The New York herald., 1879-11-07
MASKED BURGLARS AT WORK.

LARGE HAUL MADE FROM Two WEALTHY OLD
sAFE-DETAIIs OF THE ENTRY AND THE ROB-
BERY-AN UsAvAIIING PURSUIT
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 6. 1872
Particulars have just reached this city of a rob
berry, by masked burglars, at Taggarts Corners. two
miles north of Kennett Square. Chester county
Pa, that for the largeness of the sum
taken and the audacty OF the thieves
exceeds anything of tho kind that has
occurred in the eastern part of the State In lonely
farm house near the roads lived George G.. and
John Bailey. an invalid sister and young niece
These were the only occupants of the house. and
their lives were uneventful possibly could
be- The brothers very secretive in disposition
and penurious. They were known to have ready
money when large interest was to be gained
by the letting of it. without being miserly
they were exceedingly close. Their neigh
bors had not. however. given them
tho credit for being tho capitalists which this
mornings tale discloses. The house was two
stories in height and all the windows and doors
We're firmly secured with bolts and bars
DETAILS THE ROBBERY.
For forty the three old people. brothers and
Patience generally has its reward and they came
last night. The elder brother slept the first floor,
st the head Of sho stairs saS The nTad
sister and the young niece also had their rooms
the second aS9r M They retired early and about
the ground floor. was rudely awakened by
shake and told to get up and hnd the
three masked men before him. two of whom bran
dished revolvers and the third held light Like a
diplomatist the old man. trembling under the bur-
den Of age aud deadly terror. declared that he
did did not know where the key to
the safe was. Az matter OF fact. the
kev Law on tha tor of aafa itself he safe
an antiquated affair. and when the burglars took
look at It as it stood in tho of the old mans
did not want the key.
The old mans head soon enveioped In q
blanket and of the trio standing guard over him
to enforce silence, the two others went to work to
make Ssa to the contents % t q the
and. boldly attacking the hinges, the front
door was torn open. after about fifteen minutes
work. Within the safe wore found Sis 600 in notes.
| mortgages, railroad bonds and other securities
$4,000 III bank bills and small change and $4,000 in
| gold. The bonds and securities were all taken out
and carefully examined. the greatest part Of them
being rejected. Some Westchester railroad bonds
were taken. however. together with the greenbacks
gold. after inspection set down carefully at the
side Of tho safe where 1t could be taken up after the
overhaulng Of the securities and papers, but strange
as may appear tho burglars left the house without
they rihed the old mans pockets stealing fine gold
| watch and all his loose money. They then left the
| house, leaving the wretched OLD man almost dead
with fear II was not until nearly four o'clock that
| he could summon courage to crawl up stairs and
| awaken his brother and the rest OF the family.
| AN UNAvAII.ING PURSUIT.
The alarm was carried to the nearest neighbors.
| and in the early morning light o band of usually
| peaceful country folk. armed with fint-lock
guns and pruning knives. might have
| been Fastening villageward in pursuit
| Of the robbers. The tracks OF the mon
| could be plainly followed in the newly fallen snow
until they neared Kennett square. Once in that vii
| lage the burglars had adroitly walked the side
| walks, which covered by awnings, and by
doubling their tracks had obliterated all
at least say villagers and country people. who. had
| they met the scoundrels would have taken them
| dead alive. There those uncharitable
enough to say that, like the hunter in the fable,
| they looked only for the tracks and not for the
| burglars.