The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-03
THEGREAT BANK ROBBERY.
A Young Lady Relates Her Expert
ence with the Burglars.
From fine WilliamspOrt Gazette.

From the williamsport Gazette.
Miss Matte q. White of this city, who
was visiting In the family of Mr.. John
Whittlesy, the cashier of the Northamp-
ton Bank, writes to her brother, Mr.. 4.
l.. White, an account of her experience
with the burglars. She says:
About II O'Clock, or a little after, five
burg lars entered our peaceful home with
all the violence that we have often had
pictured to us through the papers, and
such assis hard to believe, and can only
be realized through experience, such as
we have now had. Tho first intimation
Laura had of what was going on was
that man was entering their room, over
the sitting room, and he had dark Ian
tern In his hand and immedlatel y sprang
to there bed, while both screamed. They
were their held by their throats, two
men then being there, and at once hand.
cuffed and held down.
l had not been asleep over ten min
utes, for l heard the town clock strike
u, and at half past II we were all under
their entire subsection there being a
man or two men in my chamber at
once. The first l knew that man en-
tered my room, and the dark lantern
awakened me, suppose. l screamed
thinking that it was John, and that the
house was on fire, and sprang out of
bed. He put me back, and choked me,
and then told me he would treat me
kindly If would keep perfectly quiet.
He said / was caught-"You are all
caught and you may as
well give up" He then told me 1 must
get up. l begged him to let
me lie there, but he said NO." and pulled
me up and led me into the hall and then
handcutied me. He then took me into
Laura's room-no, not quite yet. After
getting me into the hall he said l would
take cold without more clothing, and |
told him l would take my death of cold
that way, and he led me back into my
room, when l obtained more clothes,
and be took me with them. Very short
" after Maria, Aunt Hattie and her hus-
band walked in the same room, and the
Girl was brought in with US. After they
had got us all in that room they made us
sil get up separately and dress,
OF course we were rugged in each
others clothing, and some half dressed.
Phey kept hurrylng us up, and we were
wonderfully possessed. Twas very calm,
and acted accordingly. They opened
LIS bureau drawer, and took out her
handsome violet cloak and handed it TO
her, saying, ~ guess this is what you
want" She put that on with her bal
moral skirt, and then l was fixed up, and
they fell short of asdcuffs.
Then Laura and I were joined by one
handcuf, and they took us off into the
front room and put us in the bed and
, tied our hands and feet with leather
straps, buckled as tight as possible.
Then they took heavy ropes and slipped
through these, and brought the rope I'M
der the bed, and fastened 1t with extra
ropes besides. They served US all this
way. They treated John cruelty; also
Aunt Hattie. The last operation was 10
gag us with rubber gags. John was
| blndfolded and tied in another position
They then dragged him in the lower
bedroom, and he was almost dead when
found.
Laura and | extrlcated ourselves first
by the greatest effort, and we dragged
ourselves, bed and all, to the window
about o'clock in the morning, and with
one free hand opened the window and
alarmed the neighborhood. We had tc
have our handouts filed apart, and it was
about Q clock when Laura and l were
separated. We are alive and well
only that we are scratched and bruised
Johns chest is black and blue
They held pistol at his head after they
got him in the bed room, when they de-
manded the keys and combination
They did not touch the silver, but took
Johns watch and chain. l.. grabbed
hers and flung 1t under the bureau, anc
they missed it.