The sun., 1895-05-28
FOOT BURNED BY A ROBBER
JOHN HARRINGTON, TORTURED IN
BED, VAINLY CALLED FOR HELP.

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TO tho Amount OF ABOUT SS'o"" Stoien'
Rospour NAV .7-.Jobn f. Harrington. n
tobaoconist who live. a,ono over his sbop In Tho
Strand ,va. assaulted In bis he'd Mt an early
hour this n,orninu and robbed of more tba, $40
cnah and manor reprcsontinp more than So 500
Iipbtet natcbes were app,iet TO his feet to tor
ture hin, int royeo,ing tho wbcreabouts of
moro money and bo was left bound. gagged and
bleeding lv,nv IN tho entryway to his bedroom.
with bis hack resting on his money drawer
which tho robber had not finished rning when
for some renson he left his victim and escaped.
uarrlncton "a n middlc.ored mnn. He has
kcnt tho shon in the strand since 1870. Ills
rcputatiop ia that of n pcaceful citizen, paving
no no roes. and ho has ALWAYS enjoycd the good
vii, NJ his ns;gbbors the hest of whom take a
kindly interest IN tho bunchback. who tbrifti,y
.tte,ds n his rus,ncss and lives in solitude. He
sells tobacco and cigars in a small, dark, low
calling stor. a room hack OF which. together
With a rear room nm stairs. ho uses for living
nurnoscs. Tho from, room I'M stair. is cmpty.
The two stories would not make one IN heivht OF
a city building. AT one side of the shop Is an
ooen a,.ey ,eaosne 10 .he fe"t y"'u' - "''u Nv .no
other Fischers restaurant wheIo harr'hs'oh
boards. Beyond the alley is tho shoe shop of II.
D. Dykeman. and next to the restaurant is
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Thomas Rigney's saloon.
,,t,Ie rear room mn stairs. which has two win
i,'''o M 'et ,ooni ap go. .,a .,,, e w.. h',,
opening to the alley. and the otLer ut the back
~ tho bouse leaking out over some low sheds
At about ":l5 he was aroused by man, who
caught his wrists shook him, and said:
~, Won m,ke a no,s. Ill shoot vou."
Sou ih"Ae i'o,.e l - 'n"'' '''
1t was quite dark, the SKY beng overcast. rs
It was when day broke. and Harrington could
do you wnntS' And tho man replied, II want
u.,r,nut,n so;d nj, h. had ,v.s In bis pocte..
h"', 'iI WI. sou "'' 80. =. , " a., -
BOOK IN MS trousers wh,en % % ha.s on ,ne wa'' "a "'
,,o,.o ,h;. and demanded IN know whore thc
'e'e .hls anu ue,.a'ueu ~ N.U" .h ""t.o ta, '"o
safe was. Harrington repeated that no hnd no
more money .han was i" ms ms nn m"u m e "
obliged to go to the Kingston City Hospital re-
Gently.
Harrington hau oeeh Struggling ourins the
few moments required for this conversation.
nu. soon u rasis 'Ti he " rohher hnI s,rnct Tim
sevageiv about The head. and when he stoned
whppsd out out n some cord d 'rned him i'm
Hand h.hind him and tied his feet together
' The burglar then sat on Harrlngton's 5 legs and
MED tSe Hnme to tho creat toe of The left foot
mil @ hn raised n blister. Harrington begged
hnt II Cd htA Ct nf Z fha
hosni,aI III AZ nniv n wc.k nuo Friday and wns NOT
abia ~ xithsttand abuse. The man paid no heed
a. .ht. hn, aF,ar numineilin,, hin, some ,nore
and NJ I'iS tSin~ n haudkerchief around his neck
na rtlv rhSkin him. turned TO his trousers and
thouahtI h n1 left the place. 'Al''' lib VII
'NS a ftsr wing still for a while and hearing no
sound M Harrihcten began to work at his shacslss,
Twice y.IIeG murder Before he had time @ to cry cry
tni,u hnrl onto his ned and Tho same x"ire
thaI Ind first aroused him cursed him
again: %niie d anv ,,t; ,h b,nod aoaa MN Oyer
sat,sSsd IN nnnish with his fists the robber
struck him over the left temple with the blunt
tn he sewed up When the surgeon arrived. He
tIsr tieI Tarrinpton's a hand, again and ii rnvurd
inn from the bedroom TO the stairs where he
threw him down upon the floor. SEEKING a shirt.
he ,.es nsariv ,tranrled and crowded as n,nch nv
no,sible of he rest Of 1t into his mouth linen he
fl him had & that the
feared that he had made some noise that made
IL unsafe for him to stay longer Harrington
feared more than once that he would faint
through loss of blood but he did not lose con-
scousness He did not dare move for some tine
Hs finally became alarmed ut the continued
bleeding OF his wounds and felt that he must do
As aboSt s ociock Mr. Dykcman. the cobbler
across the alley, nwoks and said he thought he
shcp He started to dress and Mrs Dykcmun
went TO a side window, from which she snw n
man lying on the ground in the alley at the back
OF Uarrinyton's house. 1t was not light enough
for her to see his face and she thought he was
drunk.
She called to her husband to hurry with his
revolver. and as She did SO she opened the win
uow. The man was then Just picking himself
mn from the ground, where it seemed as il Inc
had fallen. He had heard her mention a re-
yoIver, and he called to her:
killedi,
Mrs Dykeman did not stop 70 think whe, her
the voice was a familiar one hut GOT n lnmn and
tod her husband that Neighbor liarrington had
been robbed and was outside nearly dead, The
man in the alley pulled himself iorei her and
had made off when Mr. Dykeman was ready To
20 out. and lust then the Oykemans we're sum
Tnonrd 70 ri he front windows by sLricks of mmr
der in the Strand. '-'1'
Harrinpt pton had work ed himself free from rho
cords anu gag and made his way through the
front room over his shop to the street window
lie did not dare to cali out again While he WA,