The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-27
Xsse Eo!des: burglary of the Gnason.

From the Kew York Tribune, December "a.
Word was brought to police headquarters
in this city Yesterday that the residence OF j.
z. EmD3et, st Pelham "a part Of New Ro-
chcIt"), had been entered early in the morn
ing by number Of men, the family aroused
and h1ndcUiied together, and the house ram
sacked. \ reporter obtained from MIR. En-
met hin,clf the d,taiIs. Pelham proper is
about two miles from the railroad depot
with private residences, many belonging
to and inhabited hy persons doing business
in this city. j. =. Emmet, Of No. 81 Will
liam street, lives Just below the Prories."
The house was occupied by the late Judge
Emmc;, and was familiarly known as "The
Cottage" II stands some distance from the
road. and ia surrounded by q large garden.
Unit! within SIN weeks past ~. on" has
been unoccupici, but noW Air. F,W''!c. q
nephew, Edward E.Inst, sist,: .! 70
former, two dome-tic>, AMI n roach 4"
there
About o:3o Yesterday morning 4 number
Of masked men "aiuca entrance 10 tnvh2ujc
through window n the laundry IN The
rear. and proceeding 1t ouc., As it Scrus, to
tue bedroom OF Dir. Emmct, awnke ana
! hapdcu!i"d hin. Leaving four men 10 guard
! Lin, O.: hers proceeded 10 the rooms OF his
! ncnheyv. the sister, and tne serNal>>, ana LED
them to iir. Enlmct's room. The nephew
| was haudcuilt3. willie the others were
merely clioiled 10 Keep silence. The key
Of a safe il the front ro&E vas then de-
manGcd Of Dir. EGlmrt, but 1t was not lnthc
| house. Leaving four men with The PRISONERS
| 10 guard and compel silence. the Others ran
sacked the houS: from top to bottom, pre-
i,a!y IL search OF the >afe key. Drawers,
| bureaus, and desks which happened to Gc
locked were broken open, and falling IN
! their search, they began 10 work upon the
| s3ie in the most systematic style. The room
| when visited by the reporter remained as
| the burglars Lad left il, and bore evidence Of
their skill. Lying upon the table was Il
| broken Jimmy; near by Was a coil OF fuse
| with little powder; scattered around were
considerable quantities Of broken plated
| ware, lert as Of no value; and the table bore
| further evidence OF varied lunch
taken before the departure OF the mid
| night visitors. The safe Wns set into
| tie wall, and the door ana Wainscoting
| had been removed.a and were scattered around
| the room. After working three hours and
| a halt they were unable TO remove the door,
but with powderand drill made hole about
| three inches in diameter, and through this
| removed the few valuablcs it contained.
| They bad been nisipforned as to its con-
tents. Taking such plate and jewelry as it
contained, and the watches, jewelry. and
money Of their prisoners, beside some articles
Of clothing, they left the house at a. NJ.
The value of the articles taken docs not ex-
| coed $3.50.
As soon as the EmmetS were able to free
themselves the alarm was given, and quite u
large party started in search OF the robbers.
| Tracing them to the shore, they found q
| number of boats tied to the pier, which, 1t
is believed, belonged to them. The tide
having fallen, these were fast in the mud,
and tne owners had been obliged to make
their return trip along the shore. For some
distance they were easily traced by hume
rous articles dropped rs of no value: A ne
gro upon Peter Van Courtlandt's place
stated that be saw Il number Of men pass
about balf.past O'Clock, but beyond this no
trace was found, but no effort or expense
will he spared to ferret them out.