The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-29

MASKED ROBBERs.-A gang vi masked
outlaws is reported TO be operating in ant
about Ridgeview and Mt. Pleasant, West
moreland county. \ gentleman residing
IN The vicinity has furnished the following
particulars TO the Greensbuag 1r9us OF, a,
he says, one Oi the boldtst and most auda
cious rob5eries ever perpetrat d IN that
township
On the night above named, between
eleven and twelve o'clock, three men,
with faces well ~blackened, broke Ia the
front door OF the residence oi Mr.. Jacob
Raumbaugh, and before Mr.. II. could real
iZe his position, TWO inner doors were al
SO forced and he was confronted by The
robbers, WHO, with drawn reyulverS, &c.
manded with horTid ulihs, thai uulrss ne
delivered up his money they would shuU,
him Oh the spot. Tney said thel Would
harm neither him nor ANY oi nls lam
~ n hc aIqLicscvd, Dut nlOirS tury ciuIe
iUr aid money they were sOins 10 nave.
FINDING himself at The mercy oi the Out-
laAs, Mr.. k. had Ia gIaceluill submit.
Placing guard Uyri Tic family, The roD-
Oers prOcvedeu 10 Taneick uuU huusg,
breaking open drawers and other reccp-
tactics, the contents ut which were scatter
CT about uli The house looked as II Il had
been Wrecked. The thieves, after obtain
ing about forty dollars in gold, silver and
paper money, Insisted that he had more IL
the house; they had been informed that he
had not less Than s., 900 or $1,000. They
were evidently misiniOrmod as 10 the par
ocular person they designed rObJing; Tor
while the victim has never been SUSPECTED.
| AN4u nv lfG R.4TaEf nasUl1Ar az 4a uanrr
more On hands at one time than was neces
s4ry 10 defray actual expenses, there is
another person oil the saline name in the
same township, who, il is well known. Is
amply supplied with money. and it ~as
him, no doubt, 10 whom they had Intended
directing their attention. Mr.. Il. persist
ing m his declarations that lie Aad no
mere, The thieves proceeded 10 plunder
The hOuse of provisions, WHICH they car
ricd UuI and distributed among a number
Oi their c0nlederales, stationed there, no
doubt, as II guard, The band. after warning
Rumbaugh 10 remain indoors tIll morning
il Inc valued his lie, departed, taking win
them a revolver belonging 10 their victims
Disappointed ut their AL suocess al tai.
point, The outlaws directed their footsteps
10 the house .. u widow named RaudmIn.
about o~ne-iOufIh OF a mile Instant, here
they entered IN about the same manner as
at fiumbaugh's. Mrs. Roadman has hour
children, one OF them grown, While The
youngest, II SON. is active, anu always has
ms " its about him. Hearing the l1mulf,
he made his escape and aroused the near
est neIghOor, a Mr.. MIIchtll. who has but
one son al LONE. Upon being apprised
OF the state Oi affairs. young Mitchell seiz
ed his revolver. and Was about starting
10 do some eIl,cuYe MOIk, when Ec was
rest aimed 10y hIs mO.Ier ana sister. who
would not permit hin 80 90 aimed. lsath-
CT lEan 10 Ni,hOai a weapon OF some kim
hc cnusc not Ia 70 at ali. Out loudly blew
the family dinner -hUfn, sometimes 4 very
available instrument Ia such emergencies,
as many a iarmer well knows. Inc rob
beIs hearing this, at once . flight,
airing several shots al Mrs. X. as iney
he'll, Uul dung no harm. During The aD-
sence oi her SOU She Was shameinIy abused
by the Villains IN Ihri9 ollors To exiolt
isum her the w~hereabOu ) vi her money.
but they secured nothing. The peupI.
ale thoroughly aroused al III bold and
Outrageous proceeding, and already Two
arrests have been made, bul as nothing
conclusive could be proven against them
they were discharged, yct The guilty par
uics ann long escape Justice. The par
Ties shO were charged With the criaic and
ait srwards released. were Henry Cramer
and John Deeds, the former oi whom had
only been out oI the p.nileuliaIy u few
days.