Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-26

ALLEGED CASE OF ABDUCTION IN MAIDEN
On Sunday evening, 18th, as Mrs. j. A. Page,
widow, twenty-five years Of age, was return.
lng home about hall-past nine O'Clock, she says
hack containing two men drove up TO the side
walk, and the men jumped from the carriage,
and, covering her mouth with handkerchief to
prevent screams, forced her into the vehicle,
which was rapidly driven away, in what direc-
ton she knew not. Soon after she became nm
conscious, and remembered nothing till about
lour O'Clock the next morning, when she
found herself tue sole occupant of a strange
room. She at once commenced to scream, and
was warned to desist by two young men who
came to the door, Persisting, however in her
EFFORTS 10 attract the attention of parties outside
the house, an old man about sixty soon made
his appearance, and after repeated demands
made by her he said he would carry her home
buggy with two black horses was immedi-
ately after driven up TO the door, into which
Mrs. Page was assisted by the old gentleman.
who drove her over roads with which She was
not familiar, and left her within about mile of
her home, he driving rapidly away. Upon
informing her friends of what had trans
pired, word was sent to the state holice. and De-
lectYe Smith began 10 look up the matter. In
the ride home from the unknown house where
she was carried Mrs. Page watched carefully
everything which would give clue to the roads
lhey came over, and after taking several roads
she at last recognized tract of woods through
which the old gentleman had driven. Follow
ing TINS other points were recognized, and os
they came in sight Of the Spot Pond house in
Medfotd, she immediately Informed MIR. Smith
mat mat was the place where she had been
taken the previous Sunday night. Eyerything
inside the premises was described by her viii
mlluteness, together with the parties whom she
ca Urges with having committed an OUTRAGEOUS
crime, and after thoroughly examining matters
N Smith concluded that there was evidence
en- ugh to justify the arrest of Frederick Paw.
70 Y, one OF the prOprietors Of the Mystic honse
In MtdlOrd, and George A. Emerson, Of No AZ
Portland street, Boston, aud with the aid Of de-
teciiye Bagley these parties were secured yester.
day. They admit having been with Mrs Pace
but assert that she went with them Voluntarily
Saturday noon the prisoners were taken from
CharlestoWn TO StOneham, before Squire Buck.
nam, where they were discharged on the orgi-
nal warrants, there having been inaccuracies in
the names, but corrected ones were Immediately
served, charging the men seYerally with assault
and the crime previously intimated, but AZ they
Doih waived the reading they were held in $4,000
oh one and $1,000 on the other, making $4,000
eac,li 70 appear before the grand jury. In de-
,aalt q sureties late In the afternoon they were
ea i',. 70 the Lowell jail. Payrow was originally
ggulOnei at the west end, after which he became
| "r ~ ~ lS ufe department, then a member
" Wy Si4 ponce force, from which he was dis
SSnhlseu lor cause, then a government detective
| NeAt nc opened liquor saloon ON Iinion street
| mi'ei ~ Mas lof Time noted as a fayorite resort
| 49, u i' Shhlaeters Having been driven
~ ~ 49,, ppluloI Jones, he obtained the lease
o. inc Mystic house, which he Conducted Mn, iI'e
| fair degree Of success. WIN
Mrs. Jeanette A. Page the complain.n. l..
Tue case, IS a widow about twenty.tbree naa ~
old' small iair-looking, and having a very mod.