Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-18
WOMEN LIKE HIM.
THREE YOUNG LADIES VICTIMS on
MS wrLEs.
An ALLEGED SWELL sHIIDlER
He stopped for a Long Time st the
Holland House. New Yosx, and Cue
a Da.h-He I. now Fighting Extrs-
iftion.

NEW YORK, November i7.-Thrse
young women, two OF them helresses. Of
this city and the other famous Aus
tralian artist. temporarily here. are said
to be the victims OF an alleged swell
swindler, Arthur Blair Moody, OF New
Haven, Conn.,, who was yesterday ar
rested in that city. Moody is now out on
bail. and Is fighting an attempt to exc
tradite him to New York.
He is 2S years old. and has always
been a favorite with women. lie somes
Insurance business In New Haven, and
his mother is doctor. Moody stopped
for a long time at the Holland House.
and cut quite dash. He left the Boi-
land House sl.i00 In debt to Proprietor
Baumann for his board. Moody hap
pened to meet the Rev. DIR. Dion Nichols
who took fancy to him. and intro
Vanderpool, who. in turn, introduced
him to her friend. Miss Rosamond II.
owen. Both ladies hold high positions
in New York society.
| AS soon as Moody felt that he bed
gained the confidence OF the women Ia
dined them at the Holland House. There,
u Is alleged, he unfolded a great mining
| scheme. A few days later Moody called
on Miss vanderpool. and said that hts
| partner had told him OF a grand oppor.
| tunity for some subscribed mining stock.
| One OF the men who had put down his
name for some OF the stock had failed
to get the money. and although the
Mayor Of New Haven had tried to get IN,
he Moody had managed to got the
chance for Miss vanderpool The latter
was delighted, but she did not have the
ready money. and she recommended her
| friend. Miss Owen. The latter took the
bait and gave Moody f5.o0e That was I'm
March last. On July 18th Moody went
| TO Miss Owen and said that 400 more
| was needed, and she gave him a c0ff-
solidated per cent. gold bond OF the
| st. Paul. Minneapolis and Manitoba
railroad. Of the market value Of u.i75.
She told Moody TO dispose Of Il and re-
turn the sl75 to her. He gave the bond
to Proprietor Baumann, Of the Holland
House, for a board bill OF si.17o, telling
him that IL the bond was not redeemed
In thirty days he might sell It. Moody
never redeemed II and II was sold. He
did not return the $i75 TO Miss Owen
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
Later in July Moody went once more "a
| Miss Vanderpool and told her Of anotheu
splendid opportunity for making money.
Miss Vanderpool says she gave Moody
| 1000 United States gold bond, without
| getting any further security for II. and
she has not since heard OF II.
Meantime Moody had been at work az
the Buckingham Hotel. There he met
Miss Ellis Rowen. an artist in waser-
colors. from Australia. She was also
impressed with Moody. and showed him
set of 150 water-color paintings OF the
fora of Australia. which she said was
worth 5000 Moody broached his latest
scheme to the artist, and got $50 from
her on the security of fifty shares OF the
stock OF his cGmpany. Then he wanted
more money for the scheme. and she let
him take the pictures as security. no
was to raise si.500 on them. the pictures
TO be placed In a safe-deposit vault az
security.
After a time she became anxious. and
asked for the pictures He gave back.
she says, all but thirty. and said that
he did not know where the others were.
Hs told her he could sell the pictures to
George Vanderbilt, who wanted TO deco
rate his house at Bitmore. n. c.
In about two months he disappeared.
He owed Proprietor Baumann a VI 100
board bill when he left.
The police happened to hear or tho
matter, and Moody was indicted in the
case of Miss vanderpoors $1,000 bond.