The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-10-28
Daring and Outrageous Burglary.

A Turner Junction Oh. telegram givea
the following particulars of a 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 and $4,000 in Government
bonds:
About half-past twelve O'Clock Mr.. and
Mrs. Fairbanks were simultaneously awak.
ened by q shutting 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 q dark
lantern With the burglars characteristic
neither move nor speak at the risk of their
lives. The two revOlvers were then placed
in the hands of one man while another 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 hiding-place of their money,
which was concealed in the bed clothing.
Mr.. Fairbanks was led to another room and
an effort made to compel him to turn over
to his bare feet. The torture
availing them nothing, they led
their victim back to the bedroom, and in his
presence kicked and otherwise maltreated
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 q
cOffee-can in the pantry filled. with silver.
This was Immediately taken possession Of.
house was made out, but the rufiians said
they wanted none of that. Finally the con.
fession came that there were Government
bonds up. stairs. One OF the men said they
had 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 revolt
vers held between their eyes and horrible
oaths ringing in their ears, as awful yen-
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 closet, and with
the door shut the two brutes, pressing the
cold muzZles of revolvers upon her cheek
and forehead, endeav0red to eXtort from her
further facts. Gaining nothing, they
dragged her back to the bedroom, almost
dead from fright, and then declared that
they were about to gibbet the whole family.
As it seemed that the threats might he car
ried into execution the farmer, his wife
and the girls got down on their knees
and begged for mercy. Convinced at length
that nothing was concealed from them, the
thieves proceeded to tie the gags into the
mouths Of their victims and to pinion their
arms and hands. Further torture in the
Tightening of the cords and removing and
replacing the gags was resOrted to to learn,
II possible, something about the money sa.
wings of neighbors. The teeth were knocked
out of Mr.. Fairbanks mouth, and one Of
the girls has the corners Of her mouth torn
back into her cheek. Fairbanks was pushed
over upon his bed and left on his back,
while the women were made to lie on the
floor. The doors were fastened as the gang
withdrew at length, taking the plumber
already enumerated with them. The house
had been well ransacked before the family
were awakened.
After the burglars had left the house Mr..
Fairbanks succeeded In releasing himself,
and at once proceeded to the house Of .
neighb0r, twenty rods away, where there
had been a wedding. The guests had not
yet dispersed. They focked at once to the
scene Of the exciting adventures, and sew.
eral men accompanied Mr.. Fairbanks in
immediate pursuit of the gang. Failing to
get any satisfactory clew, they went to
Chicago and laid the case before Lieutenant
Currier and his staff. Mr.. Fairbanks is an
old resident, and quite well.to-do. He il
between 50 and 60 years of age. His wife
was greatly shocked by her treatment, and
it was with great difficulty that she could
sufficiently compose herself to tell the story
here given.
The bonds we're registered and will thus
not be loss to Mr.. Fairbanks.
The cup that cheers but does not
inebriata-The buttercup.