The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-26

thought the house was on fire so I ran
down and found her (Rosa) in a chair
with her hands tied
What kind of a chair?" was asked.
This one responded Mrs. James,
pointing to a light cane seated chair.
The weight is about twelve pounds.
II don't know how l ever united her
hands, continued Mrs. James. with
what were they tied2" Mrs. James
tried to explain and her daughter, Jen-
ME, went into another room and
brought out piece of skirt binding,
1t is over a yard long, about one ehalf
inch in width, and running along one
edge is q stout string, very strong.
Mrs. james explained that she found
the girl sitting In a chair with her
hands tied to the central piece on the
back Rosa had recovered from her
unconsCousness and was screaming.
The girls first words to her mother
were "The papers!" Mrs. James went
upstairs and found "the papers all
safe i'm drawer. The house, says Mrs.
James, gave evidence of it's being ran
sacked. Nothing was stolen, A watch
and chain were found on the top of
some clothes in basket. Mrs. James
thinks that the fellow took the time
piece from a drawer and upon seeing
the owner, Emanuel James name en-
graved on the inside he discarded it.
DID NOT TAKE THE CHAIN.
But isn't it funny" put in Miss Jen-
ME, that he didn't take off the chain.
Papa was offered SIS for it just short
time ago"
He knew his business" calculated
Mrs. James. He had done this kind
of roguery before"
1t seems funny" as Miss James said,
that he didn't take the chain or some
thing after going to all the trouble he
did. Nobody saw the fellow depart
from the house except, possibly
Rosa, who is sure that she saw
him. Mrs. James said more, so
did Jennie, the 1S-year- old girl. But
during all the conversation Rosa, the
victim, sat in chair and said nothing
She is fourteen years of age and is
quite good looking. on the right side
of her head can be seen the marks
where her hair was cut. 1t looks as if
an amateur barber had been at work.
She sat in the chair to which
she was tied during the whole forty
five minutes ak yesterday and dur
ing the time uttered but a half dozen
words and they We're in response to
questions by the neighborly woman
present and her sister, Jennie. Her
mother did not once address her or call
the reporters attention to her.
When finally the girl did talk she told
how she was in a buttery and when
she came out the man was sitting in
a chair. rs your mother in?" he
asked. mo she replied. He then
walked toward her. where's the
money!" demanded he Il don't know"
replied she. He grabbed her; she did
NOT scream, she said.
SAT- IN A CHAIR.
She simply sat in a chair and remain
ed quietly there While the men went
to machine drawer and got the skirt
binding.
why didn't you scream?" was
asked.
Il was afraid he would kill me-" said
Rosa. Then she went on:
He took something from his pocket
and placed it to my nose"
Hhe next thing she remembers was
the fellow saying good bye She
| then screamed and her mother came in
as stated. ,....... - .-
Did you find any of her hair on the
! floor?"
Not a sDeck," affirmed Mrs. James.
The girls head showed that her hair
had been literally chopped. The scalp
! showed in some places near the fore
I head. No hair was found in the
stove. There was no scissors around"
said Mrs James.