The herald., 1898-03-16
/ DARING BURGLARY
AUNT OF JUSTICE MORRISON
THE VICTIM
SHE WAS BOUND AND GAGGED
Left Helpless i'll Her House in Broad
Daylight While the Robbers
Worked

On Wednesday of last week one of the
most daring burglaries in the annals OF the
police department was committed in this
city. In broad daylight residence was
entered by thief who, after few words
with the lady of the house, knocked her
down, bound and gagged her and then ran
sacked the place. The outrage occurred
not in an out of the way part of the city,
but within ten feet of another house which
was occupied by family, while within
thirty yards runs an electric car line The
victim Of the robbers violence was Mrs.
L. Hutchinson of 925 Blaine street. So Sc
we're was the shock suffered by the victim
that not until the early part of this week
has she inhabited her own home, having
passed several days on q sick bed at the
residence of her nephew, Justice ID. G..
Morrison.
Mrs. Hutchinson resides in little cot
tage with a young lady and nephew, and is
engaged in dressmaking. About 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning she heard knock at
the rear door ana upon answering the sum-
mons perceived young man standing on
the porch. Explaining his call with the
statement that he desired to leave II mes
sage for some one who resided in the
house, the stranger entered, and Mrs.
Hutchinson invited him to be seated. She
had scarcely uttered the words before the
fellow turned upon her. She had just time
to see that he had placed a mask over his
face before she received a blow that
knocked her down. The robber sprang to
her head and before she could scream drew
q gag out of his pocket and proceeded to
tie it about her mouth. He then bound her
nd laox, x,iptr her bplpipSS
upon the floor, proceeded to ransack the
house. There are five or six rooms in the
cottage and all were visited. Chairs were
overturned, bureau drawers broken into
and all the closets entered in his hurried
search after booty. There was consider
able sum OF money on the premises, but
this the robber overlooked in some way.
His job did not pan out very profitably, as
ne secured only about $125 in cash. The
thief left the house by the rear door after
first having carefully removed his mask.
He paid no further attention to Mrs.
Hutchinson, and she was still helpless in
the room when he went away.
So badly was the woman frightened and
shocked that she tainted away. How long
she remained in her trying position she
does not know. She judges that it must
have been fully an hour and half. When
the other members of the family returned,
shortly before noon. they We're Mortified to
find Mrs. Hutchinson bound on the floor.
She was Immediately released and medical
assistance given her. The experience
nearly caused nervous prostration, so it
was decided to send her to stop with her
niece. Mrs. Judge Morrison, on Pasadena
avenue until she mad recovered somewhat
from the shock.
Mrs. Hutchinson thinks that she can give
n fair description of the man. The police
department was notified of the affair, and
has since tried to suppress the occurrence
for fear that the burglar will ascertain
what he was doing in the vicinity of Ninth
and Blaine streets on Wednesday after
noon.