New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07
THE REVENGE OF THIEVES.
DYNAMITE THROWN THROUGH A WINDOW.
A FARM HOUSE SHAKEN BY AN EXPLOSION AND ONE
MAN DIsEliBOwELLED.
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PAwLING, n. Y, Oct. 6.-F or some time the farmers
of Dutchess County, and particularly those in this
neighbOrhood, have suffered severely from the dep
relations of cattle thieves. One farmer had no
less than six fine steers spirited away from his pas
lures. On Sunday night Last Cyrus Stark, of this
place. was made the victim of the thieves, who ap-
paTently are organized into q band. A day or two
subsequent to the loss of his cattle he received an
anonymous note, which stated that John b. Griffin,
Seneca B. Miller and George Mulkns, three men
who are not we'll thought of here, had taken the
animals In some way these men heard OF this note,
and, 1t is said, vowed vengeance against the writer
Of it, 1t SnOt stated how they came to suspect any
one OF Its authorship.
Three miles west from here IS a two-storIed frame
house, owned by John Brill and occupied by John
A. Beach. In this house last night were Gilbert
Miller and wife; Mr.. Beach. his wife and five
months old child; Samuel Graner and Ever Miller,
the latter an aged man Mr.. Beach. with his wife
and baby occupied the first hoOr which comprised
one large rOom and n bedroom. Miller and his
wife, with the others, occupied rooms upstairs. At
o'clock RsJ evening Seneca Miller appeared in the
yard and told Phoebe Miller that she must look out
that there was going TO be awful affair as Griffin
and his friends meant to got square" with Anna
Beach, John A. Boach's wife, for telling stark who
stole bis cattle.
At half past o'clock some person threw dyna-
mite cartridge through the window Of the room Oc-
cuped by the Beach family. Mrs. Beach and tle
baby were IN bed, and Mr.. Beach and Graner were
In the large room. The cartridge had a fuse aU-
tached to It, But this fuse short that it could
not be used as a means of handling the cartridge.
GraneT seized q dOuble-barrclled shotgun and
started toward the door The cartridge had fallen
upon table near the window, upon which were q
tin pan and q tin dhner-pail. Just as Graner
opened the door the cartridge exploded. Looking
out Of tho door. he exclaimed, g see John b.
Griffin, but can't pull the trigger and dropped to
tine floor covered with his own blood.
The explosio. had blown pieces Of the pan and
pail into his body had destroyed every window on
the floor torn down the greater part of the coling
and split the hoUr beams underneath. Mrs. Beach
mad by this tlme got out OF led, with her infant
in her arms and both were knocked down and
stunned while Mr.. Beach was blown from the main
room into the bed d-room. and when he recovered
CONSEQUENCES, he found himself hanging ont OF the
bedroom window Grauer did not receive med
ical treatment until this morning, as information
of this singular affair was brought 10 Pawling last
nIoht DR.. Pearro found him partially disem-
bu6cllcd ana has taken pieces OF TIN from his
stomach. lie is very low tonight and Als recovery
D. not looked for.
Inmates Of the house declare that they Griffin
and two other men. One of the inmates says lie
saw Seneca Miller with gun ana another says no
slw three men hurrvlng away before the explosion.
Naturally this murdoruus night attack upon
dEclliug-hUuse has created great excitement IN
tins vicinity.