New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08
A CLUMSY SCHEME Of ROBBERY.

.WO WOMEN FOUND HOCNp AND GAGGED.
A sIRvANr GINI. AND H. Il MI61E - su-rf GiD OF
ro>CuCIING AZ ALL'G!D OF TRACE -slULL%
ryorl LrY Q"IcRLY ~, OVFElp.
Marcus Masspp II Hebrew hYIug IN the tenement
bnn.e No 526 EigIth-avc.. reported yesterday
morning mt the iry-sovehth Street Pjlice Station
that his house hal been robbed ~ tie night, and
that me- lis wIf. and their servant hid b''u rendered
uucol sclru~ by ether ar some 'qu1 potent drug,
while the thI,yc, rAIsac.cd thalr socas ut leisure
liz, story WA, tu4t. beng rou,oI IL haif-pa,t 7
O'clock by the cr.rS Of his fouiyo'r-old daughter
ir found hi, vile bound hand and Guot. aud appIr-
entity IN a stupor. on the bed On the h1'r iay the
servant, Cailarlnc ilAt,ch. bnand and gagged. ana
only hnf sensible. lie himself fer weary. and his
head ncaed as II lie had Just awakened alter heavy
sleep produced by the use of narcotics. He gave
the alnlm md with the and of the bar-kocper Oi the
b,rr ohup Oh The ground floor uf The hUusr INT ed
and restored the servant. IL was then found that
Mr. Marsu', gold watch and chaln nearly $500 in
money. Il diamond stud. u SILVER mustard cup and
other articles of value had been stolen.
the story seemed very imprnbahio to the police
and an Investigation was ma"e al ono". The family
occui,,r rooms on the second Ii JOr of the building.
Mr. and Mr. SlarsOp slept N thu lrUnt room, and by
Mrs. Mar.op'o side stood her little daughters bed.
The servant slept IN an al ming chamber, but
when first discovered she was IN another ON. She
told the police that she arose shortly after
o'cuck III the morning and went toward u rear
room to look alter her washing. Ca her way
she WAS seZd from bChlnd by somc one
whom she dtH not See thrown on the floor,
and strniphtway ost her senses. she
knew nothing after that unul united.
Tic detectives noticed that the little Girls be
NOT moved AT all although II prevented any approach
TO Mrs. Marsup where II stood aud that the cords
used 10 ne the hands aud feet ct the two women
were such are frequently used III shoe stores.
They had been tied 10 luOsul IA 10 leave no mark
Whatever. Mir. AarsDp Is acting ~ cashor Saturday
nights IN the hl,nc shore OF MI Miller AT No. Oh0
Elgntll-avc.. aud the stolen money was the proceeds
of The nights sales. which he had taken home Tor
safe keeping, Miller ana MOrsop were fOUnerly
partners. When u search was made OF lie h broom.
MI the missing property was lulud In a siOp-pall
WAS the mustard CuD; III the cOal-6cutte were tue
watch ami cnuu between tho mattresses vi tie bed
the diamond Nud was found; and undur
bureau was iOund nearly al tue missng money,
wrapped ID newspaper. The officers, convinced
that There was fraud AT the bottom Ot the alleged
outrage, arrested the servant gri,and TOOK the Whole
fHIy To the Jefferson Market Court where Justice
latter WAS after ward parOled, bat tie girl was
handed TO The custody o. tho police VITA the hope
that she would Cunlces the truth.
Airs MarsOp was not arrested, but It ~ to her,
nevertheless. that Suspicion chiefly pOlHtS. he
notice believe tho husband 10 be inuuCea. aud Judge
from the circumstances That the scheme uf pretended
robbcr, was tIberatey connected ami carried uut
bv Mr.. MGrsop ana tue servant. Mis-. MarsOp,
when ulIrs Toned by reporter Of NE tribune
vrster.py refused 10 make any statement TO
"a III considerable emphasis. Hho uld look rs f
she had been dOsCd Nith ChiOToiulm. Inc police
did not hesitate IT, characterize the entire proceed
Ing as clumsy fraud. rather uLivrcdlLabio to the IN
trle ncc ui those WHO prdct6eu II. Mr.. Miller ac-
nuwicdg cd that such curI Us HAD been uHUd to bind
the Two women was USED IN the shoe store.