The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-30
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Two New York Men Held on tho Charge of
 Abduetion-The Story of the Case.

Two New York Men Held on the Charge of Abduetion-The story of the Case.
 Jasper T. Smith of New York city and William T. Reyes of Jersey City were arrested at the boarding house. 67l Chapel street. early yesterday morning by sergeants Reilly and Cowles. charged with enticing Miss Lizzie Freleigh. sixteen-year-old girl. from her home in Brooklyn, N. Y. It was on the com plalnt of her mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Freleigh, who arrived here on Sunday morning. that the two men were ar rested.
 Mrs. Freleigh is the widow of bank CT, and enjoys comfortable compe- tency. She said her daughter had been educated in a convent and knew abso- lutely nothing of the outside world when she came home five months ago. It was then she met Jasper Smith In Jersey City. He was theatrical man. and she was attracted to him by his suaye manners acquired on the stage, and his oily tongue. They had been &C., aualnted since then Mrs. Freleigh said:
 Saturday morning Lizzie left her Brooklyn home. and not returning dur ing the day her mother became suspi- cIous of the cause of her absence. Her suspicious were confirmed when going to the young lady's room she found letter from Smith, one of the accused.
 The letter was dated at the Fremont house, this city, October 2s. and invited the young girl to come along here. She was advised to bring $20o with her and then they Smith and himselD would go to Providence and have good time
 Mrs. Freleigh came on here Saturday night, reaching the city at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. The police failed to locate the men until yesterday morning, but the girl was not with them, nor Is 1t known positively where she is now. The case came up in the city court yes- terday morning and was continued until October 31. The men were held under s1, 900 bonds each. Neither of the &C., cused could furnish bonds, and they went to jail.
 Reyes denies that he had anything to do with the girl, or even knew her. He says he was here with Smith solicit ing orders for theatrical programs. Reyes was formerly a captain in the employ of the McWilliams Brothers,th | tug boat owners.
 Jasper Smith, the other accused, IS handsome man of thirty years. He is agent for Frank V. Strauss of New York, soliciting orders For theatrical programs. He said to reporters after the case had been disposed of that the young girl was stage struck and had been tagging after him for the past two wears. He did not try to entice her away from. hore, he raid, and when he and Reyes met her on Chapel street Sun- day she had no money and he paid her way back to New York and sent her home Sunday evening.
 Mrs. Freleigh was overjoyed at the arrest of Smith and his companion. She was able to appear in court, but when the cases were continued she immediate ly left the building for the depot, taking the train to New York. She was ad- vised by the detectives to look for her daughter in Jersey City, as 1t is thought she is stopping there with friends.
 Assistant City Attorney Matthewman says he will push the cases against the accused vigorously, and that he may bring charges of conspiracy against them in addition to the ones they are now held on.