The evening world., 1894-04-09
CRAzED BY T0UGHS.
Gang Breaks In Mrs. McDonnell's
Windows with Bricks.
One Struck Her on the Head, In
flcting a Severe Wound.
She Became Dcliriois and Fled
Over IIousetops.

Mrs. Winnie Mcdonnell thlrty-thr'e
years on or J"' west lWeh'S-"i'h
street WAS driven Insane TINS morning
by the action OF Il gang OF l"at'r"'
Mrs. Mcdonnell lived on the hrSt moor
OF the Twenty NTH street hOus" with her
husband Johr and their pr,ttv four
~
y'hr-oih uhush'er Sad'e'
Within n few doors OF their home is II
stohIa This rlaca ia the point of meet
NC -,
'hs lor II h'hlper "f young "''" anu ""S =
who spend the greater portion of their
time in drinking mixed ale.
-, w '~''' mt - .-...
Members OF this gang nave no "c'hph-
tion, doing only odd jobs enon@h to
violence have made them the terror OF
the nelghborhood. and their wild orgies
az m,S'' N.'r e>e,S n.y., p''s", - n"' " D,us" a.'
around awake. The numerous com
plants which the tenant" claim to have
made to the police have had no visible
rasu,,
result
Last night the toughs had more al"
than usu,l The s,nhl.. WAS n1i large
enough for them. Going into the street
they picked up "A lot of tin cans, bricks.
Iumps Of conl ANYTHING that would serve
~, ,,,i,a,,a r,,,s, ,,o,. ,,ar,,d on, nc
one of them expressed 1t. ITO do up the
mups IN tho hlock
,n',,, -, a., ,,,,,,, -. tho Nc-
Ih'y selected the mouse OF tne NC,
Donnells. 1t was o'clock. Husband
and wife were in a rear room when sud
d",',y a shower Of bricks ana coal struck
,,. buildinr, Thsv rushed into the front
room and ius, nt maj moment n dozen
hr,rks s,rucks tha wirInws Sash and
,i,ss were rarriah ntvav nnl laniel in
The centre Of the room. Then followed
another rain Of bricks that struck all
around the man ami woman. 4 half a
brick hit Mrs McDonnell on tn head
Outside tha house The gang or rough
uttered wild shrieks OF drunken laugh
| Ter as thev atnnei tho nlncn 'rnn fir-
| niture in the front room was broken.
NrDnnpeii carried he viz intn The
rear room. The ruttians, thinking they
mad done enough damage ran away,
| ''rha hIo,, which Mrs tcpnnnaI h -
receiv.5 az topether with the fripht ma adr
her deiir,ons She had inst recov,rii e, r
| from a ft of illness The NrDonnalls
wera a,re,dv in sore Straits The
husharS had ,,ways ma nroviIa% Veil fnr
| htu San,n,, ~, ~ III thra nn,nnths as" u,hs,
| ha Lost 6is nnsitinn sinro tbcn ,i,rns
have hean vsrv had Thev co,i,d NOT
i"E fo inTlr aG5 to rem, their distress a Mrs MIR.
Mcdonnell o y when She shs was vas % ch!IG came M i;
and askel u diG them for home She G Is
| SKY years oln ana Wltnont means, l ne
thongh thsv sould not care - Tor .e tham. n,.
t,,S rTti rni ~ roi,,' - 49,, 80
| seNrs lnis s nIioriilnR I.R tne ia"''ly MS
W mavt p,e,l sts,S N,o6,,,, r,,.,,
| an IIisnt l9Hs Nrs; MCl,oI'ieL " raE,'u.
| Sns Iii,hsiitu .nn. u, En"S WIS '''''
| her win SUCKS anu stones,
| l-ook' tneE VIII k.l hr she "oul
; eMClaIln; I'M, s,nI.',ig ., from her peu' h'f
eSGs VIZ WIN idismt' ,,i, ,,,o.,,,,,. ,,,
Just al'tr . Ci'ck tl.s lio,riliiIs' ho,
ponhell' worn our WIN Wa,Sh'hs', went
o sep ~ ."e nIi yra', oeuorr tlne pt t, hor
ntm Mps' NJ Meioi,,'e,i LON, arboSt, bo "tt n,nii
| mouse. mere she crdWieu throush mar
row Trap loSr ahi sot OUT ONO 'he steep
slahtihS rooi ~, ,"I rTnr a., Nor,,
| ins nu""u n.u Ju'' ~ H w" o. ~ w -, ''
| neilS BOO Mtst in,nts -s'.tn 80 20
| on stor! hlsntr. p..Me,il '"e Nv" "''''
IL spnIe VI Ill ,,.,S ~ ,i,n,, tb,, 700,