The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-02-07
A PERILoUs POSITION.

A PERILOUS POSITION.
THE GREAT BANK RoBBERY-A YOUNG LADY
RELATES HER EXPERIENCE WITH THE
l. BURGLARS.
The Willismsport (Penns.) Gazette gives
this graphic account of the scenes at the
house of the cashier of the Northampton
Bank when the masked robbers called there
to attend the surprise party: Miss Matte
O. White, of this city, who was visiting in
the family of Mr.. John Whitley, the
cashier of the Northampton Bank, writes to
her brother, Mr.. Z. l.. White, an account OF
her experience with the burglars. She said /:
About IL o'clock, or little after, ave
burglars entered our peaceable home with all
to us through the papers, and such as is
hard to believe and can only be
realized through experience, such as we
have now had. The first intimstion Laura
had of what was going on was that a man
was entering their room, over the sitting
room, and he had dark lantern in his hand,
and Immediately sprang to their bed, while
both screamed. They were then held by
their Threats, two men then being there, and
at once hsndcuffed and held down. 1 had
not been asleep over ten minutes, for
heard the town-clock strike IL, and st half
past II we were all under their entire sub
lection, there being man or two men in my
chamber at once. The first I knew a man
entered my room, and the dark lantern
wakered me, suppose. / screamed, think
ing it was John, and that the house was on
fire, and sprapg out of bed.
BE 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
must get up. l begged him to let me lie
there, but he said mo-" and pulled me up
and led me into the hall and then hand
cuffed me. He then took me into Laura's
room mo, not quite yet. After getting me
into the hall he said would take cold with
out more clothing, aud told him 1 would
take my death of cold that way, and be 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
course we were rugged in each others cloth
ing, and some were half dressed. They
kept hurrying rs up, and we were all won
derfully possessed. 1 Was very calm, and
acted accordingly. They opened LIS bureau
drawer, and took out her handsome violet
cloak and handed it to her, saying, "I 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 HANDCUFF,
and they took US off into the front room and
put US in the bed, and 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
it with extra ropes besides. They served us
all this way. They treated John cruelty;
also Aunt Hattie. The last operation was
to gag US with rubber gags. John was
bliudfolded ard tied in another position.
They then dragged him in the lower bed
room, and he was almost dead when found.
Laura and 1 exiricsted ourselves first
by the greatest effort, and we drag eed our
selves, bed and all, to the windows, about
seven O'Clock in the morning, and with one
tree hand opened the window and alarmed
the neighborhood. We had to have our
handouts filed apart, and IL was about
o'clock when Laura and i were separated.
We are alive and well, only that we are
scratched aud bruised, and Johns chest is
black and blue. They held pistol at his
head after they got him in the bedroom,
when they demanded the keys and combin-
alton. They did not touch the silver, but
took Johns watch and chain. l.. grabbed
hers and flung il under the bureau, and
they missed it.