The New York herald., 1877-09-11
THE wEsTCHEsTER BANDITTI.

FURTHER DEPREDATIONS By ROBBERS ALONG
HUDSON RIVERA CITIZEN SHOT WHILE EN-
rEs1NG HIS HousE-Two MEN ARRESTED ON
SUSPICION.
Since the daring burglary at tho residence OF Colonel
Hamilton, near lrvington, Weschester county, last
Wednesday night the people living in that section havo
been in . constant state Of uneasiness, not knowing
when their houses might DO visited by the gang
OF desperadoes which, 1t is now confidently believed,
has its headquarters either at Dobbs Ferry or Has
tngs This feeling OF impending danger Is being :n-
tens6cd almost daily by the announcement Of other
acts OF lawlcssness perpetratcd in the vicn-
ity and beyond doubt by the Identical
partes, who appear TO have selected as their
field OF operations the comparatively unprotected
strip of territory lying between Yonkers and Tarry-
town. The following are tho latest exploits oil the BAN
ditti alluded to-
Shortly after two O'Clock Sunday morning
German named b. Peterson, who keeps lager beer
saloon at Hastings, closed his place and proceeded to
his home, short distance away. Just as he was in
the act OF opening the door he was fired on by some
unseen person, the ball striking his forehead and
gancing OF. leaving ugly wound ovor tho right sye
Peterson says he was then sclzed by the man, who
struck him Two or three times on the back OF she
head with the butt end of revolver
After a brief struggle, however, he contrivcd
10 free himself from the grasp OF his
unknown assailant, and, drawing his revolver, fred
several times the direction 0t his wouio-bc muir
derer, the darkness ol the morning preventing him
from taking aim The shots were returned under like
circumstances by the stranger who, after cmptyine
his revolver disappeared AS Peterson was supposed
money To SaV' from N'" tho snis Of stimaants that
night is thought by some that tho
attack was made for the purpose ,s OF rob rob
derous assault the fact that Peterson was TO have a
pearcd before the Grand jury at White Plains yester-
day as witness against one Charles Kaiser, WHO was
arrested Hastings low days ago by Captain Mangn,
OF the Yonkcrs police, on charge OF stealing aguan-
tty OF silver plate from a former employer From
this II is inferred that Kaiser was not without
desperate coniederacs, and that was by the latter
resolved al all hazards to prevent Peterson from ap-
At a late hour Sunday night man having his
face blacKened forced entrance INTO the drinking
what is known as the shack street" at DObbs Ferry
Hanlon, with his wife Mary the sole occupants OF
both the man and woman had retired some time pre-
viously the former being already asleep, while MS
WHO had sufficient control OF her senses to hear the
footsteps of man stcathiy approaching tho pea.
Before she had imo TO cry out tho light oil dark Ian
tern flashed full in her face. Nothing dauntcu, how
ever she exclaimed, indignant tones, ''Gct out o.
here you dirty loaier, and tuKc that light out o. my
eyes; go homo now and black your ears as well as
your faco and then you'll PASS beltcr Tor niger
REACHED REVOLVER.
Her husband had by this time awokc and taking IN
tho situation reached under the pillow Tor his re-
jumped out OF bed and followed the party with the
face firing shots at the latter as he dis
appeared down tho steps leading from the saloon 10
tic cellar 1t was subsequently, found that the bur
glar had effected entrance by forcing some Stats on
u window leading INTO tho cellar.
On Sunday afternoon IA farmer named Moses Odcll
living ABOUT lie from the village OF Dobbs Ferry with
his son-n-law Lyman French, encountered one OF the
supposed gang oil burglars tho former narrowly escap
ing bullet AT tho hands OF the desperate IL seems
that Mr.. Odcl's relative alluded TO assembled haylot
Tor the purpose OF throwing down some fodder
fnP IN catt
with his face backened lying con.
ccaled in tho hay knowing oi Tue i,e.ssda recen,
burglary and believing that the follow Just discovered
one OF the perpetrators, French criod out 10 ms
faher-in-law 'Herc he is now! and then jumped for
floor to the second story The stranger also ran for
the rope, by which to descend ou' rrench
seized sss , nrss ana let s o Window
tho second story and IN the act OF getting out
when Mr.. Odell: who was on the ground outside, ex,
claimed "Donr jump there or you Will be Killed y,
Thc fellow, however did jump, aighting on tho roof
OF a shed some distance below, aud being partially
stunned by the fall rolled over to the ground below:
In moment or so tho man picked himself m,.,l
| up and ran or pursued by Mr. Odcll.
pilchiork in hand seeing that hc was being closed
upon tho pursued drew revolver and turning around
nrcd at Mr.. OdcIl, the bali whizzing close by his car
Notwithstanding this the farmer continued inc cbaso
until the stranger jumped over stone cncc ana mahe
for the woods. Mr. Ode says that the fellow answered
the description Of a notorious thief who formerly lived
A good deal OF excitement was accustomed In the
village last named yesterday afternoon by the un-
expected arrest OF two notorious Characters py toh-
stable Alfred Lawrence, OF Tarrytown, on suspicion
Of their having participated IN the robbery OF Colonel
| Hamilton's mansion. The names of these partcs
are respectively Charles McClain ana James Burke,
both about twenty years or age They
| have lived at Dobos' Ferry for years, and
| enjoy very uncnviab!c reputation there
as individuals who have been always ready 70 partic
| patio IN any act OF rowdyism or awlcssness. fncy
wcrc edatcy taken before Justice storms, followed
! by n crowd OF citizens Nor were the friends oi ths
prisoners absent III assembnge. The crowd WI:
so great and the excitement SO intense that II was
| one time apprchended that violence might cnsue
Amer partial hearing the Justice committed the prs
| oners TO the County jail for further examination