The evening world., 1905-10-02
WOMAN ROBBED
OF $4,000 IN
YARD OF HOME
Two Men Seize Her by the
Throat and Display
Revolvers.
CASH IN HER PETTIC0AT.
Robber Cuts Lining OF Her Skirt
and Discovers $1,000
Hidden There.
ONE THIEF WEARS GLASSES.
Hlghwaymen Attempt to Fire Barn
to Divert Suspicion
Say Police.
CASH In HER PETTICOAT.
ONE THIEF WEARS GLASSES.

A remarkable story OF how she was
held up in her own yard by two men
and robbed Of nearly 5000 was told to
the police OF the lower Fulton street
station, Brooklyn, to-day by Mrs Jo-
sephine DE Vito. wife Of a Washington
Market fruit dealer living In Green
lane, This 10 a short th~oroughfare lead
tng OF Sands strict a short distance
from the Navy-Yard. An innovation In
the description Of highwaymen 10 fur
nished by Mrs, De Vito, who shys that
n Of the men who robbed her wore
eyeglasses.
Ths De Vitos have lived in Green lane
Tor nearly twenty years. They have four
horses In a stable In the rear Of their
home and have prospered. A short time
ago they made arrangements TO buy the
property at Nos. Is, a and ~ Green
lane for 5000, The first paymen OF
t,ON was to have been made to-day.
Sewed $1,000 In PettIeoat,
Mrt. De Vito drew 1890 from the bank
Saturday afternoon and sewed II in the
hning OF her petdcoat. When De Vito
got home Saturday evening he gave her
nearly 500 more which she placed in a
ebamois skin bag tied around her waiSt
under her clothing.
A party In celebration Of the an.
preaching purchase OF the property g.s
UYen by the De vitos last night. The
guests did not leave until long after
midnight, and all Of the De yilos were
very tired when they finally got to bed.
MIS- De Vito was awakened about 2
o'clock by the barking Of a watch dog
In the back yard. She tried 70 arouse
her husband, but he would not wake
up. The animal continued to bark, and
Mrs. de Vito listened for nearly fifteen
minutes, No other member OF the fam.
lily was awakened, she says.
Wlth the idea that thieves were try
Ing to get away with the horses, she
arose, dressed and went out into The
yard. just as she was about to open the
door Of the stable two men, one tall,
the other short, attacked her. The tall
mun placed a revolver to her head and
ordered her to keep quiet, at the same
'time catching Ter by the throat. The
short man produced a sharp knife, rap
idly felt about the surface of the petit
GOAT until he located the bundle Of
money and then cut It out.
Woman Became Unconscious.
Mo- content with this booty. Mrs. De
Vito says, the short man coA IN Led his
explorations until ne located the catIc-
Vis bag. Il, q. ened Il AMI eAlrar.cd The
contents. With a final waenlag me men
backed away and disappeared In the
darkotn.
N's De Vito says "a. &c 'alr,ed
and lay unconscious fnr a Ing time.
When she recovered sla aur!cd INTO
the house and told the family Of Nha.
had happened. Although .hcre were a
dozen people In lie Udillny the rob-
berry was not rirOf:ed u the poIlce
until I o'clock.
Two men corresponding to the d~escrIo-
ton given OF The robbers by Mrs. De
Nato were seen IN the nelgnOOrhOOd las.
night. Antonio CerIsO caught them I'm
his barn at No, Hi Prospect street. but
they got away before ne could question
them. A big pile OF newspapers soake,
In oil was fOuld piled against the door
Of Ceraso's barn to-day, II is suppose.
that the thieves had d confederate NH,
was 70 have tred the barn 10 Mrs. d.
Vito had made an Query the fine Woulc
have diverted attention from the nIgl
OF the robbers.
The police are not enthusiast ic In
their pursuit Of the De VIC robbers
They have a theory that De vito, after
talking over the matter win lis friends
last night, determined t. back out 0i
his agreement 10 purchase tie prop
erty and with his wife fixed w the rob.
berry Story as an excuse TO aDslIyC lin
from making the hrst 5000 payment
But the able sleuths are unable 10 ac'
count for the pile OF Oil-soiked paper
against the door OF CerlsO's barn.