The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-29
FOUL PLAY OR WHAT?
The Mystery Of Lizzie Lewis Dis
appearance Still Unsolved.
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TRENTON, July 20, 1890. The people, of
Pennington are now thoroughly aroused
over the mysterious disappearance of
Miss Lizzie Lewis. A number of gentle
men have taken the matter in hand and
propose to sift it to the bottom. Inspector
Byrnes, Of New York city, has been ap-
piled to for assistance. A search of the
Long Island sorts was made on Sunday
without getting trace Of the missing
girl.
The oung lady has been traced as far
New York city. Aconductor on the
Philapelphia and Reading Railroad saw
her at Bound Brook on July II, on train
bound for New York.
George w. Scarborough, resident of
Pennington, states that the young lady
went away in pursuance to some CORES
pondence resulting from answering an
advertisement in the New York World
The advertisement was about as follows:--
IA prepossessing. attractive and fearless
young lady will hear something to her
advantage by addressing Box 200 World
Office" Mr.. Scarborough gave Miss Lewis
a letter OF recommendation, which was
sent by her in the letter answering the
advertisement. He knew nothing about
the correspondence that followed, but
says that It was pursuant to this she
started for New YORK.
WHAT SHE SAID.
Miss Lewis told her grandmother on
the day before she started that she was
going TO accept a position as cashier in a
Long Island summer resort hotel 1t is
thought the wording of the advertise
ment is better calculated to ensnare an
unwary girl by some procuress than to
honestly secure the services of hotel
cashier, and her friends fear that the
young lady has been trapped by some
unprincipled persons and detained
against her will.
George w. Scarborough went to num-
Der OF Long Island summer resorts on
Sunday, and made thorough search at
various hotels without getting any clue
to the young lady. He also searched a
copy of the advertisement, but could
get no clue to the identity of the adj
vertiser from the address given in it. He
kept up his search for the missing girl ali
of Sunday night and until ten O'Clock
yesterday morning. He has known her
since infancy and takes a personal inter-
est in her.
IN TRENTON.
1t was learned yesterday that Miss
Lewis was in Trenton on Tuesday, July
8, and remained all night She went to
the house Of William G. Davis, No. 468
Stuyyesant avenue. The family were
away from home. and Miss Meta Combs,
teacher in the city schools, who re-
sides next door, asked her to come into
their house. Miss Lewis was slightly
known to Miss Combs, the latter having
met her when she visited the Davis
family. AS the young lady was very
warm from her exertions in walking
and carrying a large valise, Miss Combs
asked her to go up stairs and loaned
her some Clothing tor q change When
she came down stairs she told Miss Combs
that she was looking for letter which
was to have been directed to her in care
of Mrs. Davis. She inquired anxiously if
the letter carrier had yet been around
Miss Combs told her that he had not, but
she would watch for him.
The carrier got past the house before
they saw him. and Miss Combs called
him back, but he had no letter for Miss
Lewis Later, Miss Lewis wanted to go
to the office, but was told that II was too
late to get any mail She was then going
to leave the house to go to Chambers
burg, where she had some friends resid-
ing on High street. She was persuaded.
however, TO remain all night.
The following morning she started
away very early, saying that she must 20
to the post office and get that letter. Miss
Combs wanted her TO wait few moments
and she would accompany her, but the
young lady said she must hurry on.
When is was suggested that they would
keep the letter for her should the
carrier bring 1t, Miss Lewis replied
that it was Important that she should
get it herself She then went away, TAX
ing her caba with her, and that was the
last seen of her by them. She told Miss
Combs when she first arrived that she
had Just come from New York, where sh 9
had been staying week. She must have
gone to Pennington that morning, for it
was the following morning that she left
there