Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-29
The Tltusyille Robbery.

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A TITUsvnIE (Pa) paper gives the fol.
robbery in that place:
Iltusville is in a great excitement to-
day over daring robbery which was
perpetrated here last night. While the
! family of John Watson, residing on the
hill opposite the old Hlnkly refinery,
were at supper, party of men, number
ing five, entered the house, and approach
ing MIR. Watson with pistols in hand and
masks on their faces, demanded his
money. They cautioned the family not
to make the least noise, telling them that
1t was their money they wanted, and that
all must submit to be bound and gagged,
and that if they made the least resistance
| they would call in the balance of the
gang, who were guarding the entrance.
outside. They proceeded to handcutf the
family, applying leg-irons to the men
John Watson and Archibald Stewart
the latter the sonin-law of the former, at
the same time gagging them, and then
tying the entire family together. They
next ordered Watson to open his safe.
The latter replied, my money is all in
Warren, deposited with my brother"
Ihey replied, 1--WE know whom
you refer to, but your money
have it. Watson, thereupon, with the
muzzle of huge revolver placed against
his ear, opened the safe and something
like So, 600 were distracted. After the
safe had been robbed the family were tied
in long row and compelled to follow the
thieves down into the cellar, then up
through every room in the house, and at
the peril of their lives information as to
where valuables were kept was demanded
and given. After thorough search the
family were conducted back to the dining
room. Mrs. Watson, Sdsan Stewart and
Archibald Stewart were placed on a
lounge, blindfolded, ironed and gagged
and tied to the stove in such manner
that if they moved the stove would tip
over upon them. The 6ends then left
the house, having remained about an
hour and half, while the balance-nine
in all-were standing watch on the out.
side. In the hurry to depart the lighted
lamp was upset and the house set on fire.
The robbers then returned, and, taking
clothes from the wardrobes, threw them
on the burning portion of the dwelling, and
with the utmost difficulty succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the flames. Mr.. Watson was
severely burned, but the robbers made
no endeavor to pull him from the flames.
ouhASo A,tON q Va JllG IuIlllN,
arrived home after midnight and
found the family in a sorry plight. The
irons on Watson cut him to the bone,
and he was bleeding profusely. Those
on the other members of the family were
also very painful, and were taken off only
by severing them with file. The thieves
had handouts for every member of the
house and their pockets filled with hand.
kerchiefs. They had also plentiful sup
ply of leg irons. The police were mott
fed, and at three o'clock this morning all
the hotels in the place were searched and
the town secured, but no arrests have so
far been made. The Williams have so eff.
fectually done their work as to give no
clue to their whereabouts. The greatest
excitement exists in the oil regions
over this devilish outrage. 1t is very
evident that the party were aware that
Watson had money in his house, as he
had neglected to deposit a sum, the exact
amount of which he does not know.
None of the family were severely injured
except Mr.. Watson, whose feet and hands
were dreadfully burned by the upsetting
of lamp.