Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-03-10
THE AvANT COURIER.

III ~ UUVu VOOBUU6UU
4 Y'0ssssg EDDY Relates Her e.
faes.jssece Dt'ifh the Bur-.
glars.
tWilliamsport penny 0azette.1
Miss Matte G. White. of thi,
Who vas visiting in the family of n,
John Whittlesey, the cashier OF II
Northampton Bank, writes an account
her experience with the burglar. Sh
saye
About twelve O'Clock, or . little ate,
i've burg lars ente. ed our peaceful HON
with all the violence that we have oftel
had pictured to 10 through the papers
and such as il hard to helIege, and ca
only b realized through experience. sucl
= We have now had. The 1rst intima
Won Laura had of Whist was going on "
that man Vas entering their room, owe
NE setting room, and he had dark lon
Segn 1" his hand, and Immediately sprsnl
% their beds, while both screamed. The!
were then held by their throsts. two mel
Being there, and 1t once handcufed enc
held down.
I hsd been asleep oyer ten minutes
for heard tho town clock strike twelve
and At halfpast twelve ". we5ea al unde'
their entire subjection there being MAJ
-. $50 - -. oha,nh 10. - oncn The fra
knew : man entered my room, ard ID,
d.rk-lsnter" Weakened me. suppose.
screamed. thinking it was John. and ths
the house was on lire. and eprang out Of
bed. He then put me back and choked
me, and then told me he would treat me
kindly If I would keep perfectly quiet.
He said / was caught - you sre al
caught. and You may q well give up"
] begged him to let me lie there, but h.
said, mo-" and he pulled me up and led
me into the hall and then hsndcuffed me.
He then took me into L.aurs's room Nm no.
not yet. After getting me into the hall
he said I would take cold without more
clothing, and told him would take my
death of cold that way, and he led me
back into my room, when I obtained
more clothing, and he took me with them.
Very shortly after Maria, Aunt Hattie
and her husband walked into the same
room, and the girl was brought in with
~. After they had got us al in that
room they made Us get up separately md
dress.
OF course We were rugged in each
others clothing. and some were half dress
cd. They kept hurryiog Us up. and vel
were wonderfully possessed Twas very|
calm, and acted accordingly. They open
ed l. q bureau drawer and took out herI
handsome velvet cloak and handed it to
her, saying. II guess this is what you
want" She put that on with her Balmo-
ri skirt, and then was liked up, and they|
fell short Of handcuffs.
Then Laura and l were joined by one
haudcuff, aud they took u Oft into the
front room and put Us into the bed, and
hen tied our hands and feet with leather
straps, buckled Is tight as possible. Then
hey took heavy ropes and slipped through
these, and brought the rope under the
I'D. and fastrned It with extra ropes be-
'ides. They served US al this way. They
treated John cruelty; also, Aunt Hattie
The last operation was to gag us with
rubber gags. John was blindfolded and
placed in another position. They then
dragged hin in the lower bedroom and be-.
Wss almost dead when found.
Laura and rxtricated ourselves first|
y the greatest effort, and We dragged
ourselves, bed and and al, to the windo We, Ic
lbout seven o'clock 10 the morning, andIll
With one hand free opened the windowIg
'od alarmed the ncighborhood. We had e
have our handouts 6lcd apart, and it
vas about nine O'Clock when Laura and II
we're separated. We are alive and well
My that We are scratched and bruised,
nd Johns chest is black and blue. They 4
ED . pistol at his head after they got himI,' :
D the bedroom, when they demanded =
10 keys and combination. They did not
,uoh the silver. but took Johns watch II
AZ ohaia. Laura grabbed hers and !,
brew It under the bureau, and they mss. r
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