The New York herald., 1878-08-26

throats With one hand. pointing q pistol at their
heads witt the other
III y.u move you die,'' hssed ono Of the men, as
he placed tne cold muzze OF his pistol al the tempe
OF the Old lady.
rhe rulnan who held Inc throat of old Mr. Engis
said, In mufed voice iul OF dire meaning, "tei us
whore your money is QuicK!n
The od man gasped tor breath, but did not answer.
Beng very deaf had not heard the words. Tho
burglar repeated them with oath, ''reil US whero
your money rs, or by - III blow your ora'ns
St the old man heard not. His wife in the mean,
time managed 10 shrek, s.Mercy, mercyl III tell
you!" But before the words came out OF nor mouth
the rufan had struck the feeble old man poweriui
blow tho head with the butt OF his pistol OF
a sand club, rendering him insensiole.
yelled another 10 The old woman, striking her on the
head with the barrel OF his revolver. Although
nearly stunned by the bow she succeeded IN speak
ing.
"In the closet, she gasped, 'look in the closet"
GAGGED THE RUFFIAxs.
The old man lay sensesss, but the scoundrels we're
heartless. Whipping from his pocket gag an
leaihern thong one ofthe number quickly bound ana
gagged the unconscious man. lying both his hands
nnd feet. Then leaving one Of the gang standing
guard, with cooked pistols over their helpless victims,
the rest hurrcdiy began tue search ior Inc money.
The guard soon made unnecessary his watch BY
saturatine handkerchief with chloroorm ana hold
ing it TO the iace of his victim Then he Joined his
companions The closet referred TO by Mrs Erge was
at the head OF the bed One OF the burglars quickly
broke open tue chest and rumaged its contents Tho
others pulsd down the clothing from the hooks aud
searched the pockets. An oath OF satisfaction from
the ono al the chest soon told OF success. He had
found $1C0 in bills between the leaves OF q DOCK.
OTHER PEOPLE AROUSED.
The noise in the meantime nad awakened the old
Earl aud he children on the same moor. The
children began to cry and the old man, dazed and
mystiaed, hurriedly began dressing. He had Lot I'm
on III. win mem ss
up your hands, shouted the foremost.
advancing with levelea revolver. The o'a
slapped pair OF handcufs on his wrists, saying as
he d,d SO, "Uucr word and III blow your Drains
out, but II you Keep quiet you won't be hurt"
Immediately atterward one OF the men said
"Whcre is your mopeyY
"I have none, " sad the trembling victim.
The burglars mex. went to the bed where the chill
dren shivcring and crying. With rope one
bound tho hands OF the eldest and another
smallest in his arms. Bring tho Old man and chill
dred along" came in grun voice from the leader
and, with pistol at his head, the handcuffed man
walked by the side of the robbers down stairs TO tho
THE BURGLARS KNEW THE HOUSE.
In the meantime OF the gang showed MS
knowledge OF the house by going 10 wardrobe in
the hallway, unlocking 1t and taking from the inside
10 10 and na or fully
minutes; out, dndng no booty, he returned Another
OF the men went 70 closet and took from the shell
bottle OF brandy, from which he drank, handing u
SHOOTING IN THE DARK
BY this time young Mr.. Engle and wife were
aroused Grssping his revolver The former hastened
to the AS he pulled back the bolts o. his bed
'ssim. ior Code sake don't opeu!'' The old man had
braved tho burglars 10 save the life OF young MT
Eugle. With curse one OF the burglars shouted,
s.Klll the scoundrol''
Al this time .hres of The masked men stood on the
kitchen floor with Mr. Earl aud the children between
them. Adjoining the bedroom OF young Sir.
Engle, who stood at the door with ready revolver.
