, 1873-11-01
Audacious Robbery In Now York.

From tho Neg YorE Sun, 0cE 20.
mada a. M. III AmiEy stroot At 10 o'clock In tho
morning. Tho house corners on Sixth avonue,
and is occupied by Henry Stefko and his wife
Caroline. Tho first floor ia liquor store, kept
by slefko. Tho Hocond floor to which tho only
entrance is through IN otfset stairway, No, III
Arnity street. contains tho family apartmontB, d
parlor, two bedrooms, and kitchen. Access to
tho 1attor is through small entry betwoon tho
parlor aud back bedroom. Mrs stefko was
washing clothes In the main entry, and just aB
sho had takon quantity Of clothes to hang out
the kitchen window, Bhe hoard tho door OF the
small entry shut and locked. Turning, Ing:
shc eaw two, men, ono Of whom eho .l!o
psrior through tho kischon. sho followed
thom, and just aa sho passed tho threshold she
was seized by the throat and q bandage was laid
over hcr eyes. She gays that ahe recognized ono
had tried to rob hor . feu weeks ago, but was
then frightened away by her stamping On tho
floor as eignal to hor husband who waa work
ing below. To prevent this the mon took her
Shoes of and then debated what they should do
tho floor, and ono Of thom nuggoatod that thoy
hing her to tho clotheB-hooks In tho bedroom:
| They then dragged her to tho back bedroom, and
| made stout cord By twisting tho bratd, fasten- en-
cd 1t tight around her mock, but on trying tho
| strength Of the clothea-hooks found them too
| weak for tho purpose. They then dragged her
back into tho parlor tied hor hands and feet. put
plaster over her mouth, and tied her so fast to
tho log Of tho piano thct aho could not move. Not
| roform to hor noHo, and poured aome kind OF
| liauid dowa her throat She foil into state Of
physical inoapaoity, but retained vivid reco1-
lection Of the sounds sue heard. Tho robbers
| first took OF har diamond earrings and anger-
rings. Then they went into tho front bedroom
| and rau8ackod the bureau drawers, collecting
| iowolry Of considerable value. Those they put
into trunk along with two silk dresses and
some Of Mr. siefkes coatB.
The bedroom has . window on Amity street,
| through which one Of tho robbers must have
watched, for Mrs. sietke says that after they had
| boon in tho house about twenty minutes she
heard one Of them say .IhoIo s reg comes q. aen.
ascending the atairs. He tried tho ANAL entry
door, and finding it locked entered tie parlo,
by the other door, and glancng at his wife at
she lay under tho piano. he ran quickly dowt
Btafra. Tho robbers improved tho opportnntt.
to escape. siefke enys TINT he ran down STAIR
minute gone did not. Beo tho rotrcat'ng robbers
Az he run up stairs he fred pistol shot through
agitation. He found Mrs. Siefke unconscious
Some Of the strings that fastened her wert
drawn very tight and tied with numerous knots
Those on her nec1 and arma left marks tha
woro plainly visible hours afterward. ' Iwo Pc po
Ice Hurgoons having boon ca}lcd in restored ne
to consciousness in about an hour, although ah
WIS worry fighty and irrational for eeyeral hour
longer.
Tho robbers did not 1onye trace. Even th
bottles containing tho chloroform and narcoti
were taken away. They left all tho booty tue
had collected heaped in the trunk: AS ther ,e ;,
door it ia inferred they nuBt have had late
koys and havo had o thorough acquasntanc
with the promises. Tho ward detectives workc
on tho case all day without making any arrests.