Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-11-04

we honestly believe that his defenders
and apologists-the men who peryert
facts in his interest, and for partisan
purposcs-are reprchensiblc and con
temptible than the william whom they
defend.-N. Y. Day BOOK. 2
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1'IElifILFOR BA NIX ROBBER "
A FAMILY OF SEVEN PERSONS hound
THE CASHIER TAKEN TO THE BAsK-A
COOL AND AuDAcIous AFFAIR.
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:, FROM an interview WIN hr, 4
sawyer" :" M'loro, anu .he nlc'npcls 1w
OF ms housenoid' the Nashua NeW
hampshlre) ieaegTtm gives tne io'iow-
ing account OF the robbery ., ,ne
oou,hegah Nat'oha, pallk' ana M,lloru
ihe'sPcraaoes enec'eu an eili"nce u,
70 MI oawyers mouse ny turning 'he
Key III inc piazza uoor win piir VI
piyers, Ihey theh ascenueu 10 lne
second story propaply py inc hvh'
stairway ana procceeeu u. once 70 mr.
oaWyerspeuroonn. oawye, "asaWah-
eied py having u manu- piuceu upon
ms 'hroat anu u Vo'cH coo,iy sa'u
we want YOU slr' me manu- oi
ahother Vi,laih was p"ceu upon .ho
.hroat oi Mrs. sawyer u. tno sslile ,Ii'
uihe' ana presently she was ruoely
taEeh IRON her pea WIN her =, mani
chiiu hnu P,'eeu , ~ u a, uLa'r, ,7no , ~
sisted WIN a,l her strgng'h' anu n, clIeu %
OUT uh'li snoked 10 silence. INC cr'cs ~
oil the chlld apparently maae 'he men
nervous, so mucn 80 that .hey maui
several threats OF violence IL IL was mol
instantly hushed up; :,
Ihe strngS,e win Mr, sawyer was
progressing aif inc whlie, TWO oi
tne rulnails haVlhg nun upon tno
sac Oh the peu, iorchs nanucui,s upon
hin' a gag MADE OF plece q a proom-
hanu,e' WIN hole 70 breathe through
ooreu IN the centre, was thrust lh'o
ms mouth ana "twlsteT pu, upon
ms neck ne was ,heh aioWed 70 Pus
on ms pahtaloons from 'he pooNe. ., "
which one oil the thieves aos'racted
ezo,) ana snppers' anu coat was piace1
upon MS SHOULDERS; ne was hanu,eu
rapidly, put u uid not seem 10 DC inc
intention oil the men TO iYure him
All inc gang were masked ana hr'
sawyer th,hks al We're pareiooteu
they had uark lanterns, a luil kit q
toois' ana apparently u th1rongh kho"i,
cage Oh the premises 'he huniper ol
members (seVeh) OF inc nousehoiu.-
during the struggle WIN MI ana siis
sawyer their attention was ca'lvd y
inc screaming OF the serVah'-girl'M MARY
a; brodercS, IN another apartment,
wheh TWO OF inc gang niadc a ooiu Al,
push 10 quiet her one was ssl@eo
the head ana an attempt was maze 70
smo,her heri put shc struggled ana
iought iike al, ehraged uger, ana wa,
not conquered untli they had dragged
her from her pea py the mar OF mel
head, choked her TO silence, ana hand'
cuiied her hands behind her
In the meantime the two bONS. Fred
AGED twelve and his brother AGED six
woplJ not he ou;ct and one of III,
men 'ook one uhuer each arm arm any any
hus'ieu 'he'h 'h'o y closet anu 'ne gu
then fastened with screws and scyeral
holes bo,ed ,hrouob Il 10 admit the air
The worL or J;sneS;n,, os ,Lo o,hor in
ma,os aS ~ bonse ,yas ron;dly 40
nnn,sl;shod ~. % a,ha' ,,ooharI o2 fl,
gand M,s Saw,,cr was handcnfted
and with ber ;n,snt ch;Id and oldcs,
Jannh,er Rar,ha nlaced IN tha Close,
Of 5er sleening'roam tbe dcsneradoes
6,st n,.c;na c5a;rs e. them - sit on
Tho door ,os fastened with scrrws a.
in tbc 6,st instance and six holes
bored to admit the air. One of the
ruffians expressed concern lest there
was not enough air for them. and Sc
two additional holes were bored.
Two men were detailed TO watch
the inmates of the house, and the 9th.
ers (Mr. SAWYER thinks there were
twelve in ALI conducted Mr.. SAWYER
to the bank. The two men that stayed
behind made themselves perfectly al
home. They sauntered about the house
talked pleasantly with Mrs. Sawyer
advising her TO keep quiet They
hurried Mr.. Sawyer 10 the bank as
soon as possible, crossing the suspen.