The daily gazette., 1878-08-27
SECOND EDITION
BOUND AND GAGGED.
THREE MASKED ROBBERS ENTER THE
HOUSE OF MIR. JEFFREYs, NEAR
CAMDEN, N. 1.-THE HOUSE

HOUSE OF MIR JEFFRkHS, NEAH
CAMDEN, N. 1.-THE HOUSE
PLUNDERED.
The police of Camden, j. were no.
titled on Sunday evening by Mr.. Joseph
Jeffreys that his house on the White
Horse turnpike, between Camden and
Trenton, had been entered an hour be-
fore daybreak by three men, who, after
gagging Mr.. Jeffreys, his wife and SER
want gill, searched the house and carried
away about $3.50 in money, jowelry and
silvtrware.
Mr.. .Jefireys states that he was awaken
ed, as ne thought, about three O'Clock in
the morning by hearing Noise In his
room and on opening his eyes found two
men, their faces covered with black
cloths, standing by his bedside. The one
nearest him cautioned him TO be quiet
aud proceeded to gag and bind HIM. His
wife was next aroused and secured in bed
bv her husbands side. The thieves met
another fellow in the hall outside the
door and proceeded to the room occu-
pied by Mr.. Jefirey's servant, who they
secured in the same manner as her mas
ter and mistress. The three men then
begau an inspection of the house, forcing
open the wardrobe in Mr.. Jetfreys' bed
room and the closets on the ground floor.
There was but very little monry, aud,
although the men spoke between them
selves in a dissatisfied maner, thew did
not ut any time direct their conversation
to Mr.. JetfreyS Or his wife.
THE THIEVES DEPARr.
After spending about an hour in the
house the thieves collected what little
liewelry and silverware they had discov-
cred, and with Mr.. Jeffreys' best clothing
and that of his wife, descended to the
lower floor of the house and departed.
After waiting some time and hearing no
noise Mr. Jeffreys concluded that they
had left, aud after struggling desperately
succeeded in freeing himself from his
bonds. He next released his wife and
domestic and began an examination OF
the house. He found that everything of
value had been taken, and The burglars
had left no trace of their entrance eX-
cept an open window leading from the
back yard to the kitchen showing the
manner in which the burglars effected
their entrance and took their departure
His nearest neighhor was over mile
distant and Mr.. Jeff'reys, instead of send
ing to him, sent word at once TO the
police.
The third member of the party, Mr.
Jetfreys says, was not masked, but Wore
very heavy slouched hat which almost
entirely concealed his face. The house il
: situated short distance off the turnpike
so that any person passing along the road
at that hour of the morning would not
have known anything about the burgla
, ry. The gentleman was so frightened a
the entrance of the burglars that he fail
f ed to remember the exact description o
, any of them but the shock has left sucl
/ an impression upon his memory tina
he feels confidentI he should idenUify
I any of them should he ever see then
/ again. Mrs. Jeffreys has been seriousl.
/ i'll since the occurrence, and physician
a were yesterday summoned to attend heI
. The police believe the work to be that o
J Philadelphia thieves and expect to arres
the entire party.
The farmers in tho neighborhood o
r Camden are greatly excited over th'
outrage, and parties were securing thu
, woods all Sunday night and yesterday
for traces of tho marauders.