Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-10

An East side Lady the Victim of a Bold
Robbery-A YiIIainous Assault ana
Successful HauI.

An East side Lady the Victim of a Bold
RObbery-A yiIlainOus Assault ana d
Successful Haul,
A bold and desperate robbery ana as
sault was committed on the east siue
last night. About half-past O'CLOCK Ars'
Sarah Barnwell. connected win the leie-
nbone Exchange, left the Exchange of1ce
and wont 10 her home, No. y Bryan
stroat ON entering she took a box Of
matches from a mantel in the parlOr and
went into an adjoining room. occupied as
a sleeping apartment, and ignited one OF
the matches to light lamp As soon as
it was ignited the blaze was extinguished
by a breath Of air. Another was lighted
and blown out. After half dozen
had been tried she succeeded in
lighting the lamp. when she was roughly
seized BY a huge, muscular negro, ana
thrown violently against the wall anu
then TO the floor. She recovered from the
assault. and was again seized ana stFuch
AGAINST the furniture. Her screams anu
cries were heard by0eighbOTs Lying IN
the block. who ran 10 her assistance; Dut
ON entering the house she had closed the
door. and the spring lock had fastened II
securely. Considerable delay ensued,
and five or ten minutes had elapsed be-
fore an entrance was secured. IN Tue
meantime the rObber had erected MS
escape through a rear door and He'd mrs.
Barnwell was Frustrated by the eXclte-
ment. and was considerably bruised by
contact with the wall and the rough
usage Of her assailant.
An examination showed that an en-
trance to the house had been effected
some time during the day, by prying open
a rear window. The rObber had rummag-
ed the rooms and taken everything OF
value that could be carried away. The
bureau had been broken open and rified
Of its contents, except purse contain
inc s.. which was overlooked. The entire
wardrobe of Mrs. Barnwen and her
little daughter was taken, including a
handsome silk dress. in the pocket OF
which was a lady's white handkerchief,
marked with the initials ;. b. in red SILK.
A valuable work box with its contents,
and nearly every available object of value
in the room was stolen. The robbers had
taken the sheets from the bed and tied
their plumber in them, and thus escaped
shortly after dark. The entrance might
have been gained during the day,
as Mrs. Barnwell is at the Tele-
phone Exchange from : O'Clock in
the morning till about : at night
and during. that time the premises
are unOccupied save by a family OF
negro servants who live in the yard.
None Of these parties were to- be found
last night. Mr. ID. L. Christian, a brother
of Mrs. Barnwell. was on his way to the
house to escort her to the Waivers social
when he was met by a messenger with the
information Of the robbery. The parties
believed to have committed the deed are
well known to the occupants of the house.
and the case will be placed in the hands
Of officers to-day. The manner Of the rob-
I berry showed that the perpetrators
were thoroughly familiar with the
premises and had skillfully planned the
operation. They had attempted to gain
an entrance through a window on the
west Side Of the building, but were unsuc-
cessful. and broke open a rear window
opening into a ward on the north side.
After securing their plumber they had
opened a back door and escaped through
that into the yard and then the street.
The total amount of the robbery is esti-
mated'tO be about $3.50. This is the sec
Ond time Mrs. Barnwell has been assailed
by burglars, and it is supposed by the
same parties.