The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-30
ODD CHARGE OF ROBBERY.
IA TsON ACCUSED OF CASUALLY
CHLOROEORMTSG HIS SISTER
And OF systematically Pawnine HIS Broth.
er-in-iaw's Wardrobe In 1nstNIimen
Says ne Didn't aud Has Got a. Abb.

And OF systematically Pawnine His Broth.
| er-in-law's Wardrobe In 1natNlimen ts-
says lie Didn't aud Has Got A. Abb.
A small man. followed by two girls. led a
man much heavier and taller than himself into
the East 10th street police station yesterda y
morning and made tho oldest complaint that
Sergeant Grant had ever listened TO. The
prisoner is Daniel Watson. He is A. years old
and lives with his wife and step chi at 23.,
East 12lst street He Is employed by an OK
press company as agent at the Grand Central
Station. The complainant who made prisoner
OF him Is his brother.in-law Thomas l.. Nor
man Of 1875 East 18th street. dealer in tools.
Norman said that Watson had persistently
visited his house in his absence. and had
frightened Mrs. Norman and the children UNI
til they allowed him to do almost everything
no pleased. His custom on such visit was to
select one or more garments OF Norman's and
make Norman's 10-year. daughter. Nettie.
60 with him and pawn tho clothes Then he
would take the ticket and proceeds and send
tho child home. with q threat to beat her II
she dared to tell hor father. This had been
going on for two years or more. but Norman
had endured It rather than bring disgrace on
the family by prosecuting his wiie's brother.
He had told Watson to keep AWAY from the
house. but his order was disobeyed.
On Friday. Norman said. Watson found Mrs.
Norman alone in tho house with her infant
md md her l0.year.old Daughter Lillian. Mrs:
Norman was asleep; Watson took vial Of
hand kerchiei. and pressed the handkerchief
over Mrs. Norman's mouth and nostrils., When
him he. went to tho wardrobe and exam med it's
contents. Finding nothing to his taste he took
20 from Mrs Normnns pocketbook on the
Lillian was ono Of tho girls who had followed
the Rsa to the s police station Sergeant Grant
shsrs story the S 1frSo0fa'0a ner
RG%s at hSh sho sHa and shs added that
effects Of tho dose, were certainly durable
put on the Handisrchiefg T se ea0t Crane MT
FL ,osEs 9Th tss sa ssts when he took
Mr.. Norman said that he had aroused his
wife from her stupor with difficulty, and. that
yet fully He produced anS ntS aSe
pawn # tickets representing his clothing. which
avenue. near fI5th Street The tickets, he
said, had been found in trunk belonging to
The accused contented himself with simple
denial b OF b the entire story He was locked up
he Was eosS FL
valued at SZE. ana hnd forced Nettie to pawn
It. At another time Watson. having found
Nettie skating on the sidewalk. had forced the
child to take Off the roller skates and pawn
thing like so cents.
Lillian. the elder daughter. was willing to
repeat the story Of seeing Watson drug her
mother. but said she indged he used chloro-
form. because of its effects on her mother, She
said this time that there was no label on the
bottle.
The prisoners wife was widow when Wat
son married her about year ago. She has a
daughter about 8 years old. Her home is neat,
and she looks like the hard working woman
she describes hersel to be. She says her hus-
band Is tho victim OF q conspiracy He works
at night and sleeps day times. and has worked
for his present employers of and on for nine
teen years. He and Norman haye been bad
dislike9 his nieces so much that he did not
care to have them visit his house. They called
two weeks ago with an invitation to her daugh-
ter to accompany them to the Park with May
party. but the invitation was declined at the
door. and they wont away angry.
Mrs Watson said her husband was at homo
asleep all day Friday. tho day he was accused
of chic roforming his sister. Mrs. Watson says
she believes that one of tho Norman family
pawned tho property and accused Watson OF
the theft to shield herself. She denies that her
says he found in Watson trunk.
Norman and the two girls met Watson yes
terday at 121st street ind Third avenue. and
Watson seems to have accompanied Norman
enough to the police station. The
girls had the pawn tickets with them then.
Tho accused will be arraigned in the Harlem
Court to- day.