The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-15
ARRESTED FOR ABDUCTION.
MRS HIRT1N ACCUSED OF LURfNe
GIRLS FROM HOsE

Formerly wo,ksa II Carpet NH Thsre
-Hr.. Martins Husssns Also Arrested
On the Charge OF Bsi.g = suspieiou-
Charaeter-sinauisr stories OF Crire.
Josephine Thompson and Gertrude Franklin
OF Yonkers are back home now in the care OF
| their parents. and ready to tear witness when
tho time comes against those who enticed
them away
Josephine who was arrested In New York
on charge Of petit larceny on a warrant is-
sued by City Judge DonoRhus OF Ionkers, ar
| rived at the Ionkers Police Headquarters yes-
| terday noon in the custody OF Detective Nc
Gowan OF that place.
! This charge was made by her mother slim
| My 10 get her out OF the hands OF those Who
rhe says. we're responsible Tor her disappear
ance The girl OF her own free will would not
come home. having become in measure fond
! OF her surroundings in this city.
BEFORE taking her to Ionkers some pictures
| in the EoEues Gallery at Police Headquarters
| wero shown to her. and she at once recognized
one of the photographs as a likeness of George
Harrison, the man who BETRAYED and then
married her companion Gertrude franklin.
! He Is known TO the police as pickpocket
under three or four aliases. the best known
Of which is that OF Shiny Jake.
| Mrs. THOMPSON. the girls mother. who lives
| NJ w NrAEuen street. 1O0keTb. WHO IL n naTu-
| working widow. appeared with her daughter
| before Judge DopoGhue In lonkers yesterday
| afternoon. and 1t was there that the girl told
her story pretty much as follows:
Five years ago. when l was Il years old
used to work in the smith Carpet Works
here with Nellie MaRinnis.. She and 1
were chums, and l thought she was
true friend IL ever had one.
She married shortly after We became friends
ana moved to New York. Her name was
changed to Martin. and it Is sho that have
now to thank for all my trouble. / did not sec
her for two years after she married.
although received several letters from her.
| Three years ago she appeared at nv
hame and surprised mother and myself
by asking II / could not come down and
live with her a little while. AS remem-
Der her at this visit she seemed to
have aged considerably. although she is a
great deal older than myself. She also looked
to-. / was only IL at the time. and knew
nothing Of the world. and mother, knew little
chance for me to see the city. so mother con-
seated and went with her for visit. The
Very Iepuisive. and l never revealed them to a
The girl then told Of her plunge into I'm NOR
ality She said she wrote n letter home. but II
never reached her mother. and as she was too
much ashamed to speak of the matter when
stV HhiohoN hVA 'ioi'' INV "oS hc'Sh
Mrs, Martin was so Disguised with my an-
life in New York. that she took me to the
Grand Central station and sent me home, I
OF last January. when she came to our house
one day when mother was out and enticed me
blue and wsnted exeitemen ia and went with
,on %, Il. not Sscs hS %bS money ,S
She took me to her fiat in Twenty bird street.
where met her husband. shortly be:
Very much At home. and Hi. Marlin
troiuced them to me. one man Jacob Gold
stein. seemed to fancy me at once. threat.
finally / admitted that I m gbt like tIem bot
ter after few days; Mrs. Martin did my hair
Here followed another narration OF vice
and immortality. Goldstein. who went BY the
dresses he would soSet nett take away aud
rSwn; She said the rooms CONS in the house were
morning and return at daylight. bringing
things with them. Then they would sleep al
down ppd Egrlsa asr face IL her hands;
Gertrude franklin. who is o. the same age
George Harrison. as related in TIE srN " yes.
!sr5ay Was Vas seen at her home With her mother
AZ -3I MAIN street. one Is a le!lCate girl ana
life she had led the East few weeks
strange weSss na she came sss and
They represented to, mother and my;
s ssce 'hin the kUass Ghero they G ssd
they were both work ing. | hal never
me- to go went. They said they lived at lie |
Lexington avenue: near sixteenth street but
] thought It was funny. and asked why |
they ddn't go down 10 Eighteenth street. lhad |
ABOUT some. Mrs Martin finally said She was
keeping house In twenty third street ana We
Sher to E her neSe sm ee IN NJ ann nS
although / hate him; gave, gs nonsy to get
for supper. and they ate. After supper they
brought out some oranges ard liduor. but |
the refreshments"
Miss tranklin then told how she was led to
Grief i' md threatened" she said. and took
on so that one Monday when had cried an
Gogsht Tins. lie said he he paid SD
iiGIET II, and shovel ne a ressipted
tectiye found out that he pail only, 63 cents
ioe 1t. Most o. the time when he came
hSTe b. Tai stgHirA.SS6 and he Is
] gave him no peace and kept taxing on so
that Tuesday he told me to set dressed, Then
hours, thiHkine 70 tire me out. Tut anally
ran ~ on the steps OF n church, which was the |
Blinn Memorial Church. and made him come |
in with me and get married: | had 20 tell the
minister was 20 years Old before he would
marry Us.
" We went home M town 10 the corner Of
Second avenue and lOlst street where they
had moved while We were out. made upmy |
mind then that would get home as soon as
possible. wrote letter to IN oihsr but Harrison
found il ard tore It Ut. sunday morning he
got up and wArt 10 the Kitchen. and took the
money from his trousers pockets aud skipped
aud came home.
" Last saturday the men went 10 Brooklyn
early in the morning amt came hack with a
coVere wagon They locked me in a room so
J could not see what they brought in.
and saw them bringing in bundles OF
clothing and all kinds OF articles The
two men used 10 have rolls Of bills on them
all the time. and when We lived In Twenty
third street ,hey brought nlg packagsS OF I'M
band gave me a handsome umbrella
and several new dresses, but he wouldn't !
let me take them out. and finally he pASnsd
them. Mrs. Martin used tokeep the key OF the
drawer in her stocEing, where the pawn tick
cts were stored.