The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-19
A BOLD ROBBERY.
Residence Of Mr.. Emaneul Bear of
HOpeweII Township Entered by
Burglars and Robbed Of $40.

Burglars and Robbed OF $40.
We have just learned the particulars Of
daring robbery which occurred last
night at the residence of Emanuel Bear,
Esq, in Hopewell township, about )
miles north of this place. After the
family of Mr.. Bear, consisting of
himself and daughter, Miss Rousculp
and an aged lady, had retired for the
night, three robbers approached the
house, and gained an entrance into it
by bursting open the door with rail-
The burglars were heavily armed, and
taking the inmates of the house by sur
prise, of course had little difficulty in
preventing them from making any re-
sistance. They covered Mr. Bear with
their revolvers, and demanded his mon
ey under penalty of death. Unarmed
and completely at the mercy of the rob
bers, Mr.. Bear was unable to do any
thing to protect his property, other than
to MAINTAIN silence as to where il was
Bit it appears they had little difficulty
in frightening Miss Bear into telling
where the money could be found, which
they at once took possession of, and
which amounted to $40, being about
all that was in the house. They then
demanded a watch of Miss Rousculp,
which was also given them. After
which they took possession of Mr.. Bears
gun, revolver and knife.
Satisfying themselves that they had
secured about all the portable property"
there was to be had about the premises,
they set about departing, but before 60
ing, they threw something into Mr.. Bears
eyer, which for the time, completely
blinded him, and gave him such great
pain that he was wholly unable to pur-
sue them, or make any other effort 10 re-
cover his property. The men who per-
petrated the deed were not masked, and
were strangers in the vicinity. Persons
answering the description which MIR.
Bear gives of the robbers, were seen on
yesterday afternoon lurking in the neigh
borhood; and we are informed that one
Of them approached Mr.. VIM. Curry,
and made inquiries concerning Mr..
Bears son, seemingly desirous of ascer-
tanning whether he was living with his
father.
We understand that certain persons
are already suspec ed of the crime, and
that steps have been taken to put detect
ives on their track.
In these days of effort at Reform, and
attempts at organization Of new parties
which shall be more definitely the guard
ians of the rights of the poor and labor
ing classes of citizens, and amid the
general cry for the repeal of unjust
laws, and the enactment of just ones,
it is somewhat remarkable that some
astute laborer in the interests of the toll
ing people, has not called attention to
the existence of law which once every
year gripes the masses in a manner that
calls forth yearly universal cussing; and,
in their interest demand its repeal. We
allude to the law which eompels every
voter to put in two days time, or the
equivalent thereof, once every year, in
work on the public highways. Now,
there are great many men who do not
own property, and do not use the high
ways, who think this law unjust in that
it demands no more from the large prop
erty holder who has daily need of the
highways in the pursuit of his calling
than it does from the poor devil who
owns nothing, and earns no more the
year hIough than dollar and a quar-
some it is looked upon as an outrageous
demand of capital upon labor, and al
together too manifestly unjust to be
longer quietly endured.
Equal taxation has long been favor
ite hobby with the American people,
and it should continue to be so; but this
road law has nothing Of the spirit of
equal taxation about it. At least, we
have frequently heard this view of it
expressed; and that it why We have said
| that it is matter of some astonishment
to US that some fellow who is looking af-
ter the interests of the people don't take
advantage of this feeling, and at least
raise discussion of the question. Per-
haps some of the veteran writers who
grappled with the crusade question,
might let themselves out on this one.
A fine buggy or carriage is something
nearly every body fancies. The vehi-
cles of this description which are seen
upon our streets, and SO generally admir-
ed, are nearly all made at the carriage
factories in this place. To say that
they are beautifully finished, easy-run-
ming and almost noiseless, and that they
will compare favorably with the work
turned out from more pretentious estab-
lishments in more pretensious towns, is
but stating fact which everybody in
the community knows. 1t is matter of
considerable importance to our village
that we can boast factory like that
owned and managed by Mr.. A. Grimm,
the facilities of which have been grad