The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-30
She AWOke to Find Him
RanSaCking Bureau.
When She Cried for Help the
MiScreant Fired.
Then He Fled and Has Not Yet Been
Captured by Police.
The Daring Crime Was Committed on
River Avenue al Noon Today.


River Avenue at Noon Today.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor of 262 River
avenue was shot by an unknown man
| who entered her house shortly after neon
| today with the intention of robbing it,
| She was somew hat tired after her fore
moons housework, and had gone into her
bedroom to lie down while. She fell
asleep, and about 1890 p. IN. was awak
ened by hearing a slight noise Looking
| up she perceived strange man in the act
OF rumsging her bureau in which she
keeps what few valuables and money she
possesses. She asked the intruder what he
was doing there. He replied: "keep
| quiet or I'll shoot you," at the same time
pointing a revolver straight toward her.
| She jumped from the bed and the man
fired, the bali entering Mrs. Taylor's
| face closely under the right DostriL.
Their he turned and fled, going of over the
fields.
| Mrs. Taylor's screams and the pistol
shot aroused the attention of her next
door neig hbor, Mrs. Joseph Sugden, who
is, in fact, the only neighbor within an
eighth of a mile, who called to some
laborers at work farther up River avenue.
The police and DIR. Keene were at once
summoned, each arriving quickly, Cap
tain Leavitt of the Sixth District answer
ing in person. The doctor examined the
wounded woman, who at no time lost
consciousness, and found that the bullet,
evidently of small caIiber, had lodged in
the roof of the mouth. He stated at :45
p. m. that the chances for recovery were
very good.
Mrs. Taylor was not able to give very
accurate description of her assailant, but
said she would consider him about 6ft.,
7la or inches tall, with smooth face.
He wore dark clothes and brown hat.
The place where the outrageous and
dastardly attempt to murder Mrs. Taylor
| was made Is Just suited to such pur-
| pose. About quarter of a mile from
| Gladstone aveune with no houses near
| except @ similar little cottage, both
story and half high, at 260 River
avenue, with little passing by and plenty
| OF fields and woodlands all around, the
| opportunities presented are very enticing
| to tho robber, who would probably be
afraid to tackle man on the street. or
course, even IL Mrs. Taylor does not die,
the occurrence Is alarming enough TO set
everybody asking when they are safe in
| these days. Hundreds OF men and women
| in the vicinity OF Gladstone avenue
visited the place today and discussed the
| shooting with looks OF anxious concern.
Meantime Detective Merrill IS investigat-
ing.
While Captain Leavitt was still at Mrs.
Talyor's house young man who gave
his name as Frank Munroe came there
and as he answered the description OF
the fellow who did the shooting he
was arrested and taken to the Sixth sta
tion.
There he said that ho had accompanied
the man who did the shooting to the
house hut did not enter 1t with him, re-
naming outside. He ran when his COM
panion did, but thought 1t better to re-
turn. which he did. The police believe
that Munroe is telling the truth, and they
are hunting for tho man who used the re-
volvcr.
Shortly after the shooting detectiv
Parker arrested a man on Washington
street, whose description tallies with that
OF the man who did the shooting, and he
is now locked up at police headquarters.
Munroe, who is held by the police, says
his home is at Riverpoint and that he
was on his way there when he met his
chum, who shot Mrs. Taylor, but ne posi-
| lively refuses TO diyulge his name.