Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-22
Chloroform and Robbery on the Cars.

We find the following in the lion (N.E.)
Independent, showing how villainOusly d lady
passenger from Baltimore was robbed
On Friday evening, on our way from Utica
to Ilion, a young lady by the name of Parker
informed us that Mrs. David Wright, of Tor
onto, had been robbed Oh the cars near Pough-
keepsie on thanksgiving night under the fol-
lowing circumstances She was on her re-
turn home from Baltimore, where she had been
to visit Mrs. Hawkins, the wife of the Wash
ingtonian lecturer. Among the passengers
who had got on board the train at Baltimore
was a tall, dark-eyed, well dressed and gen
teel looking lady, who sat Town by the side
of Mrs. Wright. care you travelling alone ~
asked the stranger. Il am" was the reply.
" How far are You going" "To Canada"
was the answer. The conversation thus com
menced was continued a long time.
They passed through Philadelphia and New
York on the most friendly terms, and were
hurrying along the Hudson road, when the
stranger inquired of Mrs. W. if she could
| change a FIVE dollar bill for her. Mrs. w. re-
piled that she could not, and in order to show
her willingness to dc so, had she been able,
she pulled out her wallet, and displayed three
twenty dollar gold pieces, a ten dollar gold
piece, some NAL change and a check. BY
and by Mrs. w. complained of a pain in the
head. +" oh |" said the stranger, Il have
SOME cologne with me, let me put a little on
your temples, it will, doubtless, relieve YOU"
Mrs. w. Immediately sank to sleep and remain
ed insensible until the Conductor shook her
awake and demanded her ticket. 1t was with
the utmost difficulty he could wake her. He
finally hoisted the window of the car, and the
fresh air relieved the unfortunate woman.
She put her hand into her pocket, when to
her establishment and dismay she found that
her wallet, containing her money, her ticket
and her check had gone, and the strange wo-
man, who had been so attentive, had also dis
appeared.
The g%entlemanly conductor endeavored to
console her with the promise that he would
see to her baggage at Albany. But when
they arrived at Albany it was ascertained that
there was no baggage there for her. The
baggage master said a lady and gentleman
got off 1--WE think at Hudson, and said their
baggage directed to Albany must be left there
and not taken to the place where they first in
tended to leave it. In this way Mrs. Wright
lost her money, her jewelry, and her clothing.
This female robber wore a black velvet bonnet,
trimmed with scarlet flowers, a dark mantilla,
is lady-like in her demeanor, wears a ~fascinat-
ing smile, and is, undoubtedly, the same per-
son who played the confidence game with the
merchants and hotel keepers at Baltimore, a
short time since. Mrs. Wright was too SEN
sitive to make known her moneyless situation,
and did not eat a morsel of food for nearly two
days, when she providentially met her friend
Miss or Mrs. Parker, who furnished her with
funds. Mrs. Wright is a very estimable wo-
man of high social position, and we hope her
husband, who'is a man of property anc stand
ing, will spare no pains to ferret out the fe-
male highway woman, who presents the bottle
instead of the pistol, in society instead of soil
tude, and takes away the sense and then the
purse of the victim.