The New York herald., 1867-03-12
RuFFIASLY OUTRAGE AT A HOTEL.

A Lady Guest Violently assaulted Probable
Fatal Injaries-Arrest of Onc of the Perpe-
trntOrs-Examination Of the Case by n
Magistrate. &c. rg Fl
A rufianly outrage perpetrated in the Tontine
Hotel tBranch of Cortaudt and West streets,
an early hour Sunday last II appears that at an
early on the morning OF that day two to
the hotel and registered themselves a. William stripp
and william Cunningham. After having the numbers Of
ascended the stairs leading their aparments with tho
With them - they went, the night porter.
cn0 .oas te The whcn thew had engaged
they proceeded guided Il Is alleged by the porter to
the room Of y lady boardcr named Mr.. Ada Lamb.
Finding the door securely closed they Immediately broke
entered the and assaulted the lady with,
men seized hold OF her fearful struggle ensued during
which she thrown violently to tho floor and received
several blows from the ruians who ss med detrmncd
Even whom fellcd the woman defended herself yigor
ousiy--so much SO that one Of the men, becoming
alarmed at the nose made BY the struggles OF the
woman and her shrieks for hip ceased 70 aid In the
efforts Of his companions 10 sti1e her cries At last at
ing as OF approaching footsteps in the han, she
broke away from them and took rcfuge in auoter
where seysra persons were sitting this stage Of Tho
their assault further fed from the hotel before the
clerk In the once could be Informed Of their doinRs
Strange TO Information concerning this
not made known TO the police by any in
nectcd with the hotel until Sunday evening, about I've
became such as 70 alarm The proprietor, VIII informed
officer Morris OF the Twenty erth precinct OF the
curence So soon as the Inter reported the matcr to
tho station house officers detailed 70 ferret the
hersabouts Of the perpetrators or the outrage In
short time they succeeded in discovering Strip, who
was found in bed In house IN West Broadway, and
who, bcng told BY officer Morris that be under
arrest, exclaimed, "Whnt has IL anything 20 do with
tina. amir at the Tontinefr Cunningham, who Is also
known to the police py the ALA, or Callahan escaped
into New jersey where efforts are now beug made tor
By order q Judge Hogan tho prisoner was brous. 10
the bedside Of the injared about egh o'clock
evening" that she might be enabled identity strip
upon her she made the following sworn statement
Before the arrival OF tho Justice numerous attempts
woman not TO make any complaint against Slrpp:-
iyrf ae aTATRNEST or ADA LAMB Hs
4 Al late hour Iasl Saturday night thar tstrpp)
msuce ne saying that he was . friend Of mine; told
ha earh time to go away or would have 70 call the
landlord; mo he came 70 the door with the porter
and said he had note for me- written by a friend OF
who had Just from philadephi a; told him
didn't want 70 sss that friend, whoever he misht be-
until the ornng while he yet at the door got up
and heard him whisper TO the porier re her m from
Philadelphia he then went away, aud about halt
along 10 the hail. he and the man that was with him
stopped at my door. and hearing room door near
aTm the bookkecpsr went to open IN. door 10 IN,
form him about stnpp when @ he jumped into the room
his companion, and repeated the words used by the
former while the attack being madel She then
contnued,-whcn struggled TO rise Strpp struck me
the head, knocking mo against the wall quite stun
ming me; all the time was calling for help at the
top OF my voice. after being struck the head goi
up when with bis nst he dealt . violent blow in the
abdomen; sacceedcd In getting out OF tho door and
ran 10 the girl Bells room then went down 10 the
CLERK and told him what had happ ned he sent no the
porter TO see where the men were, but they sons
know the prisoner by sight, i never saw the other
before; have boen noary weeks N this house
my name 10 Ada Lamb; am married. aud came from
Esston, Pa
An :tdavit was then drawn up BY order Of the Jus.
tice, charH ing Strip with . violent assault on Mrs
Lamb, causing hemofrhage OF the womb There was
nothing IN the amdavt as drawn up charging the
prisoner with attempt al rape, which the woman dis
incty stated had been made BY Strip The prisoner
strip, tho accused is apparently young man, about
twenty-five years Of age. He seemed 10 be a sgood
fellow well met with oil the inmates Of the hotel last
evening The police say he Is the same strpp who was
in the company with one Pat Dufy and Morris Cornell
two men who were indicted for the killing or q William
Carroll, who kept house Of prostitution corner OF
Washington and Cortlandt street some two years aRo
Duny and Cornell 1ed 70 Bermuda alter the murder,
now In this city.