, 1889-10-10
rs SHE IS ER?
story OF Girl Who Wont to IL The
ntcr with a Miilionaire's Son ana
hid Not Return,

nid Not Return.
The New York World of September
- contained tho following: Young
Harry \. Wcmple, son of William y.
Wemplc, the wcll-known millionaire of
llayorstraw, n. Y, called at tho house
of Mrs. Phoebe Brown, No. II East
Twelfth street, and took Miss Nettie
Virginia Vincent, IA handsome and ac-
complishod young woman, to- the thea
alter. Miss Nettio's aunt, Mrs. Brown,
and Mrs. Christopher Y. Wcmple, the
young womnns cousin, sat up until
o'clock in the morning waiting the COM
ing of he girl, but she did not return.
Yesterday forenoon Mrs. Brown re-
ceiyed a note from Harry, in which he
set forth that Miss Vincent had been
taken away, that she was in good hands,
in comfortable quarters, being we'll cared
for, happy, and that she would not re-
turn.
Mrs. Brown had no sooner received this
note than she sought legal advice, and
the consequence was that Lawyer Rufus
Andrews sued out a writ of habeaa
corpus before Judge Barrett in
the supreme court chambers to
compel young Womple to produce the
girl, who Is just 10 years old in
court to day at II o'clock. Young
Wemplc is charged with abduction AZ
soon as the order was signed by Judge
Barrett it was placed in the hands of an
officer, who tried to serve it on the
young man at his Office desk in Normil,
yea ~ Sos banking-house, but without
success. Although young Wcmple has
been with the house for many years, and
bears an cnvlablo reputation, he could
not be found. A similar effort to locate
him at the boarding-house, No. IL West
Twenty.iifth street, was equally unsuc.
ccssiul, and up to u late hour he had not
been served with the writ. The same is
| true OF the young lady,
Inquiry at the clearinghouse of Mrs
Wcmple brought II very handsome and
refined woman to the door. She was
emphatic III her defense of Harry WCm-
pie, and was equally positive I'M her be-
lief that there was very much more back
OF the judicial step taken by Mrs. Browns,
than appeared ON the surface. Mn
Womplo had been with her three years.
and he was gentleman. He did not I
drink He was u fine fellow, in fact.
His father, she said, was millionaire
and of high social standing. She know
nothing of this affair, or next to moth
ing. MIR. Wemple did not take his din
ner ut home Thursday evening but
came home about II o'clock that night
and took his breakfast as usual the next
morning. lie was cheerful and pleas
ant she was quite sure that ii MIR.
Womple had taken the young woman
away it had not been done iorciblv nor
with sinister motive. If Miss Vincent
was in his charge she was in no danger.
Did she think it probable that he had
stolen tie young woman away and made
her his wife? As to this She had no
knowledge or opinion. She did not know
the girl, but understood she was II bcau-
tilul and accomplished woman. Of one
thing she was sure. Harry Wemple
was too noble young fellow to do any
low thing" Another refined looking
woman, OF middle age, who refused 10
hon ars.t A s,l,
Harry ever since he was in long dresses
and would stake her life on him.
HE is man." she said, too honor
able to do mean thing. Wait till he
can be seen aud he will explain nll, " \.
At No. II East Twelfth street, Mrs.
Phmbe Browns residence, the World rel
porter was met by II big man, who re-
affair. He said Mrs. Brown was busy
Gt was the dinner hour and Mrs. Browns
Is boardinghouso) and would not be
seen. After several miles of circumlocu-
ton he explained that Mrs. Brown was
the aunt of Miss Vincent, that she was
tho mother Of Mrs Christopher Y.
Wemple and that Mrs. Wemple had
adopted II girl and given her n home.
WAS home hore?"
"Well, no, but sue has been stopping
here lately"
"With whom?"
MIS-. Wcmplc.'
''Niru Wemple stops here, theng" An
affirmative nod.
while her husband stops at the
Murray HillY Another affirmative.
Then Mr.. and Mrs Wemple are sep
arated, and"
Here the reporter was interrupted by
his informant refusing to talk on thu
subject. Questioned as to whether there
was not something heneath the surface
OF the habcas corpus proceedings, ha
ovinccd absolute silence.
The reporter then called at the NIltrA.
ray ii i'll hotel, thinking it probable thai
Miss Vincent might have been taken IN
the son to his father, thence by them Ia
her old home at tiuvertown, but could
find neither Mr.. Wemplc nor his son.
Miss Vincent had not been ut the hotel.
Whatever the issue, none of Young
Wemple's friends believe the girl is in
any danger.