, 1879-02-25
A BOLD ROBBERY,

Woman the Victim.
Tic decds tllnt arc bctng perpetratel all over
the city arc sufficient 10 proyc that there arc
great humber Of professional 'gsooiss u hungry.
desperate, u.ld ready to do anything within The
city limits. Last cyenfng It wns Mrs. Marta
Crllly who wns the victim. Sl,c rents tue upper
floor Of tho frame building No. 1ab van Dllrcn
street, md sul,-lcts furnished rooms, and lives
nione with her daughter Dorm. agcd years, Ia a
oor1y-snrntshcd rearrooin. Sheie ahardworktnr,
Industrious, anl tuoncy-making woman, and al~
why's has 4 quantity Of cash ubout her. Yestcr-
day ufternoon young lrfshman called at her
apartment. ulKl reaaested to bo shawn front
room ttlut 10 for rent. Hs looked NJ tile ruoI,
antl, appearing satisfied with 1t, said TINT ts
would oriNg around his co,nra.1o during the
evening, aald II 1t also auited htui they would
rent 1t.
betwcen halt.pass ~ a sna II O'Clock;
1 ti,rir taps Ut tha door, they cooliy entered an
seated themselves on CHAIRS near The door. THIS
apartment IL Of such u Bt,apu TINT 0ne was
Obliged to sit on oao side of tho door mud tlrB
0ltier directly opposite. Alter short parlcy
s'ra. crIIly started to show them tho room. and
tak.nE common keroseuo lamp In her haud
passel between thu Two men towards Lie
door. wien sl!o was suddenly sclzed. Ono
ehoked lie, l'er about .l.s neck, and ,he
threw her upoa The Hour as,i QUO Of them ncI
tier duwn u1sl Frequently repeated, Have you
got III" The other TORE ller clothing from her
WAiat until tlo got 1T old alpaca skirt worn "a
Il pettlroa.. bhe kcpt bregtug lar her life a1ltt
tlitlI vi ter littia daughter, who was smother
ing her a!.rleks under the oe4-vlolhlng upon q
lnansc fu 'aa iooul, alnt 10 thoroughly
frightened WIS Alle that ths donbt-
t. @ whcre tho moncS y''' was ''" eooceaic'i. ILL.,
ur perhaps they knew cxactly where tp louk.
Tho Uld alpaea skirt was torn IRON her botiv,
a.nt. alter bcating llrr with their lists TO make
her Keep quiet, they let her get up.
Stu run down the l,out Stare, aud, although
sAu met Oterr Dat, DULY tn uniform right III
tho ban,c block. at'e was so excited lllat sho
could nut tell wtlAt had happened, but ran frun-
tically 10 a,ut fru eatiE fur assistance. In thu
nlta.ItiHle tilu thieves ripped The oh! skirt Into
ribbons, un,l hatl found concealed III It's
Iossls oxartly II ,EN cash In bills Ut
sai tls,lu,as'Iatfosis ntmt whcl, the popr woman
i,ad becll years IN saving. They lift by n lear
aoor, alMl cscapcsl through labyrinth Ut sheds
ut,I pitfalls VI ul SORTS, showing p1ntnty tlMt
| they llad studied UYnr thu EtuuH1 thoroughly
bu,urc making the atteuIpt.
| III tier Itaullr eAv1EtHrnt lust night she was
nut Atle ~ urseriuc the thieves accurately, u1!
rab only u6iu lu buy lhuL buth were Ut ,ncdtNu1
4lIht nini bn,L1, tlle wearing suuuy Iustacl.e,
u4,d tl.u otlur blacls une. aNa batb
wearing blapk sIuuetl hats. She wounl
surely 10 able tn ldelttfY tic onc wlo c4llctt
tirst during tl!e day, NJ aht las seen him ntaut
| 1tlu url1hb0rhOod, Ant Yesterday afternoon saw
hin pass tie hUuse several times, aud nl4u cutter
The SALOON on thu first flour kept by William
who knuw tint Sue had money stwed up In tbs
undeEsklrt was Y young tuau named Charles
Ryan, who has boarded wltn her for three years,
ana IL vi Aon sha Aas tmplleit confidence.