New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-27
ROBBED BY MASKED BURGLARS.


N. j., ENTERED RY FOUR MRS-ENGLE AND HIS
WIFE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or MAN SUP
POSED TO BE ONE. or THE BURGLARS.
Many persons yesterday visited the residence
OF Andrew s. EDge, at Fairview ~ j., which was the
scene, early Sunday morning, OF daring robbery by
masked burglars The house Is a neat frame structure
directly opposite the station the Northern Railroad
| Of New-Jersey, and almost on the dividing line
between Hudson and Bergen Counties. Mr..
Engle Is eighty years old, and almost
! all his life has been an occupant OF his
present dwelling. His grandfather resided near
by during the War OF the Revolution, ana owing to his
patriotism at that time aud his success IN Accomplishing
wealth. he gave his name to the village of Engewood.
Mr. Engles residence formerly a small
| stone edihce, but OF recent years he has been
| constantly making extensions and alterations,
| until IL Is largo and commOdious. Mr.. Engle
never had children and the house is too large for
himself and wife, he allows his nephew Simeon Engle
with his family, occupy the southern portion. About
200 Of farm land surround the old homestead
Mr., Engle sat in his kitchen yesterday telling the cir
cumsances Of the robbery. His hair is gray and bis
figure bent with age His thin, pale face is swollen to
| nearly double its size by the severe beating he
received from the burglars. The entire left
side OF his face is discolored and his eye
| Is almost closed He had slight con-
cusson OF the brain which, II feared at first, would
prove fatal but his gaining strength gives every indca
ton that he will survive At his side Mrs. Engle.
who celebrated her golden wedding last FALL She also
displayed to callers the marks Of the attack Over
each eye there is small but heavy bruise made with
Mr. Engle pointed to a bullet hole in the plaster over
the door, by way S 5 f Sy Tp ana M
made by one OF the burglars aud will always
serve az reminder OF the night NJ. On Satur,
usual and made the windows and doors
We then 6 e our E4Ss ana nv w snd
went 10 sleep, and about 1850 a. m sunday we were
awakened by men who burst open the bedroom door
Four pers ms In masks and holding reviewers in Their
hands approached the bed Two stood by my vile
thing which | did not hear. as I am very
deaf Instantly the man raised something IN the air and
the pam lie then took piece OF bamboo about six
inches long and nut In my mouth for gag In few
the face. swooned and lay unconscious Tor
hours. My wife said that the man asked mo
for money, and when I didn't answer he struck the
drst blow She then thought would be policy 10 tell
where the money was she t9id MN WnerG aere Tas S
abnnt 500 money which my wife mad saved FROM time
u time for her private expenses About 20 In old
fashioned silver was taken too. The man went
away and came back evidently dissatisfied with
the amount aud demanded more. Neither OF Us spoke,
and then II that hc struck my wife. Just N that
feeble ady could hinder his plans any. Il only just
showed what towards the bag brutes We're They next
od hands and egs with ropes and saturated towels
with chloroforpa. which were left faces.
