The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12
Hunting Burglars.

\ Shelby, o., dispatch says: Four bur
glars robbed a safe at New Washington
last night and escaped on a hand car to
Vernon Junction, where they threw the
car into a creek, and went to Shelby.
The authorities telegraphed to Shelly to
have the gang arrested. Marshal Suffer
found the burglars near a hotel, and or
dered them to go with him, whereupon
they fired five shots, two Of which struck
Suffer In the Lee and one IN the side.
The Marshall then shot one Of the bur
glars through the head. killing him in
stantly. The others fed toward the
woods, followed by citizens. When two
miles north of the town one of the gang
turned and fatally shot John Longacrc I.
by that time 300 men We're in pursuit.
Two miles further on IL. 4. Cunningham
captured Longacre's murderer, and took
him to town. Almost the entire popula
ton then turned out, armed with all
manner of weapons, and greatly excited.
One Of the burglars found the horse
and buggy of member OF the pursuing
party, and started away with it. Find
ing the buggy al incumbrance he cut the
harness aud attempted to get away on
horseback. Enc0untering Will May, who
was in pursuit, the burglar, at the point
of a revolver, compelled him to 1--WE up
his pistol ami exchange horses. Mays
horse proved 70 be SLOW, and the burglar.
meeting two ladies IN a buggy, ordered
them, with drawn revolver, to give up
their rig. One Of the ladies' struck him
with a whip, w~hereupon hetirei at them
but with the effect only of frightening
their horse, which ran away. The bur
glar afterwards met a boy with a team,
and frightened him SO that he gave up
the h1rscs. The team ran away and
came in collision with a wagon, and the
burglar was thrown out and the wagon
turned over on him. The pursuers soon
afterwards came up, when the burglar
piteously exclaimed: Boys, | have a
nice mother and instantly he was
riddled with bullets This occurred thir
teen miles from Shelby. The body was
borne triumphantly to town. The bodies
Of both dead burglars were exhibited IN
an undertaker's establishment, and this
increased the excitement to such an ex
tent that the one who was in jail would
have been lynched if the Sheriff had n1t
quietly taken him to Mansfield.
The last Of the four burglars has not
| yet been captured. One of the lead bur
! glars was about - years old. He was
good-looking and had a smooth face. He
had 5000 on his person. The other
was middle-aged. ! satchel was found
containing a full set of burglars tools and
a quantity of chloroform and dynamite.
CANE IN SEARCH OF LIBERTY. AND
FOUND Observation-Disclosures, Pa,
December "a Polish woman, named
Sage, only one week in America, commit
ted suicide in the garnet of the house III
which she was stopping, by hanging her
self to the r~afters with a bed rope. The
husband had been out looking tor work,
without being able to find any, and last
night, there being nothing for supper,
she said to her husband: This is toe
much for NE. | can suffer myself, but
can't see others suffer. | am going where
there is no suffering" She then kissed
her children and went to the garnet,
where she carried out her threat.