Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-03
SALLIE HELD FOR A RANSOM.
A Reward of 5000 for the Return Of Miss
Moore.

A Reward of S. 900 for the Return Of Miss
Moore.
Sallie Moore, pretty Kentucky girl, mystic
riously disappeared in New York city on the
afternoon Of January 16. She had been in New
York three months with her sister, Mrs. W. W..
Cornell, at No. 1873 West 103d street. She was a
high-spirited. rather dignified southern girl,
who wanted to earn her own living
in order to be independent of her relatives.
When she left her sisters house on the morn
ing of the day on which she disappeared she
went for the purpose of seeking employment,
was in good humor and promised to return
early. Her sister had demonstrated with her,
saying it was not necessary for her to seek
situation, as she could live with her.
most thorough search was made for the
missing irl by the police officials, newspapers
and hundreds of private citizens. A reporter
succeeded in tracing Miss Moore to one store
on 23d street, where she returned a small pack
age for her sister. Then she went to another
place and tried to match a sample of dress
goods. About o'clock she visited a place on
West 14th street, where she applied for posi-
ton as shier, but the position had been filed
Just before she arrived.
Hundreds of people who think they have seen
Miss Moore have written to Mrs. Cornell. The
supposed clues were followed up, but they
amounted to nothing
In last Sundays papers Mr. Cornell raised
the reward Of 5000 he had previously offered
to $500, and on Monday night he received the
following letter, which signed IN. Y.
w. b."
The advance from $500 to $500 is fair. but much
too trivial for to consider Not cent less than
| 81. COO would even tempt US This is the riskiest
work ever attempted by and must be correspond
nsy Ss Up to this sms no, hair Of he.
my to protec. her life and honor vii
lose its power and will be responsible for the
81 :; s.
Mr. and Mrs. Cornell were astounded by the
letter. They showed it to Inspector McLaugh-
Inns detectives. 1t was decided to keep the
| matter secret and try and capture the black
mailer.
On Wednesday morning the following per-
sonal appeared in morning paper:
N.Y.B. w.-sum ther large; can we not com.
JANIToR.
Last evening Mr.. Cornell received a second
letter from N. Y. b. W. 1t read:
Proposition submitted to you is ultimate
e. T. B. ".
Both letters were undated They were writ
ten upon light manila paper. The address
upon the envelopes. "Janitor. No. 1913 West
103d street, like the contents Of the letter. was
printed in small and uniform letters in black
ink.
In ONE mysterious manner the fact that the
Matchmaking letters had been received leaked
out yesterday and was published in the after
noon papers. Last night Mr.. Cornell decided
that the premature publishing of the letters
had prevented any meeting with IN. Y. B. w."
SO he gave copies of them to the press
Il don't know what to think about the
letters" said he, last evening. 1T is hard to
| believe that any one has captured Sallie and
! is OBTAINING her for a ransom, yet these letters
may be genuine. The premature publishing Of
fha fac hat at yar has of
course, spoiled any chance Of a negotia-
ton. II Sallie is being detained We want
to find her, and rather than have
| anything happen to her would give
wrote the letters just to scare us, or it is even
| possible that some people are trying to force
money out Of us, or, IN other words, that they
are simply playing a bunco game and know
| nothing about Ssllie. We shall continue the
search, for it seems to us now that Sallie is
either in captivity or has committed suicide
Mrs. Cornell is much worried over the receipt
Of the letters and The failure to carry out the
plans laid by the detectives to find her sister.
II believe there is foul play somewhere" said
| she last night land while these letters may he
| the work of q crank. still Sallie may be in ccp-
| tivity or even worse. l don't think she could
possibly bring herself to suicide, SO there seems
to be nothing else to believe except that sLe is
being detained.
III there was any truth in the letters We
been published. The World has known about
the letter since it received, but for the sake
Of finding the girl nothing was printed. We
| jealouslv guarded the fact that we had
| received the letters. Not even the servants
knew it. In fact only five persons,
| two OF them detectives from police head
/ quarters, knew about them. This afternoon
reporter called here with the personal we pub
| lishsd addressed to N. Y. B. W. He asked il
that did not refer to my sister. par
TALLY .Ncquiesced, and then he sold that
| had received threatening letter de-
| manding $4,000. To make a long story
| short / finally admitted that the threat
ening letter had been received and requested
| the reporter to publish nothing. as we were
| following up the clue. He did not keep his
promise and now We are a. far from finding
! Sallie as ever
! Supt Byrnes last evening declined to express
any opinion on the probabilities Of Miss Moore
being detained for ransom.
The PROBATE CoURr will hold its usual