Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-06-07
DASTARDLY ROBBERY.
Two Old Maiden Ladies BSundN
and Gagged.

Between ten O'Clock snd midnight
Friday night. two old maiden ladies.
known as Lib and Kare Fox, were
pound by burglars in their own house,
and robbed of between $500 end $700.
The Misses Fox live alone In their
house on the Centre IN road, iuss
above Feiend hip ehurc5; they own a.
large scope OF coootry, comprising,
good farm lands. To- hCuse they live,
10 ls shackie. o'd h0u.e, which it is
no trouble to effect an entrance into.
fne women are ng~h iadie-. but they
dave Implicit confidence in their own
ability TO rsks re of themselves, not
wltnstanolDg ttey hav- been the OBJ
Jecss OF roboeries before--not less than
twice before within nine months.
once before, short time ago, their
house was entered and they were
bound hand and foot and their house,
ransacked. Not much plunder wass
secured at that time, the robbers only
getting about $40 In money and q.
demijohn of apple j,ck. It seems theo
old ladies had quantity of apple Jack
which was made by their father many
years ago. This the robbers founB
and took away with them at that;
time.
That night the old ladies are rudely
awakened by three men who effeets6n
an entrance into their house. The
woman wnya sai1 AL opd boroJ bvz- +l,c.
men, who then under threats of death,
compelled them to surrender $500,
which they had by them. The menA
then ransacked the house and secured
nearly 5000 from other parts of the
house. Not yet satisfied they ran
sacked the house further and took g.
lot OF books, for what purpose is net
known, and left the house. Kate Foe
got the cords loose which bound her
and ran to the house of Enoch Foxr,
and he and his hired man were aroused
and went out after the robbers. They
proce eded to the Misses Fox's; the roo
bers, they found were in the crib,
house. Eaoch sent his man after
more help, and when he was gone the,
men left the crib house and departe6
up the road. They passed the house
where Joel's man had gone for E2oYe
help and he saw them. They were
three heavy set men, rather short, and
took the road to Vineland.
Saturday morning, W. Mossbrooksr
who resides about mile off on the
Vineland road, discovered in pasture,
field blue Jumper" which had the,
appearance of being hastily pulled off,
the sleeves being turned inside out,
and couple of books, In one of which,
was the name MARY Fox" Il is evil
dent they were articles the men haa
thrown away in their fight.
Only short time ago robbers visite d
this place, ransacked the house. but
getting no money, went to the hen,
roosts and took lot of fowls. There
is no trace as to who the miscreantg
were last night, but there is no doubt
that they were parties who were acH
quainted with the affairs OF the old
ladies.
The women told Joel Fox, who was
one of the men summoned, that they
had their money hid In the crib house :;
it was mostly gold and silver money,
The men put rope around one OF
the women's neck and led her out OF
the house with II, telling her they
were going TO hang her at once, and.
the only way to save her life was to,
tell where her money was. The men
were armed with heavy revolvers, and
they talked like foreigners, she said,
and she declared she would recognize
one of the men if she should see him
again.
Parties got upon their trail Saturday
morning, and followed it as far as.
Rosenhayn, where 1t was lost.
Prosecutor Logue has been put In,
possession of the facts In the case.