The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-29

az 1LUOST ISIREDIBLE. IIT TRtF.
sTORI or ~ OF IRIGE
Wen. Dressed Thieves Convincing the rnsser-
ger. In Draw Ing Room Car that the
Benuiiiui wife "r wealthy Bosioninn
wa. - Iaunatic tnder their Charge Z COL
Abduction, thioroformIng, and Robbery.

Abduction, thioroforming. and Hobbeiy.
roo. n, nne,
A newly married woman n native and
resident of Boston ioescesod Of many aiirac-
tons Of person. mind and manner and on'u-
pying high social position IN that cdy. ind
boon on u visit 80 somr friends IN central N'w
York. She started Tor home by the Nrw YORK
Central Railway. expecting to reach Albany III
night where her husband was expected to meet
her Toward evening she changed ears ht
Rome and noticed that two men who got on the
train with her seatrd themselves near her and.
by their 9lanc"s and gestures, seemed t. have
her unlrr DISCUSSION. Thls mnur hcr some
wha; unrlsy. bu' m sht was n ufhWlhE room
car. and could appeal t. the conductor, she let
Comparatively safe.
she was on the point ~ paving MN the extra
price lshc had secured her through ti'ket but
ono Of IA" two men said quietly Do not take
that lnhy's fare; she's III our charge; well pay
for hcr ,,.,,,,..
unmixed with fear and snid dc not Know
these men they must not pay my fare they are
nothing to me; haye meyer seen ,hetn 9r9rs
official. who inquired Of the lndy. What IL
your name. plrasg ........
And where do you live p
In Boston" she replied.
two men. who seemed 10 To spokesman. You
will ind what have told YOU str,dly true. We
under the direction oi her friends
The conductor then took The money from the
lady replied You must pardon me nndam,
but those ecnil 'm"n tell me you are Insane. AMI
@ thsy nMys pr,h "nsR'q ,o XXI tSy yc l9 m
your name and place ol residence before you
insnn"Y" sh" ochocd Il 40 20 the state
Asylum Oh. heavens What dreadful mys-
tcry is this? What horrid Not have they
hands to her Lend. her oyos and. indeed her
whole face hlazrd win an intensity Of ic,!ins.
and she cvinced u degree OF dread aud agony
that went far toward corroboratlng the charge
ofderangcmcnt
todians In a loud ionc, "ihc coui'tcn Of the
p,S2r lady She Is GIElinarty GENT. ana tract
ferrcd to she becomes wild. ~ you see her
now; -,
believe this irnriul story am h- sane ~ any
body: hut ;cgr -aall b. mad uni, - am 'ir-
hvnrcd from these dreadful men. What DO tHry
want, What de- they intendf They wait TO
abduN me- to /. 10 meg assure YOU H. the On
ductor call hrgycn to ,wi'n,s- that AN MT
insane do not know have never before laid
eyes on. these men
-" But they are, a,auain,cd with your name
AMI residence. Madam. They must he whut
they assume. PRAY. do not he alarmed. I'm
SURE they are your friends. TAey WI! do you
Oh. do not leave mo alQncwth th,m They
arc not my fricnd-. J de- MT know ihou.
appeal 30 you. to any gentleman tor ugoteetiou.'
The con !ucnr was somewhat IN v'l in spite
OF himself Her youth. her beauty hrr an
certainty seemed 10 be- dcnlcuied While tie
conductor hestated the elder of nor pretended
Poor creature. she II often thus. II is the
very very pabc rase ' VERY " and he hoay,d
OF Sympathy. Her Il, ends are atty dis
tresscd At her state hut thoy hopn that she may
be cured. AMI have determined, therefore TO
These words convinced the conductor and
passengers. who had become deeply Interested.
But somebody may know yo.4. Madam the
ly skfIl ftyt
oorrobornte your story. will protect YOU. VIII
you. come NTH me-. please
We will accompany her. tho elder custodian
interrupted. " We have strict orders not To- let
her out OF our sight. She may destroy herself
stantly fear suieiie when she is in one Of her
moods. One OF their objects ~ sending her to
We will accompany you. Mr.. - and he
she reeoiied as though she had been stung.
and ex Sd ,S with 9aSns eye qRd Psd
fs sake do sn not lei Ss %sn o9Hh
Let 1t be me. then Mrs - the younger OF
hs GS1Rs . tnf sad wo SdsRSnSES iy%a G
words. " You are no better than he; You are
6qsn IN League Sf99fs me ~, 10Y have some
tim; Oh. God! oh, God these men will kill
She allowed tho conductor to lead her through
the train. her custodians following. and speak
ing to the passengers as they went. expressing
and the " painful duty he5 hSd to p tT S5
Everybody thought the lady insane and her ex-
ns rSpfSa t6ns W s d IT nhaP Pp
case" How wild She, looks, wore heard q
she ind a single. face that was not strange TO
her. She looked eagerly on both sans OF the
tones. No one | know; not fac, have seen
before-not one. What Will become Of me-"
As the conductor rather drew than accom- pa
niod her back % her ar. She moved meehHni-
cally AZ II hall Unconscious and In n dream
Having Ia h u
tears, spbbing bit ry ana exciting the com.
miseraton OF her fellow passengers. Ihon she
grew comparatively calm ard moved hardly q
muscle She sat upright Ia her scat, pale as
marble; her features working and her lirl
twthing 40 though SHE were suffering from
.Ailthi- had bcen done in less time than il
has taken To- toll it, She had not been long In
her scat '.for. Tie VIII istle sounded for Cica-
only fourteen miles from Homeland HE two
Come vii vii us ow Mr. s'E Sy w i 8"t b mFo
you; we wish YOU well; we are. your friends
we are doing what your friends desire
Again She expressed her horror ~ them Hp.
pealed 70 the passepgers besoueat them :,
saDeI au9 bn 6n. .h"t se yGs srry g
some base design. Nobody b'iievei her
her having told one II The iraAelncu L. ca,l 4
carriage. and the ,lstodun- caught each m
arm Of the lady. She re- -toi for al Instant
gave little shrek, and then seemed 10 faint
One OF the men naush, her ~ - hi- arm ono
na grI ssy ana wl hs oy @ KID 10 "I I
the door. placed her inside. both got IN a, Tel
her; the carriage was driven on and the train
dashed forward.
The train arrived at Albany iu due season
and the devoted husband wAu had been ~ 90,
station for near al hour, was ltupdtlcutly wait
ing for his wife. lie waited and LOGGED 10 vain
Eyerbqdy had gone and still 7le was No.
there, He was directed % the coudu tor of th'
drawing room car, who, on learn ng If the ap
pearanee Of the lady sought for. Revived IA
once that she must be no other than Mrs -
who had been pronounced insane He remem
bored too, that she had said she expected e
meet her husband at Albany, but one Of th,
false guardians had explained that meeting hcl
husband was one of her deusions, anu that hel
husband WAS in Boston and had himself en
gagged them 10 take her a. Utica.
The revelations made o. the husband wer,
terrifying. The conductor secured a como
tive, amt with the dlemayed husband, starte,
at the earliest practcahlo moment a. "a spec
for Utica. Arriving IN that CITY al about
O'Clock in ihe n"rnlng they could yet uu uae'
OF tho men; bui Tiny discovered o., ia .hriHI
twhom the conductor knew that hat been en-
gagged by the pretended ru-iuuiuu-. n stt
tho men had lod mW nGthls q an iusan
person in an asylum, bat Lad orl.T. e. INN @
drive to a certain house IN a certain par. of th
town, and he had oboyel uuIu ST. iAty. H.
A ~. Nlt...a D. 81.