Murders > Life and adventures of that notorious robber and murderer, Richard Turpin

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some workman. Having quitted tLe.irhor.SLS
at the. outer gate, one of the robbers going
forward found a boy who had just returned
from folding his sheep ; the rest of the gang
following, a pistol was presented, and instant
destruction threatened if he made, any noise.
They then took off his garters, and tied his
hands; bidding him to direct them to the
door, and when they knocked, to answer,
and bid the servants open it, in which case
they would not hurt him: but wheq the boy
eani'e to the door, he was so terrified that he
could not speak j on which one of the gang
knocked, and a man-servant, imagining ,t
was one of the neighbours, opened the door,
vrhereupon they all rushed in, with their
pistols in their hands ; when one of them ex¬
claimed to the servant, *‘D— your blood!
how long have you lived here?” Having seiz¬
ed Mr Lawrence and the servant, they threw
cloths over their faces ; and taking the boy
info another room, they demanded what tire-
arms were in the house ; to which he replied,
only an old gun, which they broke in pieces.
They then bound Mr. Lawrence and bis man,
and made them sit by the boy ; when Turpin
commenced searching the master by cutting
down his breeches, from the pockets of which
they obtained a guinea, a Portugal piece of
36s. value, and about 16s. in silver ; not be¬
ing satisfied with this booty, they forced him
to conduct them up stairs, where they broke
open a closet, whence they stole some money
and plate'; but this not being yet sufficient
to satisfy them, they threatened to murder
Mr. Lawrence, each of tlmm destining him