Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-22

AN ALBANY GIRL OF THIRTEEN NYsTRRIousLY
ENrICED FROM HER HOME AND AS AYs-
TERIoUsLY RRTURNED-How THE KID
NAPPERs WERE FOIIEp.

! A Singular Abduction.
AN A1B.NY GIRL OF THIRrEEN NYsTKRIousLY
| ENrIoRD FROM HER HOME AND AS NYs-
| TERIoUsLY RRTURNED-How THE KID
| NAPPRRs wERE FoIIEp
Nav Adams the 13-year- old daughter of
Allst0n Adams, n wel-to-do citizen Of AL
bany. N. Y, mysteriously disappeared from
her home on Monday night, April 11th, and
as mysteriously returned after an absence Of
| twenty-four hours May is u bright girl Of
| tho best character Her mother was a
SCHUYLER, one of the aristOcratic old Dutch
families. She has been properly educated
and brought up under good influence. The
details of the case have been made public
and indicate that it was bold attempt to alb
duct the girl, probably for the sake of secur-
ing a reward for her recovery.
TUE ABprCTioS.
1t was ten minutes past five o'clock on
| Monday night Mrs. Adams and all the
children, except May who was slightly in
disposed, had gone to the house of relative
to take tea. Suddenly there was tap at the
window. MAY ran to the door, expecting to
meet her father, but a stranger confronted
her, a tall man. dressed in dark clothes, and
with full black beard. lie told May that
| his name was MacCircgor, that he was en-
pluyed by her father, that the father had
| been injured in railroad accident at Pough-
kecpse, and had tclcgraphed for his wife and
daughter TO start for that city at once. The
man furthe. said that Mrs. Adams had al
ready gone to the depot and had told him to
instruct May to take n carpet-bag, put into it
an old skirt and shawl for her mother, and
thus equipped TO accompany the alleged Mac
Gregor. The miscreant also told her that
she must not inform any one where she was
going, but to mislead all inquirers with the
statement that she was about 10 visit cous-
in the country.
The child, anxious to reach her fathers
side, and utterly without suspicion, implicit
| ly obeyed the directions given her, and with
carpet bag in band left the house in company
with the stranger. Arriving at the depot he
said, ave have missed the 5:35 O'Clock
train, which your mother took, and We
shall have to wait for the next one"
He then took May to house on Quacken-
bush street, where she had supper, and in
accordance with his instructions put on her
mothers skirt and shawl, the man telling
her that this disguise would assist in circum-
venting the railroad authorities. who would
not let her 60 to her father, if they knew
who she was, as they were trying to keep
the accident secret At 1890 o'clock D. M,
they boarded the train for New York, after
having waited at the depot for long time
in the presence of several detectives, who
were watching for the missing grl, but who
had no suspicion that she was the person in
the long skirt and shawl of Mrs Adams.
When the train reached Hudson the man
took her from the car TO the Curtis House,
telling her that they would have to take an
other train from that city to reach the scene
of the accident. 1t was thea midnight.
The man registered his name as J. NJ. Mac
Gregor and hers as May lie Du He said to
he clerk, ''She is my step-daugbt err" accom-
| panied her to the room assigned her. and
handing her small bottle filled with dark
colored liquid, told her to drink the contents.
May was alarmed now and refused to obey.
| The man caught her by the right wrist and
repeated his command. She struggled from
bis grasp. He then placed the bottle on
table, and saying, ''lt you havelt drank that
when | return it will be bad or you," left
the room, locking the door after him.
May took the bottle, emptied its contents
out of the window and replaced it on the
table. A moment later the man returned,
noticed the empty bottle with evident salts
faction, and, telling May that she had better
go TO sleep, departed again locking the door
behind him.
REsUMING The JorENTY.
Early the next morning the man aroused
May and told her 10 get ready TO start for
Poughkeepsie. She did 50 snd was soon
afterward on board the train. Her abductor
debarked with her at Germantown in Column
bia county, and took her TO q Ii use of which
woman was apparently the sole occupant.
This woman took the liberty of doing up
Mays hair in such way as to add to the
disguise effected by the long skirt and the
| shawl
May was then taken TO Poughkeepsic by
tram, and upon arriving there was conducted
through the station yard to the river bank
The man whistled, and moment later a
boatman rowed a small craft - the point
where May and her abductor were standing
| They took seats in the boat und were rowed
across the river 4 closed carriage was in
waiting. The man put May into the vehicle.
pulled down the curtains, shut the door,
sprang upon the box and drove rapidly
away.
The establishment finally drew up in front
Of house into which May was escorted by
the mysterious MscGrcgor. who placed her
at table, gave her bill OF items amount
ing to S262 due A. 7. Stewart " Co, and
told her TO copy the same. Meanwhile a
| Z.
and was soon afterward conversing with the
MacGregor in an adjoining loom. May
heard one of the men say, Il shall take her
to New York" This remark completely
reused the girls suspicious, and she at once
set her wits to work to devise some plan of
escape. But before she could determine
what Course to peIauc the abductor reap
pcared. lie took the copy she had made OF
the itemized bill and remarked in an under.
tone. "She doesn't write we'll enough"
May was then taken back to the carriage
which was driven rapidly TO the river, was
conveyed TO the opposite shore by the same
boatman, and in company with her abductor
and his confederate took passage on the
next north bound train. The party
left the cars ut Hudson, where the
man placed in her hands sass il
change, and told her purchase a ticket fol
New York. Instead of obeying, May pur-
chased a ticket TO Albany for IS cents, pu
the ticket in her pocketboOk, aud walking
from the office 10 where the confederate wa.
standing. handed him the remaining So.
in change, saying, Give that TO Mr.. Mac
Gregor and tell him | do not want his mon
ey." ''Mr. MacGregor" was not visible al
this time, and the person addressed did moi
manifest any surprise. lie simply told May
and wait FOR the tr,n ,nJ .n,,at,sd a how n
carrv Tho "a arne, haa 80 h,r
US
HOTEL Scene
Arrived at the hotel, she was about to pa,
the boy for his services, when she foun,
that the pocketbook was missing. Her evi
dent perpleYity attracted the attention of
bystander who stepped forward and inquired
Miss, what is Your name ?" Then she told
J him that she was Nav Adams of ALBANY.
AT this iupcture the hotel clerk recognize,
Nav as the person who had stopped ther
over night under the name of lie Du, and h
EXPRESSED his opinion of girls who arrive O
/ Hudson hostelries in company with men a
niuniSnt. INC " S'anuei' no"c'ei' Pu.ne'
us ihduiNo' ''u 'Hc sli s'''e' 49, NO :
her Is cents, which, with half dollar give
r her py her aDuuctor III Albany, wouiu ena
pie hcr W Puieh"Sc ano'"c' "'Nc' io' al
, Neither of the nsnira,orsaonjn sppeared