The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04
GAGGED AND TIED
WOMAN WAS FOUND
ERESNUTT HOME ROBBED.
book AND HER HUSBAND WE'RE
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.


BILE Diamonds Were Not Stolen,
But $50 in Gold Was Carried on
WOman's Unusual story.
With her hands tied to one table leg,
her feet tied to the other and gag
bound securely over her mouth, Janey
Lindsey, a negro woman employed as
cook by Mr.. j. B. Chestnut of No. 701
Whitaker street, was discovered by
AIR. and Mrs. Chestnut shortly after
9 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
AT O'Clock last night, after a thor
ough investigation, the police arrested
both the woman and her husband, and
they are now held, charged with rob-
bing the Chestnut home of $50 in gold
coin.
The case is one of the most extra
ordinary that has ever been brought to
the attention of the police, and all of
the circumstances point to most
carefully prearranged plan to commit
robbery.
Woman Securely Tied.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock Mr..
and Mrs. Chestnut left their home to
go down town, leaving no one at the
house but the negro cook They re-
turned shortly after o'clock, and
were surprised to notice there were no
light in the house.
Mr.. Chestnut opened the front door
and went to the dining room, where
he called the cook. There was no re-
Spouse, and he struck light. He
J again called the woman's name with
= IL.
first effort to summon the servant.
A search in the kitchen did not re-
veal the woman's whereabouts, and 1t
was not until he commenced a search
that cook was discovered with hands
and feet tied to the table legs, secure
~ gagged with a piece of blue curtain
and a window rope.
No Signs of Struggle.
Mr. Chestnut was alarmed and hast
lily cut the cords which bound the wom-
an. Not until then did she utter a
groan, or make any sound liable to at
tract attention.
She was perfectly conscious, and
there was not the slightest evidence of
a struggle of any kind having taken
place. After listening to the woman's
story, Mr.. Chestnut called the police,
and nothing in the house was disturb
ed until Detective Murphy arrived
repeated the story to the detective,
which she had already told to Mr..
Chestnut. She said that about 4
o'clock a white man came to the side
door of the kitchen and said he want
ed to read the gas meter. HE started
over to the meter, and 1 watched him
closely" said the woman, because l
had my purse with some money in it
over the clock.
WOman's Improbable Story.
He read the meter and came back
and asked me where the madam was.
I recognized him as the same man
who came to the house several days
ago to get something to eat. When
/ told him the madam was out. he
grabbed me and put a handkerchief
over my mouth. 1 hit him once, and
he said 1 was just like the madam's
bulldog, and 1 did not hit him any
more.
When he gagged me he asked me
where he could find a piece of rope
and l told him l didn't know. He
went into the closet and got a piece
and tied my hands and feet. Then he
picked me up, carried me into the din
ing room and threw me on the floor
He then went upstairs and came back
down.
He took the first gag he had put
over my mouth off and put this one
on displaying the gag which was
found on her by Mr. ChesnuttO AS
he was tying me to the table I saw
the bag of jewelry fall out of his
pocket and / rolled over on it. 1 don't
mink he saw me do this. After look
ing at me he said: Now / have got
even with you for not giving me
something to eat the other night and
went out of the front door,"
Left Bag of Diamonds.
The woman described the intruder to
MIR. Chestnut and the detective as a
tall man with overalls on and a black
mustache
The woman wore loose ribbon COL
lar with a scarf pin holding it in place.
This was not disturbed at all. and
neither was her hair or clothing, which
would have indicated a struggle. On
the table to which she was bound was
a tall. slender glass vase with flowers
in it. These were not disturbed. There
was no evidence of a struggle having
taken place in the kitchen.
When the woman was released by
Mr. Chestnut a chamois bag with
about $1,000 worth of diamonds in il
was discovered laying on the floor
where she had been. This is the bag
which she claimed her assailant
dropped
Detective Murphy was shown up
stairs into bed room where valua bic
5ewelry was kept. These valuables are
placed in the middle drawer of a bu-
reau, and the key placed in a drawer
just TO the left of it. This middle
drawer was found open without a sign
of having been forced. The key was
IN the drawer where il was always
kept. which indicated that someone
familiar with the premises had taken
the key out, unlocked the middle
drawer, and placed the key back in its
resting place.
Thief Took Only Gold.
On the floor directly beneath the
drawer were two handsome bracelets
set with diamonds, and a small lew.
elry box containing gold trinkets
Missing from the drawer was $50 IN
gold, and beyond this nothing was car.
ried off by the thief.
Sono after Mr.. and Mrs. Chestnut
had returned and liberated the WON.
man, Grant Lindsey the woman's
husband, came into the kitchen anc
demanded to know what was tn,
matter.
When the circumstances wer,
briefly explained to him he demanded
10 know why his wife was left alon,
to suffer such indignities and why sh,
was not furnished with protection
lie was still present when Detectiv,
Murphy arrived.
why did you come here so soor
after Mr. and Mrs. Chestnut cam,
homer asked the detective.