, 1881-10-16
A BOLD ROBBERY.

| Counterpart of the Du Page County
| Robbery Perpctratcd Last Evening
ut tlae Corner Of Tnirty-sixt3l Street
| and Ashland Avenue.
| 4 small frame house situated on the edge Of
| large cahbage patch ut the corner of Thirty
| Sixth street and Ashland avenue was the scene
last evening Of a robbery which tor boldness of
execution Is on par With the recent exploits Of
10 burglars in Du Page and Macoupn Countles..
farnor named Peter riatr, whose nouseboid
consists Of IL daughter Of II yeurs, Il son OF Il
i.',,; years; and a, hirsd nan erssnhorn German
Isolated. even for that remote section Ut tho
city, the nearest house being nearly two squares
Tway w.. Shorty after! ocl9ek last eyentnt: Miss
family were surprised By three young men,
who whose f;t fnfes , were conceaisd up to the
III upon them through the rear door
of the house. which opens into the cabbage
patch. They presented revoycrs Ut the henis
noise under penalty Of death Nv" Of them % inn ~
mediatcly Seized Ms. platr, and after RnY-
@ x asoat @ Ssa eo4as n% 4no hsaa SaS aa ad nfs fs5
man were simply tied, hut willie rhe house
WAS being ransacScd one Of the trio stood guard
OF them made any cutlery. M violence ws Of
fercd Mr. Patt "r the oshors, and no ut
is,o isp' dsesstng as made the to ta,maas him
big cash.. The murauders seemed willing 10
take their chances IN tindiu: it by rausack-
most Thorough and expeditions lnnIlner. .. Beds
and bedding and articles OF furniture wero tori.
or broken in shrca5, and no nook or Granny
escaped their scrutiny. fl Il bureau they found
S:0 cash, and in Mr.. Platts pantuloons pockets
about s., and with this disEustulgIy sulut
amount of plumber they finally went or cursug
their luck. They were III the hO1lse not more than
fifteen minutes and seemed IN xious to getaway
as quickly rs possible. which gives the ir,pres-
Sion that they were new und inexperienced In
the business When they had been gone only Il
few minutes the Toy succeeded iu extrfc,trin.s
his hands, and. utter fully releasing himself, |
released his father and the hired man in
turn. The gag used upon Mr. Pint |
proved to he very cruel contrirance. 1t WAS |
wooden bluck, about four inches long, anu bug- |
ing III the middle. and so tightly fastened in
hls mouth that it bruised and lucerated the lips
cheeks, and tongue in IL painful mnnncr. Miss
flnlt returned very shortly after this, and gave |
her purent new heart by going to her work
bnsket, which was lying on the toor und taking
from within Il towel wnere she had concealed |
one $1,0Uo bill. two sjUl bills. two Sl0O bills and
nine IS bills, which she had drawn out or bank Mt
her fAfhers request Fl Iday forenoon. Mr. Plutt.
up to this time was sure that the rubbers had
found this money, hence Ineir speedy depnrt-
ure- Officers Enriyht and Jones. Ut the Decriug
Street Station. we're within two blocks OF the
house when the robbery OCCURRED, but as
OF it until called to the house. The thieves
avoided them by approaching the house through
tue cnblage- garden, nnd they prnbabiy left it
BY the same route. Both officers busted them- |
selves ut once In running in all the suspicious ]
characters whom they found in the neixhbur-
hood. unn consider it possible that tho right ones |
lre among the number. +