The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-04

a small sum CT money. Iney
also carried off valuable black
overcoat belonging to Mr.. Green
brother, leaving a tattered and
worn-out brown one of their own in
its place. They left to enter the ad-
joining room occupied by Mr.. Green's
sister-in-law, who was i'll. Mr.. Green
begged them not to frighten the poor
woman, and with their consent enter ed
the room first and apprised her of the
state of affairs. The robbers took
very little from this room, and were
about to enter another, when Green
told them that his brother George
lived there; that he had been robbed
of $500 six weeks before, and that he
was probably prepared for another at
tempt, and might make it unpleasant
for them. The gang consulted, and
then tramped down stairs with their
plunder, including satchel which
they took from small closet in one of
the hall bedrooms. In the bar-room
they stopped for some liquor, filled
their pockets with cigars and carried
off a bottle of claret to regale them
selves with in the intervals between
their labors. Before leaving they
again threatened Green, telling him
they understood there was $500 in gold
IN the house and that he must surren-
der it if he wanted his life. Green
protested that he had nothing of the
kind in his possession, and the robbers
finally left, making the proprietor
close the doors after them and lock up
the house as if they had been custom
ers leaving at a late hour. The whole
value of the swag obtained here was
about 5000. P r..
The gang then proceeded TO the resi-
dence of Mr.. Hitler, on Vernon street,
and went through the same perform
ance. The whole family were piled
into room, and placed under guard,
while the remainder of the crowd ran
sacked the house. Meantime, Miss
Anna Hitler, the eldest daughter, aged
nineteen, had become annoyed by the
noise, and, opening the door of her
room leading into the hall, looked out
and asked what was the matter. One
of the ruffians answered, "Put your
head in that door, young lady, or I'll
knock it off for you" Alarmed at
this reply, she shut the door; it was
Immediately opened bytwo men car
rying revolvers, and wearing handker-
chiefs over the lower portion of their
faces. They ordered her to be quiet,
if she didn't want to be shot, and then
commenced ransacking her bureau and
closets, helping themselves to such of
the contents as suited them. Miss
Hitler, who is vivacious young lady,
could not calmly see her wardrobe thus
unceremoniously tumbled over and
trodden under foot, and upbraided the
rutfians, in no gentle terms, for their
heartless conduct. As they turned to go,
one of them noticed fine pair of ladies
skates hanging on the wall. The fellow
hesitated a moment, but Miss Hitler
said, bitterly, "Take them, by all
means, gentlemen; it is fine night
for skating" Enraged by her cool
ness, the scoundrel, with an oath,
raised his pistol and threatened to fire
if she did not keep quiet. So con
founded were the burglars by her spin
ited denunciations, that they neglected
to take many things that they might
otherwise have carried off. Miss Hill
lar tried several times to get to the
window and throw it up, in order to
give the alarm, but was prevented.
Before leaving, one of the robbers no.
ticed the glittering Of ring on her
forefnger, and, seiZlng her hand,
wrenched it violently from her. The
burglars made a clean sweep OF the
other rooms, on the upper floor, carry
ing off coats, overcoats, clothing, three
gold watches, jewelry, silverware, etc.,
to the value of $4,000. They even
took Mr.. Killers boots, which had
been polished and placed outside his
door for the morning. In rummaging
the nursery, one of the burglars, ap-
parently a green hand, came upon a
gilded toy savings-bank, and, mistak-
ing it for gold, said to his comrade,
This is solid gold, jack" at the
same time throwing the plaything
Into pile of goods near by. The
gang seemed to be under the direction
of one man, whom they termed
boss" who stood on the stairs and
called out his orders to the others.
Several efforts were made by the
frightened family to give the alarm,
but they were always encountered by
the watchful guards, revolvers IN
hand, threatening to kill them if they
made the slightest out-cry. The
burglars broke mirrors. smashed furpi-
ture, and stripped most of the upper
rooms of all their valuables, but did
not meddle with anything in the parlor
or ground floor. Finally, after stay
of an hour and half, they decamped
with their plunder, after warning the
family that on the first attempt at
alarm they would return and murder
them. Mr.. Hitler, who had almost all
of his clothing stolen, had ssme diff
Guilty in getting himself in presenta-
bic condition, but finally sailed forth
to the police station, where the vigl-
liant Dogberries of the local force were
found congratulating themselves on
the escape of the thieves. 1t is un'
necessary to add that none of the gang
were arrested.-N. Y. dec. 24) DIS
patch to Boston Globe. -
The logic of childhood is some
times irresistible. A promising youth
of only seven summers, who had beer
accused of not always telling the truth