The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-12

G gag, which they knotted into his
mouth and tied firmly around his
head. He was then handcuffed, and
told that if be moved that be would
be shot dead.
The burglars then opened the side
door aud brought ia a valise full of
tools and q pick-ax and spike ham
mer, which had been stolen from the
Northern Central Railway Company.
Before commencing operations they
took off their goggles and tied piec-
es OF cloth torn from the pillows over
the lower portions Of their faces.
They were provided with a complete
set of safe.cracking tools, and after
stufing the crevices of the money
till with putty, they applied an air
pump by means of which powder
was drawn in aud a fuse inserted.
Igniting this, they stepped back and
watched for the result of the explo-
sion. 1t was q failure. The combi-
nation was broken of, but the till re-
sisted. The shock of the explosion
smashed a large pane of glass in the
front window. The noise aroused
Two men, named Pierce and Jackson,
a merchant and a clerk, who slept
next door. They ~hurriedly dressed,
and catching up some wagon spokes
10 the store over which they slept,
ran into the street. Nearly 10 front
of the bank they met a nan rnnning
toward them. They cried to bin to
halt. The only response be made
was to reach behind for a revolver,
when Jackson raised his wheel-spoke
and dealt the burglar guard a blow
which felled the rascal to the ground.
He recovered in a moment, and yell
ed out to his companions in he bank
to LOOK out. At this Jackson dealt
him three more heavy blows, which
felled the burglar again to the
ground. As be lay writhing and ut
tering piteous cries for help Pierce
struck him with deadly effect.
The burglars inside were just get.
ting ready to explode another charge
of powder 10 the stout old safe. They
shut their dark lantern, and with
revolvers in hand sprang out of the
side door, and running down the
narrow lane came upon the brave
villagers as they were knocking the
life out of the fallen burglar. The
rescuing burglars emptied their re-
v~olyers at Pierce aud Jackson, who,
seeing that they were overmatched,
being unarmed, hastily fled. The
burglars fred six shots at them with
out effect. Then they hastily pick
ed up their insensible confederate
and carried him as quickly as possi-
Bile TO q wagon, the horse to which
was hitched under the shade trees in
q secluded place hear the bank. They
drove off at a John Gilpin" ate of
speed, going 10 the direction of To-
wanda. The village was at once
alarmed, and 10 less than ten min
utes three or four hundred excited
villagers had gathered. Reports
prevailed that the elder Doane had
been killed, and, Fastening into the
bank, they found him lying on the
bed, the blood flowing freely from
bis mouth, and bis face bleeding from
the effects of the blows be had re-
ceived. He was soon released from
the gag, and the cloth, thick with
blood, was shown all day to wonder
struck %rustics.
the pursuit of the burglars was
promptly begun. Mounted men
hastily sped after them, but the
search, so far, has been unavailing
One of the pursuers reached Towan-
da just after one of the burglars had
taken the seven O'Clock train from
that place for Elmira. The direc-
tion taken By the other two burglars
was not a%scertained.
The robbers took from the bank as
the fruits of the burglary 81. 500 in
registered United States bonds, fund
ed loan of 1881, 5 per cent. of the
following denominations:
No. 1850, 1000; No. 1T,S72, 81
900; No. 4,203, $500. These bonds
had been transferred and Endorsed to
d. B. Paul, President Of the Third
National Bank of Philadelphia. The
burglars searched the clothes of Mr..
Dosne while be lay gagged, and
took therefrom thirty dollars in mon
ey. The wounded burglar had on
a wig of brown curly hair. This
was found in the street where be
had been knocked down, as was also
a soft black felt hat. The trophies
are in possession of the bank officials.
The burglars left behind them q new
valise filed with the most improved
safe-breaking tools-chisels, jimmies,
packages of nitro-glycerine, a small
handssw, a pair Of rubber shoes, &c
10 the valise "a also a pair of kid :
and q box Of blacking. Two I.
small cases of fine powder were Left :
10 the bed room. Had the burglars :
succeeded in getting into the safe a
amoun of money would have T.,
been secured. ,
At nine O'Clock tonight some OF
tbs men in pursuit Of the thieves re- :
turned to Canton, and reported that !.
had traced two of them to Pool !
Settlement, ten miles beyond Towan-
la. The pursuit is actively kept up,
and hopes are entertained of the :
speedy arrest of the robbers. 1t has ,
been learned that the burglars hired /.
he horse and wagon from a livery :
nan at Towards. 1t was concealed :
the afternoon in a grave /;
yard a few miles below Canton, and :
he robbers arrived at this place !.
about Q O'Clock on the evening Of the !
burglary. /: