. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . e boat! This praiseworthyprecaution was at once taken. As theyneared the dwel-ling the marauders had already tied in his chair old , father-in-law of Captain Hunter, and werethreatening to burn him unless he revealed where hismoney was kept. After successive efforts they had suc-ceeded in finding about $6,000, together with some othervaluables and articles of family silverware, when the sig-nal of alarm was given by the observing party without,and soon a multitude o
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . e boat! This praiseworthyprecaution was at once taken. As theyneared the dwel-ling the marauders had already tied in his chair old , father-in-law of Captain Hunter, and werethreatening to burn him unless he revealed where hismoney was kept. After successive efforts they had suc-ceeded in finding about $6,000, together with some othervaluables and articles of family silverware, when the sig-nal of alarm was given by the observing party without,and soon a multitude of friends and neighbors were seenhastening by creek and shore to the rescue. In dismaythe daring intruders now sought their boat as a means ofspeedy flight, but as they put off from the land it filledwith water, and hurriedly jumping from it they followeda track across the meadows, in their hasty exit leavingbehind them, hidden in the sedge, the money they hadstolen and the silverware. One of them was arrestedsoon after the occurrence. A large reward was offeredby Captain Hunter for the capture of the whole party,.
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