The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

night the young city of Salisbury has been
in a state of siege. Several weeks ago
a number Of Strangers dropped of the
trains, and soon disappeared from observa-
ton. Then began a series OF nightly bug
laries, and attempted HOUSEKEEPING that
created general alarm and indignation. Re
peatedly the burglars were fired upDn.-
or, let Us say fired at-without any practi-
cal returns for the Coroner. We have not
room for full details: but quote from the
Democrat respecting the attack upon the
house of Hon. Charles Price, Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives in ls-6-'.-. We
have no doubt the burglars came south with
the Circus now traversing the State. Such
shows are usually preceded and followed
by gangs of scoun trels who pick pockets
10y day, and house break by night.
The Democrat SAYS The whole town
was wild with excitemen nj yesterday, when
it was learned the house of Hon. Chas.
Price had been entered by professional bur
glars and that Miss Roberts. a sister of
Mrs. Price, had been the silent witness and
victim Of the midnight desperadoes. The
people heard the tale of sorrow and trouble
with mingled feelings of horror, indignation
and sympathy. Mss Roberts is on a visit
10 her sister, from Alabama having arrived
not quite three weeks ago. She is a
NCuuS Idus VI SIcdlC uiIuIt, laSCildIlOu dHd
refinement. Capt. Price was at Mr.. Sho
ber's just across the way, until rather late,
and the conversation tIrne dupon the burg
laries recently committed in this town. On
returning home, Capt Price fired of his
gun, and loaded it with bu~ck-shot. Mr..
Shober also fired off his pistol. This was
about - o'clock. Mr.. Price then weu.
through his house, and carefully nailed
down every window, down stairs. and every
one urstairs, where there was the least pos
sibility Of entrance. The doors were locked
except the door Of Mrs. Prices room down
stairs, and the door Of Miss Roberts roo IN
upstairs, one door being at foot Of the
stairs, the other at top. These were left
open to be in easy communication with one
another.
Mrs. Price had not been very well and
the family were late in retiring. Although
Mrs. p. was wrestless and wakeful, no noise
| was heard and not until a few minutes be
fore 9 O'Clock yesterday did Mrs. p. or her
husband have any iptimation of trouble.
She rushed up stairs, and to her horror
found her sister in what was supposed to be
a dying condition. She was utterly uncon-
scious and purple and black about her
throat, and the lower part of her face.
There were finger prints on her throat and
arms. After much exertIon Mrs. p. sue
ceeded III arousing her sister, who exciaim-
ed, 'Oh, sister the men have been here"
she said she had been awaken in the midst
of a sound slumber, and saw a man standing
over her, with a pistol in his right hand
and a dark lantern in the other. The glare
of the lantern, she supposes, awoke her.
She threw up both hands, drawing the sheet
over her face, and was about to scream.
| when another man who had been standing
with his back to the door of her room gras-
ped her right arm with his left hand, and
put his right hand to her throat just in time
to strife her screams. The man who had
been standing over her dropped his pistol
and put a wet handkerchief or cloth to her
nose and mouth. She says she felt a taste
in her mouth like hartshorn. The man
Standing over her was rather handsome,
and dressed in black with a white cravat,
and had a light mu5tache, with rather large
blue eyes. She heard him say to his con-
federate, 1T is the same girl, and a mo-
ment later when she was Intellectually stru9-
Cling to make an outcry, be said in a kind
tone; Don't hurt the child She recog-
nized tie man as one she travelled with on
the cars between Mobile and Atlanta on her
way to this town. end she could see from
his cOuntenance that he also recognized her.
Mrs. Price had been talking about sleeping
Will HeT SlSleT tue nlSUI DolOTe. anu one Oh
the first EXPLANATIONS of the latter on com
ing to herself was, that '.she WAS so glad
her sister had not been with her, and had
escaped the excitement and fright through
which she herself and passed" The the
DRY is that the burglars entered by the aid
Of a ladder through the window of the
dressing room, and by a false key or other
wise opened the door of Miss RS. sleeping
apartment. The door was open with the
key on the floor, and the window of tht
dressing room was raised, and the shutters
wide open.
The room had been hastily ransacked
Only ore drawer of the bureau had beer
opened. A pocket book had been taken
and thrown on the ground by the burglars
in their flight. Nothing valuable was stolen
The money which had been in the poke,
book was found in a toilet bag hanging or
the wall, on the left hand side Of the bureau
These are about all the facts. Several ar
rests have been made of suspected parties
but as; Miss Roberts can recognize only
one of the parties, the officers of the law
will be in the dark until they arrest the one
| who can be identified. Miss Roberts re.
ceived no injuries except that we have men
toned. She was ~dreadfully frightened,
that is all, and in a state of great nervous
prostration and excitement in conseque nee