Connecticut western news., 1872-05-10
A Man i'm a Black Mask.


 No. 215 South Ninth street Brooklyn, is the residence of a wealthy widow, Mrs. Harvey G. Law. One nigh recently, Mrs. Law, who was in deep mourning, was sitting with her married daughter and her son-in-law at the dinner-table talking about the deceased relative. The house was quiet as usual, being in retired neighborhood. Mrs. Law and her daughter thought they were quite by themselves, when on 8 sudden the door opened. They looked up and saw the face of man. The face was black. Mrs. Laws daughter, who saw the man first, thought it was Peter. the black servant. She took piece of steak, which she was about to cut, but on look ing again at the door, became aware that Peter had not shut the door, and had not gone about his business, but stood staring fercely at her and Mrs. Law from under his big bushy eyebrows. She mans face was not black. He wore 8 He had on 6 red cloak, and was dressed woman gave a scream and dropped knife
 
 "Mercy upon us," said Mrs. Law, very daughter would faint away, she had paid who was at the door. Mrs. Laws daughter gave another scream.
 Mrs. Law looked up, and saw that it was strange man. He held revolver in his hand. His red cloak was flying | IL 1.1>L H. his hoof. The man kept staring fiercely at the two women.
 "Mercy upon us," Mrs. Law cried, rushing from her seat. She thought the man would shoot. Mrs. Law is woman about fifty years of age. She is delicate and rather timid. Her face became white with terror. She held up her hands and cried "Don't shoot.'' Her daughter had tainted away on her chair, and threaten to drop on the floor. The man raised his hand as If to point the revolver at Mrs. Law, when her son. in-law jumped upon him, and he fled. He darted through the back door, the two women after him. He ran through the conservatory, jumped over the fence and escaped. Mrs. Laws son-in-law was sick, and therefore unable to follow him.
 The two women rushed up stairs into their room. The drawers of one bureau were found forced open and papers, jewels, and valuables of all kinds were found strewn on the floor. Mrs. Law almost thought her satanic visitor had taken nothing, when she discovered that her late husbands gold watch and chain, which she prized beyond anything in the world, were missing. Something else was m1ssing-it was the will o1 Harvey G. Law. MT. Law died only four weeks ago, and left an estate valued at $500, 1000 or $35O,OO0. The colorec servant said he came upon the thief while the latter was searching for the vii among the papers. Satan quickly pre- scented a pistol at his head, and told hin he would blow his brains out if he ut tered sound. Thereupon Peter kep quiet.
 A reporter called at Mrs. Laws resi- dence. When he rang the bell he heard chain rattle, and the door was opened an inch. The servant girl took 8 goot look at him, as though satisfying hersel that he was not burglar or robber, an( that he wore no red cloak. After he hat stated that he wanted to see Mrs. Law she called another girl, who also took . good look at him through the aperture The chain was still unloosened, and tn, reporter could not open the door. Th' two girls, after consulting each oths five minutes, finally concluded to trus the reporters appearance and to let hin in. The chain fell down and the doc
 opened.
 Mrs. Law, who is a very genteel, nice looking lady, begged the reporters par don for not having ordered the servan girl to admit him at once. II have beer so terribly frightened" she said, "tha I have given orders not to admit an. man. For several days have not beer able to make up my mind to allow mal to come into the houe. l thank Go' for having spared my life. I felt almos sure that the man would kill me-" : Reporter-Do you suspect anybody
 Mrs. Law-Yes, do but have n - right to tell my suspicious. I may d them wrong.
 Reporter-Could any one profit b stealing the will ?
 ' Mrs. Law-No not at all, not as tn will now stands. (Thinking a while and with tears in her eyes.) Still, - think they might have waited 0 littl y longer to get me out of the way. It
 just four weeks since my husband diec
 and I was so sick and so worried-the |. might have waited little longer. Reporter-Could you recognize tn . man?
 u Mrs. Law-My daughter could. Sh /. could not stay in the house after this o' ! currence. We both of us were ket . awake all night thinking of the frightfl D vision, and she has left the house nov :. and is staying with a friend of hers. Reporter-Do you think it was pro a fessional burglar
 Mrs. Law-No I am convin ced Eth. e he was not burglar ? He left Q gre. ,, many valuables he might have take . along just as well as not. I found TOD !. in the second story window. I don z z know what he expected to use it for. ,aa a am so sorry for the watch. I locke U U at it that very same morning, and said T ! my daughter "I wouldn't part wit U U this for the whole world. Crying U Now have had to part with it. '' W . have lived twenty-four years in tn !, house, and never had any trouble. Oh U U the next thing can expect is to lose n life.
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