New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
PICKED OUT FROM A DOZEN
MRS. BROWNIE KNOWS HER AssAILANrs
THREE YOUNG RUrFIANs ACCUSED OF ASSAULT AMI
ROBBERY.

| THREE YOUNG RUFFIANS ACCUSED OF ASSAULT Ann
| ROBBERY
A member of the firm of Baruch Brothers.
dealers in mems furnishing goods at No. 274 Third.
ave. Informed Inspector Byrnes Tuesday that a win
dow OF their had been broken by thieves late Sun
night early Monday morning. aud that articles Of
jewery and neckwear valued at $50 had been stolen
| Detective Sergeants Handy and Fogarty went to thu
yesterday investigate the robbery, and wera
| informed that much more atrOcous crime had been
committed in the building The store is the first floor
OF tenement house. In the front directly
store Henry Brownie has lived with his wife for two
weeks Mrs. Brownie is cOmely young woman Of Eng.
lsh parentage She told the detectives that while she
alone in her front room on Sunday nghs
the window was forced open by John Daily.
young man living at No. 1924 Third'aye., who
had climbed up and opened the closed blinds before push
ing up the window. She told him to go away or shs
would scream for help He retreated and wheh sue we
close the window she two other young stahahg
sidewalk She their features distinctly because
an electric light in their faces One OF them said
to Daily: Hold moment" few minutes Iatef
while an elevated train passing she heard crash
of breaking glass Her husband came nome SHORTY DO
fore midnight and about half an hour after she herd the
crash She told him what had happened but they were
not aware OF the robbery In the store un the ioowns
day.
yben prownie was about to Leave tho house on Mon.
dov about @ n IN his wife besOught him to lock her In
so that no could moest her. Within an hour after
her husbands departure Mrs Brownie said. she heard
some persons in the front room. Soon the paddock.
which her husband had used TO lock her in inner bed
room was forced from its position and she con,
fronted by the three young whom she had on
Sunday night They attacked her immediately. and she
too much frightened TO struggle or cry out.
While two of the ruilans held her, Daily committed
brutal assault She renaDed In the room after they had
gone away until IL a. m when her husband returned.
Brownie told the officers that when he went TO his
Monday he found the padocSs of the hall door
ana the bedroom door His wlie was almost helpless
from fright. Afterward he missed diamond pin aud
ring which he bad left on table in the
front room, and he had no doubt that
the rufilans had stolen the articles which worth
about 500. His wife had pointed out Dailys two
panious to him. he said, as they passed the house
accepted Brownies offer assist them. Late yesterday
they arrested Daily and Michael Bagly
No 294 Third-ave where they both lived. and joan
Duly No 2l9 Thirlave The prisoners were lockedup
Police Headquarters and tOutly denied all knpwlefss
OF the crimes with which they charged. All three
Brownie as the persons who assaulted her She picked
them ont without hesitation among dozen other men In
other evidence against the prisoners was
furnished by Abram Prentice. newsboy, who
passed the store OF Baruch Brothers at a. m.
on Monday. He saw the three prisoners running away
from the store and afterward noticed that the windog
broken some articles Of nockwear lay on the side.
inside the store Prentice, also. positively denli-
lied the prOners. Inspector Byrnes said that If ila
prisoners convicted OF the robbery AID
assault in Mrs. Brownies rooms. they could be sent
to prison FOR twenty years apiece. lie declined TO cN-
press AN opinion regarding Mrs Brownies story.
A TRIBUNE reporter found Brownie and his wife IN
their last evening. The WOulaus were DlOJl.
shot discOored. on her left cheek unhealcl
and under right eye swelling as large Al
egg about 4 spot where the skin had been knocked Oh
She told the reporter mat the robbers were not response
bic for those marks OF violence.
NO I'll explain that" Brownie said 'She told me n
lie few days and gave her licking. Served her
right too Then turning to his wife he Inquired. Didn't
II Jennier
Yes. IL did" the woman replied meekly
Brownie said he Engilshman and had served in
the British army India cavalry lie had been
IA this country about three years am not doing any
thing for living 81 present" he continued. but am
htr-g 1uHln ID
and want for nothing when | an not
busy. We married four months
ago In Pennsylvania, where my wife's folks live l
brought her to New-lors two months ago"
Mrs Brownie repeated her story she had told IL 10
detectives and her husband supplemented 1t by ex-
hlbtng tie padocks.
one OF the propretors Of the furnishing store said that
the prisoners oafers and were suspected or being
n sed in several other recent rObbertes In mo
neshborhOod The liquor store OF ) 7. Ryan, who Is
captain In the 69th Regiment, was robbed or articles
worth about 800 Saturday. Two attempts Wero
made to enter laundry In the same block last week
Daily suspected OF having hand I'm those crimes
before he arrested Several stOrekoepers In thai
part OF Thirdave said the police OF the precinct were
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