Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-11-10

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Five masked men called at the dwelling of the
banking house shortly after six o'clock, and on t
Mr. Fl'1yd the cashier going To the donr, hn was
seized. hrown down and haudculltd, ling =,
awed iil.o silence BY the presentation .fIIsials
al his head. While one OF the robbers lemtn-
cd 10 guard Mr. Floyd, the others passed into
the dining room, where number Of ladies
were a. tea, and at once commanded silence,
promising that no harm should befall them II
they renamed quiet. Oao of the party mani
aged u escape from the room and passing in
to the street, gave the alarm Chief Brady and
officer Carberry rushed To the premises when
the plunderers took flight aud an excl int chase
ensued The officers fired several shuts hone
Of which took effect.
One OF the Williams finding officer Carhery |
gaining on him, halted and dealt his pursuer
heavy blow with some murderons instrument,
knocking him seuseless, and daiting away was
soon lpst sight ct. A number Of buiglarious
instruments were left behind. Where the vii |
lains came from is not known. We hope that |
they may bs traced and arrested The hand |
caif had 10 be filed from the wrists of Mr.. Floyd
The attempted robbery was talked about very |
generally on Saturday morning, and feeling of
glsdness was invariably expressed at the signal
failurd of the plunderers to secure any booty. |
The following implements and articles Of the
hu glars were found by various police and citi-
ze's al and near the bank and in various 9TH
er places on the eastern side Of flown Four pairs
of patent adjustable handouts; two new blue
oveIcdats, without pockets, and resembling the
government coat; three gags; seven masks, of
diilerdnt shapes, sizes and cools fine black
and white reversible gum overcoat; bundle of
cord; bran new Jimmy, Of approved pattern;
sheath knife and sheath; two blue hlouses;a fine
Scotch cap, and a can of oil.
The following version of the affair was given
by Mr.. Floyd Myself and family, consisting
of my wife, my sister Mary, Irene Shaldron
| and jenny +. Hates who are my nieces, and
Hannah, the colored servant, were In the kit
chen, which is III the basement of the building,
on Saturday about half past six taking ea,when
gentle taps were hear at the kitchen door. As
the house is very loose and rattles considerably
when the wind is blowing, | supposed the
noise was being caused by the wind and paid
| very little attention to it, After slight inter-
| mission the noise was again heard, and l re-
| marked TO my wife that | would see if any one
was On the outside. My wife told me that il
she were in my place she would not 90 10 the
door, but conclrded to 50, expecting TO find
| no one there except, perhaps, coored man
who sometimes calls to see Hannah. | I'M
| boltel the door and opened it, when instantly
| n very large man and appu entity over six feet
| high, and whose face was masked, stepped in.
| then concluded the man was simply crazy and
| thought would step outside, obtain aid aud
eject him, but as was about in the act Of
doing this WAS confronted by four, perhaps
live, other men, all masked, and one Of them
told inc not to say word, at the same time
pointing pistol at my head, while ANOTHER
immediately hanJciilrd me.
Miss ShalJron came near i,lnlng, and al the
| same time the colored Gill, who lhpd hid nder
ono Of the tables, being ubservcdtn he crawling
| towards the door, the men rHdravOred to pull
her from under tie table. The swoonng of
Miss s. and the attempted escape of the coloIeh
girl, seemed TO embllrass the men somewhat
sl,.,t
watchful, and the man who was attending TO
Miss Hates turned his attention To The coiurctl
woman. That instant Miss ka'cs, who has. al
SO taken refuge under one Of the tables, slih
wonderful GOODNESS aud presence of mind,
sprung from under the table and ran IN stains
TO the ground floor, with one "f the men aitei
her. She reached the upper door in safety and
running along the corridor TO the door of the
entrance to the dwelling part, succeeded in get
ting out on Sixth street, barely escaping TIA,
grasp OF the man who was after her.
