The New York herald., 1874-08-12
THE JERSEY ABDUCTION CASE.

New DeveloPments-Intervi with the
Farmers Daughter-A Marrow Escape
from = Life OF Sin-Mrs. LuparSl0s
Rema nded tor Trial.
The developments in the Noble abduction case
which appeared In Yesterdays HERALD. have
created more tnan ordinary excitement, indigna-
tion and gossip in Trenton and vicinity. Yester-
day Prudence Lupardos, one OF the alleged princi-
pals in the Infamous conspiracy TO entrap young
and innocent female into life OF shame, appeared
before q Police Justice at Trenton, and after
brief preliminary examination she was required
to give bail in the of 900 to appear at the
next term Of the Mercer County Court OF Oyer and
Terminer to answer the charge preferred against
her. J. 4. simmons, OF No. q Centre street, New
ark, her al leged co-cOnspirator, has not been ar
rested, for reasons not yet made known TO the
public.
reting out additional particulars, and he also had
an interview with Elizabeth Noble, the victim OF
the abducton. On the 18th OF July last an adver-
tisement appeared IN one of the Trenton papers,
WI ich read as iolows:-
wA.rEp-InxEpiArrlY two Intelligent young ladies to
go to New ENGLAND to ensage In ight and resp
paying rom N Se5 81 q
1t appears that the woman Lupardos, who had
already made the acquaintance OF the unsophist-
lcated farmer's daughter, called her attenJi0n to
the Inducements offered Ia this advertisement,
and as ls stated in the interview, prevailed on
her to take advantage OF them, and desert
Mss Noble Is u prepossessEg, innocent
looking person OF about seventeen summc,s 10
the queries put to her by her interviewer she an
swered cneerlully and unhestatingly. The iollow-
iDgE
''Mrs Lupardos first called my attention to tho
advertisement. and through her persuasion Lett
the house of Mrs. FaulKenburg where was living
as a domestic, on last Saturday evening for tenn
pcrary residence with her at her house IN Allen
street. Mrs. Lupardos there showed me . letter
from j. Z. Summons, OF 27 Centre street, Newark.
which read:-"Elizabeth Nobe-We would
be glad to have you with US Dy MOn-
day evening, TO sail with us Tor New
England on Tuesday morning. Answer Dy return
LupardOs and took the train on Monday morning
Tor Newark, aud arrived at simmons residence
about noon time. Even when got on the train
l had not made up my mind to Co. but Mrs.
W as compelled TO yield to her wishes. When we
arrived at simmons house we were conducted
up stairs, and In suort time Mr.. simmons came
in and, alter warm salutation with Mis.
with her. was so much troubled dld not pay
any atten ton to what they were saying. simmons
Is u respectable looking man, about twenty-eghe
years old. We were, after short time, conducted
six young girls and six young men. each man slt.
ting alOngslde girl. They were dressed very
nne, ana they looked like the best OF ''bg bugs"
After dinner q Newark oriicer came and
veyed US to the police station, where We stopped
until Marshal Tyrre came and brought US 10
Trent0u. The appearance OF things IN simmons
house plainly showed that 1t was bad house:
was to be employed selling books about the war.
and that the more money brought to him the
more l would get myself. brought all my clothes
along In Mrs. LupardOs trunk.
says the young girl went TO Newark OF her own
accord. More arrests Will be made shortly.