New-York tribune., 1885-01-18
HUSBlND AND WIPE IN.A SCCFFLE
IxPLAINING ONE or THE SUPPOSED BURGLARIEs
AT CHAPPAQUA-sTaANGE ACTIONS OF SICK
MAN.

IxPLAINING ONE or THE SUPPOSED BURGLARIEs
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ACTIONS OF SICK
MAN.
Theodore Mcllows, whose terrible experience
Thursday night with burglars at Ls homo near Chap
palua was related IN yesterdays TRIBUNE suffered such
aeoulcs ON Friday that nolghb5r A. j. Quuby YolIn-
teered 20 nurse him. Ill, body from hs waist down was
literally covered with rhorns. Mr. Qumhy attempted to
learn his story the burglar but he could only that
he was thrown down the stairs by some Mr Qumby
slept with him on Friday nigh and Mrs. Moews and
Miss Crosby occupied the room they did the night
before. About midnight Mr. Moows .spranG out OF bed
ran hastily door and going out started down the
back stairs. Mr. Qumby led him back to bed This was
repeated lee then the sick man again sprang up going
tbis time TO tho leading 10 his wifes room He
opened II with q slam but Mr.. Quimby drew him back
The women thoroughly alarmed beqan to scream.
Therc were no burglars here Thursday night" said
Mr. QuimIy to TRIBUNE reporter. Then he went on 10
oxpn n telling, the following wonderful ory, In which
ho was supported by Miss Crosby. Theodore Mellpws
has been out OF mind before this and has donc many
strange things such going ont In broad daylight In his
night shirt whom the weather extremely cold. His
wife has much trouble In getting hun To dress on hurs
day ulsht she and the lookout for ramps
aud burglars About midnight lie got up. left his room
aud went ou OF The house by the BACK stairs IAen ho
came back climbing tue Tont stairway aud attempted To
enter his b. another door Placing his shoulder
who Thought he WAS burglar aud without mO-lents
hesitation she grabbed Im by the throat and ascuife
before threatened to sil himself Mrs Mcllows forced
the suppo-ed burglar 10 tbs stairway backwaTds HAY
n vor-i ed him she euteIed her while ne picked
himself up and running up STAIRS Jumped ont or the
second story window aud ma 10 all eed 70 MS neiSho1rs
The tr,t house he reached was Mr. J. Fay's. hith
hang on the door he started and went 90 Mrs Cowdns
whore lie broke In window. from tlero he went 10
noyce androke in another window, then he came back
hrine and broke lh still another window ic broke win
dow. All over the settlement Burglars There wa not
one in the nelghborhoOd. They have been giving him
neryne hin quiet but he was too much for them
Oh this OCCASION"
Mrs Meows was IN state OF uncertainty In regard to
the whole matter Miss Crosby says that when she heard
The two shots she also heard the voices OF Mr. and Mrs
Nelows la the ball she scrambled under The bed Tor
safety aud remained there till the excitement was over
win big bull dog said TO be exceedingly fierce.
Did ho grow endesyor to 90 to the assistance OF
his iua-terF . - -, -. 4, A..
No lie didn't, but II stranger had heen In the
house we could not have restrained him.
There doubt concerning the two men VINO entered
Lev, Hunts grocery and whom the grocer; man routed
with snow balls. They tracked 10 the house ora
.hormaker. Two pedders have suddenly left Chap
pnoua aud their traps behind them Mt the house OF the
shoemaker. one came 10 New"lork on Friday night
the other yesterday