NJ usket with liked bayonet stood at the kitchen
door open with the bayouet lu the con.
fusion their dark lantern became extn.
open the door OF young Mr. Engie's bedroom. All
breaths were hushed. The critical moment had ar.
rived The darkness was intense: Mr.. Ensls dared
Earl stood sido by side with the burglars ana DIS
bullet might find . victim IN one OF thsm The bur.
glars dared not fire. They knew tnat ~ desperate
mau, hahtng Tor his home and family,
stood within . few feet away, fully armed.
to eaton gln pse of them in order to send swift
bullet through their brains. II they fired and missed
the fash Of their weapons would disclose their posi-
uon. The moment one OF Intense excitement
Neither slds dared move or scarcely breathe. For
fully minute the awful suspense conrnued At last
Eugle, standing concealed behind the doorway, had
spent random shot to draw the burglars ire. 1t
my GOD I'm SNORT"
With lightning speed came three quick answers
almost simultaneously from the MASKED desperadoes
The children covered on the roor. rhe balls VIII izzed
by the head OF Mr.. EuRe and lodged In the window
sash ana ceiling the fash gave him the welcome
capg pistol falling on the kitchen stove, chorus
OF curses, scurrying o. feet, ana the burglars
fed precipitately TO the open window through
which they had entered, having unnarmed old Mr..
Earl and the children, who instantly ran into the
bedroom Of Mr.. Engie. Tho latter quickly followed
up his advantages, rusning after tho scurrying Grim.
inais. dscharsins his pistol at every step In mo-
ment pursuer and pursued were IN the open air.
HUE AND CRY.
Mr.. Eugle followed until the harmless snap OF his
weapon told HIM that the chsmbers were empty.
and aunt. Tue old people lay senseicss from the
cnloroiorm, the man sill gagged and bound. Salts.
NED ina. oo,n sun h'ea gn me nsA' @ ran arc n0nss
alarr. The tune was about three O'Clock. In
less than fifteen minutes all the ncighoors
the i'm mediate vicinity were aroused and ready for
the chase. The alarm quickly spread, and by four
o'clock there were hurrying on zoos and by wagon
score OF with loaded weapons and determined
minus among the pursuers was Mr. j. d Probst
president OF the Vigilance COMMITTEE Of Ridgehcd
township, VINO at once enrolled hall adozen special
officers
Tho dawn of day brought sucouragement One Of
the discovered traces OF stocking feet in the
soft soil the plank road leading to hoDoKen. Ex-
ANIMATION revealed me tact that only recently four
men had run the ground. Two were IN their
stocking feet; the others mad srge boos shoes
For hundred yards the traIi was followed, but sud-
denly 1t disappeared aud all Efforts to again fnd II
On hIIi near Kohler's brewery, Gutenberg. the
traii again found. but this time the footsteps OF
three men only could be discerned. Later on II was
discovered that boat without oars, had been stolen
IRON by ana three men were seen crossing 10
New York In IL, padding with small boards. This
was tho last trace obtained by the pursucrs.
THE RuRGLARs' TOOLS
A HERALD reporter visited the piilaged house yes.
terday, ana, In company with the police, examined
the tools left by the thieves In their hasty flight.
Tbey consisted OF Que jimmy, one knife. four gags
one SIX shooter, loaded marked "Robin Hood NO. )"
one par handcunz, four masks three mado OF black
cloth with places Tor the eyes and nose and
made Of plaid Similarly cut. There were also found
two pairs oil shoes and Two Derby hats both wol
worn One, black one. had on the lining the stamp
slS2 Bowery." Drops OF blood were also disco ed
near tho wcI, evidently IRON the wounded burglar.
CONDITION OF THE VICTIMS
Pending tho pursuit. u number of the neighboring
ladies snt TO the oi Mr. Enge and ministered
to he comfort OF the aged victims DIR. Jsnos Il.
Ward, OF West sixty-second street, this city, =
nephew OF Mr. Engle, was summoned aud soon ar
rived, as did also the family lawyer The Doctor
lound old Mr. Epglo suffering from severe outusion
on the head, inflicted, he thinks, with a sand
club HIS lace WIS considerable swollen and one
eye injured His wounds, the physician does
not think Immediately dangerous Mrs. Wilhemna
Eayle hears upop her marks Oi the u