The New York herald., 1879-10-24
BOUND BY BURGLARS.

A LADY TIED TO HER BED AND GAGGED By
TWO CoLoRED MEN--A COUPLE OF CHEAP
RINGS STOLEN, WHILE MUCH VALUABLE
CASE RECALLED.
Captain Byrnes. of the Fifteenth precinct. in
formed last evening of the particulars of outrage
which in many respects resembles the Hull case.
without, however, possessing Its tragic features.
Mrs. Blanche Leon Is French dressmaker. She oc-
cupies the rear part of the third hoor No. l6a
Bleecker street. where she resides with her husband
AMI two children. At half-past eight O'Clock T. NJ.
last Wednesday. her husband being absent. she was
lying ON the bed, she states when two colored men
steathly entered her apartment with false keys On
discovering their presence IN the room she was
about making an outcry when one OF the intruders
told her in a grun voice to "shut up" and make no
noise or he would shoot her the spot. Thus in
undated, the affrg hted woman remained perfectly
passive during the subsequent proceedings. Ono
OF the coored men demanded her money; she
assured him that she had none in the house.
and begged of him to offer her no violence
She represented that she had neither money
valuabes to tempt their cupdity and begged Of them
to 30 away and not molest her further. In
to her appeals they furnished themselves with
strip or cloth from the sewing machine and wrapped
1t around her head ana face to prevent her making
outcry. She resisted as far as her strength would
permit. but they held her down to the bed until
they tied the bandage securely over her mouth. in
the course OF which operation she became
scious. She did not awake from her trance
until about half-past ten P. NJ, when she
discovered that she was bound ana gagged
securely. Her wrists were tied with her husbands
necktie and her ankles were secured together by
means OF q handkerchief During the foregoing
proceedings her little daughter six years of age,
sleeping in the same apartment in a bed adjoining
seriousness aroused the child and bade her to call
the landlady, Mrs. Franklin. who lives . lower
floor. Mrs. Franklin promptly responded to the
call and united the knots which confined Nine. Leon
to her bed. Two rings were missing from her
fingers; a plated ring valued at TWENTY-FIVE cents
aud an old gold ring that cost but 81. These the
robbers had deprived her of. Strange to say, they
did not take any thing ese although several dresses
Of value and useful household articles were within
reach. Nine. Leon describes Of the coIored
men of the mulatto variety, about five feet eight
inches in height and with his right cheek
She could give no description Of the other man
Captain Byrnes supplements his report by saying
that he was not informed of the above occurrence
until noon Of yesterday. During his investigation
of the he ascertained that NJ. Leon LETT the
house at halfpast eight P. NJ Wednesday. and when
taking his departure locked the door his wife and
children. Captain Byrnes and his detectives are
working on the case and are securing the colored
right cheek. The Captain expressed his astonish-
ment that he was not apprsed at an earlier date Of
the outrage.
Mme Leon herself was seen subsequently, and.
while corroboratng the main features OF the story
above related she added other interesting particu-
lars. Her husband. she said, is actor and has
been engaged at the variety theatres of this city.
Mrs. Leon has been confined to the house recently
was lying the bed when entered
the room. She dozing at the time. and at first
thought it her husband. Suddenly colored
man appeared and bounded on the bed, seating him
self on her body. The coiored man placed
shoot her if she did not remain quiet.
He demanded her money. She replied
that she had none; that she poor woman and
her husband was out of employment. She was next
ordered to surrender her jewelry, but to this
demand she also demurred. saying that she had
| valuable trinkets OF any kind. At this
| her brutal assailants seemed to have lost all
patience and to have grown desperate. They swore
| in the most profane way that they would take her
life. She begged for mercy. and pleaded her help
| less condition claim to the humanity OF
| her cowardly tormentors. When they placed
| tho bandage her mouth she says that
| she suddenly became unconscious. she judges
| from this. and from the tact that her littl,
girl, who slept in the same room not disturbed
by the presence of the robbers that they boil
| chloroiormed.
The testimony of the housekeeper and the othe
residents Of the house fully corroborate tho truth
| fulness of the story.