Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-18

New York, Nov. 17.-Three young
women, two of them heiresses of this
city and the other a famous Australian
artist, temporarily here, are said to be
the victims of an alleged swell swind-
Ter, Arthur Blair Moody, Of New Haven,
Conn, who was yesterday arrested at
that city. Moody is now on bail and
in fighting the attempt to extradice him
to New FORK. He is % years old and
has always been fayorite with women.
Moody comes of a good family. His
father is in the insurance business in
New Haven and his mother is doctor
Moody stopped for a long tire at the
Holland House and cut quite a dash.
When he left the Holland he was $1,100
in debt to Proprietor Bauman for his
board. Moody happened to meet the
Rev. DR.. DeLeon Nicholl, who took a
fancy to him and introduced him to
Miss Mary Van Buren, Vanderpool, who
in turn introduced him to her friend
Miss Rosamond H. Owen. Both ladies
hold high positions in New York soci-
ETY.. AS soon as Moody felt that he
had gained the confidence of the wo-
men, he dined them at the Holland
House. There, it is alleged, he unfold
ed a great mining scheme. A few days
later Moody called on Miss Vanderpool
and said that his partner had told him
CT grand opportunity for some sub
scribed 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 delighted,
but she did not have the ready money
and she recommended her friend, Miss
Owen. The latter took to the scheme
and gave Moody $4,000 That was in
March, last. On July Is Moody went
to Miss Owen and said that 81 900 more
was needed and she gave him a CONSOLE
dated six per cent gold bond Of the ST.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba rail-
road, market value $1,175. She told
Moody to dispose of it and return the
SITS to her He gave the bond to
proprietor Bauman, of the Holland
House for board bill of S1,170, telling
him that if the bond was not redeemed
in thirty days he might sell it. Moody
never redeemed it and it was sold He
did not return the SITS to Miss Owen.
Later in July Moody went once more
to Miss Vanderpool and told her of an
other slendid opportunity for making
money. Miss Vanderpool says she gave
Moody $1,000 United States gold bond
without getting any receipt or security
for it and she has not since heard of
him.
Meantie 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
a set of $50 water color paintings of the
flora of Australia, which she said was
worth 3,0CC pounds. Moody preached
his latest scheme to the artist and got
$3.50 from her on the security Of so
shares Of the stock of his company.
Then he wanted more money for the
scheme, and she let him take the pic
tures~a security He was to raise 500
pounds OF. them, the pictures to be plac-
"ed-in 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 net know where the others were.
He then told her he could sell the pic
lures to George Vanderbilt, who wanted
to decorate his house at Biltn1ore, n. c.
About two months ago he disappeared.
He owed proprietor Baumann d 81 400
board bill when he left. The p0lica hap
pened to hear of the matter and Moody
was indicted in the case of Miss Van
derpoOl's 81 coo bond