The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-21

SUBURBAN MANSION PILLAGED BY SIX 1UT-
FIANs--rHE ENTIRE PARTY ARREsrED AND
HELD FOR TRIAL.
An attempt at robbery took place In the Twenty.
third ward Wednesday night, which for ingenuity
and boldness has rarely been equaled Mrs. Barbara
Herring has charge Of and lives with her husband In
George Stewards summer retreat. near Barstto's
Point, comprising . handsome house, with grounds
extending to tho East RIVER where the has built
a private dock The house stands isolated loch-
ton within the limits Of the old town Of Morrisana,
and Of the present Tnrty-thira police precinct This
portion OF the precinct ID patrolIed only by the
mounted squad. Mrs. Herring about dusk in tue day
above mentioned lay down upon lounge in the draw
ing room and being much fatigued soon fell Int
sound Sleep Her husband was wori
In tho garden. Awakened BY an unusual noiso and
strainng her eyes IN The growing darkness, sns saw
half a dozen rough looking men In the apartment
avail to her Tne noise alarmed her husband.
VINO At once comprehended ITS cause. and started In
A revolver at her head so frightened Mra Herring
that she ielt constrained TO remain quiet while the
robbers plundered the house. me latter. however,
were much disappointed In the searcn, AZ the silver
and plated ware and other articles Of value had been
taken away Returning to the psrior few Of the In
ruders begin TO Mrs. Herring. wniic the others
quickly transferred some articlcs Of clothing 10
boat when lhoy mad moored 10 the DOCK H. owl
dent that raid had 10 them proved failure, aud
thinking themselve secure the rufaBs appeared de.
termlned TO vent their spleen upon Mrs. Herring The
Inter- parayzcd with fear offered resistance, Dus
soon reviewed from ncr unpleasant position.
DESPERATE sTRuGGLR
Her husband, after briei walk, Lad met Ofncer
Dakin, ana, In few words, told him that q gang Of
desperaJocs we're pillag,ng The Stewart mansion.
Dakn at once sounded an alarm, aud IN few min.
utes was joined by officers Grant, Holland aud Gan.
non. The officers then spurred up their stoeds aud
reached the nousc Just the robbers preparing
20 get into their Doai. The latter dcsp crats
efforts get away, but nnding impossible, engaged
10 nand-,o-hand hight with the oficerG The police
men, however, used their clubs with elect. and
nvs OF The thieves lay PROSTATE, while the SKIN, TAX
lug advantage Of the confusion. dropped into the
placed n wagon TO when horse was attached and
were then rapidly driven TO the police station In
Harlem, nearly i've miles distant One OF the officers
drove, while his Drelnren, mounted on tneir
mails, held rsvovers at tho heads OF tue prisoners.
When the csvacaae neareu tne station In l26lh
street an immense crowd oil people. drawn together
by the unusual spectacle nearly INSTRUCTED LIS pas
sage. Sergeant Weston pedigree OF the pris.
opers as Ioilows:-John McCanL, nineteen years Of
OF age. residence, No 1,l26 Second avenue; Edward
Delaney eighteen ears oi Hath street and First
avenue; Bernard Dunn, eighteen years OF age, No.
go East 1l3tn street, fnomas Mathews. twenty ysare
han, twenty years OF age No 20 East Forty fourth
street. They were locked up for the night
Roundsman Esan men started IN search OF the rob-
Der VINO had departed Ia the boat ana BY a close
caught his man toward midnight The desperate had
returned to HARLEM wnen, rs he supposed stnc thing
had blown over" THIS latter individual described
himself as Lawrence kearDey, nineteen years OF age
ana living at No. 81 East l11th street.
Tue prisoners pleaded not guilty yesterday when
arraigned before Judge Kasmire In the Harlem Po.
lice Court put His honor thought there was sufficient
evidence TO commit them Tor trial at the Court or
General Sessions
Mrs. Herring has sustained no permanent M sfrscts
from her encounter with tho desperndocs.