Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-21
A Family Gagged and Robbed by
Masked Burglars.

A Turner Junction Ull. telegram gives
the following particulars of daring bur-
glary recently committed at the house OF
Allan Fairbanks, farmer living in Wayne
Township, Dupage County. The thieves
succeeded in getting possession of about
5000 in cash aud $4,000 in Government
bonds:
About lalf-past twelve O'Clock Mr.. and
Mrs. Fairbanks were simultaneously awak-
ened by Il shullling sound in their bedroom.
Their eyes opened on three men standing
near the foot of their bed, two of whom
were pointing cooked revolvers at their
heads, while the third carried dark
lantern. With The burglars characteristic
oath, they bade the farmer aud his wife TO
neither move nor speak at the risk of their
lives. The two revovvrs were then placed
in the hands of one man while anoiher pro-
ceeded to ransack the room. Finding moth
ing he seemed to want, Mr.. and Mrs. Fair
banks were compelled to get out of bed and
disclose the hlding-place of their money,
which was concealed in the bed clothing.
MIR. Fairbanks was led to another room and
an effort made TO compel him to turn over
more II. money by holding lamp mp
availing them nothing, they led
their victim back to the bedroom, and in his
presence kicked and otherwise matreated
his wife. Her night clothes were torn from
her body, and she was compelled TO lie on
the floor while the brutes rolled her over
and over with their heavy and Undiscovered
boots. She acknowledged that there was a
coffee-can i'll the pantry filled with silver.
This was Immediately taken possession OF.
Then schedule of the silyerware in the
house was made out, but the ruflians said
they wanted none of that. Finally the con
fession came that there were Government
bonus up. stairs. One of the men said they
hal them already, but he Indignantly threw
the paper on the floor, with the remark
that they were not dealing in that class OF
goods. One OF his companions suggested
that he was q fool, and himself pOcketed
the bonds. More money was demanded,
| and Fairbanks and his wife were marched
about the house singly with cooked revOl-
vers held between their eyes and horrible
| oaths ringing in their ears, as awful ven-
| geance was pronounced if they kept back
| any information.
Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks have no children,
but domestics are employed In the house.
| They were sleeping in the same room with
| the farmer and his wife last night. When
the devilish ingenuity OF the thieves had
been exhausted In dealing with the latter,
| they then turned upon the girls and sub
| jected them to Infamous treatment. The
| younger was taken into q closet, and with
the door shut the two brutes, pressing the
| cold mulzles of reyolvers upon her cheek
and forehead, endeavored to extort from hel
|
dragged her back 10 the bedroom, almost
dead from fright, and then declared thai
| they were about to gibhet the whole family
As 1t seemed that The threats might he car.
| ried into execution the farmer, his wifi
and the girls got down on their knee!
and begged for mercy. Convinced at length
that nothing was concealed from them, tn,
thieves proceeded to tic the gags into thu
| mouths Of their victims and to pinion thei
arms and hands. Further torture In th'
| Tightening of the cords and removing anI
| replacing The gags was resorted 10 to learn
| il possible, something about the money sa
| Wings of neighbOrs. The teeth were knocked
| the girls has the corners Of her mouth tori
back into her cheek, Fail banks was pli,hcl
over upon his bed and Lett on his back
while the women were made TO lie on tn
floor. The doors were fastened MS the gam
withdrew mt length, taking the plundc
already enumerated with them. The hOuS
had been well ransacked before the famil
were awakened. ..lr
After the burglars had left .he house Mr.
Fairbanks succeeded In releasing himself
and at once proceeded to the house OF
neighbor, twenty rods away, where tbcr
yet dispersed. They focked ut once 10 til
scene OF the exciting adventures, and sey
eral men accompanied Mr.. Fairbanks i
immediate pursuit OF the gang. Failing I
get any satisfactory cew, they went I
| Chicago and laid the ease before l.ieutenai
Currler and his staff. MIR. Fairbanks is I,
Did resident, and quite wel-tO-dO. lie
between 80 aud U0 years Of ago. His vii
was greatly shocked by her treatment, an
IL was with great difficulty that she coul
sufficiently compose herself to tell the stor
here given.
The bond, were registered and will thu
not be n loss 10 Mr.. Fairbanks.
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