She run along Sixth street 10 Market l'.I ul
MaIke to the trimming store Of II. Gordon
No. GO4, the man following her part of The way
Of toulse the giil gave the alarm, ard almos
inns tdately u voice from The ward said; ''lt'
: all up" or the "altrm has been gwen" and in
I staIiy the men tnmbied ont, followed by Han
! nah, who yelled Tor the police Mrs, Floyd fol
lowed and also gave The alarm. | can't lei
. exactly, of course, but do not beIevc all thes
proceedings covered period Of three minutes
MIR. Floyd further said the men did not seer
disposed to niure any one and only insisted o
$ the inmates of the house being quiet. Tie
t / talked something like gentlemen of cducatiu
V | and refinement, seemed devoid of rouahncs,
J. and once, when Mrs. Floyd took occasion
Ii protest at the intrusion or something of til,
k kind, one of the men said TO her; "My LII;
l. lamb, just Keep quiet; we will not hurt you.
v. On Saturday afternoon officers Leg, Hon
RptnlarHt Had tI.t,.
: directed TO house near the corner Of Nini
IL and kirkwood Streets, where they arfestt
Edward IL. Herbert of New Orleans; Fianc
10 IL. Carter, and Jas. Thomas Of Pbiladelphi
n ann ). Lowler Of Springfield, Massachusetts
:, They had hearing before Mayor Smms q
j. Saturday evening, when they We're fully ide
IL tilted, and the Mayor sent them 10 New Ca
tie, 10 await 4 trial al the next Court.
" just received from Auction large line OF Men
1t BOYS Winter caps which will sill at less than Il
Id cost OF making. Rumiord Bros, iOi Market St. =
ID Postponed-The lecture in he Hanover sire
to Church, last Friday evening, was postponed
|. consequence of the death of brother of Pre-
White in Ohio.
W AZ his Post.-Our ncighbor, Mr. Reoce Py
le has resumed business at his old stand, No II
" ami l04 East Second Street, having effected ;
nj arrangement with his creditors to pay Tint
L. NV per cent, and Is ready and willing to 81
" bopts and shoes at the very lowest market rat,
r W. commend his assortment to the attGntit
c. Of the public
'e A FiSd.-The Trustees of the poor of I'll
county visited the almshouse in Kent count
one DAY last week. where they Were kandsom
y. lyreceiyed, and the conduct of the institute
fully explained. 1t is to be hoped that Il
A. Trustees learned some things which may
II, made profitable i'll the maintenance of the pc
I'd incur county.
j. Rcr'rdt-A great revival is in progress in Il
Il NJ +. Church at Newport. Over one hunlr,
i. and thirty have professed change of heal
and the altar is crowded every night by pei
tents inquiring the way TO be saved. Rev. NJ
u Dpwney OF Cochranyillc, Pa, preached thr
Is nights last week, and the pastor Rev. NJ
Id Rgg has been and will be assisted by other al
s. cergymen.
u. NOT AFEARD.'-A barefoot atom of pick
y ninny was observed the other day ewing a II
n very engaging looking wooden Indian il fro
TX ola Tobacco store, with mixture of fear in |
countenance. AT Length, mastering courae
l., hd approached the Modoc cautiously with h
w gripped tight in hand, to be used as a miss
Us and let fling square in the face of the red , e
w Claiming, Il amt afraid of YOU Then, hastl
ell picking up his hat, he ran n half square beto
mt slipping Thus lit is the eye of childhood fea
III tle wooden injun.'
4 The Hotiddys.-Cheap john is prepared
w. supply the young felix's with holiday toys at y
us OMest Fourth street, Al astonishing low rate
'e lie has tine lot of castles, horses, horns, pi
ture blocks, g.. which cannot fail To please
IL The picture blocks form four different seen,
N and the young men aud women, as we'll as eli
n. dfen, can pass an hour Of more very pleasant
as NJ their arrangement. John is the Pioneer
ok ills department aud bis store will certainly
a busy place from now to Christmas. The
tail dealers in the State should call and $
~ Ii m as he will fill all orders on better ten
Ns Il Jan can be procured in Philadelphia.
20 Supposed Poisoning.-A man named Rob,