Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-27
CHASED BY a BRUTE.
p,,roIar Dissuaded From Com
uniting a Graver Crime
r.,,,,- -. Ve,o Yorl; Star.

From, The Ne,o Yort star.
u.tle hut which closely hugs the base
nnI on the farm OF Oscar Purdy, in
.so town Of Harrison, \. L, was the
80 of 4 fearful struggle at @n early
|n,. on sunday morning. The principals
w. Mrs. Nj. :. Robinson, writer OF
r ~S-d school books and Methodist tracts
80 an unknown young man who broke
80, The hut to commit robbery and an
"ssaplt. Mrs. Robinson, who is
'oIv Of the highest respectability
I'D education, lives alone In the
s s.no h1it. Ii is set into the
XII. so that the rear is againet the eartn.
~ ~, one-story affair, built OF brick. and
n.ed "a a sitting room and sleeping
in IN front is smaller wooden build
IT,, connecting, in which Mrs. Robinson
49, No. nor literary work, She takes her
u,osls at the farm house of Oscar Purdy,
9o0 Yards away. She came there about a
UoaI ago and built the cabin. She has
Seen engaged in ner profession for sew
sraI wears, having formerly lived In
SIMILARLY isolated place at Sandy Hook.
shs ia separated from ner husband. Rev.
Mr stevenson, who few years ago was
-a.tor of the Methodist Church at Mama
rnupCk. three Hllieo IIOm w ASlO GutS. lNOu-
irsou lives. is her father.
inc story of the assault, as told by Mrs.
Pohinson, is as follows: She retired at an
aar;y nour saturday night, after having
fastened the doors and windows. She lay
a,rake until about O'clock. Then she
hoard 4 noise at the window of her work
room. ana got up to investigate. She in-
cured VINO was there, and the answer
same. "Let me in" The voice was that
ota man. She said it was rather an early
hour 10 receive visitors, and suggested
t5at the intruder postpone his visit. the
rellog answered her by smashing the
Eip1ow and crawling through it. He
advanced toward her, and by tire light OF
tSe night lamp on the table she could
MAINLY distinguish his features. He was
nfm4dium size, and apparently about %
mr. . years old. he had sligh tly hooked
pose and very brown face-so brown, in
fact that SIDE thinks be was mulatto.
A he came toward her Mrs, Robinson
ran to another window, out of which she
leaned. and started to run up the hill to
he residence OF William l.. Purdy, which
was nearer than that OF Oscar Purdy.
The young brute leaped out after her, and,
oyertaking her, caught her in his arms
apd carried her back to the bedroom.
There prolonged stru Ggle took place.
Finally Mrs. Robinson became exhaust
ed. and began to argue with the fellow
about the enormity of the crime he was
about to commit, and told him nobody but
coward would take unmanly advantage
ofawoman unable to longer defend her
self. The brute, after Offering her much
lndgnity, finally gave up his Intention OF
perpetratlng a graver otfense, but in his
rage ne struck the woman several
blows with mis- clenched fist,
and then forced her into
small closet under the stoOp and
fastened the door. The fellow then ran
sacked the house and stole a gold watch
and chain and $35 in cash. Then he babe
his victim good-by and started to go
away. she begged him to release her
from her uncomfortable position, as she
was clad only In her night dress, and was
almost stiff with cold. He said he would
open The door if she would promise not to
come out until he mad time 10 get a good
distance away. She promised, and the
fellow unfasttned the door.
After the ruttian had been gone about
five minutes Mrs. Robinson came out and
ran to Mr.. Purdy's house for assistance.
She screamed for help, aud aroused Mr..
Purdy and his farm hands. They started
in pursuit of the rascal. but no trace OF
bin could be found. Yesterday afternoon
constable WoldorI ana squad OF citl-
zens went out to make systematic
search of the tramp nests which abound
In hat territory, believing that the fellow
belongs to gang called ''tne Swamp
Angels" some of whom have recently
been sent TO State prison Tor various
crimes. At late hour last night the fell
low had not peen found.
Mrs. Robinson is about 35 years old,
good looking, tall and graceful, with
brown hair AID dark hazel eyes, and bears
herself like lady OF high culture.