The evening world., 1904-02-29
Three Men Assault Mrs. Blanche
Edwards In 32d Street, TAX
ing Her Three Rings, One 0ia-
nond' Set.
CH0KED ALMOST INSENSIBLE,
YET MANAGED TO SCREAM.
Her Face and Arms Scratched
and Cut and She Is Badly
Bruised-Genera Alarm Sent
Out for the Thugs.

A general alarm has been sent out
from Police Headquarters for the ar
rest of three men who are accused oi
assauitinE. beating and robblng Mrs
Blanche Edwards, handsome young
woman, twenty-o one years old, In hall
way at No. sls East Thirty-second
street, at 3 O'Clock this morning.
Mrs. Edwards. who Is n respectable
young married woman, was waiting on
: the corner OF Second avenue and rhirty-
second street for car 10 take her
uptown to her home at No. 1l65 Second
avenue. Suddenly three men jumped
Jout OF q doorway and elJsed about her.
One stuffed a handkerchief into her
mouth and another clapped his arms
about her Then she says she was
dragged to the hallway OF No. 31s East
Thirty-second street and forced inside.
she says that she was thrown upon
the floor, but that she fought and
struggled with all her might Her
clothing was torn, and three rings
wero taken from her fingers. One of
the rings contained a valuable .ia-
mond. The men then ran away.
Mrs. Edwards was dazed and fainting
from the rough treatment she received.
but when she recovered she staggered
ont Of the hallway and screamed for
help.
Her screams brought Policeman Con-
roy, OF the East Thirty-Gfth street sta
tion, 10 her assistance. Mrs. Edwards
was stu dazed and hystertcal. She
refused TO 30 to the police station. and
would not 20. to the hospital.
LET me get on car and 30 home
70 my husband" she sopbed. and the
policeman waited with her until n car
appeared.
While waiting for the car Conroy
questioned the woman and found out
that she was telling the truth. He
went back with her to the hallway at
no. sis ana found that there had been
q struggle.
Nrs. Edwards showed the policeman
aeratches and cuts on her throat and
bruises on her face where she had been
roughly handled.
The woman's story.
IT had been down to my aunts on
First avenue. between Thirty-nrNt
and Thirty-second strssts," she said.
''she is sick. My husoand promised to
meet me at a certain time and waite
for him. Finally. when : J'rlock came
along and he had not put IA an Sp-
pearance, decided 20 20 home alune.
although I was dreadtuI.y afraid.
"I walked through thirty sec md
street without melting any one. and
waited on the corner some time. Finally
saw coming down Thirty. second street
The o:her two were ~ orter.
IT was frightened at being alone on
the street at that hour. so ! went
into o doorway and waited for them to
pass. Just as they went by the tail
man saw me and said something to
his compnions. for all three OF them
looked at me. They did not stop. how
ever. but went on across the street
and disappeared, as l thought.
II then left the doorway and went
out on the corner again, to- wait for
the car. While was waiting there
] heard a noise behind me.
1T turned quickly and saw that the
three men had crept up behind me. The
tall man as quick as a flash reached
over and stuffed handkerchief in my
mouth.
Then he picked me UP as II were
baby and carried me into the hall
way at No. sle. was crazed. I
fought tho best knew how and when
rings were gone"