The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24
MASKED ROBBERS AT WORK
A THRILLTNG NIGHT dDTEN1URE
=. IN Az ASTORIA WINSTON.
An Entire Family Cousrcented In One Room
and Guarded by burglars, white Others
Ksnsscked the IIou.c-Two Hours ot Su--
penne-A PIueky Woman TaIk. TO ThenI.

sf.,..cL.a an. Itou.. T,.o tIour. nj su.-
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vense n r'uehy woman r"N" =" '"e"''
The more nervous residents of Astoria
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NJ Toast tho'e OF tnem VINO occupy "o"svS
i.ss .na ,,y, in co,s,,,,, are1d Of ,I,Ita from
masked burglars or escaped convicts will GER
ta,ntv not have their fears dispsled by the occur
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rences OF yesterday morning ""eu 'ne no"os ol
two Of the inhabitants we're rnnsacked by armed
ma, n ,rgc onnunt Of uroperfv stoIen and the
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able argument OF loaded rovulvera
Tho ar,t trace OF the robbers is found in the
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account given by watchman' VINO says that
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ne was aole 10 Judge SIX men, pulled slowly ana
laboriously through the drifting Zoe, from the
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orso"o" VI "'" "a'V' nc ""'vn'" " ""''' "
disspreated into the darkness without suspect
inc TINT IL VA. manned by A crew engaged I'm un.
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Probably from bali to three quarters Of a mile
from the plsce where tho w,tcbman saw tho
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ooa' Is a sal on SHOWN as tne Suhs"'ch "ouse
kept by William II. Green The house Is a two.
s'o'' '''"'o ou''u'ns' u eA,rS o,e''.u '''"a,eu ~
80 ''o'e 10 'he wafer eusc 'hat tne passing
steamers cause the waves to surge up almost
.,.,,o, ,h, raars sau Al,r, ,,.r ,,r docL rms
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out INTO the river ana ~ sueh weather as TINS this
is covered with coating OF ice that wolld ren-
der u an exceedingly IrfcarlOus IpOtnoiu ior
nervous Or unp,acu.ed feet they we're none non.
sref the barrnom hau neen closed nhu we IN
nine uersons, including four men and boy, mad
tct'tei 10 rest.
FOrR GENri EMEN
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~ VIM II Hreen to'd the story oi thc INVASION
ol ~. pIvnu'es WIN 11ine s,'-n, 'ncontlcll.N
yes-efday afternoOn II" slid tha'' as near rs
ne qua esNna g II was one CLOCK NesteiuaN
m"r"lhs Wheh ne aW.kr IRON souhu sumo.
and NV iour ,g"ntlencn ~ ms bedroom.
HIS VIE IL would seem had been vhinly en-,
deeNotus - Grouse "a" llt snn'e t,ne' anu
When So ur-i awoke me sa,s .ne saw hye men.
ihree oi 'ncm, AZ iea't nia ti.t9l,' 1n all were
dissusej hy cloths aud handkefchiefs bound
around the lower part ui thsir ihces. II Mr.
uteen hAd my 'oubt a. 10 the character OF tne
lnltudcrs he mot permitted TO remain long IN
uncert"'htN; a pistol Wa~ placed To he head,
cnd h was invited 10 say r. the revolver TO
swhicn Ok ~ carirdseS , that tne ronners had
pe touhu. ~. ,nivtn eu.h', sNe up lue
rms rms Vnno'lnn atone, ne say-' ne N sl,ted on;
sistef -il-law Is IN the nest room. Don't disfurh
get you everVniuk she nus The uurslnrs re
bIs re,ne, I'm hs ~ Dhe, L,lt mi
word- iss gsntiemen"
From tue -ister in-law he, olt lined only nf'y
ceni-. but careful search a. tie house Welded
wine cisars c,othe- and money. ono Of +, r.
GrscLs br ,'her- -iu-aw wa robbed Xix week,
az, and toe BURGLARS failed to Obtain much
sduii ional booty from him AZ the last moment
on nf t,om pich a up 10 - .tcncl belonging u
Mr. Itaeu'- si-tcrin law. IIe remon-trated
wtl tarin. "Grntlem-n. he sati. FLATS i.pf
minf. % ilV 'au't au1fd t. lusc a. Viii
t6s sou '2 1, 'g ", i"a'I ,be e.. .n pn.a n
them. Iter ap!. n4riaieI The contents of the
fchc'- uud wen. down stnir- Here ons II
heionsirg 80 Nlr. Green, aud at once put 4 on.
leaving 90 it, stead a tire dbare garment OF his
own. 81 rth. with i'.c tr"ken i okku.fr in one
wan 'Ae .urie tXc,,, u vi one m IL. Who
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