The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-18
SWINDLER POSES AS SWELL.
MISS MARY VAN BUREN VANDER-
POOL TOUCHED FOR S7,375.

A Board Bill For S1,4OO Left Unpaid
at the Holland HOuse-A Lady
Artist From Australia Relieved of
$3.50 in Cash and 30 Pictures-The
Money Secured on the Pretense
That 1t Was Wanted For a BO-
nanza in the Shape of a Mining
scheme.
New York, Nov. 17-Three young wo-
men two of them heiresses of this city, and
the other famous Australian artist, tenn
porarily here, are said to be the victims
of an alleged swell swindler, Arthur Blair
Moody of New Haven, Conn, who was
yesterday arrested at that city.
Moody is now out on bail and is fighting
the attempt to extradite him to New York
He is 2S years old and has always been a
favorite with women.
Moody comes of a good family. His
father is in the insurance business in New
Haven and his mother is a DOCTOR
Moody stopped for a long time at the
Holland house and cut quite dash. When
he left the Holland he was 81, 100 in debt to
Proprietor Baumann for his board.
Moody happened to meet the Rev. DIR.
De Leon Nicholl, who took fancy to him,
and introduced him to Miss Mary Van Bu-
rem Vanderpool, who In turn introduced
him to her friend, Miss Rosamond H.
Owen.
Both ladies hold high positions in New
York city. AS soon as Moody felt that he
had gained the confidence of the women
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it is alleged, he unfolded a great mining
scheme. A few days later Moody called
on Miss Vanderpool, and said that his
partner had told him of grand oppor-
tunty 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 get the chance
for Miss Vanderpool. The latter was de-
lighted, but she did not have the ready
money and she recommended her friend
Miss Owen. The later took to the scheme
and gave Moody 5000. That was in
March last.
On July 10 Moody went to Miss Owen
and said that ST. 200 more was needed, and
she gave him a consolidated per cent.
gold bond of the st. Paul. Minneapolis
and Manitoba railroad market value $1,175.
She told Moody to dispose OF it and re-
turn the S175 to her. He gave the bond
to Proprietor Baumann of the Holland
house for board bill of 81 40, telling him
that if the bond was not redeemed in thir-
ty days he might sell it. Moody never re-
deemed it, and it was sold. He did not
return the $175 to Miss Owen.
ofo IN TtsIxr
to Miss Vanderpool and told her of an
other splendid opportunity for making
money. Miss Vanderpool says she gave
Moody a 1000 United States gold bond
without getting any receipt or security
for it, and she has not since heard of it.
Meantime, Moody had been at work at
the Buckingham hotel. There he met Miss
Ellis Rowen, an artist in water colors
from Australia. She was also impressed
with Moody and showed him set of $50
water color paintings of the fora of AUS
tralia, which she said was worth f3 900.
Moody broached his latest scheme to the
artist and got $3.50 from her on the security
of fifty shares of the stock of his COM
pany. Then he wanted more money for
the scheme and she let him take the pic
lures as security. He was to raise Fl, 500
on them, the pictures to be placed in a
safe deposit vault as 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 Then he told her
that he had sold the pictures to George
Vanderbilt, who wanted to decorate his
house at Biltmore, N C.
About two months ago he disappeared
He owed Proprietor Baumann a 81, 400
board bill when he left The police hap
pened to hear of the matter, and Moody
was indicted in the case of Miss Wander
pools $1,000 bond.