THE burglars from room To the rear part OF
the house." continued Mr. Engle, but fonnd no one
there ON the npOr above were sleeping Petor Eare,
our hired workman IN the same room WIN INC Two niue
daughters OF my nephew Mr. Earlo Is sky years or
| age. Inc noise OF the walking around the
house woke him up. The four men entered his
room and found him the edge OF the bed. One OF
them put revolver 10 his nose aud said; you keep
quiet won't harm YOU" Another slipped par OF
handouts on him. third woke no the little grls and
tied the hands OF the elder, whois eight years old
brief consultation was then held by the
tSe little "'o' girl do Fn"stars. The younger
GIRL about six years old, carried down, she mad
the men remarked We have quoted the old folks now
let get the rest Of The family This confusion woke
as he passed through the entry: On, sim,
don't open your door or you'll be shot; simeon
lie heard two OF the men approach MS door,
OF an old musket he found IN my ROOM The door was
Snt afraid To- lire Tor fear he might shoot one
distinctly hear. Finally when he heard the chidrens
voices al distance lie fred shot through the door,
which was yet closed Instantly he heard the retrcadng
steps the burglars. lie followed them but oil was
dark and he could SEQ nothing. He did not know bow
mnuyrswere Ia the gang and he Obliged TO
60 cautiously. lie heard their footsteps n this
room and thought It wise to secreto himself behind
the jamb OF tho door, and await events. Nsoe shots
followed Ia quick suggestion one OF me burglars saw
this door partly open dr Enge pointed 10 door lead-
ing from tho kitchen 10 the atttc and thinking some
coming down stars be tred ana the bullet re-
mains IN the plaster yet. The Dash from the gun
revealed 10 simeon the hidug-place OF another
burgar-aongsile the range Simeon fred IN the dl-
rcctOn and Instantly hear! the cry. siy Coz IN snOu
burg then reiterated ont OF the back window OF
the Kitchen where they had effected an entrance by pry
ing open the wooden shutters and breaking pane Of
glass Observation-Disclosures. ..,.,,.u.
burglar aud hasteuod the side door OF the house 10
catch the others. lie them retrcatng and called
dogs which usually very savage, and found
them having on. the ground insenslble; Drugged
meat had evidently been thrown TO them. Boots, hats
and burglars tools found the outside " the win
dow. Neiglbors came quicSy and racedthe foot marks
of the bar-footed aud followed the bOOdtrdcks The
men got the fence and tnen ran along tue road
DR.. NJ. s. Ayrcs who lives IN the village, attended 10
nv wounds aud then went IN search Of the burglars
NJ III F IN GOT my saddle-horse and in company
with Mr.
a number of Oiher people out on foot The
foot-tracks were followed along tue turnpike
and into the road which leads to Gutten-
burg Wa followed very rapidly aiter the men.
but had DO guided by their footprints Az kohlers
* Kameya's brewery in Gutenberg We learned from
the workinon that three Of the burglars Just
fourth burglar was let behind We found that
they had stolen a boat and rowed over TO
Barhulf and II was found floating IN the river on sun
day evening Tho men were seen that morning By TWO
members or the Protective Association, john townsend
and Thomas Wood who had been out coon shooting.
They had heard OF the burglary and therefore, dld
number OF men living near the scene Of the robbery
declare that they saw the burglars saturday afternoon
Fritz Krotz German gardeuer saw throe strange men
around early IN the afternoon. They said they were
looking for farmhouse rent The regular patrol saw
four men secreed IN some high corn opposite Tue sa
ton. They watched Chem but the men we're frightened
away Jacob sugarOh ami James Dunn noticed four men
the station acting suspciously They think they
would know the men again,
A man, somewhat shabbly dressed, with wound IN
his arm asked Captain Alare OF the sixteenth Precinct
on Sunday night, II lie could have his wound dressed
the wounded burglar. Tnis man, who gave his
name as Henry oBrien, was not Identified
Yesterday by the persons who visited him. simeOa
Engle admitted that very DOUBTFUL IL he could
recognize any OF the burglars tnat he was N te
light and they the dark and that consequently MS
Impressions OF their personal appearance were very
vague. James Dunn was quite positive that . Brleh
WIS the man no saw saturday night, but while az
most confident OF his identity he would not swear TO IL
OBren told yesterday many conflicting stories IN re-
gard Ia his movements saturday His mother SAID mat
he left the house at about 10 for tue purpose OF at
tending a wake but he Gays that he went Win sOue
Gated, ne lay down pile Of lumber at ElevehshaVe.
and Twenty secOudst About y. IN. sunday he Iel, ne
sald from tne lumber ana hurt mis- ai1n He was taken
Yesterday afternoon to several places ne indicator pu
lie pOud not recognize any of them the one Nhere nc
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