The morning news., 1892-03-10
SHE KIoNAPs a BANKgR FoRLovE
An American Woman Said TO Have
Broken OF Marriagelin England.
From the Pail Mail Cozatte

An American Woman Said TO Have
Broken OF Marriaaelin England.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The mysterious disappearance OF William
Robertson Lidderdale, the nminste- bank
manager, on the eve of his marriage with q
young lady to whom he had been for some
time engaged, has entered upon a new and
somewhat startling phase.
Mr.. Undertakes departure was followed
by the receipt OF a communication announc-
ing his death frcm an accident on board a
yacht called the Foresight The accident
it was stated, took place on the Sth ult and
Mr. Lidderdale, it was alleged, sucoum bed
to bis injuries on the 30th ult. There was
nothing in Mr.. Undertakes social or bus /.
ness affairs to suggest a reason for his leav>
ing home. His accounts at the bank were
found to be correct, and he had recently
furnished the house to which he was to take
his bride.
The real circumstances of Mr.. Lidder.
dale's disappearance will be found to be
quite romantic, Inquiries made 10 an au-
thoritatiye quarter have ELECTED that there
is now little doubt that Mr.. Lidderdale was
kidnapped by lady admirer, who had on
several occasions in letters addressed to Mr.
Lidderdale-epistles which be had shown to
certain OF his very intimate friends-ex-
pressed her determination of never ermit-
ting him to become the husband OF another,
and one of the letters at least is stated to
have contained threat to murder.
The lady is an American, a spinster about
80 years Of age, who up to recently had a
fiat in the neighborhood of Westminster.
This much has been ascertained. She is also
said to be woman of large mea1s aud to
keep yAcht-not, however, the Foresight,
Ic No uosEnl
account Of Mr.. Undertakes dea tn has been
believed all along 70 be blind. That the
missing bank manager is on the vessel
owned by this lady, and that successful
strategy on her part placed him where he is
now involuntarily conaned, is not doubted
by those who have been intrusted with the
search. The utmost efforts are now being
put forth to trace the whereabouts of the
yacht
Mr. Lidderdale, some weeks ago, left
Somerset with II 900 in notes in his pocket,
drawn from his own private account, for
the purpose, it was thought, Of expenditure
in connection with his approaching mar
riage. He reached Padd!ngton, where he
made a call in the district aid from that
time to the present his friends have heard
nothing of his whereabouts. When Mr.
Eidderdale left Somerset ne stated, accord
ing to another account, that be was about to
proceed 10 Austral4A 20 complete tue pur-
chase of some property there-that was
the reason of his taking SO large a
sum with him; but it was also understood
that the voyage would take the form OF a
honeymoon trip. kilograms were dis
patched to all the ports and inquiries made,
but on no vessel bound for Australia was
Mr.. Undertakes name found as passen-
gers, and the police are confident that he
has not gone to the antipodes. Detective
Inspector Arthur Hare and othor officers of
the criminal investigation department at
New Scotland Y ard, are actively pursuing
inquiries.