The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-05
BURGLARY IN 1745.
No Wondor Reward Was offered by the
Suffering Citlzens.


Tho protection of property roal and Der
sonal, in this city In 1745 was less thor
ough and loss systematic perhaps than it
is in those days whom the maintenance of
the police department costs Sc, OOO, 900 O
year and the value of property delivered to
tho precinct houses and to tho property
clerk Mt headquarters is moro than $780,
UuO year, but whatever the local arrange
ments wcro for the protection of property,
they were, If tho statements of the local
chronicles of tho city are to DO believed,
inadequate In tho case of Patrick Phopap.
IL resident New Yorker who offered q re-
ward of G3 and all reasonable charges for
tho recovery of property takon from his
residence under the flagrantly indefensiblc
conditions following, rs recited by Phegnn
in proclamation addressed to 1.-THE good
people of tho kings colony:'
Whereas about IL O'Clock ON Saturday NIGHT
last one Timothy Long. joyner. aged about 40
years, has dent OH his upper lip under his
right nostril, scar on his right cheek is
about foot high, wears n blue coat n black
Grape Jacket. Il light colorcd wig, in company
with Thomas Powle, a lusty young man be-
longing to the garrison of New York. with tho
aid and assistance of Judith wife of Patrick
Phegnn tho undersigned. did rob tho said
Phegnn's house of several sorts of goods (the
said Phegan then lying dangerously i'll of
'AoAOhe iSNci anu SiCKHcSS), among which were
good feather bed chest with sundry sorts
OF goods, teakettle. frying pan and many
other things.
AS may be seen from this, Patrick and
judith wero engaged in what In these dnys
would DO described rs light housekeeping.
but the traditional affection of many weak
members of the fair sex for soldier in
uniform led to larcenous partiality for
Powle, Tommy Atkins of the city garri-
son. Phegan's recital of the details of the
robbery and the personal appearance of tho
male oonspirators against his frying pan
and toakettlo does not include q descrip-
ton Of the wife Of his bosom, Judith. but
his apparent deficiency Is supplied in tho
second half of the proclamation, which is
as follows:
The said Judith is n thin, lively woman, with
hazel eyes. u small scar on her face: wears
sometimes short scarlet coat, ut other times
long black cloak, and has taken her son
with her, nged about years, a handsome,
lively boy, with his hair cut Off lately. only n
little lock behind. whatsoever secures tho said
persons so that they may be brought to jus
tico will have co and all reasonable charges
paid by PATRICK PHEoAS'
1t Is net stated whether Long Junior,
Powle, soldier; Judith, the thin, lively
woman, or her son, with his hair cut, was
apprehended by the local constables, but it
is evident Mt least that MIR. Phegan recov-
cred from his fever and violent sickness,
and the action of Judith seems to have re.
lieved him from any possible charge for
niimony. Pbcgan was grocer, and in an
old copy of ono of the local newspapers
there appeared this bulletin, over his sig
nature, one year after tho departure of
Judith:
I'VE hope all our kind customers rs are
upwards of one month in arrears will think
TINT 1t Is now good time to discharge the
same es tho weather continues to BIO very
severe and the grocer is but lily provided
TO stand the brunt of long winter if he
have many scores. New York Sun.