Year: 1874

Executive Mansion, April p, 1874.

 - A Lawyers Adventures.

 1 CHARITY REPAID WITH RoBBERY-A STRANGE STORY.

 MT. A. B. Morris is a lawyer, and his place of residence is Watertown, N. Y. He came to this city about ten days ago, l on his way to the Sonth, and having como business to transact here, put up at the Park Hotel. He made an agreement with & friend to go to the Union Square l theater. He had agreed with his friend to meet him at the corner of Broadway and Canal street at 6:3O o'clock. Mr. Morris arrived at the place of meeting rather early, and presently he was aceost- ed by young woman who was very neat ly though poorly dressed, and of a most respectable appearance.

 She began by saying, ''Are you ready to go with me now, sir?" and then i'll ap- parent confusion begged his pardon for speaking to him. She said she had taken him for a gentleman she had seen in the Dollar Store.

 She then went on to tell him that she was in great trouble and distress. ''I have a dying mother and sister in the last stage of consumption, she said, land I am unable to pay the rent of our room, and the landlord threatens to turn us out this very night if I do not pay" ''Here, y said Mir. Morris, "she began to cry, and great tears ran down her cheeks; there was no humbug there, for I saw them. D He asked her how much she owed, and she told him g.. "But I don't want you to give me the money here, sir" she said,

 'I want you to see for yourself that am not deceiving you. I never asked for charity before, but when the panic came I was discharged, along with several oth- CT girls, from the Dollar Store, and since 1 then have been unable to get any work. l live only few blocks away from here, and if yon can spare the time, I would llke to have you see my mother and sis ter. and the condition we are in.'

 And, like fool" said Mir. Morris. 'I looked at my watch, and seeing that I had yet half an hour to spare, I went with her. We went east from Canal street, and turned into side street, and after while we came to house and ascended two or three steps, and entered narrow hall- way. There the woman opened door on the right and asked me to walk in and wait until she could advise her mother that some one was coming to see her. The room was warm and comfortable; 6 fire was burning in the grate, and at the further end there was lounge. In front of the fire, and nearer to it than the lounge, was a cottage bedstead. You will have to sit on the bed, sir, said the woman, 'as there are 10 chairs will take off my shawl and go at once to my | mother. l had been warming my hands of &hn Al

 woman's suggestion sat down on the bed, about two feet from the foot, the woman l standing in front of me with her shawl in her hand. Hardly had I seated myself | when she sprang upon me like a tigress, throwing the shawl over my head. At the same moment I felt my feet grasped by some one under the bed. I then felt that l had to struggle for my life

 'I had $500 in money in my pocket book, a draft for $50. and $500 watch in my vest pocket. I could not see, as my head was completely enveloped in the shawl, but I felt strong pull at my watch chain, and afterward felt hand in my pocket where my money was I made tremendous effort, and succeeded in throwing the woman over the foot of the bed. then sprang up and freed my feet and rushed to the further corner of the room. There the woman again at tackled me, but l knocked her down, and then, taking Q large pearl handled, silver mounted knife from my pocket, swore that if anybody attacked me again I would put bullet through them. The darkness of the room no doubt prevented them from seeing that the formidable re- volver, was only pocket knife, and that was what saved me, I suppose.

 "I then went to the door, and to my astonishment found it locked, bolted and barred. drew the bolt and took down the bar, but could not unlock the door, as the key was gone. finally broke off the lock with the bar, and found myself at

 liberty. I rushed out through the hall into the street, and did not stop until I found policeman. Then a reaction came on, and felt utterly weak and pros trate, and no wonder, for am firmly per- suaded that had only escaped death by I Q mere chance, and besides, the desper- ate struggle I had just passed through | had weakened me considerably. I after ward went back over the groupl with a policeman, but was unable to identify the house, although did my best to do so. am sure, though" said he, cit is either Elm or Center street. Being a stranger in the city, I had not noticed the locality when went with the woman, ,and

 was too much agitated to do so at the time of my escape. After it was over, ex- amined my pockets and found that I had I lost nothing. My watch was saved from

 the fact that the chain was very strong,

 and was fastened to my vest with snap. N. y. Times.

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