Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1877 — A Funny Burglar Scrape. [ARTICLE]

A Funny Burglar Scrape.

On a recent Sunday night, two Alleghany (Pa.) gentlemen attempted to play policemen, and succeeded (?) admirably. A lady named Mrs. Smith, who resides near the toll-gate at the head of Federal street, thought she heard burglars in the upper story of her house. She was very much frightened, as her husband was not at home, and she ran to the door and screamed for help. Two gentlemen, named Owens and Spang, heard her cries and went to her assistance. She told them what was the matter, and. they agreed to surround the house; that is, one of them was tc enter the front door and thcother the. rear door, and thus prevent the escape of the burglar. The plan was carried out. Mr. Spang entered at the front door, with a piece of iron gas-pipe in his hand, and Mr. Owens entered at the rear door. The hail-way was very dark, and Mr. Spang had gone but a short distance when he detected the burglar, whom he at once made at and struck on the head with the gas-nipt. The other man quickly grasped Mr, Spang around the body, carried him to the porch in the rear, and attempted to throw him to the ground beneath. While the two were struggling they discovered their ludicrous mistime, and hastily departed to bind up their wounds, while Mrs. Smith’s burglar proved to be a figment of the feminine imagination anyway.