New-York tribune., 1883-06-04
WAS ITA CASE or ABDUCIONf

Two members OF the Thirty-third Precinct
police force out ali ycsterday seaching for evil
dence as to runOred abduction of man. supposed
to nave taken place Friday night last somewhere In
the ncishborhood Of Tnlrdave. and One-hundredand-
thirty ghtbst The only ground On which the suspicion
OF the crime based the statement of a man In
onohundred and-i hrty who. said tnat he
heard cries for help ii O'Clock that night aud
two carrying of third In wagon
apparently against his will Tho policemen
In aucsiion however, unable find any evidence
TO support the story dthOugn they secured the whole
country from the Haen River to Long Island SO und,
dressed In PLAIN clothes. No missing. ana
clew could be discovered to the destination of the
WAGON or where started from The street along which
the wagon is supposed TO have passed has only Que
house between Lincoln and Alexander aves the space
over which the wagon said to have been pass
ing and the inhabitants or that house had heard aud
seen nothing The originator OF the story, howeyer ad
bered 10 his narrative In every particular In
ton with Il TRIBUNE reporter Io confident
as 10 the number Of cries for help which
he heard, where the wagon was how many men It
tained and they struggling MOrcose he said
TINT the voice ounded earnest. and at all ike
of a tipsy man Of one who was only shouting "for
fuu" His wife also heard the cries and the wagon.
W. T. Orr, of No b53 Northumberland
thrty-ninth-st, also heard the cries FOR
heIp at about the same time the same
III.
her Of the cries. and did not hear any vehicle
Mrs Orr corrobo her husbands story and both
serted that II sounded If man shouting while
son,ebody was trying TO his mouth and that
the last shouts almost completely nufcd.
The nexi-door neighbor OF the who tells this cir
cumstantal story not at home mt the time OF the
occurrence but in drugstore at One hundrcd-and
thirty St and Thrlave. He tes,ifes to having
seen wagon out OF the avenue into nehuudred-
and-thirty-eghth.st. with three men IN IL and drive
sraight away eastward. The police however, do not
regard the evidence strong enough TO Justify any ser
GUS sus pcions; but the report II 1t should prove
think may good end In attracting attention TO
the n adequate police force IN tho precinct.
at only few weeks ago.. said the proprietor OF
the drug store In question. "that n lady w0A walk
ing along One-hund lcd-aDd thirty eghtlst. from Third
ave when young came up heifud her and snatchcd
her satchc away aud made OF with II along the street
She started In pursuit. aud when no stumbled and fell
over stone road succeeded In the
| property. Then a struggle cnsued, and he again got
making escape into those houses there Lin
conave which then In the course OF being built.
| THIS Was Ia the early evening and although the chase
"A good deal OF ground, and the lady made as
much she could, no policeman O. er heard OF the
affair"
The Thirtythird Precinct is larger than any other In
the city, aud the posts IL with only exception
beats" includes some five miles OF streets, and the
officer duty cannot make his round In less than
couple OF hours TEere arc only twelve men patrol
duty at time.