The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-17
Moody Obtained Money
From Young Women.
FOR MINING SCHEMES.
Miss vauderpool, Miss Owen and
Miss Rowen Fleeced.
THE CROOK NOW UNDER ARREST

New YORK, Nov. lz.-Capt, McClusky
head of the detective bureau at police
headquarters said today that three young
women, two of them heiresses of this
city, and one Of them famous Austral-
ian artist, now in New York. are the
victims of the alleged swinder, Arthur
Blair Moody of New Haven, Conn, who
was yesterday arrested in that city.
Moody is now out on bail and is nghting
the attempt To bring him TO New York on
rsauisition papers.
\ According to the police story Moody,
who boarded at che Holland House. met
the Rev. DR. De Leon Nicholl, who took
q fancy to him and introduced him TO
Miss Mary Vanderpool of 18TH street
and Seventh avenue. Miss Vanderpool
was also Impressed with Moody. and in
troduced him 10 her frieno, Miss Rosa
mond II. Owen OF al East 9Th street.
AS soon ms Moody felt that he had
gained the confidence of the women he
dined them mt uhe Holland House. There
il is alleged he unfOlded scheme of
mining. He said that he had become in
terested In mines in the West,with his part
ner j. 1rowbridge Baiey. He said that
his partner was remarkably shrewd man
in mining and that no had many good
lines for making money.
A few days later Moody called on Miss
Vanderpool ana said that his partner had
told of 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 IL 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 recon-
dnd
needed 5000. he said, and Miss Wander
pool said that Miss Owen might 90 in.
Miss Owen took 20 the scheme and gave
Moody 5000 That was in March last. On
July Is Moody went to Miss Owen and
said that 500 more was needed, and she
-gnvc hifn a consolidated u per cent gofu
bond of the ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba Railroad. market value Sll75.
She told him to dispose of it and return
the S175 TO her. He gave the bond to
Proprietor Bowerman of the Holland
house for a board bill of $l170, telling him
that If he did not redeem the bond in 80
days that no could sell it. Moody never
redeemed IL and it was sold. He did not
return Sl75 to Miss Owen.
Late in July Moody went again TO Miss
Vanderpool and told her that his partner
Bailey mad told him of another splendid
opportunity for making money. He said
he was interested in the Blair leasing and
use few thousand dollars If she cared to
invest IL. 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 il.
Meantime Moody had. been at work at the
Ellis Rowen s.of Australia, an artist In
water colors In Australia She is mem
Der of the Royal Academy of Australia
and is here on visit.
She WAS much impressed with Moody
and showed him a set OF 100 water color
paintings of the FLOWERS of Australia. -
probably the most complete set of its
kind in the world, which she said was
worth $3.50 Moody broached the Blair
scheme to the artist He got $3.50 from her
on ths security of 30 shares of the stock of
the company.
Then he wanted more money for the
scheme, and she let him take the pictures
as security. He was Co raise $1,000 ON
them. the pictures TO be placed in safe
deposit vault a. security. After time
she became anxious ana asked for the
pictures
He gave all, she says, hut about 30 and
says that he did not know where the
Others were. He told her he could sell the
pictures to George Vanderbilt who wanted
TO decorate mis- house at Btltmoe, y. G.
Soon afterward, about two months
ago, he disappeared. He owed proprietor
Bowerm6n OF the Holland House n 81 400
hoard bill " hen he left The police hap
pened to hear OF the matter and Moody
was indicted in the case of Miss Wander
POOLS $1,000.
United States District Attorney Mitchell
had charge of the case. The Indictment
was procured, which resulted in his ar
rest yesterday IN New Haven. Capt. Me
Clusky SAYS he believes that Bailey. the
man whom Moody called his partner, is
not connected with the scheme of Moody.
and was wholly blameless.