New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-28
OBTAINING A YOUNG WOMAN
A PoUGHKEFPsIE MYSTERY SOLVED.


CITY-cRIMINAI. PROCEEDINGS TO BE. BEGUN
AGAINST HIM.
Miss Ella Merrill, the daughter OF a well-known
business man of this city, on the advice of some
friends chose Poughkeepsie pleasant place in
which to spend few days in recreation One reason
for her choice that her friends recon-
mended to her dressmakcr who lives in that
city rs thoroughly competent workwoman, and
one who would not fail to give satisfaction in max
ing several dresses which Miss Merrill was anxious
to have without delay. Two weeks ago Miss Mer-
rlli went TO Poughkeepse and engaged rooms ut the
Northern Hotel, where her friends had frequently
been guests, and the proprietor of which was known
personally to several of them The day following
her arrival she visited the dressmaker's house and
was received by the latter's mother. Her GRAND
explained, but the work was declined
ON the ground that the daughter was in
such poor health that she could not
work. Another dressmaker was found and
several dresses were intrusted to her care to be
made few days later, and before the dresses
were finished, Miss Merrill was summoned to New
York to entertain guests who had in the mean
time arrived at her fathers house. She returned to
this city Saturday, July 10. On Monday July 10.
the proprietor of the Northern Hotel at Poughkeep-
sic received the following letter
Proprietor Northern Hotel, PoWghheepsie.
this city who arrived this Week from SewYeGR She is
very bad She is cunning as a fox. Dark complexion
The Chief of Police at Poughieepsie on the same
day, received postal card, on which was written:
NEw-YORK. July
Look out for woman sneak thief at Northern Hotel.
a. DAVIS, Station L.
Before her departure from Poughkcepsc for New
York Miss Merrill arranged with her dressmaker
that the dresses which she was at work
upon should be sent to New-York July
q. They did not come to hand, however,
and Miss Merrill commissioned friend who was
visiting Poughkeepsio to call on the dressmaker.
pay for the goods and have them sent by express to
her The friend did as she was requested, but in,
stead OF receiving tho dresses, told that the
Chief of Police wanted to see Miss Merrill as there
was something wrong" Miss Merrill was made
without delay consulted with Fuller's Detective
Bureau at No. e41 Broadway, with a view of ascer-
tanning what the police authorities could possibly
want with his daughter An agent of the Office
VI sited Poughkeepse and shown by the Chief of
Sa 4 tt 6s aTd above
spends sp dsoN with that of Miss Merrill There was
TSo Se v IS to who the person
held consultation at Mr.. MerrilPs house in this
city, and the result was the publication of an ad
letter and postal card.
ia. received a letter from woman who lives up
town which expressed the belief that sho could
aame o Es @na
Mr.. Fuller said yesterday, he did not
desire h;s n,t tG give because she did moi
social position he stated and is reputed TO be very
wealthy, having had large amount of money be-
Mr. Fuller that she had no doubt that the ar-
thor OF the postal card and letter was her
S%t ha Gsan from ma hs fam
for nearly ten years. has squandcred all his
money, mo and is nov living on means supplied
of broker, and he has downtown Office, the rent
of which is paid by his sister, in order that he may
knn mn nnna ap,., he f.ia IL
family. For some time he has been carrying a
correspondence with young woman in Poughkeep
maker first visited by Miss Merrill her arrival in
that city-to him contained the clew to the sender
Mr. Fuller's informant had known of her brothers
conduct toward the young dressinser for some
power to terminate it. she had even en-
ployed d private detective in Poughllcepsie to
The latter, however, seemed to be infatuated with
the man, and regarded the persons who cautioned
her AGAINST the man as spies and sybodies. She
succeeded in iinpressng her family with the belief
that her lover was wealthy man without in UNI
brances, and that he meant to marry her. The let
ter which came into the possession of the step
sister couched in the warmest words of ailcc-
ton. The following is an extract from it, pertinent
TO that part of the story in which Miss Merrill is
Interested:
~ shGSa a not @s witt S day don't fret
viii and send you letter every other day YESTERDAY
afternoon young lady came to our house wanting to
Mrs Rogers D %e to a heT
aS good uressnakcr, and that
TO stay ten days and have do work her and
then Mrs Rogers wol,d come and want to work
her also Mother said she could for any
one this summer, us do not feel strong. think
right when said they think everyone but
themselves. She small and ia stayinp at
the Northern Hotel. Now do worry my love- for we
will be very careful, and if hear any more will let Won
know.
NJ T. Fuller to the conclusion that tho Step
brother the author of the obnoxious correspond
and that he obtained the facts relative to Miss
Merrill from the dressmakeTs letter. and used them
in describing the alleged sneak thief to the Chief of
Police and hotel proprietor of Poughkeepsie his
idea being that she in that city trying
to thwart his plans toward the girl to whom
he professcd love- and that he could thus rid himself
OF her. With this conviction Mr.. Fuller on Tuesday
again visited POughkeepse. He called at the house
of the girl and related to her father what he believed
to be the facts in the The father at first denied
sister said that she had gone on visit to
Connecticut. The conversation was over
heard by the mother and she became Frustrated
through anger. This brought about about an uns,s-
pected crisis, for the young dressaker rushed into
the room and demanded the cause Of the excite
ment. The mother revived III the meantime and
heard further evidence of the escape her daughter
had had. Turning to the latter she exclaimed:
And so this is the rich man you have been telling
do shall have to support him."
Mr. Fuller after telling the story, said that at
present il not desirable to give the mans name
to the public He had ample evidence however
and two criminal actions would shortly be filed
against him. One would be for criminal libey and
the other for sending scurrous matter through the
United States mails
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