Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-24
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General News.
4 Battle with Burglars.
TWO RIVER THIEVES ArrrMPr TO RoR A
touNrHr RESIDENCE AT BAY RIpoE-
THEY AXE sHor DEAD.

TWO RIVER THIEVES ArrrMPr TO RoB A
COUNTRY RESIDENCE AT BAY RiDGE-
THEY AXE sHor DEAn.
on sunday nj sht Dec. 18Th. nj about 0
o'clock two rough-looking men strpp.d
into Ninant's Hotel. az Bay Ridge. A lit
tie village on Lon. Island. aud called for
liquor They came ashore from small
black sloop, aud, after drinking several
times len the hotel. The elder was man
about i've feet >iN inches Ia height, with
light hair. side whi~Acr- and mustnche
This wa> William Mosirr. bold river
thief. His companion was also "A thief a
man about the same height As himself
with r,d hair aud 4 lnxuriant red mu.
tarhe. Ihi- man was known u tile police
a Joseph Douglass. lie appeared fo Do.
about iweniy-etght years III are. while.
M.sicr seemed Ia De az least fDrty-ayr.
Their app, arancc attracted no attention.
aud although While al the hotel they con
vcrsrd in subdurd tones there va. moth.
inS 10 their manner which aroused suS-
plci"n. While drinking they seemed In
the beet OF hampr. Here's luck :" said
mr. ebIcCp IIvii~1nstN W. mAy haTe-if~
ihesc ~"rc the last words that they ~
tered nj the hotel.
ABOUT mile from Fort Hamilton S.aptIs
nc Understanding summer residence. -
judge Van BTaat Of the New YorL g..
81 common Pleas. The hou<. j. M, a.
enpicd during the winter. Adjoinln, II -
zoe Residence OF Holmes Van Rem,
"i"'hf' "i the Judge. and the two houses
are connected by burglar-al,rw a.,
sunday Zht Mr.. Van Brunt and hts s,.,'
william were At home. About O'Clock
10 the morning MIR. Van Brunt wa arnn.-
"a from >lunorr by the sound Of Tn. tnr-
= AT-alaTn. tie Immediately called FIR
AZ son, ana the Young man upnn helm.
informed oi what had taken pla. e, rushed
ONT oi tue house. armed with pistol. aud
ran over 10 the Judges hnuS. I-nor on.
pr"ach'ug the house he saw Hghl. movin,,
about nom room To room. Wfrnour sron,
pihS 10 make further Investigations h.
ran bacA 10 his fathers house and ntorm-
"a nun tnat burglars were 1T work in the
judges residence
Mr.. Van Brunt. although suffering 20.
'eftIy from an attack OF rheumatism
-prah2 from his bed. dressed hastily AMI
seized double barreled shot gun. In |
the meantime his son called at tie hons.
"a Two OF us idthsrs employees William
scott anu ilerman Frank. and acouaintpd |
them with the fact that Judge Van Brnnt,s |
mousse was being robbed. In n very f..,
minutes Holmes Van Brunt. his son and |
l he hired men were on their yay To th. /
Judge house. They proceeded carefully
anu upon arriving at the mansion Stallion |
eu themselves where they could shoot the
D y 4lat' 'he moment they left the house.
oi nearly az hohr they stood there watch
ing thc burglars a. they moved from rnou
10 room. Finally Mr.. Van Brunt reoue.t.
iu MS son To 20 around and open the back
door. ne son obeyed. but the Inoment
ic opened tue door the burglars blew an,
heir ii@hts. They knew for the tirsr finn.
nat they were IN danger Presently foot.
steps on the stairs were heard, and th.n
-"o men emerged from the cellar. ..StoD
ihd surrender or I'll shoot shouted Mr.
an brunt. His answer was two pisrol
'hots. iakins quick aim at the pearest
ut ",' van brunt fired. The fellow
from pam aud ran of. His com
., non wa, oy MS side. and had proceed.
a only short distance before he rece,v.
"a shot from Mr. Van Brunt's son. m.
nan who received the first shot contisnad
~ n'Sh1 through the yard unit. he cam.
'ithih range OF Herman Franks towIin,,-
'iece The other fellow. driven to drs.
efation. turned upon young Van Brnnt
hstoi U hand. and aiming al his hear, dr.
a. lie missed his aim stand nr I'm
III You shouted ;he yonn. man. but ,ha
tSiar ieVeied his pistol again. Mr.. Van
'rnht grasped his gun by the stock. and 5
80 WV oui gar terrible blow uDou
ne arm. The stock flew off and ,I,a
lucky Young fellow drew a reyolver and .
req twice al the tibet, while TIE ruei,n {
as aiming at his head. The man teIi |,
mn the words, I'm through" upon his b
ps. Ia lew moments he was dead. q
MS companion fell about fifteen wards !
oni 'i,e mouse. and was wrlthing in agony ,
men Mr.. Van Brunt stepped to his side )
ms was Joseph Douglass his dead en-. b
anon was William Mosier. DougIs.s n
as III eXcruclatiDg agony when Mr. Van Z
ruht asked him If he had ANYTHING 10 q
~, From his abdomen the entraiIs nros :,
Iued, and his right side presented a lid. u
Jus appearance. His first cry was rar g
iaor. For the love OF God" he moaned y y
eve me drink of whisky. quick. ouicL d,
NICK Tue liquor was brought him. to
II as soon as he touched it with his Iins Ga
pushed 1t away and cried for water liz z,
iied upon the wet ground and nlaced CT
; hahds upon his ghastly wounds as If a.
stop the flow of blood which oatberad / "
pools around him. He lay there slowly OF
fhS ont cilnslng to life until the end II
4 Two hours and half before he d;ad -
Feeling that hfs end was near. the hnr' b,
a: confessed that they were The man be
10 had stolen Charley Ross, audit soon en-
came evident that he told the trnth :.
&c ponce have been after the men for :
~ up", showing that they were en-
.ed y the abduction. Little Charlav
- has neeh sinsalarly avenged.