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ROBBERY
On Monday night last, four men armed with a
blunderbuss and other weapons, broke into the
house of a poor but industrious man, named Michael
HARTNETT, residing on the lands of Boherard, near
Bruff, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock,
having dragged him out of bed, they placed
him on his knees, presented a blunderbuss at his
breast, and swore that they would take his life, if
did not take an oath which they administered to him,
never to reveal the circumstances of that night,
Situated as he was it was out of his power to refuse,
he accordingly took the oath, and they then deliberately
broke open his box, and took thereout 35
guineas in bank notes and cash, a suit of clothes,
and other articles, with which they decamped.---
Some of those sanguinairy wretches evinced a disposition
to have taken away his life; in order to
prevent disclosure, but this was providentially
over-ruled by another of the party, who said there
was no fear of discovery. The entire party were
composed of one family, and were immediately recognised
by HARTNETT—Daniel HIGGINS, Paul HIGGINS,
William HIGGINS, Edmund HIGGINS, and Elinor
HIGGINS, alias SULLIVAN. they are supposed
to have gone to Dublin, in order to get off to England.
After taking the different articles of clothes,
&c. out of the box they made up them up in a bundle
and delivered them to the woman by whom they
were accompanied. We trust that the Dublin police
will not fail to be on the look-out for those
fellows. Daniel HIGGINS is a cooper, 6 feet high,
sandy complexion, ill made; Paul HIGGINS, stout
made, dark complexion, rather grey hair and close
sighted; William HIGGINS, 6 feet high, ill made,
sandy hair and complexion; Edmond HIGGINS, rather
low, of middle made; Elinor HIGGINS, as an elderly
Widow, and the mother of Paul and Daniel
HIGGINS.
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