The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-23

in q second had discovered the watch and
diamonds and slowed them away.
Coming back, he beckoned to me that
we were ready to go down. For some
reason he did not care to enter the other
rooms, perhaps thinking that he had
secured all the most valuable "swag" In
one room. We observed the same eau
tiOn going down stairs as In coming up.
On the way down it suddenly flashed
over me that the men would murder me
as soon as getting clear of the house.
! They would not dare to let me escape to
| be witness against them. They had
wanted tool to act the part which
had acted, and when through with me
they would remove all chance of my ever
appearing ag Ainst them.
trembled so that Icame near falling.
| must escape them, but how! had
almost determined to slam door against
Sam as we passed through the house
and then scream out, when, as we passed
down the hall, we encountered Dave.
He cOnVersed with Sam for moment,
and then we all passed along into the
dining room. They were after the silver
plate. Dave walked right up to the
door of the closet, which was at the
head of the stairs leading down to the
rooms of the servants: The key had
| been forgotten and was in the lock. AS
he carefully swung back the door we
saw the plate glisten, and Dave passed
me the lantern.
Sam crept to the table, removed the
cloth, and then spread 1t on the floor.
Dave passed into the closet, which was
not over three feet square, and he passed
out one thing after another until only
an ice-pitcher remained. He seemed to
have doubts of its purity, and begun
cutting at it with his knife. Sam
fhnn
passed in to satisfy his curiosity. was
beside the door, and Sans hand rested
on the casing. Now was my chance.
Like a dart of lightning | gTasped the
door, swung it shut on Sans fingers,
and as he drew them out | turned the
key, braced my shoulder against the
door, and sung out: Robbers! thieves!
| pOlicep' as loud as | could.
1t seemed an hour to me before any
one moved, though it was not three sec
Onds before a man-seryant leaped out of
bed. Sam and Dave had no show.
With both in the closet, there was no
room for a rush at the door. They
kicked until splitting a panel, and
| fired through, hoping TO kill me. Within
| sixty seconds two men servants and the
master of the house were in the dim
| ing room, one of the men having a shot
gun.
/ L dul---, VI Jll6 Dd1ly L
hurriedly explained to them, 81 have
got two burglars in here. Come quickp'
Fortunately the men understood me
Alright, and offered me no violence.
While the master informed the prison
| ers that he would give them dose of
| buckshOt through the door if they made
any further demonstration, one of the
men alarmed the neighbOrs and after
ward the police, and in about half an
hour my friends were invited to walk
out and accept the handouts. A more
savage pair | never saw. Dave shot at
one of the officers and was in turn badly
wounded, and Sam had his nose broken
by blow from a baton. They swOre
the most fearful vengeance on me,
promising to roast me alive. But
went on the witness stand, saw them
leave for the penitentiaTy for twenty
years each, and then l made resolution
to let the interviewing business alone
in the future.-"M. Quad" in Detroit
Free Press.