The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-28
MRS. HENNESSY'S PLIGHT.
uRR Hands TIED AND An AfR0N xAs-
TENED OYER HER HEAD

She said Tat . Mas Seisea hsr an<
Dragged Her Iste the Kitehen-Was the
su,,osed Outrage the Resuit OF Hysteriss
David Henuessy. q clerk IN tho lace depart
mont IN f g. JafYray d Cos store. $40 Broad
wny. lives with his wife at 12x Waverly place.
Jersey City Heights. The house IL a two
story. and basement frame building. one-half
OF n double house. 1t would appear to be all
ono house II q railing did not divide the front
stoop. John l. Smith and his family occupy
.ho other part OF the building.
Hcnncssy reached home ut o'clock on
Thursday evening as usual. He found the
front door locked and tho shutters closed. and
was surprised. because his wife was usually
waiting to open tho door for him. The couple
have been married about ton months. Hem
messy knocked repeatedly and loudly at tho
door. but there was no response. He was
greatly alarmed. because It was tho first time
since he had gone housekeeping that his vito
was not waiting for him with the table set and
supper ready. He finally went to Mr. Smiths
house. next door.
Mrs. Smith told him she thought Mrs. Hem
messy was In the house. because she had heard
her moving about the kitchen about 6 o'clock.
The sounds Mrs. Smith heard through tho
thin partition indicated that Mrs. Hcnncssy
was preparing supper. Mrs. Smith told Hen
messy that his wife had gone during the after
noon to call on his mother. who lives few
blocks AWAY. Honncssy hastoned to his
mothers house and learned that his vito had
boon there but Ind left about o'clock. He
hurried back. After making another fruitless
attempt to get into tho house through tho
front door. he and Mr.. Smith climbed over tho
back fonce and got in through tho kitchen
window. which was not fastened They went
through nil tho rooms In tho house without
flnding Mrs. Henncssy.
While thoy wore celebrating what to do
next means were heard coming from the
cellar. Hcnncssy snatched up a light and
vent down tho narrow steps. followed by
Smith. Mrs. Eennessy was found lying on the
cellar floor with her feet resting on the bottom
stop An apron was tod around her head ard
face and her wrapper was torn. She was un-
conscious. She was carried up stairs and Dr.
Steele summoned When she was restored to
consciousness sho told a startling story
Sbo said shc reached homo about 5 o'clock
and went into the kitchen to prepare supper.
After shc got tho flre started and tho kettle on
the range she went into the parlor to open the
shutters. On the left Of the front hall Is the |
parlor. A narrow passage leads to tho dining |
room and kitchen. and up stairs are the bed |
rooms. Mrs. lfennessy says that when she |
opaned the parlor door and was walking over
toward window man seized her. Sho could
describe him only rs tall and powerful be-
cause sho could SEQ his face very indistinctly
IN the darkness; She was almost powerless in
it dfd not OCCUR TO her to make any cutlery. >.
Her assailant tore her apron on and tied it
but tho man dragged her across tho
room toward the kitchen. On tho way he
stepped and in. niece With f thyme
dragged her into tho kitchen and threw her
down on the floor. She continued to struggle
members nothing after that until her senses
,anne back to her and she saw her husband and
Dr. Steele es says she bore no marks Of bruises
4 wrapper she wore WAS torn: some time
ass s Ms t the ess s e
around to the Third precinct station and re-
,,orted the occurrence to the rolse; Detective
i It. Tho police are inclined to- think that
sun reporter called at tire. house yesterday
Henneesy said his wife was suffer-
S% i, HE sd he had SS
nadeto the police. He refused to answer any
%n sa a Mrs. ST. ST. hespi
Tor working about the Kitchen. presumably
,ntrrs or the noise Of any struggle, II there
lnd heen any ,noise she thought she would
asra it vsry h the Ss
and told her that whom he and, Mr.: Hennessy
bund Mrs. Hennessy lying at the foot OF the
ellar stairs her hands were tied in front OF |
'er. and the tying was loosely done. The
frs Hennessy is small and delicate and Of a
cry nervous temperament. About two and q
mo IN q Sister of Charity. While there she had {
n attack Of hystcria and nervous prostitution.
nd she did not recover for three or four
Months
There was no attempt made to, stenl any {
hing from the house. Several valuable arti-
los In the paror remained undisturned. Mrs. I
when shs recovered consciousness.
Kissed hor earrings and q diamond pin. but
he earrinGswore found in tho Kitchen and the
in In the dining room. She Is unable to give
he police anything but a very meagre de-
cription OF tho man. because she could not
ee him in the darkness Of tho rarlor. and
'hen he bad dragged her into tho Kitchen she
as partly unconscious SO far rs has been
earned. no motive for an attack is apparent.
A man named prntt SAYS he was standing in
ont OF the HOUSE, waiting for n friend from I
80 until after . O'clock. Hc saw Mr.. Hem t
essy come home. He heard no noise of II ,
rugRle. and did not see any stranger leaving
10 house.
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