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Show SAW HIS BRIDE RAVISHED. The Terrible sight n Young Husband is Compelled to l.onb On. New Yoki;, .Tun. -1 William 1'nrrell, 'Jl years old, nnd his newly wedded wife, aged III, living at bill Wesl Fifty-fourth street, were awakened yesterday morning hy sime one breaking Into their apartment. Seven young toughs rushed into the room, pulled blm out of bed and threatened him with infant in-fant death if he made an outcry. He broke away from them, however, and ran out into the street, shouting for help. Bearing scream, from his wife's room, he rushed hack to her assistance, only to find her struggling In the embrace of one of the toughs. Before he could reach her side, however, he was seized by several others, Who held him and compelled him to witness . sight that cannot he described in words, as one after another of the youug scoundrels ravished his wife. The poor woman fought desperately, but her assailants beat her Into insensibility and accomplished their purpose. pur-pose. A policeman now entered the house, when the ruffians all escaped but one, whom the officer succeeded In capturing. He proved to be Richard Kane, 90 year. old, of Kleventh avenue. The officer rani: for an ambulance. The surgeon who accompanied it found the woman very badly injured, besides suffering greatly from nervous prostration. She has been in an exceedingly critical condition all day. .lustier Ryan committed Kane for examination ex-amination on Wednesday next. His six accomplices ac-complices are not known, but the police believe be-lieve that all of them w ill be under arrest before be-fore the day set for Kane's examination. |