The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-10
BURGLARS AT WYOMING.
Enter the Methodist Parsonage, but
Through fIeroism Of Pastors Daugh'
ter They We're Frightened Away.

Wilkes Barre, June 9.-The Times
says: Burglars entered the Methodist
parsonage at Wyoming early this
morning, but through the prompt and
heroic action of Miss Triebel, a daugh-
ter of the minister, they were fright
ened away, but not before terrifying
the household.
The pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal church is Rev William Triebel
Mrs. TTiebel was i'll last night and slept
in a room on the lower floor. Rev.
MIR. Triebel, his son and daughter, oc-
cupied rooms on the second floor. Some
time after midnight the minister was
awakened by suspicious noise, anu
partly rose and called to his WIFE at
that moment he saw the form OF
man standing near his bed and inquir-
ed what he wanted. The stranger,
with a glistening revolver in his hand
said in an undertone: The best thing
you can do, old man is to sneak down
under those bed clothes and remain as
quiet rs yor can, for there are others
in the house with me and it won't be
we'll for you IL you make a noise" or
course the minister could not help
complying with q request so modestly
made, and he slid without further ado
tlEnl uO"h uliuNi NiC yuma
DAUGHTERS BRAVERY.
Miss Triebel had heard her father
call and got up intending to go to his
room and inquire what the trouble
was, but, hearing a noise near her
door she hurried into the darkest cor
Ter of her room and had hardly reach
ed 1t when a man dressed in dark
clothing entered. He struck 81 match
and glanced at the bed, and seeing 1T
was unoccupied, turned and left the
apartments without discovering the
presence Of Miss Triebel. The latter
was on the heels of the burglar at
once and tip toed it out of the room
and down stairs, reaching the bottom
without being seen. From here she
hurried out of doors and over to the
house of DR.. Knapp, whom she arous-
ed with as little noise as possible. The
doctor quickly responded and arming
himself. fastened to the parsonage, but
strange to say, when he and Miss Trie-
lei arrived the burglars had made their
escape.
The visitors had taken Mr.. Triebel's
trousers from the room which he oc-
cupied to another apartment and
turned the pockets inside out but for
Iunalely lne minister ndu I)ldCtu ms
pocketbook and gold watch under his
pillow and, as there was little else of
value in the way Of cash or gold that
came under their observation. their
haul was very Slight, In fact, the only
article missing this morning was a
pair Of gold glasses.
Miss Triebel says that when she
stood in the corner of the room and
Nphnn thp hIIrs~lar GtrI1cl< the match
she had a good look at his face and she
could identify him IL she saw him
again.
BURGLARS AT STURMERYILLE
About / o'clock this morning Isaac
Frankel, proprietor of the Eagle hotel
at Sturmervllle, was awakened by a
peculiar cracking noise and arose, but
though he made a thorough investiga-
tion he found nothing wrong. Thinking
1t was a false alarm he returned to
bed and was soon asleep again. About
an hour later he was again awakened
and on arising, seizing his revolver
and hurrying into the hall he saw a
STANCE man and gave chase. The in
truder hurried down stairs and through
a room in which several children were
sleeping. Here a window evidently
the one by which he entered, had beer
left open, and the fellow leapeG
through it with all the agility of
circus rider, and hurried across the
yard. After leaving the house he fired
two shots, but his aim was bad and the
bullets struck nobody.
After this lively experience Mr.
Frankel made an investigation anC
discovered that a half dozen boxes o.
cigars, a silver watch, gold chain
two suits of clothes and several pairs
of trousers were missing. The cigal
boxes, empty, were found in the yarC
this morning. In the money drawer IL
the bar room Their. was $40, but it wai
not touched.