New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
BURGLAR SHOOTS WOMAN.
SHOT DOWN IN HER HOME
Victim Is Daughter of e. C. Con
verse, of This City.

Greenwich Conn., sept 12.-Mrs. Antoinetts ro,
verse Morrill,. daughter Of E. c. Converse. the New
York fnancier. shot by burglar in her hons,
on the Post Road early this morning. one bulle.
hitting her on the right Jaw. breaking the bone am
decorating her face and another striking her chest
The burglar fred a third shot which went V.a,
of its mark and struck the ceiling
The house belongs to Mrs. A. A. Anderson T,
is on the Post Road at the corner Of the Indiar
Field Road about a mile east Of Greenwich village
Mrs Morrill, has lived in the place all summer WITH
a fricr.d. Mrs. Amelia Plaisted. Of New-York
Last night the only persons in the house vera
Mrs Morrill,. her two children. Mrs. Piaisted and
six maids. Mrs. MorrilTs bedroom is in the front
of the house Across the hall is Mrs. Plalsfed,
room Back of Mrs. Morrills room are the rooms
for the children with each Of whom a nurse sleeps
Isabelle Burns is the nurse for young Converse
Morrill, who. named for his grandfather. Is called
Ccnny She had put COMFY 10 bed at the usual
hour and had been in bed herself long while. whes
she was suddenly awakened by noise IN hsI
room She started up out Of bed and was horriaed
to see a man in her room.
Before she could utter cry the hit her
terrific blow in the side of the face with club
or the butt OF his revolver. knocking her sense
less on the bed. She was able to give one scream
however and this. together with the noise OF her
fall, awakened Mrs. Morrill, and Mrs. Piaisted
Mrs Morrill, came rushing out OF her ROOM ana
met the burglar face to face in the hallway Tia
instant ne saw her he fired She fell with a bulls,
in her face. which glanced of into her shoulder
The burglar then ran downstairs. opened the
kitchen door and Joined a companion who had
been keeping watch the outside Nothing WA
stolen.
Mrs. Plaisted. with the assistance OF maids car
ried Mrs Morrill, 10 her room. She then telephoned
for Dr. L. p Jones, of Greenwich and for E c.
Converse. 1t is believed both the injured v7oren
will recover.
1t is thought that there were two men at the lob
Entrance was effected by removing part Of
pane of glass in a front window. Deputy Sheriff
Ritch found the revolver the lawn. and at
o'clock Policeman Cramer arrested at the
railroad station suspicion Of having been o1n.
nected with the burglary He gave his name ~
and said he was engaged to a cook in the Nor
reII household, named Kate Tierny- Dsputy Sheriff
Ritch believes the burglars were after Mrs Nor
rills jewels, which are said 10 be very valuable.
E. C. Converse emphatically denies that kidnau
ping was the motive of the man who entered TIE
Morrill, house and shot Mrs. Morrill, He says
there is no person who would have any motive Tor
taking either OF the children. and that. had any
person wished 10 do So it would have been an easy
matter any day when they were playing about the
house.
AT the address given such person John
Brown was known but at No. $50 East 51st-st it
was learned that man answering the description
or the prisoner boarded there, and that his
was John Brown. He has room on the top floor,
and on the bureau is a picture Of himself and
Woman who is said to- live IN Greenwich. Conn
woman at that address said Brown did not come
home on Monday night and taaI she unoe'SOOou
At livery stable in 51st-St, between TN anq etn
AYES IL was said that Brown had WORKED mere
He had left the stable at o'clock on Mohoay hish1
and had not reported yesterday morning