The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
A BURGLAR OR A KlDNAPPER?
MRS. MOROSINI TELLS THE STORY
or MIDNIGHT FRIGHT.
Is clear That She saw Man In Her Room
and That He struck Her Husband
n Tic Ran tway-Thinks lie May Have
Wanted to Steal the Bankers Baby.

NJ He Ran tway--Thinks He May la,
Wanted to Steal the Bankers Baby.
Mourn VERNON, n Y. Dec. 8-Since
the appearance Of burglar on Thursday
night in th. bedroom Of the handsome
Young wife of Attilio p Morosin on Chester
Hill, the family has persistently refused to
talk They broke their silence Tonight,
however when their attention was called
to statements made hy the Mount Vernon
police throwing doubt on the story as
originally told 10y them and the ncighhors
and infringing that the whole scare was
caused by prowling servant or was the
rcs,il, Of vivid Imagination
Mrs. Mor,,'ni. who is n great great
grandniec" of G"org" Washington. tonight
told reporters the full details of her eN-
porence
~On Thursday afternoon, she said 4
visited place in New York and had my
hair dressed The arranging of my hair
gave me a headache, and when ! returned
10 Mount Vernon | went 10 bed rather
early think IT was about SIS O'Clock
when | retired Mr. Morosini usually Occur
pied the room with me. but that night he
slept in a room across the hall and my
mother remained with mo that she
could wait on me in the night and save
this ANNOYANCE to my husband. Our
fourteen-months-old baby, Mary Wash
ing,on. was in another room. where had
nut her in bed after the nurse had rocked
her 10 sleep.
Il usually sleep with tho gas lighted.
but because of the condition of my head
which was throbbing as though 1t would
burst, turned all the jets out and instead
lighted a small rod oil lantern. which /
placed on a rug near the door. ! was very
nervous. and | had not bech asleep long
when / heard a noise which woke me up
| said. Mamma do you hear that II
seemed To me that some one was turning
the knob Of the door
NV mother said 1t must be Auilio.
He must be moving about
1T i. very queer, | said but after "a
white | again fell asleep,
tim. awoke ! heard knock as though
some one was rapplns at III" foot Of IN" bed.
| thought that on account oi my Illness my
husband had come into the room 10 N'r
how | was feeling. and ! Said: 'Attilio. Is
tina, vous When he did not answer |
called again. 'Attllio. AttilioH There was
no response Then ! looked around tho
room and my eyes fell upon scene which
chilled my blood.
the dresser where left them upon retiring.
was a man When h. Jaw thai he vas
discovered h. approached the side ot NE
bed and then suddenly crouched down, |
scraamrd with fright and nv mother also
awakened
she said IT, a man" and then she sat
I'D and threw her arms IN 'hc air.
The man vas short and thick.set He
vas lareheaded and ! could SOC hat his
hair Has dark and smooth, As n" da.h ,!i
him under the eye. ! think he must have
had a heavy ring on his finger or some
thing IN his hand a. he OF mark on my
husbands cheek II" ran downstairs and
have had tho door open cforc he went
ur,stairs, Locau-e when We went down the
hall was v".E cold.
sAs soon a. We could get window up
. and put on some bathrobe~, CONTINUED
Mrs Mornsini. "wc began calling for The
n"Ice and the neishbors some Of tho
| neignhors say that they did not 40" the
burglar run out Of the hous'. OF cours"
thev could not have Sen him, hccause It
! vas fullv five minutes after W" i"d h.for"
| any Of item cam" around Then my hus-
| band threw the keys "ut Of ~" window
! To- item and tr'y opened the lower door
! a'A CAM In,
=. tAink the burglar was in tte house
| all re evening" continued Mrs. Moro s,ui.
| "IO tell Won why Our cock thinks notliu
/ open. s YES always CONF lalniug that the
! Lnus is too warm.
To-day the Mnrosinis en-, for a lock-
! smith and had now locks u. on 'hc doors.
Mrs Morosini fears that thu burglar was
! after her jewels, or, pos'ihy, that some
ono intended to kidnap her baby. Tho
! little girl IL the on'y crandChild Of Banker
! Morosini and will probably inherit a large
! part 81 his fort,n','o II" l. deeply attached
! To her
Il don't want 10 say that b,leve that
! IN. burglar intended ~ steal The child. >"
. said Mr. Norpsin!. SIN, i looks little
! s,IsIicio,, if 20 had been after silver or
/ hriC-A -hr.c lie could have found plenty
Of it on tho lo"'r floors. and ii lee wanted
. ,rNclrY there w"r" sol raj thousand dol
liars worth Of diamonds Wing ON my dresser
| Nv engagement ring has a very large stone
II alone is worth tl0oo. He certainly must
! have seen il.
Nv ht,lc girl has not been any too
strong" continued Mrs Moro>.ri Il had
! n wei nurS" for her until a frw weeks ago
and then | discharged her The woman
came to me- recommended 10y the Sisters
! of Charity and she seemed TO be deeply
attaC he'd to the baby. She fairly idoli1"d
tho ohid an wl~ far more devoted than
! mrs, are usually.
Il noticed her unusual attachment for
IL" baby and remark al u o my mother.
The nurs" used to say, Mary Washington,
| | don't know now ! could live without you.
She scomed greatly downcasl n few weeks
ago wnsn ] lc, her go. For II long time
af,cr my baby was born | had It watched
kept this Up until recently and then
stopped | would or'ai to even think that
any one could have designs on the child.
She was not sleeping in my room on the
.igh, ! -aw the burglar, but her crib wae
there quite close To my bed The child
va. in another room aud the door was
, ioCkei
Mr. Morosni also had his door locked
and hc told IN. To- lock mine. but ] neglected
20 do il. think now that Tn" noise which
woke inc was made by the robbcr as H.
turned the knobs Of those doors
Nothing that IN" polio" Of Mount Vernon
have been able To discover sheds much
, LIGHT on tho mysterious visit to the Morisin
| home, and they are inclined TO doubt that
th"ro was any one in the house Chief
Foley believes that Mrs. Morosini saw one
Of the servants proNlng about tho house
and imagined that she was a burglar. The
police have learned that the family has a
servant who acts qucerly ut times. and they
! attribute IN" burglar scar" TO this oman.
The affair has So aroused the people oi
tho Fashionable n"ighborhood Of Chester
Hill that the police have determined &c
make full Investigate ion. and tomorrow
they will 60 into details deeper than ever.
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Lept Their Union Secret over . Year.
ORANGE. y J.. Dec. o Mrs. Charles J