Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-04

his hand and Immediately sprang to their
bed. while both screamed. They were
then held by their throats, two men then
being there, and at once 5andcufied and
held them down
/ had not been asleep over ten minutes,
for heard the town clock strike twelve,
and at half past twelve we were all under
their entire subiec:ion, their being a
man, or two men in my chamber at once.
The first knew man entered my room
and the dark lantern wakened me,
suppose. screamed, thinking 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 tod HE l must get up. | begged
him to let me lie there, but he said No"
and pulled me up and led me into the hall
and then handcuffed me. He thon took
me into Laura's roOm-no, not quite yet.
After getting me into the hall he said |
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 obtained more clothes,
and he took me with them. Very shortly
after Maria. Aunt Hattie and her husband
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 all
get UP separately and dress.
DRESSING THE PRISONERS.
Of course We were rigged in each others
clothing, and s0i.,e were half dressed. They
kept hurrying us up, and we were all won,
derfully possessed. | was very calm and
acted accordingly. They opened LIS bu-
reau drawer and took out her handsome
violet cloak.-,and handed it to her saying,
Il guess this is what you want
She put that on with her balmoral skirt,
and then | was fixed up and they fell
short of handouts.
Then Laura and were Joined by one
handcutf, and they took us off iEto the
front room and put us in the bed aud then
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 under the bed, and
fastened 1t with extra ropes besides. They
served US all this way. They treated John
cruelty also Aunt Hattie The last OPERA
ton was to gag us with rubber gage. John
was blindfolded and tied in another posi-
tion. They then dragged him in the low
er bedroom, and he was almost dead when
found.
HOW SHE GOT LOOSE.
Laura and extricated ourselves first by
the greatest effort, and we dragged our
selves, bed and all, to the window, about
seven O'Clock in the morning, and with one
free hand opened the window and alarmed
the Deighborhood. We had to have our
handouts filed apart, and it was about
nine O'Clock when Laura and were sepa-
rated. We are alive and well, only that
we are scratched and bruised, and Johns
chest is black and blue. They held pis-
tol at his head after they got him in the bed
room, when they demanded the keys auG
combination.
We were guarded by policemen last
night. and will be for several nights, not
because there is any danger, for sort of
comfort to us. The shock has been terri
bic. am very lame, bruised, and have
black eye as certificate of the affair.
There is much that is ludicrousi,about the
affair after all, but il is awful in the ex-
treme. Our house was a perfect bedam.
They did not touch the silver, but took
Johns watch and chain. l. grabbed hers
and flung it under the bureau and they
missed it.