The evening world., 1913-10-10
DAYLIGHT BURGLAR
| BINDS GIRL WIFE
I AND ROBS HOUSE
Mrs. Ella Roddy, Frail Mother,
Gagged, Then Tied With
> Rope by Intruder.
NElGHBOR TO RESCUE
Baby Laughs at Culprit as He
Forces Closet Door and
Obtains Valuables.
NElGHBOR TO RESCUE

Tho sound OF soms heavy body fall
ine. followed by a series Of bangs upon
Q door and mufYled Eroans. brought Mrs.
Stern running downstairs this morning
from her apartment on the third floor OF
No. s7s Prospect avenue. Brooklyn. to
the apartment Just beneath. occupied by
Mrs. Marssrst Post Mrs Posts son.
William. . printer. and daughter and
son.in.iaw. Ella and Ernest Rody. Mrs.
Rody 10 nineteen years old.
whats the natter What's tho mat
terri cried Mrs. stern. only Groans
came from behind the door. and. fright.
ened Mrs. Stern ran TO the street. found
Policeman Connors Of the Fifth ave.
nue. station. and escorted him to ner
nat. from which he climbed down tho
nre-escapc IN the nat below. forced a
window and entered.
Close to the door. against which sho
was swaying her body so as to produce
the muffled knocks Mrs. stern heard. the
policeman found Mrs. Rody There was
no one else In the nat The young wife's
hands and feet we're tied and her apron.
hound over her head. had been forced
anto her mouth as gag. From beneath
~ folds came groans N though tho girl
wife was trying to call for help. Con-
nors ripped the apron on her head and
- he united her hands and feet she
cried hystcricaliy.
SOUND AND GAGGED ~ DARING
BURGLAR.
"Oh. where 10 he. Where 10 he?
Nskss>'s eku hueDlse1 el~<N ma ,,,
and thought he was going to kill me-"
Under tho mnls(f ations OF Mrs. Stern
shc rssained sufsicient composure In n
few minutes to tell what had happened
10 her. She said her mother had gone
out to visit another daughter In Winsor
place near by. leaving her alone. Us her
husband and brother had gone TO work.
Presently there came q knock on the
door. and stocky youth with black
mrntache. dark suit and derby hat
asked her when she opened the door II
she wanted TO buy anything
II have no money Mrs. Rody an
ewered. and made to close the door.
rs your mother home? Perhaps she'd
like something" persistsd the youth.
She's not here, responded Mrs.
Rody. shortly and. claiming the door.
went back 10 the kitchen. where she had
been at work.
II had no more than reached there
and turned about when ! saw the man
In the hall. He had forced the door"
went on Mrs. Rody. ~ started toward
him and he ran toward me. exclaiming
If you say . word III kill YOU He
fore could scream he had reached the
torn the apron from around my bod,
and flung It over my head. ] tried =,
cry out then. but he got a fold Of the
apron IN my mouth and. picking me up
carried ms into the parlor. where h,
forced me into . chair ] struggled
but my strength was OF no avail
against his"
Mrs. Rody 10 . slender little woman
MAKES JOB GOOD ~ BINDING
FEET WITH ROPE.
He era bbed up q sofa pillow and tor
tic siiken rope binding from aroun
~ edges" continued Mira Rody
Then no bound my hands and es
claimed: Where's sumo roper II
seemed not TO realize that gaSysd a.
was ] could isvt ans vet. out ~ esei,;;
he ran into the kitchen. got son,
clothes line and tied my feet
Then he started 20 search the MAJ
The apron over ~ head kept me froI
ssaing, but could hear him rummaSin
about and was In terror lest no hui
my baby hoy. ! could hear Biiiy zoe
ding about. and ] didn't dare thin
what might happen II he got In n
mans way"
Billy 10 the sishtesn-months'-o old 90
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rody and has jui
learned 20 waik. He was IN the parls
when the robbss bound hts mother Their
but the younsster seemed To think II wi
ell Q good Joke and laughed and cha
ted with the burglar. The man did NJ
bother with the little fsllo But
didn't md anything OF value In the n,
and presently he returned to Nrs. Rot
demanding:
"Whsrs's an Axsf I've got TO smaI
in this COMPOUNDED closet door,"
"Of course. couldn't answer. but
shook my head" Mrs. Rody told Co
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