The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-10-26
BAD BURGLARS.

BAD BURGLARS.
Mt. PLEASANT, Oct. 20.-I.ast
night very bold robbery was COM
mitted by gang Of outlaws at the
house OF John Galloway, two
miles northeast of town.
Galloway is an unmarried man
seventy years of age. He was sup
posed to have money i aul his house.
Nancy Newell, his ilousekeeper,
aged forty-five, was also supposed
to have some money.
Last night about eight o'clock,
Mr.. Galloway had retired and Miss
Newell extin nguished the light pre-
paratory to going up stairs when
knock was heard at the door. The
housekeeper asked the name. Re-
ceiving no reply she called Mr.. Gal
loway, who came down stairs and
asked who was there. After some
hesitation one of the men said his
name was Johnston, when Gallo
way opened the door. Five bold
looking men confronted him. They
said they had freed coon and
wanted an AK to cut the tree down,
to which Galloway replied that he
would not give his AK at that time
Of night. The men took hold of
the old gentleman. He tried to
keep them off. but was soon over
powered. They knocked him down,
dragged him out on the porch and
beat him Sd badly that it will prob
ably end in murder. He fought
for bis life and even got his knife
out he says he succeeded in cutting
one across the hand and another
about the mouth. The villains beat
him about the head and jumped on
his breast to keep him down. A
deep hole is cut over his right eye,
and in the skull. Both hands are
terribly lacerated and one arm bad
ly bruised.
While some of the men were man.
aging Galloway one went into the
house, dragged Nancy Newell out on
the porch, blindfolded her. choked
and smothered her, and offered her
whisky, threw her on the floor and
actually outraged her. Her feet
were tied with whip lash and her
hands were tied behind her with a
handkerchief. The villains threat
ened to blow her brains out if she
did not keep quiet.
After the men succeeded in get
ting Mr.. Galloway and Miss Newell
under control they proceeded to
search the house. They stolei n all
81, 400 in gold. silver and paper.
81 900 of the money belonged to Mr..
Galloway, who kept it in a bureau
drawer in room down stairs s7OO
of this money was in gold and the
rest in silver and paper money. In
bureau upstairs they found 5000
belonging to Miss Newell. They
searched every drawer and even box
es in the garret. Papers and cloth
, ing were strewn over the floor. HUI
, man blood was smeared over the
room and porch. which presented
most pitiful sight to the reporter
this morning.
, After they had secured their booty
they next talked of burning the
, house. but after some discussion de
: cided not to. About IL O'Clock
: leaving their victims bound hant
and foot, they quilted the premises
After repeated efforts Miss Newell
succeeded in freeing her hands ano
feet and ran to the house of MI
King, who is Galloway's tenant
: DR.. Fulton was summoned anl
dressed theold gentleman's wounds
t The doctor says Galloway is in
critical condition, but with careful
nursing he may recover.
Miss Newell gives the following
description of the villains who treat
: ed her so basely The iiend VIII,
: dragged her to the porch and outrag
e ed her is about six feet in heigh
e and rather slim, with dark hal
: and about 25 years old. The on
who first attacked Galloway is shor
e and heavy set, is round faced will
Y a sandy musrache, and wore car
The other three were young men
e She thinks she would recognize al
e the men again, but don't think sh
: ever saw them before last night.
e From the woman's description G
g the men and from other circumstan
S ces there is much cause for plaus
d BILE suspicion as to who two of tn
: men are. 1t has been decided tina
5 Pittsburgh detective be employed
The whole community is greatly
excited over the affair. Such boil
and daring robbery has seldom ha
F" its parallel in this county. Iii
: thought the men were not profession
al robbers.