The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-18

rouse has been stoned and has been re-
peatedly entered. while thefts OF botE a
petty and serious nature have been COM
mitJed
Like Phant0ms.
Taylor aud his sturdy sons have made
frequent and determined efforts 10 catch
the desroyers of their peace and hap
piness, bat Go no avail Their tor
mentors come when least expected and
they disappear like phantoms, leaving
behind feeling akin TO terror ia the
hearts Of the TAYLOR family
These pernlcious acts of deviltry APP
pear 10 have a deeper effect ON the elder
Taylor than on ANY other merabr Of the
family. lie is growing old prcmaturely.
Frequently the TaylOTs are awakened
IN the night by sounds of stones crash
Ing against the house. the rafting OF
windows and doors. stealthy footsteps
or Whisperngs near their bedroom win
dows. Heavily armed, Taylor ana his
boys have crept 10 the windows or
doors 10 be greeted by silence or may
he the sounds of fleeing footsteps. Shots
have been fired ia the direction OF the
Hight Of the midnight visitors. bat none
has ever taken effect so far as known.
Woman Dressed as Man.
The man and The woman who is
dressed Ia mans clothes. Taylor be-
heVes. have frequently entered the Tay-
Tor homestead while the family was at
home and taken articles from the house
SIN times have the man and woman
been jan the Taylor house in the pres
ence OF the family without their knowl-
edge until dag or SO afte-. The gfsit
OF the maraUders az such times usually
was made known 90 the Taylors by the
missing of something from the house.
sucn as a shotgun, sum of money or
some article OF wearing apparel
b was not often that there was
hrearm i'm the TAYLOR house until these
Expectations began. Now There Is
little arsenal OF shotguns rifles aud re-
NOlVeTs. No member Of the TAYLOR fam
ny carried revolver until nearly a
year ago. Now each one goes armed
prepared for danger. The Taylor family
used 10 make frequent visits TO neigh
bors after supper, but these neighbOrIy
evening calls have been discontinued be-
cause Of the terror that the marauders
have exercised
II was only a Few days ago thaJ Mrs
Taylor vas assaulted with stones. ana
since then the family has remained in
doors closer than ever after dark. Mrs.
Taylor stepped into the yard 10 empty
some dish water after washing the sup
per dishes. Her son Lawrence was CON
cealed in the cellar armed with a shot
gun Several chunks of coal were
thrown az Mrs Taylor bur fortunately
none struck her.
The INST theft was .n April last year.
fhirty-1ve dollars was taken from Jaw
renee trousers that were hanging in
the closet up stairs
Mysterious RObberies.
ON another occasion the family was
eating supper in tie summer kitchen, a
few feet away from the main entrance.
with All the doors secured except the one
leading from the house 20 the kitchen.
" hen the marauders entered and carried
on an umbrella aaJ several articles or
clothing Al another time one Of the
providers hid In the 'front.' room closet in
the afternoon, remained i'm there until
bedtime, ana after the family retired for
the night ransacked the house down
stairs and took two of Mrs Tayi0rs
dresses and gold watch and chain.
SO far no attempt has been made 10
kin any OF his stock hy poisoning. Three
faithful watch dogs have been poisoned.
two OF which died. the third has been
poisoned seven times, bar the poison
did not result fatally. The dog Will
hardly eat foT fear OF poisoning and is
nearly starved To death.