New-York tribune., 1909-04-29
DOCTORS WIFE BOUND
NTH GAG IN MOUTH SHE
PHONES TO POLICE.
Burglar Seeking Je7ceL Chest I'm
IOOscns Dogs Which Force Him
from Vest Side Home.

Mrs. Louise Mann, wife of DR.. c. Maitland
Mann. of No. 80 West 111th street. bound
and gagged in her home. the first floor at
that address. about 4 o'clock last night, while
she aloGe in the house. She had answered
the door bell, and strange man. well dressed
and about thirty years old. asked if he could see
Dr Mann. When told that the physician out
he said it was important that he should him.
and asked if he might wait in the Office until he
returned
As Mrs Mann turned her back the man
and started for another room he grasped her by
the arm and stuffed a handkerchief into her
mouth. He then bound her arms behind her
hack and tied her feet to the legs of chair
When he had secured her in a practically help
less position. the burglar coolly made prepara-
tions TO ransack the place. He went into the
two rear bedrooms and rifled the bureau drawers
and dressers, leaving everything in confusion on
the floor.
While the man was in the dining room Mrs
Mann began TO work herself. though tied 70 the
chair over to the telephone. across the ROOM
She succeeded in doing this so quietly and
quickly that the man not alarmed At the
same time she working to dislodge the gas
in her mouth. This she succeeded in doing. and,
with her teeth, she lifted the receiver from the
hook and called to central" in low voice to
give her Police Headquarters.
Mann was connected with the lieutenant on the
desk. and she told him. in a voice hardly above
a whisper. that there d burglar in the house
and that she was bound and gagged
While Mrs. Mann was talking to the police
the burglar satisfied that there was nothing
more of value left in the rooms which he had
examined started TO open the door Of a small
room in the rear OF the apartment. In this
room DR. and Mrs Mann keep their jewelry in
a strong box 1t has been Or. Manns custom
in his absence to keep couple of trained bull
dogs in this room for just such an emergency as
occurred last night.
No sooner had the intruder opened the door
than the two fierce animals. their instinct of
trouble already aroused by the noise of the
scufle sprang at the mans throat. He threw
up his hands to protect his face. and the dogs
began to snap at his legs and hands. Seeing
that he would be overpowered, the burglar
started to turn and run. As he did so he
tripped on the rug and fell half way into the
room in which Mrs. Mann still captive.
When she saw that the bulldogs were after
the burglar Mrs. Mann encouraged them TO the
attack The man cursed her. and made threat
enng move in her direction when he saw that
she had been using the telephone, but the dogs
sprang at him again. Selling chair. the man
hurled it at the animals. temporarily keeping
them from attacking him, and then beat hasty
retreat to the rear window which opens the
back yard. Followed by the barking and snarl-
ing dogs. the burglar leaped out of the open win
dow and landed heavily in the yard below.
The noise made by the dogs and the curses Of
the man, in his efforts to avoid them, had at
tracted the attention of one of the hall boys in
the house. He ran out into the yard just in time
TO see the burglar as he cleared the fence
When the police of the West 125th street sta
.t-b in at fhei baa6
rived ont of breath they found the physicians
wife in an hysterical condition She managed
however, TO give the police fairly good descrip
ton of the man, who, she said, dark. about
thirty years Old FIVE feet eight inches tall. and
well dressed She also said that his manner of
speech gave evidence of education and refine
ment.
DIR. Charlton. of the ]. Hood Wright Hospital.
found that Mrs. Mann bruised about the
throat, hands and legs, but not badly hurt.
The burglar succeeded in getting away with
eilverware and trinkets Avalued at $500. He had
packed up more booty. which he was forced TO
leave behind.
DR. and Mrs. Mann have been married only a
short time Mrs. Mann is rwenty-One years OF
age.
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