Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-12
Robbing a Town Treasurer.
Hoc .Nsv Hampshire Man ~as Bound
and Earre6 and poyhe,j of So TOO

Hov .Ney Hampshire Man Uas Bound
and Gagged and Robbed Of $1,000.
Manchester IN. H. Dispatch to New York
Times, March 3.
Edmund r. Ingalls,, Town Treasurer
of Gambia, New Hampshire, who was
gagged this morning in his own house
and robbed of $4,000, gives the fol-
lowing account of the affair, which has
startled the little town, which thinks it
hes narrowly escaped Barron tragedy ::
d" l went to the village depot last even
ing and returned at $50 p NJ. Then
l went into store near my house, and
went back to my house at $40 p. NJ
| wrote on the town accounts until
A. NJ, when | went TO bed. l slep,
with my wife and child, In the front
parl0r. Something awoke me, and |
heard the town-clock strike four. l
thought heard noise IN the barn. I
got mp and went into the middle room
| did not dress myself or light lamp.
| saw nothing out of place, aud got a
drink of water, and then went back to
bed. In few minutes | heard more
noise. | thought it might be the horse
or COW in the barn. | then dressed
myself and lighted lamp, went into
the back room and saw that the back
door, leading to the passage way to the
barI, was open. l thought perhaps my
father might have gotten up to learn
the cause of the noise.
II went along into the passage way"
continued Mr.. Ingalls,, =" and had gore
but few feet when bright light was
thrust into my face from dark lantern,
dazzling my eyes. At the same mo-
ment, before | had time to cry out, a
large man jumped on to me and tried
to cover my mouth with his hands. At
the same time two other men sprang
cut from the darkness, and all attacked
me. | sprang away from them once,
but they caught me quickly and bound
heavy scarf tightly over my mouth.
They then put handouts on me aud
bound ne to au uprigh: ladder in the
barn. As soon as | was tied the meI
all disappeared out of the bern. The
only words that were spoken by my as
sailants we're when one said to another
Bring a rope The answer was, VI
have no tIme.' The men were moi
masked, but | did not see Them plain
enough to recognize them if 4 should
see them again. l should say ole man
was a stout built man, and the o,her:
were smaller persons. They wore ru B.
bers or soft shoes, as | could tell from!
one of them stepping on my foot
Il was bound perhaps half an hour
continued the victim, "wben my wife
looked into the barn and called ED. v
She could not see me, AID L could only
groau, which frightened he-, and she
went back toto the house and gave the
alarm. My father at once came and
unbound ine, and my wife alarmed the
neighbors. | was taken INTO the house
with handouts on, and SO weak that l
could hardly walk. One of my hands
was badly SCARED when the handouts
we're being put on. Then | went to
bed and lay until the police officer, j.
N. Young, came and broke the hand
cuffs. Then others and myself exam
ined the premises. An auger-hole had
been bored through the back door, by
which the inside bolt was drawn and
the door opened. Near the door was
the auger, and an axe of mine, which
had been taken from the barn. My at
tention was also callad to my secretary,
which was 10 my sitting-room. The
middle drawer had been forced open
and about $500 in money stolen. |
then looked under my pillow, where l
had left $500, and found it safe. My
gold watch had been snatched from its
place near the bed. Our silver spoons
were missing, but we're afterwards found
in the barn. After the robbers left me
l thought l heard faint sound like
sleigh bells, and got the idea that they
baU team with them.
A consultation of aown officers was
held at Mr.. Ingalls, house this after
noon and his accounts and papers we're
examined. They found the manuscripts,
which Mr.. ingalls, had prepared last
night for the town report, all missing,
and also Mr.. Ingalls, memorandum
book which be used in town work. The
bondsmen are all citizens of property.
The money stolen was in national bank
notes and greenbacks and included in
the same we're two $500 notes. Dir.
Ingalls, was expecting several large
notes to-day, for which reason be kept
the money in his house last night. The
town has safe in the large store at the
depot.