New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-17
pOUND.GAGGED AND ROBBED
.y,cEp WIDOW ATTACKED IN HER HOUSE
,,vn .ssAuANT, AN IRISH LABoRER, ARREslbp-
49, 1uREATS OF LYNCHING.


THREATS OF LYNCHING.
,ost dastardly assault followed by
=, =, ,vos committed In Rosyn, town OF North Hemp
a. long Island yesterday afternoon. Tue victim 10
~ Edward Firth, widow age seventy-t"o anu 'h"
o,lant Jpln Hart. Irish laharcr VINO was Ill "e' o
,ov mt who is now under arrest Her mousse Is 'S I"
,, distance from the place whore the Aayoees were
,rderel by Rugg and the excitement existing IN the
,,rhood IL only equaled by that Occasi1ned by Ills
io,,s Mrs Firth lives in an Old-fash0neu Iarm-
house between Rosyn aud Mincoia her huspa"o oo"
shout two weeks ago. Her two daughters ana Se''
uve1 with her Mrs firth and her daughters i"'Nou
,,r tho farm and employed number OF farIu hauoS'
.mone whom was Hart, whu was nuch ao"c"" ~
drink who silas Albertson farmer was p'ssios 'oo
ho Yesterday he neard cries OF "murder help ls'uhs
, The house He sopi ed his horses ard hhrrleo 'n'o
,h. bouse when ho reached the little 'front.' Sitting
n be found Mrs. Firth lying on the hoor her hauos
and teet tightly bound witn rope and gag whch h"u
fallen from her mouth and was lying across her 'uroa
sho was unconscious ana all efforts on the part OF MI
Albcrtsou TO resuscitate ell proved fruitless.
With the aid of two wOrkmen who were WIN nun '''0
uas plcked up aud carried 10 the wagon anu "'''o "
Mr. Anertson's home where after an hour she r'enou
a.onsness sufficiently to tell Mr.. Abertscn that she
had been hound gagged aud robbed ny mart u'.
Abertson went back Mrs. Firth's house III hopes o
e,,ip, Hart but in vain. The neighhorhood was soon
I'm arms and dozen searching bands were or-ahL Leu III"
the country WAS secured. The Iarty headed oS tane
srlth Williams started toward Hyde farK' ""i'"'"'
s,atiered his men through the woods "hI" no vi
directly to hyde PARK station seven h''''s "''',''
There he reused other farmers. and guard was s'"
,o,ed ON the railroad track intercept Hart should ho
try to rcach Ncw.York in that way. After an honr :
waiting Williams noticed man approaching ana "s nc
neared him. Williams sail;
Hello John, what are you doing herei"
No repv was given and as the maL attempted 10 pass
hin Williams continued: You did wrong 10 trea' uI
Firth So Hart what did you DO IL torf
I've served her lust right enc Vea'e" mc "N0 "
nisser." ,..,,o-
When lie made that reply Williams canSht him
and took him 10 MIlcTs Hotel, followed by an eAc'""
yelling Lynch hlm. hang the brute ana TWO or
three OF the leaders attempted TO take him away rom
Williams. Hart too drank to oier much resistance
but williams iousl hravely and successfully 10 Keep
the crowd back. Every aLtemUt To find AN ocer prove"
frutcss aud securing all old pair at handcnn" Iron" w.
hind the bar the hotel proprietor ana Williams Se'"'
Hart and gave him all the wskcy he cond drink uh'l
b becme helples,ly drunk When he searched Sl3l
WIS found ON him. Miller then put him IN ms "'son
and drove back to Mrs Flr'hS nouSe
where her identified him. Mr. tirth was 100
i to zee him. Williams then returned TO E0Syh Win MS
prsoncr to take mn before Justice Losee That m"SS-
trae WAS and Hart was rlarcd IN the Vsc io'A
up until morning, when he will be arr'iSned.
Last evening when reporter reached Rosy" tn''o
wa, crcat ex itcmcn crowd ha gathered ar"uhd inc
Icaup ard pceping through cracks an eFc'ceS'
tr, in vain to catch glimpse of the prisoner Out-
i Williams was telling how ne caught hlin am oy MS
de siO,ui a SECOND who, unable u com ''h 'l
MS feelings by SURFING i,lt W.
blnxs on the side o head. when Mr.: flrth >
him. HE big. hri"hy h"nu u,
thr broken kDuckle. II WAS Win "IliVu't1
tbat the repOrter could Hart. lie was HnaDi' 10
talk Int iIs condition told of the stIhtIIe 'hHt
W,Iiams had i'll keeping The crowd PACK
,h% Injured woman found at Farmer Alherian ;;
weak ami prostrited 10y tue sbOrk Mrs Alh"rIhh shu
t,t Mrs Firth had told her that IN tue afternoon -he
WIS seated ~ the >ltu2-rO"m when Hart ehreu "tu'
srzp her from hehind throw her TO the hu"rhh pou
her hand tnd foot aud placed gag Ia her month 0Hc
teu heard HIM uI stairs aud rtn~ack the "h'cAh ~
her became uAcOu~couS anu rem GU
nntbng further until sha revived ln MIS- AlOiC
snu's huuse. Lite hopes are entertained TOT iF'
Firh's recovery. when the reporter rtaCHcU Sit.
F1bs home the nrigh0rs had taken possession OI IT,
One Of the daughters said; .,o. a.
"A few da,s ago we let our girl 20. ana molhe sI'
Ter and | were alone In the house. Father dled wv"
ahe money winch Kept IN the mouse. li'I :
ws eydeuiy aware this fact aud deernineI 10 Set
n which he did IN part. Ihis afternoon sister anu
aud while were gnu" he TOOK huNa
t,,e ,f II and commit robbery ana nearly uuI-
dreA our iuOthrr" The only drawer dsturbru Ia the
Lur,,,, wa, The Que which tine money was kept pu
In, nucn was stolen cannot br told IL Is evident thd
Uart kuey exactly where u was kept.
Mrs Firth is the mother or Jaurs firth, ke'PtI vi
th. Raruutn Comfy Poor house The fdnly sOhc q" ho
wra t.iest ID Queens County. Bnt Ntllc N hho"I, Vi
Jrt "A he had been the employ OF thc lahlN pu' u
> ort lime He always dressed better than mOst aboI
ers and those acquainted with him say lhaI He ""'
fairly well educated.