Evening journal., 1891-08-03
BOLD, BAD BURGLARS.
THEY BEAT AN OLD MAN AND
CHOKE TWO WOMEN.

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Trouble.
The house of Robert Smith, No. 1403
Rodney street, was robbed on Saturday
night. MIR. Smith was struck down with
a blackjack and two women were choked
by the burglars, who escaped after coolly
helping themselves to whatever money
and valuables they could lay hands on.
Mr.. Smith is q bachelor rs years old,
and scarcely able to move about His
housekeeper, Mrs Maria Chapman and
her daughter Mrs Arabella Angeline,
were In the house at the time OF the
burglary aud each sustained rough usage
at the hands Of the burglars.
Mrs. Angeline was asleep In the third
story when she was awakened by
rough hand laid heavily on her throat,
and a voice that fercely whispered
where is the meney" Mrs Angeliue
at once recognized the voice as that OF
man who had worked for Mr. Smith
few days before and az once mede cry
out, and called, "Let 60 of me. Tucker +
shut up your d-d beak. rttorted
the man, or I'll kill you. Give me that
knife Harry. he added turning to a com
panion, "and | will settle her.
companion made a move to give him the
knife, but the weapon fell to the floor.
Tucker then demanded to know of the
woman where the money was, and she
comprehending her danger believed that
discretion was the better part Of value,
and resolved to let him have It,
In the meantime Mrs. Chapman, who
had been sleeping on the second floor,
L..t ...tan Nd Id 80
Mr.. Smith. Ihe burglars heard her and
Tucker said to his companion, Take her
and get the money and Ill attend to the
others" Then he rushed down stairs,
entered Mrs. Chapman's room, seized her
by the throat and threatened to strangle
her to death Mr.. Smith then came
hobhling to Mrs Chapman's room do, r,
but before entering was struck down by
a heavy weapon in the hands of an
unseen man. He fell on trunk and the
voice threatened him II he attempted u
get up.
Mrs. Angeline and her companion we're
passing Mrs Chapman's bedroom door
on their way for the money at the time
that Tucker was struggling with Mrs.
Chapman. She called out Mother keep
quiet | will give them the money.
Mrs. Angeline WAS about TO start for
Ocean Grove to-day and Eer trunk, ready
packed, lay in the end Of the shed There
she led the burglar.
On their way down Joseph King, ar
old Englishman, who had been sleeping
in rear room on the first story for ths
night, called out "Who is therel' II
is me and Bella" came the answer
coolly, from the burglar, and Mr.. King
went back to snoozs satisfied that there
was nothing wrong except the burglar
grammar
Mrs. Angeline opened the trunk anC
gave the burglar the money, who, wheI
satisfied that he had got 1t, called out Il
is all right" Mrs. Chapman was
| then released and both burglars
escapes through the front door which hat
been opened by the third man who hat
gone out ahead.
Mrs Chapman then seized a hatchet
and, after rousing Mr.. King, went on
in search Of an officer. AT the B. & 0
station she met three young men VIII
notified officer Sherer. The officer the
went to the house aud made investigs
tions. He found several rooms ransacka
which must have been done before th
attacks on the women were made n
also found nine short ropes with looJ
holes, which were obviously intended {
be used as gags. Beside Mrs Angeline'
bed on the rug was found an open pei
knife.
The man. whom Mrs. Angeline recoe
nizsd as Amos Tucker came to All
smiths place about a week ago in con
pany with man who gave the name
Robert Wood. They got employment fc
few days and were discharged o
Friday, as all the work had been done 0
Saturday Tucker returned in compan
with another man, and Mrs. Chapma
gave them breakfast. When Mr.. Smit
paid the meu on Friday be remarked tina
he had to borrow the money from Mr.
Angeline, This gave them the clue as I
where the money could be found.
Tucker is described as a man 80 year
old, feet inches high, Of stout bull
and weighing about 80 pounds. He ha
short hair and light mustaehe, squar
jaws, narrow forehead and wears blac
clothing. His com panion Harry" Is Q
smaller stature, dark complexioned an
has black mustache.
The amount of money stolen was S57
of which So was gold and the remainde
paper money.
Complaints have been made that Office
Sh srer did not report the matter to th
police station with promptness Mayo
Wiley investigated the complaints ant
the matter will probably be brought be
fore the Police Commi ssiones next Thurs
day evening. Officer Shersr thinks that
he has been done an iniustic
by the Morning News, which state
that no report had been sent to th
police station. he ordered the matte
reported, which was done but the rspor
was not acted upon. He says that whe
he left the house he heard that th
burglars had taken certain route, an
decided TO pursue them He asked MI
Mcbride, who is an employe at th
B & o station to report the matter. Mi
Mcbride did so, so that the statement o
the Morning News that the matter wa
not reported at the police station is IL
correct.
1t was Captain Kersey not Capital
Francis, as the Morning News also states
that was in the police station then. Tn
report was received over the telephon
by Sergeant Wigglesworth, who tol
Captain Kersey but the latter did nc
take any action with the view of sendin
out general alarm There was mis-
understanding at first in the police stt
tion as to the nature Of the assault, an
the only available men there at the tim
were Sergeants Stuart and Wiggles
worth. IL is also said that the has
lights on the police booths do not work
which makes it impossible to send out
general alarm.
According IN tho rnlaa of tba polfc