The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-01
THE GREAT BANk ROBBERI.
4 Young Lady Relates her Experience with
the BURGLARS.

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Miss Mattic &. White OF this city, who
VS. visiting In the family OF MIR. John Wait
tle~y, the cashier Of the Northampton Bank,
writes to her brother, Mr.. r. L. Whlte, an nc
count Of her experience with the burglars. ehe
About lq O'Clock, or little after, ave burg ars
entered our peaceful home with al the violence
that we have often had pictured To u- threugh
she papers. and euch as Is hard 60 believe, ana
can only lie realized through experience, such ~
we have now had. The first intimattpn Laura
hal OF what vas going on wss that man wT
entering their room. over the stIng room, Anu
he nad dSgk 's ,bs,r bed msiIe 10th scres%ed
They were then held by their throats, two men
then being there, aud at once bandcuned and
/ had not been nsieep over ten minutes. for
heard the town clock strike l2, and nj half past
Y we were all under tneir entire sup3ec,,SSn,
at once. The nrst ! knew man entered my
room. and the dark lantern wskened ne, tsup.
pose. l screamed. thinklnE II was John, ana
that the house was on fire. and sprang out q
bed. Ho put me back ana choked me, and
II i would keep perfectly quiet. He said
i was csurht-" You are all caught, ana
me ! must get up. begged him 90 Jet
mo lie there, but he said NO" and pulled
me up and led me into the hall aud then hand
no no, quite yet. After getting me into the
hall be said ] WOULD take cold without more
clothing, and told him wouli take my deaf
Of cold that wav, and he led me back into my
room, when ] obtained more clothes aud ne
Took with them. very shorty hfter 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 mad'
| us all get up separately and dress.
| OF course We were rugged In each Others
! clothing, ana some were half dressed. They
| kept huTryng us up, aud we were sll womb r
| folly pO-sessed. | Was very calm, and acted as
cordincly They opeued LIS bureau draw or
and took out her handsome violet cloak an'
handed II 70 her, saying. guess this IL VIVA
| YOU want" She put that on with her oalmora
| skirt. anu then was fixed up, and they fell shor
| OF handcnns.
Then LAURA and were Joined by one ndcun
| and thew took us oil into the front room ant
put US in the bed and then tied our hands an
| feet with leather straps, buckled as tight IA
| possible. Then they took heavy ropes and slip
| ped through these, and brought the rope uhde
the bed. aud fastened II with extra ropes be
sides. They served IA all this way. They treat
ed John cruelty; also Aunt Hattie. rue hs
operation was 10 gag us with rubber gags. Jon
| was bhndfolded and lied IN another position
| They then dragged him In the lower bedroom
and he was almost dead when found. -.
Laura and extricated ourselves nrst oy IN
greatest effort, and we dragged ourselves, be
aud all, TO the window, about O'Clock ~ IN
morning, and with one free hand opened a.
window and alarmed the neighbOrhood, w
had to have our handouts nlel apart, aud II WI
about o'clock when Laura aud l were sci
aTlted We are alive and well, ONLY that we al
scratched ant bruised, and Johns chest - Dtar
and blue. They held \ pistol at hls mead ART
they got him IN the bedroom, when they q,
handed the KEYS and combination. fheY al
| not touch the silver, but took Johns watch an
chain. L. grabbed hers and hung II und
the bureau, and they missed II.