The daily gazette., 1878-08-26
Masks and Pistols.
Four Burglars Storm NIr. En-
giles Residence at Fair
view, N. j.
THE DOGS CHLoRoFoRMED.

| NorIlierh new Jersey Railroad, was per
petrated yesterday morning before day
| light one of those daring outrages that
periodically shock the community and
causes citizens to look in alarm at their
means of elf-protecction. -Four burglars
masked and armed to the teeth, and carry
ing all the appliances of their nefarious
calling, entered the quiet homestead of al,
aged and respected citizen, bound and
gagged the inmates, plundered the prem
ises and stopped short of murder only be-
cause their bullets missed their mark. A
| more systematic or determined burglary
| has not happened in the vicinity of New
York for years. The marallders had evil
| IDENTIFY planned the job days beforehand.
The traces which they left behind point
clearly to thorough knowledge of the
premises and of their victims. 1t was
not the work of desperate tramps tempor-
| arily combined for plunder or of country
criminals, but the well laid plot of city
burglars hardened in villany and skilled
i'll its execution. The time selected was
half past two in the morning, when all
was silent as the tomb, and the victim
agreed upon was. feeble octogenarian,
whose wealth for years had been the Cos
sip of the township in which he lived
His name is Andrew S. Engle and his age
eighty-one.
CHLoRoFoRMfNG THE wATCHDoGs.
The first act of the burglars was to si-
lence the dogs. This they evidently did
with chlorotorm, as several hours later
the animals were found soundly sleeping
and when awakened they lolled around
in a liatl lacc cfttpid vrav nbl;,,;n,,, oI;i.a
to kicks and calls.
THE ALARM.
The first intimation of their presence
was the breaking in of the door leading
to the bedroom of the aged couple. Both
were quickly awakened to find flood of
light streaming upon them from a dark
lantern and to see four stalwart men,
masked and holding pistols in their hands
standing at their bedsides. Two of the
rufiians grasped the old couple by their
throats with one hand, pointing a pistol
at their heads with the other.
"If you move you die," hissed one of
the meE, as he placed the cold muzzle of
his pistol at the temple of the old lady.
The ruffian who held the throat of old
Mr.. Engle said, in muiiled voice full of
dire meaning, "tell us where your money
is. Quick"
The old man gasped for breath, but did
not answer. Being very deaf he had not
heard the words. The burglar repeated
them with an oath, "Tell us where your
money is, or by - I'll blow your brains
OUT
Still the old man heard not. His wife
in the meantime managed to shrek,
"Mercy, mercy. I'll tell yourSBut before
the words came out of her mouth the ruff
fan had struck the feeble old man pow
erful blow on the head either with the
butt of his pistol or a sand club, render
ing him insensible.
"You tell us quick OF we'll kill you,
damn YOU" yelled another TO the old
woman, striking her on the head with the
barrel of his revolver. Although nearly
stunned by the blow she succeeded in
speaking.
"In the closet, "she gasped, "look in the
closet"
GAGGED By TIE RUFFIANS.
The old man lay senseless, but the
scoundrels were heartless. Whipping
from his POCKET a gag and leathern thong
one of the number quickly bound and
gagged the uncoI ,ions man, tying both
his hands and feet. Then leaving one
of the gang standing guard, with cooked
pistols over their helpless veins, the
rest hurriedly began the search for the
money.
The guard soon made unnecessary his
watch by saturating handkerchief with
chloroform and holding it to the face Of
u ;e x,; Tha, hu tnipnd hio
ions. The closet referred TO by Mrs.
Engle was at the head of the bed. One
OF The burglars quickly broke open bthe
chest and rumaged Its contents. The
others pulled down the clothing from
the hooks and searched the pockets. An
oath of satisfaction from the one at the
chest soon told OF success. He had found
800 in bills between the leaves Of
book.
OTHER PEOPLE AROUSED.
The noise in the meantime had awak-
ened the old man Earl and the children
on the same floor. The children began
to cry and the old man, dazed and mysti-
fed, hurriedly began dressing. He had
not finished when, with crash, his door
opened and three of the masked men en-
tered. "Hold up your hands," shouted
the foremost, advancing with levelled re-
volver. The old man obeyed, and the
burglar rushed behind him and snapped
a pair of handouts on his wrists, saying as
he did so, "Utter word and l'll blow
your brains out, but if you keep quiet
you won't be hurt
Immediately afterward one of the men
said "Where is your money?'
81 have none," said the trembling vic
tim.
The burglars next went to the bed
where the children sat shivering and cry
ing. With rope one bound the hands of
the eldest and another took the smallest
in his arms. "Bring the old man and
children along" came in gulf voice
| from the leader, and, with pistol at his
head, the handcufled man walked by the
side of the robbers down stairs to the
| first floor.
SHOOTING IN THE DARK.
BY this time young Mr.. Engle and wife
were aroused. Grasplng his revolver the
former hastened to the rescue AS ne
pulled back the bolts of his bedroom
door he heard the voice of Mr.. Earl say.
| ing. "Sim. for Gods sake don't open %