New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
WOMAN BOUND AND GAGGED.
ROBBED BY FORCE IN AN APARTMENT
HOUSE IN THE DAYTIME.
THE RUrFIAN BEAT HER AND TIED HER BIZ =
CORD TO BEDsrEAD-HE ESCAPED BIZ AN

CORD TO BEDsrEAD-HE ESCAPED BIZ AN
ELEVATOR WITHOUT DETECTION
thief bound and gagged a woman In a crowded
apartment house In Jersey City yesterday appro.
prated her pocketbook containing g. and escaped
by the package elevator shaft. The victim was
Mrs. Margaret O'Hearn. who lives on the top moor
OF the four-story house. at No. lSS Pavonia-ave.
She married about year ago. Her nuspeno'
James O'Hearn, Is a butcher and is employed IN tine
abattoir, In Sixth-st. He left home few minutes
after In the morning with Martin Murray. also .
butcher who boards with the OHearns. II was :
dull day at the abatoir and they returned home es
10 oc:ock and entered the kitchen. Mrs. O'Hearn
was not there. and her husband called '"MaageE
Receiving reply. he started for the front r'o"'
The door OF the bedroom was locked. but the Key
was on the side toward him. He opened the ooor
and was surprised to ind the door Into the seeond
bedroom also locked. with the key In the lock.
He concluded his wife had gone out, had secured
the bedroom DOORS but had forgotten to lock the
door of the room which served as kitchen ana oin-
ing-room. He was about to return to the kitcnen
when he noticed that the room was In a disoruereo
state, and two chairs were overturned. Some'nmo
prompted him to enter the second bedroom. which
opened into the parlor. He shocked to find the
woman lying unconscious on the Moor at the osse
of the folding bed which had been closed.
She was securely tied to the bed by stout twine
It had been wound about her neck so tightly tnss
respiration was almost prevented ana sne "ouio
probably have died from stranguaton II her hus-
band had not arrived opportunely. The ends OF
the cord were tied to the hinge Of the bed Her
hands were firmly secured by the cord and her feet
were tied at the other side of the bed. ...~.. -,s
The woman's apron had been torn from her ana
forced into her mouth as gag Her clothes we're
saturated with kerosene oil L ...
The alarmed husband called to Murray, who ran
into the room cut the tw'ine and released her SnS
revived quickly after the cord had been CUT ar Sss
He called about O'Clock she said and l. told Ola nss 1
TO use Il at once She replied .s,-- -
"If he wants any money tell him to come nome
The fellow glared at her for a second. and then
Don't you intend giving it to me!'
husband had sent him She had d Sass rely
seresmed SC ssns nef He "a se1ea %
He knocked her down. tore her apron Of and
eh0ked her until she opened her mouth & ana a 'sem mos
strangled and helpless. and he threw her down ana
tied her to the bed The intruder took her pocket
book from her pocket and she heard him go down
the elevator used for carrying ashes and packages
He went that way presumably to avoid meeting any
screams She struggled to lberate herself but lost
consciousness before she had succeeded. Inc Iei-
low had carefully locked the doors to imprison her;
| formed Police Captain Kelly The roiice were dis
posed at first to doubt the womans story. but ~:
| not Fave bound herself as she discovered The
police doubted the story because she had recognized
fest that section and whom the police regard as
loafer who hcked courage and energy I enough ne 70
| a late hour last night.