The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-03
LONE WOMAN
ATTACKED
BY THIEVES

Mrs. Elizabeth InmBns pie, II is very
proha bile that the woman, who is 80 years
ola, and who resides alone in small cot
tage on the Mt Pleasant road, I'm the VIII
lagc OF Statewide North Providence,
would have been murdered at an ea%'y
hour yesterday morning
They had already thrown her down,
choked her, and. with a revolver at her
head compelled her to give up 81. all she
haG I'm the house; hut when one man who
stood guard over hei was drawn away by
the exclamations II his companion. who
had found the pie I'm the kitchen pantry,
she fed and gave an alarm 10 the neigh
borp that brought out two armed men and
Tesulted I'm general man hunt In the
early morning.
During the day the whole countryside
was secured. though frlitlessy The rob
ters are believed 90 belong 10 the gang
OF cockhghters that gathered at Water
ford last night.
The Inman cottage and another house,
a few yards distant. are isolated from the
rest or the community Miss lnman had
been sleeping until ! o'clock yesterday
morning when her Scotch terrier began 10
glowl
Miss Jnman guessed that somebody was
prowlng about the house and when the
dog renewed it's Growls she got up slip
ped on her stockings and stepped into the
Kitchen She could see no person In the
bacl; yard. but from the entry window
she saw two men coming around the cor
ner OF tho house toward the back door.
She heard them talking. but before she
could get away TO the front door the men
npproa ched the back door and immediate
~ forced H. They then burst in the door
leading to the Kitchen and In doing so
caught Miss Inmsn behind IL.
They now paused for n moment as
though awaiting 10 learn whether any OF
the inmates were coming 20 the kitchen
60 challenge them. One OF them eXclaim-
eu: Where is the master Of the house?'
Receiving no response the intruders shut
the door and began lighting matches.
Fearing that they would discover her.
Miss Inman slipped over 20 the other side
OF the entry. pushed open the door and
made a dash for the yard 10 get TO the
relghbors
She was not quick enough. however,
for. before she had gone 10 feet from the
house the men overlook her one OF them
threw her down on the ice and choked of
her cries or Murder, Heip!'
The other man seized her by the wrist
and said: we want your money" When
she had ceased 70 struggle, the an
her throat was released, and upon her
promise to give them her money she was
allowed 10 stand up.
Taking her by the wrist they led her
into the cottage. She went TO her bed
room and hrst throwing a bedspred over
her nightdress. opened a bureau drawer
! and gave the robbers n pocketbook which
! contained 81
The smallness OF the sum 30 enraged the
robebrs that one OF them drew n revolver.
and insisting that she must give up moro
| money than that. threatened 70 shoot her.
| The other addressed the man who had
| the revolver. calling his Charlie and
| then said:
You don't know what kind of man
| have here He is desperate man and
| thinks nothing Of killing a man. II YOU
1 don't give us the rest OF your money We
| will xiii yoUJ
! Looking into the muzzle Of the gun. Miss
| lnman said: II can die, but I can't give
| you any more money. for I haven't any.
! The robbers decided TO search the house.
/ one of them stood guard over tho wom-
! an. revolver in nand, and holding her
| wrist with the other. striking matches,
! hunted for plunder
The discovery Of a we'll filled larder de-
| layed the execution OF the plan. for one
| ce the robbers found pie. and tho other
| could not stay away. He demanded a part
/ of It and went after II. leaving Miss In.
/ man alone a minute
! II was the chance she was hoping for.
/ She suddenly made dash slipped by tho
/ man with thc gun and opening the outside
/ door. made a sharp turn around tho cor
! ner Of the house. Then running with all
/ her strength and speed toward Mrs. Bes-
sic YounE's house, $50 yards distant. she
| ;tached there before her pursuers could
! catch her and pounded upon window
| and cried out for help. At this the men
! hesitated.
! Mrs. Young opened the door and drag
| ged Miss Inman IN. then slammed and
\ barred IT, Miss Inman incoherently OK
| planned the brutal attack made upon her.
! Mrs. Young called her son, william and
| her son-nlaw, Charles clifford. who armed
| themselves each with a shot gun and q
| revolver and started in pursuit OF the rob-
hbers.
They fired several shots. which aroused
/ the other villagers, and q general hunt
\ WIS begun for the men. The men could
! not. however. be found. All trace was lost
| away from the bain. Miss Tnman was
/ badly bruised and sustained n severe nor
! vous shock by reason OF her IN usage and
! exposure i'm tho cold night air
| She says tho men appeared TO be
! tramps OF foreign birth.