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MRS. N0RRIS'S EXPERIENCE.
HER OWN STORY or TIIiT ROBBERI
IN 4 BOSTON HOTEL.
Awakened by the Crnsh OF the nrokcn Does
to Find "a Pistol at her Uead-Chioroformes
and Robbed-No Clue TO the Desperndo.

Awakened by the Crnsh OF the nrokcn Does
TO Find - Pistol at her Head -Chioroforme
and Robbed-No Clue 60 the Despernde.
The lady who was chlorofOrmcd, gagged.
crushed. and robbed at the fremont House In
Boston on the night OF Dec. IL was Mrs. Della
&. Nnrris who with her two sons youn0 49,
lives with her mother and brother at 225 wess
Eleventh street. The circumstances were
published in brief in The Sun Of tho
23d. Mrs. Norriss homo In the Ninth
ward bears every evidence of rcnno-
mcnt. and while regretting tho publicity the
outrage has given her. she yesterday was will
ing. in view OF the previous publication TO giyo
In grcnter detail the story OF tho crime. She
went to Boston several dnys ago for the purpose
OF completing business transaction by which
she was to receive money that she relied upon
to raise chattcl mortgage with on Jan. 1. Aftor
short visit with her sister who lives in West
Medway n littlo distance from Boston. she won't
into Boston last Thursday to meet by appoint
ment the gentleman from whom she expected
tho money.
As he was to tako n train for the West. and was
only to pass through Boston. for convent cnos
Mrs Norris met him at the depot and received
$50, the gentleman going on West, while Mrs.
Norris went to the fremont House. expecting
70 pass the night there While walking up Tro-
mont street she saw tall nan with a heayV
dark beard, and she thought that he was watch
ing 9nd following her. Tut when she got TO ths
afternoon. while in Washington street. aha
saw the same man again. and this tlmo she was
certain that he was following her
VIII, an Old lamilY friend. and while there sud-
denly saw the dark eyes Of the tall man llxed
spoke to her friend about 1t. but he thought tho
mater mater was as, Oi a n2 conssaqGnec When she re.
turheu 70 the fremont House she went dirod
10 nor room, having requested her
cort first to have the office clerk In
as sho wished to see her uncle. who wns an ems
sshe took tho trail, ior New York. The frsi
was 70 bolt the dOoi-hero was no lock--and
then she wrote to her mother OF her success In
asleep Mrs. Norris says She % does % nc. Know no bui
she was suddenly awakened BY a crushing
sound. which w9s probably caused by the burst
thief had forced The bolt She sprSng up
in bed. and by the dim light saw the tall form u
sDrnng upon her. forced her back upon the bod.
and sat with all his weight upon her.
This was the most serious injury Mrs Norris
suffered and yesterday she had hcnorrhase
one u several that she has had caused by This
brutality; Tho robher put pistol to her head.
clear tone. IL you mako noise ri kill you"
Then he thrust a handkerchief in her mouth
towel that was moist ana emiitei a pungent
odor To hor nose and she remembered no more.
In the morning at O'clO'k the call boy found
the door open and Mrs. Norris on tho bod.
bound. and. as ho thought. dead The house,
Keeper was summoned and applied rcstora-
iiyes. Mrs. Norris gaspod and whispered.
There's n man in my room" Then Il was
found that Mrs. Norris hHd been robbed bui
besides the force the thief used to quiet her, no
other indignties had been attempted. Mrs.
Norris was worry Ill for ten days and insisted.
against the advice OF her physicians. on return
ing 10 New York. Tho housekcopcr was sent
on 10 New York with Mrs. Norris and she ar
rived at her homo on Sunday morning.
The gentleman who visited tho theatre with
Mrs. Norris spent tho night with his bus moss
the fremont House were greatly chagrlned by
the outrage.