New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-21
4 PLUCKY JERSEY WOMAN.
MRS HILE GRAPPLED A BURGLAR
WHILE HER HUSBAND SLEPT

HE CUT HER WITH RAZOR BUT SHE HUNG
ON AND scREAMED-TIIEN SHE PUSHED HIM
HEADrONG DOWNSTAIRS AND TAINTED
THE POLICE oUTwTTTED - ONE
ARREST MADE.
Mrs Louise IIilc. twenty-three years Old OF
No 1876 Union-st. Jersey City. established for
herself early yesterday morning reputation as
a heroine To add To the romance Of the affair
Mrs Hile is yet regarded a bride. having been
married only our months ago. Yesterday morn
ing she awoke at 2 o'clock to find a burglar in
her room. and instantly grappled with him in the
darkness. She received severe wound on the
thigh from razor but still maintained her hold
on the burglar, struggled across the room with
him and into the hallway. There. as he broke
from her. she threw him downstairs. A peculiar
feature OF the affair IL that Elmer T.. Ilie. her
husband: Eugene Dallenne. her father. ana
Ernest c. Daeinne her brother. the two latter
oocuying an adjoining room. were not awakeheu awakened
by the noise of the struggle, nor by Mrs HE ;
screams. Mr.. Iiie IN nks he was chorolori"e''
but there IS nothing to bear this out.
Mrs. lille says that when she retired Wednes-
day night she placed bankbook containing
$50 between the mattresses, and awoke at :
| O'Clock with an idea that some one was trylhs
to steal this money. AS the dream clearen
away she heard a noise which sounded as II a
man was trying to hold his breath. He seemed
To be crouching beside the bed As later as
covpries showed. he was trying to release MT
Ililo's watchchain, which had been tea III
a knot I'm a buttonhole Of his waistcoat so as
to steal the watch. Mrs. iIile saws her first
idea was that perhaps her brother had cofhe
irtO the room. and she called out ms name.
but received no answer Then she sprang out
Of bed. her feet landing on the mans back A.
the same instant no arose, throwing h"r Oh.
At the same time he must have struck AT h"I
with a razor. as afterward n clean cut Wound
was found in her right thigh, though IN the
| excitement Of the moment Mrs. HE saln sn"
| had no idea that she had been wounded. W men
| the man gained his feet Mrs Hile grappled with
| him and screamed out her husbands nanie'
Elmer This she repeated three times Ihen
she and the burglar struggled across the room
There was no light in the room because the
| house has not been connected with the gas
! main and no lamp was kept burning. Mrs lille
| savs che must have lost consciousness when
she grappled with the burglar because sie can
| remember nothing from that time nntll sie
| found herself out in the hallway sun hoIu,ns
! her assailant firmly by both arms, when prooa-
| LIv prevented him from using the razor d
| As Nrs Uile regained consciousness In the
hallway th. burglar broke from her. AS he ala
| on n. glve her A brutal kick on the knee Then
| he turned to go downstairs. she s"H"i MN y!
| him hoadlong to the bottom. where she hear9
| him roll on the floor Then he Jumped up ana
ran into the Kitchen which Is an eNt1HSl"n "a
| th. house As a window In the kltchen WAS
| aft.rward found open. II is presumed tii' pui
| lar both came snd went that way. when she
| threw the. burglar down the stairs Mrs iilli
| N and there NrI IUSpHlil' wiz 'i''''
awoke 10y this time. found her UNCONSCIOUS .sl
nirht,lress stained with blood. He ran to the
| window and gave an alarm. AS ne dld SO ne
! saw a man who wore no hat run from an ai'E'
| ross rho street and turn the corner into Ocean
| ave some of the neighbors heard Mrs me
| cries and joined In the alarm. but II Vas h"'
| until ten minutes later that I"lceinah ap
| naarnd Then Detecti' es PEARSON. Dalton ana
| McNalIy and Patroman Hanbury arrived III
a squad. ,, ...o. ,,,o,od :,
h.1 and pr Vreeand summoned. he louhl
! n cut fut inches long on ner risht 'hisL HHn
| n confused wound on her right knee Sne was
w.ak from loss OF blood. but in no danger ana
! last night was bright and cheerful Inc ponce
! found the burglars hat In the hAVWay' anu ~
! thor. vas quantity Of silvcrware ana cI''hinS
! valued At $50 stolen. It H. believed there ""rt
| ,u., mon IN IN. house the on Mrs lille saw
! having carried nothing with him. The escape OF
| the burglars il considered strange.
| Tn. house is In the Fourth Precinct RoDDer-
| les have been frequent there Of lai"' ana LAST
| night the regular force OF officers was doubled.
! Ther, wer" thirty-two men on duty ou' nm
! N them saw either u the burglars one ha.leSS'
! the other carrying bundle. Ana YET the "l'ic''S
were instructed two weeks ago t. halt every man man
! seen on the street after midnight ana require
him t. give an account of himself TINS order
| they have oheyed strictly as t. render IL 90
| r,xinus several respectable persons having been
/ arrested Stil when the burglars came hey
went with their plunder and were not noleS,ru;
! At o'clock yesterday morning prtt'uNf @ 'll-
| ton arrested man without a hat m Mon 'lii'rs
! and Washington SIS. more Than two miles from
| the scene Of the robbery. He said MS name We
| William Conlne and that h. lived N NO ~
| PavonIa-ave which is n mile from wher" ne was
| f,uud He accounted FOR this by saying that ne
| was q hand on tl, tugboat c. j. Sack lie lost
| his hat I'm Wednesday nights storm, he sali ana
! n. came ashore t. get "A drink ana new NAT.
| when orraigned at Police Headquarters the nat
! found at Mr. HES house, which Is seven
and one-eighth In size. fitted him exactly. ne
| denied that he owned IT, At $50 last night
| Coninc was stood mp ut Police Headquarters WIN
n number Of men and confronted with the Fourtn
Precinct police Several OF them said they hai
seen him in the vicinity - Mr.. Hiles mouse WIN
! Ir 4 dav or TWO and one Of them said ne Thought
| h. had seen COnine In Emory-st, on the night or
| Sapiember r. when smiths barber shop was
! robbed on the contrary Albert Coons captain
| and Neop Winchell engineer. of the tug [. j.
| Sack said that Conine WAS occasionally en-
| plovod on the boat. He frequently slept on the
| boat when not at work They saw him come
| aboard at 10 O'Clock on Wednesday night. He
| ,b,n wor. a hat They saw him leave the boat
| shortly after O'Clock yesterday morning, ana
| be was then barehcaded. COnine is held. as the
| nollce say he has done several terms for larceny
| Tho police also gave out that Mrs. tllle be
| li.ves her assailant. whom she cannot describe
| on account ~ the darkness. 10 have been an
Italian ragpicler because his clothes had an
n1or - garbage She thought he was short
man aud stockIv built. Chief Murphy says the
hot the man left looked If II might have been
nIcled out Of an ashbarrel.