, 1874-06-07

! A."A AAS
Mrs. Bond, seeing the movement, pushed tn
pistol to ono side. The ball took effect in tht
groin OF her son. The burglar tired again
hitting Mr. Bond In the right arm, near tht
elbow. The farmers wife seized hold OF TIT
pistol, Wlile her son ran out and got club. The
weapon was discharged twice while Mrs: Bone
held the barrel, but doing no damage. Younf
Bond returned With club. and broke the
burglars right arm with one blow: The plsto
dropped to the floor. Mrs. Bond picked It "
with the intention Of shooting the burglar; but
before she could use it her son bad knocked hin
sonselcss to the floor NTH tWo heavy blows or
| 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 hesh
wound in his arm, and Ills body was bruised BY
| the fall downstairs. Mrs. Bond had 4 long, deer
cut over her left eye, where the burglar had
| struck her. Her sons wounds we're confined to
! the pistol-shot in the groin. Tho ball entered
flesh. They wore all covered with blood, as we're
| the walls and floor in tho hall.
Mrs. Bond attended temporarily to the waota
Of her husband and sou. She then bound tho
senseless burglar so lie could not escape if he
| came to. Mounting horse, she started AZ fast
as it could carry her for this place. Arriving
| hero she aroused DR.. Billings and Constable
| Watts and started them both for her house. In
an hour and a quarter after leaving home she ar
riyod back there. and was soon followed BY the
/
| son were found to be suffering soveroly from
their wounds, but their injuries weso pro-
nounced not dangerous. Tho ball Was extracted
from young Bonds wound with little difficulty.
The burglar was found dangerously injured.
The fall down 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. Tho
| ropcs with which Mrs. Bond had tied him werc
removed, and ne was placed on bed. He suf-.
;r&a nal. Tr i'm Arnr-u
care, and in an hour or two he felt easier, and
gave an account Of himBeH.
He was one Of gang Of three professional
burglars from Philadelphia. His namo is George
Myers. His comrades were Jake ScheIl and VIII
son Fry. They travelled through the country
disguised as nmbrclla-menders and peddlers.
Their plan of operation was to enter town and
work" it thoroughly. They always got ill.,
formation OF places where good hauls could be
made. In Milton they learned that farmer Bond
burglary large sum Of money, the proceeds of
sale OF cattle. They determined to mako IN
effort to obtain it. From various parties they
had received = good idea of the interior Of the
houee, the habits OF the inmates etc. Fly un-
locked tho front door with false key- Mvers
was to search the upper part OF the house, whils
his companions were to take the lower part.
Myers was discovered tl1ey fed. leaving him in
the lnrch. MYERS said it was his intention to
kill al three of tho Bonds at the foot Of the
sra;ra and ho wonId hnrs done 20 bnt for the
vo,ng man knoc1.;nc him Jown vith the ctmh
IN Hycr's ,,erson was fn,,nd n nockothoo1< he.
1on1;ng 70 NJ non5 conta;njne a5Nn Th;s had
Kan 1aloo rom h;s ran1aioo1a bafora ,ta hnr'
1lar sas I1scovared 49," 0A1~
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a1rnra tn taEo lin r. ;,;l th, Cnnst"h1a con w.
cinde1 tn laave ma, t. f,.rd and attend -
t;1, mil In conid ho ra1narad 4 >nan na-,,. :,
Ftc wns r;ven charoe of liz vonnda1 hnrcI = !
a. s1onJag n1ht Ia was nrouaed f-nn, nn7 e.. =.
= Lnocl. st. tha door H. noanad tha donr y
rn.n .tsn 49, amid ~ F;trb that thn "a
a1ah h1a w.ntad ~ soo hin, o,,s hv +ts waro @on-
s"arnn "tand 49, oo faat @ ~, ~ door T..
s,anned nnt and wben h. raachsd tha Ih:a;n I;lSn
L. 10 "as auoIao1 oUn ~ ooe one nsA' un8 oy
. .ao 44I' ~, ".s4' M ~ aa.s " ~ lscious,
hGsa 'no waHon "aa sgrso. AZ nas s1 yea and
t,in6 on .ao saoou ssS'o5 i4ntae INTO inc
% aouno; lp u "no @ as.ontouIu .: ~ ee1 mat tho
~oauoeu =. outsM. aa poi ~! ~ H1e ped we're
gone. ~ "as selr p'a!u ~. 1no CO. 1ipanlons OF
!9 9!5ele "ote .u1otnou IL eoue WY ~ his con-
u4tloii, aaa LEI p'0unc1 A,a Icoeu IN the man-
Constable At this place OF the fr3cape Of tho
prisoner about uAEneht sest rday morning
segeral persona 'tsrIed ~ putsu II, put had not
II last ACCOUNTS lounQ any tTac ~ OF the uTinE