Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-23
A Daring Burglary.

A Daring Burglary.
During the past week Hudson River
towns have been infested by daring
thieves. One source of attraction was
the Catskill races, and another the fire.
mems tournament at Poughkeepsie. In
that city on the Iast day of the firemen's
gathering, it was known that gang of
certainly twenty thieves were present,
and though three of them were arrested,
sufficient evidence could not be produced
to hold them. At the Catskill races,
gamblers and thieves were present in
force. The affair recounted below oc-
CURED on Friday. Nearly four miles
below the village of Catskill, on the west
bank of the Hudson, resides Abraham
Post, worthy, well-tO-dO farmer. At
about $3.50 p. m, Mr.. Post, his wife and
daughter, the latter about twenty-five
years of age, his son Edward, and their
hired, man, an Irishman, were quietly
eating their supper, when the door lead
ing from the main hall to the dining
room was abruptly pushed open and six
men entered and rushed up to the table.
Each one of the scoundrels drew a re-
volver, and lcyeiing the weapons at the
head of each member of the family,
warned all to keep quiet or they would
blow their brains out. While five of
the robbers thus held the i've inmates of
the house quiet, the sixth one drew four
pairs of new handouts from underneath
his coat, and in regular order, snapped
the bracelets upon every person at the
table except the daughter. The latter
showed no fear, but while the bandcuff-
ing was progressing gave the thieves
such a severe talking" to that finally,
becoming exasperated, one of the rob-
bers stepped up to her and said: well,
you are so sassy, / guess Wen have to
handcuff you too" and the scoundrels
handcuffed the whole family to-
gether, including colored girl, who
entered the dining room at the time
Not feeling perfectly safe even then,
the thieves procured a BEDFORD and firmly
tied that around the entire family, and
then one of them stood guard over the
captured group while the others com
menced to ransack the house. They
entered every room in the building but
one, tore open bureau drawers, broke
open trunks, and smashed locks on
closets. The room that escaped them
belonged to the son, Edward Post, and
in that was gold watch and large
sum of money, which they did not get.
They did, however, get twelve silver
teaspoons marked S. Z. p, six silver
teaspoons marked J. IL, twenty knives
and forks, 1926 in currency, $40 IN gold
coin, ladys gold watch and chain
marked S. E. p, $50 worth of othgr
jeWeiry, two Greene County bonds of
the denomination of $500 each, one
check for 81, 900 ON the Farmers Ma
tional Bank of Catskill, signed by Mrs.
Msssino, and payable to the order of II.
Fl. King. and Endorsed by her to Abra-
ham Post, one check of $500 on the
same bank, signed by Jacob Burget,
and made payable. to Abraham Post, or
bearer. - ..|...# N...-- --.-e ....
For over one hour the thieves re-
manned in the house, stealing whatever
they could lay their hands on iu the
way of yaluables. They even approached
their bound victims laBghingiy, and
took rings from their fingers, and put
them on their own. They also atd0wn
to the supper table and ale all they
wished to. While they Were eating,
Edward. Post endeavored to free him
self He told them he had seen two of
them the day previous AT the Catskill
Fair, and one Of them replied; ''Well,
what of it," When they got all they
wanted, they babe the family good
night and departed. For one hour
aftcrward the imprisoned men aud
women tried 10 free themselves, and
finally the son did get loose, when he
started for Catskill village, and told his
story. Fhe sheriff and others repaired
to the scene as quickly as possible, and
with the proper keys succeeded in re-
leasing all. Immediately the services of
the telegraph wires were impressed,
and statement of the case was sent 10
all prominent points, together with an
offer by Abraham Post of 1000 reward
for the arrest of the TasCals. Near the
house a paper was found similar 10
those sold on the Catskill Fair Grounds
by the gamblers and thieves who pre-
tended to rive greeubacks with every
cake of soap sold 1t is thought that
the same gang robbed the Post house.
Perhaps no fair IN the state had such an
impudept lot of scoundrels at it as the
Catskill fair They located their games
at night right on the main street, and
hundreds were yictimized. One wheel
of fortune" was fastened against tree
by the Presbyterian church, and the
congregation had to go around the
crowd of roughs to get into the church.
None of Mr.. Posts family were in
cured, though the gang handled all
roughly. Part of the same gang ope-
rated at the Armenia Fair last week: A
year ago, at the latter fair, the receipts
of the thieves who tended the $ wheel
of fortune, or who gave away green
backs, were larger than the receipts of
the fair The greatest efforts are being
made to bring the perpetrators of the
Catskill outrage to justice, and promi.
nent men who. know the facts, favor
the making of an appeal to Gov. Dix to
offer a large reward in behalf of the
State for their apprehension. Mem
York Tins ....-... f. II.