The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
ROBBED IN HER HOME.
Thieves Overcome Woman and
RansHck the House.

Ransnck the House.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-While attending
20 her household duties early yesterday
morning. and while her two little children
were playing together on the floor. Mrs.
Caroline Wilson, who lives in Inwood
Avenue, near Belmont Street. Borough OF
the Bronx. was bound and gagged by one
robber. while his companion forced open
a chest and stole S227.S9 in money and a
savings bank book. The woman fought to
save her life and property in the presence
Of her frightened children. and was
scratched and bruised.
Both men were arrested and IN the
Highbridge police station within an hour
after they had left Mrs. Wilson appar-
entity smothered TO death. lying on a bed.
her face covered with pillows and her old
est child. ThurstOn, a bOy Of three, lying
by her side
The prisoners gave the names Of Jam
brono Jacobs. twenty-seven years old of
4I4 Morris Avenue, and John LGbOne,
twenty-siX years old, OF 151st Street and
Morris Avenue. Detective Hector Wordeu
! visited those localities, but no one knew
( the men. The prisoners wore working
clothes. Oyeralls, and jumpers.
Nautilus Wilson. with his wife and chill
dren. live on the second floor Of q dwelling
that is fifty feet back from the muddy
roadway known as InwOod Avenue VIII
son was at his work at a quarter before 9
O'Clock when JacObO and Labone Knocked
at the kitchen door Of the apartment.
Mrs. Wilson answered the knock. JacObO
asked for Mrs. SherbO. and was told she
lived in the next house but one. Then ne
asked for match. When he said il was
a very rainy morning Mrs. Wilson. be
Heving the men were employed on the
street improvements. asked them to be
seated, and pushed two chairs toward the
kitchen stove.
Mrs. Wilson then went into anothe.
room and was caught from behind By a
powerful hand that cleuched around heI
throat Slight Of figure the woman bat
/ tied for liberty. Holding her down by
main strength the robber forced pair OF
wooden gloves nUO her mouth as q sac
and then reached down with one hand and
/ picked up a piece Of cloJhcsiine little
Intrusion had been playing with. and
bound her wrists By two def winnings
Still trying 20 make an outcry impossible
/ the assailaut took the pillows held them
| over his victims face and stood over her
with an uplifted ak he had picked up in
the room. LabOne gave no assistance. but
with a cold ChiseI he forced open wool
en- chest that stood in the room. From
this he took a rosewood box that contained
Sl02 in bills. Si2G in gold, and $3.50 .u sill
yer.
Labone stuffed the stolen bills inside hi.
/ trousers and divided the gold and silver IL
[ the legs OF his rubber boots. A bank bOol
| of the Seamens Bank for Savings he pu
I in his pocket With the booty slowed away
/ the two men ran from the house Mrs
l Wilson managed TO get her hands free
/ and. pulling the gag from her mouth. raI
/ 10 a front window md called for help
/ Daniel Brown heard her cries. and. seeing
| the men turn the corner toward jerome
| Avenue. gave chase.
/ Pursued by Brown. Jacob and Ia bone
! struck into a piece Of woodland az Feath
l erbed Lane. Acting Capt James Cannon
/ and Detective SeeIey j. BrowneU. who
were driving down Jerome Avenue. --H
/ Brown 10 the HighbridSe police station
I with orders 10 Sergeant McGlynn 10 turn
I out RoUndsman FraWley with fourteen
I mounted policemen. This was done. blt
/ Acting Captain Cannon gaIloped his hors,
up Jerome Avenue 10 Burnside Avenue
/ which skirts the woodland on the north
and leads down 10 Morris Heights at The
river. Cannon and Detective BruwntI
I were just approaching the New York and
/ Putnam Railroad track when Jacob and
LabOne emerged from the woods. The two
l were chased across the railroad tracks
| where the robbers hid behind a fence
With drawn revOlyers they were made
Z prisoners. When searched at the station
4 house a knife with a blade four inches Ions
/ was taken from Jacobo. and a razor. the
] blade Of which was deeply nicked in a
] score OF places. from LabOne Mrs Viii
son identified her asSailauJs i'm the station
house. The money was recovered