The daily gazette., 1878-12-11
FOURTH EDITION
HIGMwAYMEN ON THE PIX 4
A GANG OF DICK TURPINS AT
THE TOLL-GATE.

and his Ddughter-Suddenig Surprised
by Itpo Hjghcdymen-Money Bcndn-
ded and the ToH-House RoJbed-Mr.
Tdltey'S House Burgiarized.
George Talley, who has charge of the
toll-gate on the Philadelphia Pike, in
Brandywine hundred, just this side OF
RiVeyiew Cemetery, is 50 years of age,
and though remarkably we'll preserved,
he does not feel in condition to 90
through many such experiences as he was
rudely made the victim of on Monday
evening last.
On that evening, about I o'clock, Mr..
Talley was sitting in his accustomed seat
beside the south window of the toll
house, while his daughter, Miss Lydia X.
Talley, sat on box beside the rear door.
Suddenly the door opened, and in stepped
two men, apparently rather young, and
bearing such close resemblance to each
ether as to induce the belief that thev
were brothers. At first the entrance of
these visitors caused no alarm in the
minds OF Mr.. and Miss Talley, but in an
instant it was discovered that both men
wore no hats and were masked, while
one of them had
ilHioi' IN HIS HAND,
| and the other carried formidable look
ing burglars '.immy" over his right
| shoulder. The unwelcome visitors were
well dressed, and one of them was DOS
| sessed of delicate hands, with long, slen-
| der fingers, which indicated that he did
| not follow hard work for a living. This
one held the 'jimmy, and was the taller
of the two, being about five feet, eight or
nine inches in height, while the other
was several inches shorter. Their faces
were concealed by dark brown vei,s,
having eye-holes cut in them, while the
smaller man more eiiectually hid his
Tea ures by thick mask under his veil,
| which he held in position with his left
| hand.
without wasting any time the bur
| glarlous gentry went Immediately to
work, and while the short man
| LKNELED HIS PISTOL AT MIR. TALLEY,
the other informed him that they desired
all the money about the establishm. mt
ana immediately commenced 10 search
| for the same. He rummaged through the
office desk. and rified the cash boxes. ob.
tanning altogether about five dolar.,
which was nearly all tho money there
| was in the office. In book lying on the
desk, which the robber failed TO look at
was dollar note, which of course was
| saved.
While the tall robber was engaged in
tins burgarious operation, Miss Lydia
Ialley attempted TO slip out the back
door, IN order TO raise an alarm, but a,
qmck as thought the burglar arrested
the movement and immed atrly locked
the door, placing the key in his pocket
lie then paid personal attention TO Mr.
al"y ana TOOK from him pocket-bno
containing alb nut two dollars His watcl
was not taken, the burglars saying they
did not want it.
lhe burglars then prepared to depart
ana the tall man, al the earnest solicIi ,
tiou OF his companion, returned Mr. Tai
lryS pocket-book, though he took goo,
care to Keep the money. Just as the,
were about TO depart Miss Talley aske,
them Tor the key of the back door, bu
when they came to look for IL they foun,
mt on the floor, where il had droppe,
while Mr.. Ialley was being searched
The key was replaced in the lock, au,
me unwelcome visitors, after warnnl
Mr. and Miss 1alley
NOT TO MOVE FOR Two MINUTES.
took their departure, closing the f,on
door alter them. They " liked towar,
tue CITY, and Mis- Talley, ON looking on
the window, saw them : up an in>rau
and pick up Their hats they piorc.,i.,
TO the little bridge a f,-w ic,t froIn th,
tollgate, where they were Joined hv uu,
or two others, AMI after "A brief consul
tatlon the entire gang moved OF, grratl,
10 The relief )t the inmates of the littl,
toll house, who had been the victims o
such outrageous conduct.
ME 1alley thinks II rather re narkabl,
that no teams passed by while the bur
glars were AT work, and i the opinion
that lookontS were stationed along TIA,
road TO delay teams for few minute
that might be coming either way. II,
4 says that amopg the money carried ot
by the robbers was cuun' erfcit halt
dollar and quarter, which he had kept IL
the office tor over year.
BrKGLARIoUs ATTEMPTS
The outrage above described
not tie first that has been perp,
trated upon Mr.. Tally during the ms
, few weeks. On Thursday night last "A
attempt was made 10 pry open the 10
house door, but tailed on account of III
door pelng doublY boltrd. On Mouda
: morning, about one O'Clock, Mr. TalIey
tesldcncr luit "A few feet back of The ia
} house, was entered by burglars, VIII
forced the front door open with oiiu
my They rans4cked the parlor rIot
oughly, without obtaining any none,
ahd forced open the door leading I'M
: The back room, when the noise OF th,
= operations aroused Mr.. and Mrs. Tale,
, who Immediately arose The hnrnlaI
/. then hastily left the house, and rolut, on
:, into the road discharged "A pistol, who
II was evidently "a signal for the rest OF II
gang TO assemble and all to leave L
gether. Mr.. and Miss Tallev did not :
u down stairs at the time, not knowII
that the house had been entered. and
j. was not until later In the morning VIII,
d th'y descended, that they learned of Il
C burglary that had been cOmmitten
u Mr.. Talley ls of the opinion that the
outrages were perpetrated by parti
!, well acquainted with the neighborhoo
DE states that on the night Of the bl
~ glary the dogs of his next door neigh pc
III which are generally very noisy, did n
bark at all, thus proving that some
the burglars Were we'll acquainted wi
them to keep them from barking. IL
ri hoped the bold criminals will be ARE. 4
u and made to suffer for their Grim =.
n, THE BURGLARS BEING TRACKED.
t. This morning, while Miss Ly,ia ral