Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1874 — A Farmer’s Adventure. [ARTICLE]

A Farmer’s Adventure.

On the night of the Ist inst., at about ten o’clock, Mr. Fred Wagner, a farmer living in the town of Palos, was alarmed after having retired for the night by a knock at the outer door of his residence; he immediately got up, and, lighting the lamp, looked through the window, and there saw four men standing.at his On inquiring what they w anted he was informed that they had lost their way, and desired to be directed to a store that had lately been opened in the neighborhood. Mr. Wagner directed them to wait with patience until he could dress himself and he would cheerfully show them the way. On opening the door the men entered the room. He recognized them as Thomas Lacey, Michael Hayes and William Brown. The other he did not know. They remarked that they were very weary, and if he didn’t object they would remain over night with him. Wagner, being a hospitable man, consented, but could only accommodate them on the floor, as his bedrootfis were occupied by his family. They accepted his courtesy, and requested a drink of fresh water. The host started for the water, and on returning to the house was surrounded, and securely bound —hand and foot—and with sixshooters at his Head the ruffians gave him his choice of instant death or make known the place of concealment of money they suspected him of having received from the sale of several head of cattle a few days previous. Fortunately tae farmer had not been paid for the cattle and so informed them, but gave the robbers what little currency he had, amounting to about $3. They then ransacked the house and gathered up all the best articles of wearing apparel they could find, and, after leisurely helping themselves to a square meal from the wellstored pantry of Mr. Wagner, took themselves oft' with the clothing; before leaving, however, they threatened a ! daughter of Wagner’s with death should ! she liberate her father before daylight. I The next morning Mr; Wagner came to ; the city and swore out a warrant for their arrest. Sergt. Fitzpatrick has been working up the casesand succeeded two days ago in arresting two of the robbers at Lemont and a third one he captured yesterday on Madison street; the fourth is still at large. The three captured are those mentioned above. This : morning they were arraigned before I Justice Boyden, who, after hearing the ! evidence in the case, held them to the Criminal Court in bail of $1,500 each. — Chicago Journal, Oct. 24. “ jr,. A novel runaway has just com** light. Two little girls, aged nine and ten years, arrived in Philadelphia a few days ago,on a trip from New York. They ; were unaccompanied by any adult, and i were out on a tramp, determined to see I the world. The little ones reside in the . metropolis, from which, having seen all that was to be seen, they resolved to ; make a “ tour of the globe.” Their habits i de voyagcntent were composed pf shawls, i dresses and bonnets, each a gold watch, finger-rings, ear-rings and breast-pins, . and about S6O in money. They were re- : turned.to their home next morning under ! the guardianship of an irate papa. Can I this be beat?