The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-02-08

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shew slrel~ssss fasn l~xn disturbed Ia
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sler little thai night nnl neat
rissushR ifisi H. appear calm ani ~sn
ra~s~l. thpsssh ~as frightened ami
really III ~as longing TT ins Inns.
ls~hL " rnmr. THAT might tsll him nll,
nni r~snsnlt Whist waH hsts Il, he dome, III
prvrni mhbrsy anil la.fhape hles2lshtsi.
Al lar,, 4, my great felisl, Taw him
rnmsn9. ! ran IT. the gate h mrvi him,
and tnld him what ! had seem anil heart
the night heferr.
Now, : saia, will Yen ever laugh
M my taneies again p
NO. my dear little wife, sail he,
II never will.
/ VIZ thcn arranged that We should tell
his mother anil slater everything, mid he
was - ~ ia. n.arrt pal.re station and
arrange with tho ehisI .iliecr to have a
number ~ mcn ready in the wnnl. near
the honHr. IA u o'clock TINT night; that
after dinner wc wcrr r. say "Iool.hy
b Mis-. ncnfun and drive home, but
would return and join the police In the
wool, anl wait there until ~ siw Mar
tin l.nv. tile house III meet her hn..
band. W. we're thcn II 70 in and wait
until tho thieves came IN, when they
were Ia he surrounded anil taken prison.
crs. NV husband wanted me 10 remain
nj our own house, hut | wonld not do
81, ~ l .aid would only la imagining
NIL sorts of dreadful things; besides,
knew his mother and Mary would like
10 have mo with them.
IL all turned out IN we'll NJ could be-.
The night was very tine and, just nj ]:
o'clock Martha stole down ~ the placs
where | had seen her tho night before
then We oil, about dozen policemen
and ourselves, went into the house. Tn,
men were stationed out of sight In differ
cut rooms, waiting for the robbers
entrance. Henry came up to Mrs. Hen
sons room, where all III IN women were
including the two servants.
With hrcnthlcSs anxiety VIZ wntchc,
aud waited. Prom where stood conl,
sec the way they would come.
II wa1 about o'clock when M,
Martha coming mp tho walk md fon
! men with her.
Look + | said there they are.
They went round 10 the hack door, All,
} We heard them stealing along the pasf
age Ia thu direction ut the plate elosei
! Then n sud,len rusl,-a scream from th
! wrctched Martini - imprccations lou,
and bittcr-~-a shot another scream
MAY lol grant no lives will be lost |
We prayed.
Poor Mary nearly fai.itel. Al last W
heard the officer call Henry t. com
down. The four men were we'll secures
! and taken u thu police station. MHrtl,
was taken there tn. She confessed vii
. had IL them Ia for tl,c purpose IL steal
! ing the nilycr. tine Ut the robbers WI
! slightly wounded IN tho nrm, bnt no oh
/ else win hurt. Very thankful was
when found, next dry, that none wer
, the worac for ha,ing gone through sue
4 terrible scene.
} The hons. where MarthaH hnsbnn
! lodged wns searched, anl the CASE q
, diamonds and mnny other valuable nj
, ticics found there. Tina immensely ri
. spectacle gardener Ind been ,isgrac
4 ~ his family aud his profession. Lei
very much 10 himself through tho IN
J diligence Of his employer, he had cor
: tractcd habits Of tinpllng with low ass,
, ciatcx III tho neighboring village, mn
become No completely ,lenoralixed M !
! length 10 assume the degraded charact.
! III burglar. Nowcame the rctribMtio
| which attrn,la On wrong doing. I'll
! thieves were MI tried III the next assixe,
!, and sentenced to various terms III in
prisnnmcnt.
II IL now many yearh since MI tlis hal
pencd; hut | can never forget what
! went through those two dreadful night,
| though ] remember with thankfnlnet
TINT, through my dream and the wnrnin
!. voice heard, ! was the mems of aver
: lug prent wrong, and perhaps y mul
I der. ] Ito not impnte anything super
. natural To my dream. It may Inv
! merely been the result of tension 4
. feelings, supported By some coinci,let
: ces Al nll events, tho rcstilts were sue
. IN have described.