The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-20
A STRANGE STORY.

eolnTHxo TOR THE POLICE TO EXERCISE THEIR
WITS UPoN-DD IT HAPPEN, or Is 1T
HANcY's coINAGE7
Shortly after two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Information was received by the police OF the
Fifteenth precinct tnat another midday outrage,
Resembling IN many respects the atroelous Dancer
mualr mad been committed al No. 4 sixth avenue,
ahe residence OF Mr. c. Y. bremen. Detective
6eYen was promptly detailed 20 make an investi-
cation, and at once repaired 20 the premises.
Here ne fOnnd Mr.. and Mrs. Bremen, both appar-
emily muck excted. discussing the AFFAIR with a
number OF neighbors. rne story told the detec-
SiVe, while paraKlng IN many respects OF the in
credible. has considerable Internal evidence OF
Arnth.
Mrs Bremen, who 10 young lady, not more
Ihan tWents-.hree years or age, was preparing
dinner for ner husband 10 the dining room little
before one O'clock. Inthe room at the lime
per little Doy, a child bhrce years old. and her ser
want girl Mr.. Bremen, comi>0g In. took the child
into the front parlor, wnicn Is %parated from inc
aiming room W folding doors, M ths servant
phor uy afserward went ~ stairs on ~'ne srfahd'
lsavlng MIS-. Bremen lone. About tn ZEE minutes
thereafter mrs. Bremen heard footsteps AUD
gancing toward the door leading 70 the halN'sJ'
which was slightly aJar, caught momentary'
view OF snort tnIck-set man who walked quickly
BY. She paid no attention 10 the circumstance
thinking he wished to see the family living on the
noor above ana went with ner work. A lew
moments alterward, while Der lace was aVerted,
phe was
STRUCK A HEAVY BLOW
On the side OF the head and Tell 10 the moor IN
nt How long she remained unconsci Gus MIS-. /
Bremen could not say, but sac lnlnAsi 10 was not J.
more than i've minutes she was revived BY her
husband, TO whom she related the FACTS Of tue
assault upon aer. Looking around The room they
found the bureau drawers all pulled out tieir en-
S,:e Lam: snd IEeir contents lying IN disorder I
npon the moor. Mr.. Bremen then, alded by :
nele ubors made a search throughout tae house, !
bur failed to discover any traces II the bold as
GSiIant OF his we. Upon examination IL Was /
found that notalng had Oeen stolen.
.,1srnoan and ontalned rom Mr. ana Mrs Bremer I
full statements Of the occurrence. IL appears
tDat Mrs. Bremen II subject 10 nervous MIS- nav
Ing the n daIiy, during long periods Winnie THESE /
FITS continue sne remains UNCONSCIOUS. Fhey come !
upon her at no stated erlods, out are produced
BY the slightest excitement IhlnklhR tnat tne
story OF the outrage might be but the colnsge ot /
her imaginatlon engeudered D. her illness The J.
reporter mInutely questioned Mrs. Bremen TO 90 .
tain evidence to cor. ODorate or dIsslpAte his |
theory. The ioliowingls
MRS BREMER's STATEMENT.
"a think II was about ten minutes 10 one O'Clock /
when was assaulted. A lew minutes before my .
husband AM cnlld went INTO the parior aud the I
servant went up STAIRS. 1 was stanun1 at the .
table arranging tho plates when heard strange
foots cps, aud looking toward the entrance from 4
the nal, / saw the form OF man nurrylne 10y. +
old not catch sight oil his lace, but l dIsancuy (
remember that ne Short steut man.
Without suspecnnS aay Danger trouble l (
walked toward the closet TO get some dishes. /
Just reached the closet door wAen beard a noise,
but before could turn AROUND | was struck a
violent blow upon the right sloe OF my lace, ana
knew nothing more until Was brought 10 con- !
nclousness pl my husband. l nave been subject
70 lts Tor toe past year. they come u. on me at
tyidng IN horse cars 1his Is not the result Of my
-inAginAIson. am as positive mat
WAS STRUCK IN TIE FACE
|
heard CT the Dancer robbert On Eleventh street
untla few MINUTES ago, when my husband told
me Oh IL. The proof That was not wandering -
oDewn by the TACT tnat the bureau drawers 1ad
been pulled out ana ranSacked. l never wou!d
nave permitted my husoa TO notify the police OF
tne occurrence II mad supposed IL would De pup
1isned IN the pe wspApers."
During lne recital Of ner story Mrs Bremer's
eeuutenabce was that OF person wao spoke tue
truth ana nothing out The truth. Strange IL sayi
there were no signs OF violence upon her face OF
the blow alleged TO nave been struck, not even
scratch or Dlulse beiug visible. Mr.. Bremen On
beng questioned fully corfooVrated the state
MR. BRRxER's STATEMENT.
cit may appear TO you" SAID he, THAT nv wife
Imagined AL this to have happened. from the tact
that she Is subject these dts but implicitly
believe every word says. l came up rom. my
pJore little before one O'CLOCK, and, the dinner
nOt being reaoy, l took my little BOY iatS
him. heard no sound rom the dining room.
house would drown any noise made IN anotner
room unless II was very loud. The loldluR doors
were closed between the parior and dining room.
After having walled ABOUT Eileen minutes sent
She chId IN to SEE ii dinner was ready. He re-
turned saying that his mother was lying ON the
eoor dead. imne diately hurried Ia and IN Few
moments revived her. Inc trst question she
asked upon coming TO consciousness
DID YOU CATCH THE NAN
who struck mer Thinking her mind was WANDER
sng, made some evaslvs reply, pu. she soon con-
Vlnced me OF the truth OF her story.
me top drawer OF tue bureau was
IN the middle the floor AID al
sne other drawers were pulled our. Several arLl-
eles taken rom the bureau were scattered around,
but we have as yet missed nothing About 500
n
4he bureau, but this was not touched. / account
for tne sudden departu e oil the rOboer without
taking ans thing on The ground tnat ne became
Alarmed. There was no money In the bureau
IGe premises are situated ~ tue corner OF sixth
avenue ard Atnetta lane, with the entrance on
ire latter street. The police authorizes
eeedlngly pUZ1ed and hardly Know whether 10
AeueVe or QiSbe.ieve the story.