New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
SHE WAS FOUND BOUND AND GAGGED.
A SERVANT SAYS A MASKED MAN TIED HER
,oxry MISSING FROM A TRUNK.

uoSFy MISSING FROM TRUNK.
cr,u,. Hahn a servant In the employ OF Frederick
.,I.rs VIM lives on the second floor OF No 342 Court
St YESTERDAY told strange story OF her encounter win
q burglar on Thu sday night Alters ana his WIG lel
the ap,rtment, carly in the evening to attend con
cer. and left Title, who Is nineteen years OLD ana
gh ahout 40 pounds alone in the Kitchen Knitting
In Tie liquor store Kept By Mr.. Alters on the hoor
below was the bal tender, Chailcs schmidt, and one
Nv two other men In adjoining apartments were
numerous people. The bartender says he can gen
erally hear any sound in the rooms above ana can
recognize the inmates there by their steps when walk
ing on the floor No unusual noise WAS heard during
the evening.
Al about IL O'Clock Mr.. Alters and his wife re-
prised to find Tilie lying qui lily on
the kitchen floor with her own handkerchief stu'cd
loosely into her mouth and her ankles ana "rls's
crossed and tied with several strands OF small oou
with hard knots. Mr. Alters quickly cut lhe ooIus
and took the gag from her mouth. Word was sent 10
the Third Precinct police and also 10 Dr' ~ hoS
Natheson Of No 337 Union-st Tie rooms were con
sderably torn up but the principal rayages had been
made in the girls own room, where, beside her own
trunk was one belonging to Mrs. Allers CONTAINING
800 in money, though no one knew ol 'haV i"''
previously All this money was TAKEN also aoou'
81 in change from the girls pocketbo0k. IwenN'hNo
dollars in money and a watch in the girls trunk were
not taken. SOine JeWclTy Hdu wv" P"' :"
kerclef but left on the table. Linen and Other
articles strewn wildly about
Dr. MathesOa found the girl not unconscious. but ap
parently in great excitement. When her nerves were
Quieted she tod the following story
al was sitting with my back to the door. and near
the kchen-table, knitting. At exactly $3.50 p H. i
heard the door open, and as looked around siw
man standing behind me with something white over MS
face. II might have been handkerchief. was about
TO get out OF the chair. when he told me that II
moved he would shoot me. lie then took hold OF my
hands, tied them in front of me, and also tied my
feet. Then lie placed handkerchief in my mouth
] don't know what followed
she could not tell how she came upon the floor or
explain why was not aroused she couu
give no description Of the beyond saving that
he was neither tall nor short. DR.. Matheson THINKS
She probably tainted at first and when she reRaheu
consciousness too frightened 10 move. lhcIee
were only slight marks the cord on her wrists ana
ankles, and il j. evident that she lade no >ruEee.
the girl wa suffering somewhat from nervousness
yesterday She was in no way injured Other thah ON
the excitement. -, u ro,o,c,
are working on the They say that she COuld
easily have forced the gag from her mouth had she
fried They cannot understand why >hc maze no
fOOr with her tied feet. 1t l. also Tcmarhablc that
Che burglar should have gone about h> work Wlthout
u,inc other materials than handkerchief taken from
Till own drc>, pocket which vas turned Inside ont
and the small cords with which he tied her. The bar
keeper Sa;> that several men in the store
during the evening" and one Of them might nave gone
out and into the ~ido door. lie thinks NJ ncdld man
ent - at about o 80 but thought il was one 81 the
lOdgers. \ cheap scarf pin was f0uud 0Y IN" Rcheh
foor which NAV lead t. the discovery OF the robbers