The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-04
B0LDER AND BOLDER YET.
" oman Bound and Robbed In her Red
room In Union square.

Cries from the window OF the second
story front room at "a Union square were heard
by Sergeant Douglas AMI three patrolmen at half
past two o'clock yesterday morning. gentle
man In his night clothes was at the window. He
told the sergeant that there was trouble In the
room behind his. The sergeant and his men
ran up stairs. and lndiug the door Of the rear
room In the second story open, entered. They
found Miss Margaret Lyons, Of the firm Of Lyons
Mountioy, milliners, whose salesroom Is In
tho first story. bound hand and foot in her bed.
Her feet were fastened tightly together with her
stockings, and ner hands with a part OF her fan
mel underwear. Sue said; " burglars have been
In my room. They left II \ moment ago. aud are
probably still In tho house" Having freed Miss
Lyons and obtained a light, the Ulcers searched
the house, unsuccessfully.
Miss Lyons said Yesterday afternoon: " lease
the greater part Of this house. and suhet tho
other professional gentlemen aud ladies. Uuul
recently ! occupied the entire second Moor.
USING the room In which / was list night az
reception 8nl sitting room. But about the 1T
Of StpteGhe business being dnll. rented the
~ nj room 10 Gentleman VINO Is. reltcNe. thc
inventor of a tolcgraphic m Ichiun. ana his fam
ia his vic aud young child. When pnrticu-
larry busy at night, have been accustomed to-
nave q bed made up in the s.tting room, and
e Last nilht or this morning. COR was occu-
pied until after mtdnight-hiltneth made me
comfortable in bed, and then went 90 her own
has spring tx and stout bolt. bohind her.
She Las = key mat enables her 10 enter my room
| I'm the morning without d .4turninR me. / dii
not bolt the door because 1 did not vi b to hc
| cumnellod to get up 60 omen it flr ELY Ineth In
| the morning. At shout half past o'clock was
startled out ~ my sleep by tho rd~tltug 81 pa.
! Looking toward the centre table. saw two men
| rrrdins my private plpers under the diinly-
! burning drOplight. My blood turned almost to
| zee IN my veins. aud In my terror screamed.
/ TIC burglars eprnng to the bed. one - them
! rre ssed heavily upon INV breast ,,th his left.
| Inc other tpin,ed pistol IT, my head SAVING.
ont y'TT n,nr e sa,d r%e ber han
/ and fost together, and. when we Lavo got all
/ tn she hl- here Nc can gn io t." other rN1.u-
| Ihcn thcy s"d my bands and teet together
| Ny throat being free, screamed. Thereupcn
| tho burglar that had brst taken b Did = NY
| throat struck me ontne bead with bis nst. But
| screamed louder. Ho STRUCK mo sNU more
| heavily. Observing That my eycs we're Fixed
| upon my assaiinnt hia coinpaniun twisted "A
! handkerchief and tied " about the lower part
| OF Ills face. The man that was striking me WAS
| becoming moro and more enrared, and feared
! that De would batter my brains out with hts p4-
! tol. but cont lucd TO scream, determined that
! tho burglars should not silence mo and make
| their way TO the rooms of the other Inmates Of
the house. At fhHt moment the gentleman in
! tho front room knocked upln tns pagtition ho-
tween cur rooms and called ont Miss l., ons,
! are you sick | re plcd, No. There nre
! robbers IN ms room. am ted IN my he'd. - . he
buryiars caught up about SNu worth Of itwelry
\ and S3O that was 1u the centre table and ran oUt
! q tho room. They wo~e India rubber over
| stealfhy. Tho" had probably had time TO got
down stairs l.I hide IN the dar; Stairway lead
lUG. W Aut bAH'ult hls WI re- l'''tNtAs 90 ui'
! 'eiicf they lurhod when the officers entered my
| /. om. Lefore they could be made TO under
! stand that 1 had been roth-d, was tied. and
trnt the robbers were SIN In the house. the lat
ter had had ample lime 20 escape, The hurllaI3
| were about twsnty-slN years Ola, nNu7ta "hed,
| and vol dressed. Their voices were low-toued
| and refined. certainly unlike tuose ~ rough
| men. Costly laces and clmcis hair shawl
were In INV wardrobe, which was uniO cked. nut
| the burglars were SO Disconnected by my
screams that they did not take. them. All nv
! other ytluahlcs were fortunately IN the vaults
! Of n safe deposit COMPANY"
| Eliza eth Cruik-nAnk, Miss Iyors's m0id,
| aver thnt some time before she heard her mis-
| fress scream some one tried her dOo7, but ind
Ing II securely fastened went away.