The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25
CHARLEY ROSS AVENGED.
Startling Sequel to the Philadelphia
Abduction Case.

TIE ALLEGED ABDUCToRs SHOT DowE
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT BUR,
e1ARY-A confession By ONE OF THEN
IN his LAST MOMENTS.
IFrom the New York Tribune, 15th.I
On Sunday night at about 9 o'clock,
two rough-looking men stepped into
Winant's Hotel at Bay Ridge, little
village on Long Island, and called fol
liquor. They came ashore from a small
black sloop, and, after drinking several
times times, left the hotel The elder
was a man about five feet six inches in
height, with light hair, light side whis-
kers and moustache. This was William
Mosher, a bold river thief well known to
the police of this city. His companion
was also a thief, a man about the same
height as himself, with. red hair and a
luxuriant red moustache. Thisman was
known to the police as Joseph Douglass.
He appeared to be about twenty-eight
years of age, while Mosher seemed to be
at least forty-fve. Their appearance at
tracted no attention, and, although while
at the hotel they conversed in subdued
tones, there was nothing In their manner
which aroused suspicion. While drink
ing they seemed IN the best of humor.
- ''Here's luck!" said the elder of the two,
and his companion answered: "Here's
that we may have it." These were the
last words they uttered at the hotel.
About mile from Fort Hamilton
stands the modest looking summer resi-
dence Of Judge Van Brunt Of the New
York Court of Common Pleas. The
house IS not occupied dUringt the winter.
Adjoining it IS the residence of Holmes
Van Br1nt, brother Of the Judge, and
the two houses are connected by a bur
glar alarm. On Sunday night, Mr.. Van
Brunt and his son William were at
home. At about 2 o'clock yesterday
morning Mr.. Van Brunt was aroused
from slumber by the sound Of the bur
glar alarm. He Immediately called for
his son, and the young man, upon being
informed Of what had taken place, rushed
out Of the house, armed with a pistol,
and ran over to the Judges residence.
Upon approaching the house he saw
lights moving about from room to room.
Without stopping to make further in
Yestigations, he ran back to his fathers
house and informed him that burglars
were at work in the Judges residence.
Mr.. Van Brunt, although suffering Sc
verely from an attack of rheumatism,
sprang from his bed, dressed hastily,
and seized double-barreled shotgun.
In the meantime his son called at the
house Of two of his fathers employees,
William Scott and Hermann Frank, and
acquainted them with the fact that Judge
Van Brunt's house was being robbed.
In q very few minutes Holmes Van
Bunt, his son, and the hired men were
on the way to the Judges house. They
proceeded carefully, and upon arriving
at the mansion stationed themselves
where they could shoot the burglars the
moment they left the house. For near
" an hour they stood there watching the
burglars as they moved from room to
room. Finally Mr.. Van Brunt requested
his son to go round and open the back
door. The son obeyed, but the moment
he opened the. door the burglars blew
ont their lights They knew for the
first tine that they were in danger.
Presently footsteps on the stairs we're
heard, and then two men emerged from
the cellar. e'Stop and surrender or I'll
shoot. shouted Mr.. Van Brunt. His
answer was two pistol shots. Taking
ain at the nearest man, Mr.. Van Brunt
fred. The fellow shrieked from pain
and ran off. His companion was by his
side, and had proceeded only a short
distance before he received a shot from
Mr.. Van Brunt's son. The man who re-
ce;yed the first shot continued his fight
through TIE yard until he came within