The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-28
FACED A REVOLVER
Mrs. Lenahan AWakes to
Find a Masked Burglar
in Her Room.
AFTER INSURANCE MONEY
The Thief Knew Her Husbands
Policy Was due-Police Cap
ture the Robbers.

Another daring robbery accompanied
by brutal assault on a helpless woman,
by a masked man armed with a revolver
was committed Thursday morning.
This time the victim is Mrs Mary
Lenahan, a widow, residing at No. 7Ss
Jersey avenue. Unlike the Hile case,
the police have two men under arrest.
One IS dangerous ex-conVict and the
other the leader of the notorious, but
partially disrupted "Red Tiger gang.
which for years past has terrorized that
entire territory lying north of the Penn
syiyania Railroad tracks on Sixth street.
a motive for the burglary is known and
the police are IN possession of evidence
which Will undoubtedly result in one OF
the prisoners spending a few years of
his life behind the bars of the State Pris-
AWAKENED BY A NOISE.
1t was about half past one O'Clock as
near as Mrs. Lenahan can remember,
when she was awakened by hearing a.
noise in the lower hall.
She raised herself to a sitting posture
In her bed and as she did so, became
conscious that there was someone in the
room. She was about to cry for help
when she was seized by the throat and
forced back on her pillow. She strug-
gled in the fiend's clutch and would have
made an outcry had he not suddenly
thrust cooked revolver in her face
her bed
'If you move, I'll blow your brains
out" the man hissed in her ear.
Il want your money. 1 known you've
got lot, and Tam going to have it,
Notwithstanding the fact that the room
was in total darkness the burglar was
see that his face was covered with a
black mask. AS he released his hold on
her throat she made an effort to spring
from the bed, only to be met. with
terrific blow behind the ear, presumably
with the butt of the revolver. The blow
stunned her. but she recoIlects having
plr raj from ha~ had
in one corner of the room. While lying
on the floor the masked man kicked her
brutally in the stomach. The blow. so
stunned her for a moment that she lost
sight of her aSSailant
She remebers hearing him go to the
hall door and give a long, low whistle.
He undoubtedly had an accomplice, as
| the signal was responded to. Mrs. Lena
han heard voices on the stairs and then
became unconscious again Upon reeov-
| cry she found that the bed clotheSg and
| mattress had been torn from the bed and
piled in corner
FURNITURE DESTROYED.
The contents of her bureau drawers
were scattered about the room in the
| widest disorder, and a trunk beside her
with some sharp instrument. The lock.
| however, had not yielded to the blows,
| and its contents remained undisturbed-
| The only thing stolen, so far as she
| knows, is her pocl1etbook containing SO.
| The woman did not report the case to
| the police until yesterday morning. Ser
1 geant Robert Jelly and Detective Clerk
| at once started to work. A description
/ given them by Mrs. Lenahan enabled
| them to locate their man. The woman.
| even during her dreadful experience, had
| recognized his voice. and was able to
| give the police his name. Early this
| morning the burglar was run down at one
| of his haunts at Eighth and Henderson
| streets. He was accompanied by Sec
| ond crook, who was also arrested
| At the Second precinct police station
| they gave their names as Morris O'Don-
| # No Henderson street and
| John Connors. better known as hea
i'''' THE MEMS RECORDS.
| O,DonneU is the ex-convict referred to.
/ He has served term in STATE Pflson
| for burglarizing a house on Henderson
| street. On that occasion ne had st 10 ne
| He is REGARDED as a dangerous criminal
| RED Connors enjoys the unenyiapie
reputation Of being the ;tG Leader OF T,boae 6ne
| members are now in State Prison. The
| circumstances which led to Mrs. Lena
| hams robbery are, are novel ,T,4475 poppnpv
| Three weeks ago her husband died, ana
| n week after she decided to move 10 NO.
| trtcknan named Wagner to remove her
| belongings, and Nagner, it appears, en-
| gaced Morris O'Donnen to assist hin
During the day the ans9Ipse'hg tbat heT lis hI5s-
| hands life had been insured for S2vV9
| and that she expected to get the cash
| in the course of a few days.
io'Donneil was delighted with the pros pros;
,,acts of making such an elegant maui,
| Ina annaren{lv set to work at once
planning the robbery. Fortunately, for
Mrs. Lenahan, the money had not been cen
! raid her vet and unfortunately Tor
/ 6'iSonnelI he was too premature.
| Both prisoners were arraigned before
Justice Potts this morning, and are held
| ,itI,nnt hail for further hearing.
| GiDonneu will have to answer charges
Of burglary, atrocious assault and
| threatening life. Connors is held on sus-
nicion of committing a burglary