New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-23
A LONE WoMAN'S STRUGGLE.
ATTACKED BY A DESPERATE RUFFIAN.

-. ro,,>.ov prrExps HERSELF WITH FORCE AND
APARTMENTS ~ BrR SOLITARY HOME.
u,e buIdng which closely hugs the base Of hill on
e farm of Oscar Puy, in the town of Harrison West
.haetar County, was the Of terrible struggle at an
Early hour on Sunday The actors in 1t were Mrs. NJ B.
robinson writer Sunday school books and Methodist
Tracts and unknown young man who broke into the
building to commit robbery and an assault
Mrs Robinson lives alone In the place The building Is
placed 90 that of ii is against the hill 1t one
storv affair built Of brick and is used bedroom In
frout Is smaller wooden building connecting with II, in
which the writer does all of her literary work She takes
her meals at the farmhouse of Mr. Purdy about three
hundred yards from her home She went there about
year ago and had the structure built after her own IDEAS
She preferred to live alone so as not 10 DC
interrupted In work She has been writing for sew
eral years. having formerly lived In similarly isolated
Mace at Sandy She separated from her husband
Her father the Rev. Mr. Stevenson who few years ago
was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Mat
maroneck which is about three miles from where MIS-
Robinson lives. .
The story of the assault told to reporter by herself
a as follows She retired at early hour having fas
tened the doors and windows. She entirely alone
not even having cat dog about the place She lay
awake as is her custom until about o'clock Iheh she
heard noise the window of her room and got up 10
see what caused it. She inquired who was there ana the
answer came: "Let me in" The voice was that Oh
man. She replied that 1t was rather an
earlv hour to receive visitors, and asked
him to postpone his visit. The fellow
answered by Smashing the window ana
crawling through It, He advanced toward her, and, by
the light on table. which she always leaves Diing
Abe could plainly his features. He was OF medium
size about twenty twenty three years Old win
sightly hooked and brown ace-so brown III iac.
that she thinks muatto As he came toward ier
sLe turned and ran another window, out OF which she
leaned and started the hill 10 the house OF Will
lam L. Pury who lives her than Oscar PuIdy Inc
vonng brute eaped after her and ovcrtakng
red her back 10 the building, where prolonged struggle
took place. -, .,.o,,o,. ora
rough usage then she began 10 argue with inc eow,
and him that nobody but base coward would take
nnmauy advantage of a unable TO defend hersclI
The brute her enreates but struck her severa
blows with his fist and then forced her INTO sh oiose'
under the stoOp and fastened the door,
The fellow then ransacked the house. steanng RoIu
watch and chain and $50 III money Unable to ma any
thing that took his fancy the man Dade Ms hooln
son good bye ami started To away she begged nun 10 re-
lease her from position stl ben III
her night dress and almost stiff with cold He SAID that
he would unfasten the door, II she would promise not 10
come out before he had time get good distance away
She promised and the unfastened the door
minutes Mrs. Robinson ran TO MI Ptruys mouse
for assistance Mr. Purdy and his two hired men started
in pursuit Of the rascal but no trace OF MIN coulu oe
found. ,
YESTERDAY afternoon Constable Waldorf and a number
of citizens to make systematic search OF the
Neving that the fellow belongs TO gang called " Inc
Swamp Angels" some of whom have recently been sent
TO State Prison for various crimes OF Violence. -
Mrs Robinson is about thirtyhve years 0ld gooulook
ing graceful with brown hair and dark eyes, ana
bears herself like woman of much cultivation