock, Miss Annie lamar heard
was her mother, and called to her, the door
being locked. The robber became alarmed,
finding that some one was awake, and ran
down stairs. The family were soon
aroused, but the thief or thieves had
escaped through tho front door to the
street, but had succeeded in taking two
valuable gold watches, the property of Mr..
Reuben ID. lamar and his wife, a pair of
gold-framed spectacles, pair of sleeve
buttons, and three dollars from the pocket
of Mr.. lamar pants, which were found in
the passage. One of the watches was the
one presented to Mr.. James II. lamar, the
deceased brother of Reuben D., while a
member of the Legislature, by the ladies of
Port Deposit for his efforts in defeating the
charter for building railroad bridge across
the Susquehanna River. The watch bore
an appropriate inscription from the ladies
to Mr.. lamar in acknowledgment of his
services in behalf of the interests of Port
Deposit The thrief had entered the front
door, it is believed, by the use Of false keys,
the door having been locked by Mr.. lamar
before retiring, and found the way into the
sleeping room where the watches and other
jewelry were taken from drawer, without
disturbing the sleepers. \ let of silver
spoons was left by the thieves in the
entry in the hurry to escape.
On the same night. the house Of Mr.. John
Partridge was entered in the same manner
and the chamber where he and his brother
were sleeping, was visited by the thief or
thieves, and his pocket rifled of thirty eight
dollars. This was all the parties got from
Mr.. Partridge, whose clothing was found
down in the parlor the next morning, where
the pockets had been carefully searched.
On the same night, the door of Mr.. Ames
Ferry's house was tried, but one of the in
mates, hearing the noise, heisted the win
dow, and the robber went away. No clue
has been discovered to the robberies.