The sun., 1893-05-27
GAGGED BY A MASKED THIEF.
MRs. HU7 CHINS's EXCITING ELPE-
RIESCE IN HER OWN HOUSE.
West Farms a gltated Over n Daring Rob
berry Committed There In Dnyiight-The
Thief Left "a Message InyltinR Capture.


berry CommItt-d There In Dnyiight-The
Thief Left IA Message lrviting Capture.
There was n robbery in West Farms on
Thursday evening. the sensational crcum-
stances OF which have caused much excite
ment there. The robbcr seems to have been
an unusually bold and determined fellow. His
victim is young married woman named Lulu
Hutchins. She is slightly built. about % years
old. and the wife OF George Hutchlns. q brake
man on the New York. New Haven and Hart
lord Railroad. Thoy were married last De-
cember and took up their residence in o neat
little two-story frame cottage at 1881 Main
street. West Farms. Tho house stands we'll
back from the street.
The train that Mr.. Hutchins Is employed on
| makes short runs from New York. and Mr.
| Hutchlns works from noon to about midnight
| He received his months pay on Wednesday
| night Mrs. Hutchins spent m ost OF Thurs
| day at her mothers house. Just across the
Bronx River. nearly opposite West Farms
| She returned home about 5Ia o'clock in the
afternoon, and. without waiting to change her
| clothing. kindled fire in the kitchen and put
| the kettle on to boil. Then she went up stairs
| to do some work there. 1t was about o'clock
and broad daylight when Mrs. Hutchins
| thought she heard somo ono moving about
| down stairs.
She ran to the head OF the stairs and found
| herself almost face to face with man. The
| upper portion OF his face was covered by a
! black mack.
What do you want ?" she mana god to ask.
! although badly frightened.
| For answer the man rushed up the few re-
! naming stairs and struck the woman pow
| erful blow in the body. He followed up this
| attack by dealing her blow on the head with
some blunt instrument that deprived her Of
consciousness She recovered to find herself
| naRRa1 with n broad 6triD OF muslin uDOut
| yard long. He had covered her mouth and nos
i
tied # tightly n69nt her throat Am0st
! ged hard to free herself from the thief. In
the light her clothing was torn to ribbons.
woman lie struck her again in the head. rem
d?ring her unconscious.
bound .ts' her hands hands behlnd her With a another
strip Of muslin. Finally he tied her ankles
began beg a search Of the house. lie tore the he
| bedding off the bed and found Sl5 between
topsy-turvy and found $40 In ono OF them. He
also found numpsr @ Of the smaller articles s OF
po%n 81 he paseea
tity OF silver and other property. but was dis
by the 5pf% return Of Mr.
der. Rs carried oii ne money he found and
about NO worth Of the silverware.
xort sars nfE He Go sot home st H abont sioss
, The door was open. and everything in the
| called for his wife. but could get no reply.
| When he went up stairs to look for her he saw
ease. ems .'' He g. found her lying on her face bound
and gagged. The thief had considerably laid
on. n''I The cloth was blood. stained and the wo.
man was unronseious: Mr. Hutchins tore the
on hef her apd ana
house to ths south heard Tie 3 hnI5asds i, sr!ss
s and ssea wS1fsd back Pa or f 5
violent Mysteries.
thief She described him US u med m sized
wore wore corduroy trousers and dark coat, and
Mrs Hutchins thinks he wore Jump
ssan Under showed s ehat nnpd% IL hs os
Of the rear window: and It is believed.
from the fact that he ala hnd nc" carry of ths ths
! Kitchen. that he was in the house when Mr..
Hutchins entered the gate and ESCAPED while
front yard: The man did not speak during his
nttaek on Mrs. Hutchins; SO hat his national
from his attire and general appearance to DO
| an Italian.
fremont police. and Detective Nil chel ar
! rested nearly dozen Italians found lettering
i% fore Mrs. Hutchins to see II she could ind ths
masked burglar among them; She was unable
| to do so. Yesterday she had recovered suff-
| ciently to be removed to her mothsrs house.
though, she is still under the doctors care;
The thief had evidently prepared himself for
In advance for the occasion. He may. IL cap
tured. prove to ha a crank as well as a thief.
the initials. M i. NJ. L" and the words
Catch me-" They are written in, pencil. On
mss face are the initials IN. T." written in
pencil and M: L" in indelihle ink. The thief
| Is believed to be familiar with the OCCUPANTS
| Of the house and to have known that Hutch
ms, had received his months pay on
open when she went up stairs, and the thief
therefore found ready. entrance. Main street