The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-22
A SHOCKING CRIME.

DIADoIIcAL ASSAULT on A MARRIED WOMAN IN
wEsTcHEsTER COUNTY.
Intonse excitement prevailed among the people iv.
Ing In tho northern portion OF Wcstchester county
yesterday owing to horrible outrage pcrpetraiod on
the person Of a young married woman during
the previous evening. Az secluded liaco
near Wilson's Corners, In tho town OF
Ossning aud situated about two miles west
OF the Harlem Railroad station vt Plcasantvc Charles
Brundagc, an industrious arm laborer. yes with his
family consisting ofa wife and three children whose
ugcs range from -four years three months Their cot
tage distance from any public thoroug hiarc,
and tho nearest neighbor almost quarter OF u mile
away. After returning home from his daily toll on
Tuesday Brundago set out for Plcassntve
with tho object OF purchasing some groceries,
that being the place where he could Obtain
them. This was about seven L. NJ He had not been
gone longer than fifteen or twenty minutes, when two
strangers who mad evidently chod hlm gong away
called al the house and asked Tor some food Mrs
Brundage--who Is delicate looking person, twenty
Two years old, Of Sign, iorm-promp,ly shared
her little store with the mcndicants, who par.
took OF II outside the stoop Alter
eating they opened tho door and unnvited, entered
the house One OF the wretchcs then approached
Mrs. Brundagc and roughly sezcd her arm. The poor
woman, who IN tue act OF arranging needle
work, aimed a blow ut tho fellow with tho scissors
which she held in her hand STRIKING him, she thnks
in the face rs he uttered The exclamation
"My Godp Both oil tho mscreants then tied her
win yarn from Of the children they forced IL into
tho poor womans mouth, thus cGectuaIly rendering
her unable to make the slightest noise. She lmmed-
aley tainted ana while Ia this condition the viila
orimnally assaulted her and finally left tho house.
When their victim recalncd consciousness her hands
were Sill tied and tho ball n.ling her
mouth. In this state sho made her
way 10 the house OF ncghbor but
sank down In another iantng 1T when she attempted
TO open the gate. Assistance speedily arrived her
hands loosed, and tho ball taken out OF her
mouth. The neisnborhood was at once aroused, and
armed bands oi men aud boys slartod Off In
all directions 10 hunt down the two ruflaus
All tho evening and during the night tho
search was kept up, but without await Yesterday
morning information OF The outrage was conveyed 10
Sing Sing, whom Justice Hyatt ut instructed the
police force OF that village 10 arrost every tramp they
could nnd. Accordingly about twenty nppre-
hended aud locked up Later In tho dny, however
when Mrs. Brundage and some friends arrived, shc
scanned the prisoners, but failed To rccog-
pize the parties Who assaulted her. She gives
detailed description OF them, however, and says she
could readily identify thcm. Arrests beng made
up W late hour last evening, bot 1t is probable tho
guilty. parties have succeeded in getting out OF the
county Mrs Brundagc says she docs not believe her
assaaDts were tramps, rs they were both well
dressed. Had they been found yesterday II Is not
probable that the county would have been put tho
expense oi trying them.