Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-26


adage, that "when rogues fall out hOnese!
men get their due" u
Looking over the blotter we find hiatt
Jerry Phillips, James Aikens, Williamee
A. Barrett, Pat Naughton, Martin Holmes q
and Mary Holmes have to answer to theu
charges of selling intoxicating liquoree
! : d,
but it was nearly midnight 6eIore
fell asleep.
l was awakened by a mans hand
on my mouth, and to be informed
that he did not intend to hurt me if
l kept quiet. My hands were then
tied behind me, a towel fastened in
my mouth and the muzzle of a pis-
tol placed against my head. An
other man was treating my wife in a
similar ar>manner. They had a dark
lantern and wore masks.
After securing us, they began to
search the room. First my clothes,
then the bureau drawers, under the
bed-everywhere but where the
money was. l began to think l had
outwitted them, when one said to
the other, 'How's that stove?' An
other minute and they were pulling
out the money.
Imagine my feelings if you can.
Even if they left with this amount,
it was no small sum to lose. | could
almost have cried then and there.
One ran over the amount and said to
the other, Only half here Ny
heart grew colder than before. They
went to the easy chair and cut open
the stuffed seat; they picked up the
ottoman, examined it, and went out
of the room.
I was trying to get up, when one
came back-the other had the mon
ey-he pushed me back into bed
| saying l had better be quiet. 1 heard
the other man walk down stairs, and
l knew my money was gone. They
evidently knew how much money /
had, and from the way they ripped
open chairs and cushions in my room
they would not be long searching for
what was down stairs.
The fellow must have come
straight to this door. 1 heard him
turn the latch and then most un-
earthly scream! 1 knew that Nap
was doing his duty. In a flash
jumped to the floor, and in doing so
gave a wrench to the band about the
wrists that broke it, and then before
the man on guard could fire, caught
his revolver. He made a stroke at
me; l lodged it, caught him by the
legs and threw him. As he fell he
gave up his hold of the revolver.
1 cared nothing for him. l wanted
the man who had the money; so /
rushed down stairs only to see him
going out the hall door; l fired but
missed him; fired again, and heard a
sharp cry of pain; l fired once more
and broke his ankle, and down he
dropped. The other man jumped out
of the window and escaped.
Of course 1 secured my man, re-
covered my money, and old Evans
had to admit that he was wrong, fol
the robbers had first gone to the of.
fee, and came to my house when
they found the safe empty. Anoth-
er revelation that the morning
brought, was a confession from my
prisoner that our book-keeper was
one of their gang, and posted them
about our affairs. The book-keepel
did not come to work that morning
nor have we ever seen him since"
"And the dog?" l asked.
eyes, the dog got all the credit
You see, the thief supposed by the
silence, that there was no dog about
the premises, and he thought he wa,
done for when he opened the doc,
and Nap sprang at him."
| "But," / said, he was frightened
rather easily; these fellows do no
usually care much for dog"
81 guess he never saw quite such
dog as Nap was that night" saic
Alick, laughing; 81 had rubbed hi
eyes and mouth with phosphorus
and put on the strong spring.
don't blame the fellow for imagin
ing the evil one was before him.
"Phosphorus and strong spring
What are you talking about?"
EtHis eyes are glass, you know"
"Glass? Have you been drinking
or have I?''
"Why, old fellow, don't you Sc
that SNap' is a fraud?'
dumped to the dog, and sur
enough had been badly sold-th
dog was India rubber! Alick laugh
ed long and loud AT my sheePisl
, face.
"Oh, the story is true as preach
ing. l bought Nap when / was i
Paris; Ihave springs fixed on tn
floor and on the door, so when tn
3 door is open the dog stands up, an
, when he is up there is an arrang,
] ment in his throat that makes tn
| growl you heard. By putting o
< that upper lever he is made to jun
a as high as a mans head, and thi
+. jump was what frightened the bu
glar'"