The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-10
ROBBERY AND ARSON.
DISHONEST SERVANTS DEvILIsH scHEMe TO
ESCAPE DRrEcrIoN-wHERE Is HANNAH

A DISHONEST SERVANTS DEvILIsH scHEMe TO
ESCAPE DRrEcrIoN-wHERE Is HANNAH
LYONS?
Tho police were yesterday notified Of case Of rob.
berry arson the details OF which. while they indi
CAFE the dcvillry of the perpeator lead theory
that will furnish 4 motive for the greater OF the Two
crimes. Mrs. Lena welzhofsr, the widow OF . to-
bacco mercnant who was well Known and respected
during lifetime In this city. lives with her Two
children In the four story brown stone dwelling
house No. 1876 East Forty-nintn street The little
family nad more room tnau was needed for their
accommodation, and occupied only tho parior hoor.
lct,ing out the remainder Of tho premises TO
another family About three weeks ago the
servant employed by Mrs. welzhofer discharged
because she did not suit, and 10 nnd another Mrs.
wczuoicr applied to employment agency kept by
Mrs. Amelia Cohen at NO. Second avenue An
American girl OF German descent selected and
gwen the place WITHOUT much quesIio mug as to her
antecedcnts she gave ner name as Hannah Lyons,
and when asked Tor a recomm endatIon referred 10
cousr, VINO, she SAID resided ut No. 80 Broomc street
On the LIST OF tho present month the apartments on
the second floor OF Mrs. wslznoIcr's house
Ser p.rlor door 10 better advantage she
moved up stars Tho gri Hannah assisted her
10 move at aDI M ,s~sy anS ~srarous
Inc back o tue second noor was used ~
kitchen aud the front room served as sitting roou
ana parlor. rhe two are con Decteu BY broad pas
sage WIN ground glass doors at both ends ana
closets either side. On one side Of tnis passage
Mrs. welzho. or kept her wardrobe and IN locked
drawer opposite sue KEEP. what Jew~iry she
mad rhe Sc vant Hannah, slept upon the nyor
ABOVE and retained the kcy OF the ktonen door
Ieadiug into nall, tuat sne might eutcr and
make the ire every morning wtnout disturbing her
mistress, VINO, wi,h ner Two cnidr~n. slept IN the
front nall bedroom. Mrs wezuoier was 10 tue habit
OF lock .ug ala the aoors lending 10 her apartments
anu Of taxing tue Keys 20 bed with her.
nj ~ n IN
Yesterday morning the RIA ug ol an ice wagon
aroused ner iron ner sleep, and fortunately she at
once missed her keys. Remembering tuat sne had
left them the piauo she got up nd went In scsrca
oil them. Der surprise they we're uOt TO Ue Iound
wheie she htd let them. AL ,rmed sue ran TO the
passage way wnere she kept her valusules, eod then
discovered the foouery. Before Mrs. WeIzuoisr tad
recover d her dtsconhture smell oil lire Grew her
attention TO the Kitchen, ana pushing open The
LEADING INTO ~ IRON the asssge
was met oy u Sense volume oil smoke. she called
occupants Of the floor below, who helped her
open uoors and win. ows. As ~ smoke
cleared away an sxamIns alton oil tIs room disclosed
the nenoish work OF an incena,ary. Lying upon tie
carpet close TO tue door she had Tered by, q
found saturated with kerosene oti slowly
Uurning TO the lsss shred Tue carpet Tor some dis
tabce arouud. aud The door aud aoor frame
we're cnarrea anu blsckeped visit to the
room tue servant, Hannah, found ~ empty.
Tue clothing enc bsu tasen oil UPON reutiug the
nlsht before we're found where she had ieit them.
Mr.. welz ,ofer once Uscsme satisfied tnat The
servant hsd oDvsd ner aud nred Tie mouse 10 cover