Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-06-12
a Fight with a Burglar.


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A dispatch from Milton, Pa, TO the Sun
says: Farmer Samuel Bond lives with his
| family eight miles from here. On Saturday
night last he awoke in the middle Of the nigh;
and saw a burglar in his room. He jumped
from bed, and grasped him by the throat and
whiskers The whskers, long pair, we're
| false, and came off in the farmers hands -
The burglar struck Mr. Bond in the face, but be
did not release his hold. His wife responded
to his call for help The burglar, unable TO
release himself, started for the head Of the
stairs, dragging the farmer with him. Mrs.
Bond seized the burglar by one leg. He knock
ed her down. She jumped mp and seized him
again, while her husband showered blows on his
face. Reaching the head of the stairs, both
the farmer and The burglar rolled to the bot
TOM The noise made by the struggling men
aroused son Of Mr.. Bonds, who joined bis
| father and mother in their attack on The bur-
gar At this juncture the burglar drew a
| pistol, and would have shot the farmer dead
had not Mrs. Bond, seeing the movement, push
1 ed the pistol to one side. The ball took effect
| in the groin Of her son.
| The burglar fred again, hitting Mr.. Bond
| in the right arm, near the elbow. The farm
ers wife seized bold of the pistol, while her
son ran out and got club. The weapon was
| discharged twice while Mrs. Bond held the
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turned with club, and broke the burglars
right arm witha blow. The pistol dropped
to the floor. Mrs. Bond picked it up with the
intention Of shooting the burglar, but before
she could use II *her eon had knocked him
senseess to the floor with two heavy blows on
the head.
All of the Bonds were badly injured The
farmer was terribly beaten about the head and
face. The pistol ball had made an ugly flesh
L a L -
by the fall down stairs. Mrs. Bond had
long, deep cut over her left eye, where the bur-
glar had struck her. Her sons wounds were
confined to the pistol shot in the groin. The
ball entered near the hip joint, and was inn
bedded 10 the flesh. They were all covered
with blood, as were the walls and floor in the
hall.
Mrs. Bond attended temporarily to the wants
Other husband and son. She then bound the
senseless burglar so be could not escape if be
came to. Mounting horse, she started as
fast as it conld carry her for this place. Ar
irving here she aroused DR.. Billings and Con-
stable Watts and started them both for her
house. In an hour and quarter after leav-
ing home she arrived back there, and was soon
followed by the doctor and constable. Mr..
Bond and his son were found to be suffering
severely from their injuries. The ball was ex-
tracted from young Bonds wound with little
difhculty.
The burglar was found dangerously injured.
The fall dowE the stairs had broken three of
his ribs. The blows from the club, besides
breaking his right arm, had fractured his skull
in two places. He was also badly cut and
bruised. The ropes with which Mrs. Bond
had tied him were removed, and he was placed
on bed. He suffered intensely. DR.. Billings
gave him every care, and in an hour or two
he felt easier, and gave an account Of himself.