Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-10-09

THE MAsKED ROBBERS IN NEW JERSEY.
Tho robbery by masked men Of Mr..
Samuel Pope, q wealthy citizen Of
Paterson, N, j., whose residence Is in
tho suburbs of that city, has been
briefly stated by the telegraph. A
correspondent gives tho following de-
scrlption OF tho affair
Mr.. aPopo was awakened about IL
O'Clock on Monday night by somebody
IN the room, and almost dun,bstruck
by the appearance Of five men stand
ing at his bedside with drawn rcvolv-
crs. Two moro stood at tho window,
apparently on guard. They wero all
well dressed, and all wore black masks,
except one Of tho party, who had n
whitc ono.
Mr. Popc was informed in a gentle
manly and polite manner that no
harm would ensuc II he but remained
quiet, a warning. it is unnecessary to
say that under the circumstances he
obcyed. llo was then tightly bound
with his hands behind bis bnck with a
piece Of strong tnrred rope and his
feet were tied together. lie was thcn
put into a closet under the stairs,
against tho door of which were placed
a sack OF salt and n kcg OF mills The
robbers in the meantime bound Mrs.
Pope hand and foot, performing the
operation in u tender manner, and
oven with delicacy. She was permit
tod to remain in bed The thieves
then found tue key OF the sale, through
which part of the gang went, while
Others examined other parts of the
house for vnluablcs. They succeeded
in getting some $4,000 in money, dia-
monds, watches, jewclry aud silver
ware, and si,UUJ worth of railroad
bonds and other valuable documents
from tho safe, including a ndmber Of
mortgages, etc. In all the booty car
ried off will amount to over ten thou.
sand dollars, although the stopping Of
the bonds will reduce the thieves re-
ward TO about three thousand dollars.
During all the time Of the robbery
which lasted an hour and half, Mr.
and Mrs. Pope were constantly re.
minded Of their fatc should they make
any noise, although, MS the house il
located at some distance from any
other, it probably would not have
made much difference. There were
Others outside on guard, so that the
party In all must have numbered icr
men. They wore stockings outside
their boots, and all carried pistols anC
pieces of sperm candles for ligh.s
When ready to depart the cool rob
beers wen. up stairs and brought dowr
Mr.. Popc's little adopted daughter
quicting the ohilds alarm by telling
her to bc quiet and no harm woulC
befall her They lh,n instructed ih,
child not TO rntie the thongs Of hcl
parents until they had been gon'
some time, and departed in a ba
rourhc, ip which they had cpme, tax
ing with iIcm Nj. Pepc's guns an'
pistols. afu
Who The thieves were il a mystery
as no trace OF their identity has ye
been discovered. They were yer,
polished in their address aud had sol
hands, unused 10 hard work. Eve
Mr.. Pope gives them credit for lh
neat manner in which the thing wa
= done. IL is believed that the robber
, are persons well acquainted with Mr
, Pope and his business. That gentle
man had expected to receive o csssl
payment OF $50, 900 on Monday after
noon, which the thieves no doub
knew about and expected TO bag
+ Blu: the payment Tor some reason o
other was not made, and the burglar
/, did not get the amount, fortunately
, They took the precaution to poiso
NJ D-r-'- ..tvb-uvg uvrUre gOln
into the house. They made thei
entry through window leading o.
the piazza 1t is one of the most dan
, ing robberics ever pcrpctratcd in Pat
, erson