The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-02
A WOMAN TERRIFIED.
A House RanSaCkGd by a Burglar Be-
fore the Eyes Of its Mistress.

Hugh Montgomery's home, at 4S9
West Thirty.fflh street, was ransacked
late on Friday night by burglar Mrs.
Montgomery gives the following account
of the robbery 1T was about half past
10 o'clock, and | was sitting by the stove
in the front room that looks upon Thirty
fifth street, rocking the cradle Of my lit
tie boy; my husband had just gone out to
escort lady to the horse-cars, and | was
left all alone with my child, two years
old, in the lower rooms. The hired girl
was asleep in distant room, and the
family that live up stairs were abed. /
was listening for the return of my hus-
band, and suddenly / heard the low
scraping of footstep on the door stone,
and then heard the click of key in
the front door; then it was withdrawn;
there was another click, and the door
opened. The person who had entered
paused in the hallway for several sec
onds, and the hall door was thrown open
quickly, and the black-muflled figure of
man sprang into the room. He crossed
it at two steps, and came close beside
me- and placing the muzzle off large re-
volyer at my cheek, said, in low, hoarse
tone: If you speak word above whis-
per III blow your brains out | was par
alyzed; couldn't move or make sound,
and tie work that had been sewing on
tell to the floor. could only look at the
robber, who was a Short stout, square
shouldered man, dressed in dark brown
overcoat, dark trousers, and with pecul-
lar rubber overshoes that mufiled his
tread. His coat collar was turned high
up about his neck, and his wide-brm-
med, black slouch hat was pulled far
down, so that | could not see his eyes.
He had no whiskers of any kind, and |
could see only a portion of his face and
neck, which was dark and swarthy. He
was rather aashily dressed, and his foot
was as small as a womans.
&c Where's your money! he said,
menacingly; and l pointed, mechanically,
to the desk, on the top Of which was
So rs in bills. lie took the money, count
ed it, and threw the card on which it was
rolled down to the floor Then he came
back to me and said, Amt you got any
money? and managed to answer No
He said nothing, but turned up one side
of my apron, and, thrusting his hand into
one pocket, and pulling out a banker
chief, tossed it to the floor. He then
lifted the apron on the other side and
pulled from the other pocket of my dress
81 in roll. He kept his eyes constantly
screamed as he worked. Next he took
the lamp and went into the bedroom and
ln olngot Cootfaritnn thA
clothes all over the floor. He found a
fifty-cent fractional note, and then, MOTTO
ing that the light that he held was visi-
BILE from the street, he brought it back
and continued his search in the dark. |
don't know how much money he found,
but it must have been nearly $50. He
then went though the bureau drawers,
and, returning to the front door, pulled
out all the drawers of the desk that
stood by my side, and emptied their con-
tents on the floor. After he had salts
fed himself that there was no more
money, he walked quickly and noise
lessly into the hall, and shutting the
door, paused therefor minute or two,
as though waitingVto ascertain whether
| would make an outcry. Then he went
out and shut the door. was as though
in trance. l could neither move nor
speak, and l sat motiorless, looking
ahead. | must have sat in that manner
for nearly an hour, and then | heard
tapping att window panes | managed
to get up and stagger to the door, for |
knew it was my husband. | went back
to the room and fell into my seat, and it
was nearly half an hour before | could
make known what had occurred.