The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-18
MOODY SwiNDLED WOMEN.
O THEM TO INVEST IN MYTHICAL
MINING aOHEMEs.

having swindled several New York women out
Of large sums of money and was hold in $4,000
bonds rs n fugitive from Justice, is reported this
evening to have left for parts unknown. In.
auiry tonight at tho residence OF the young
mans parents at Fair Haven Heights was mot
with tho response that no could not be seen and
that 1t was nobody's business where he was at
present.
From n friend of tho family It was learned that
the young man had left New Haven early to-day,
and thattt was very unlikely that he would no
seen again here or In New York until the storm
had blown over.
In tho City Court this morning City Attorney
Brown. to support tho fugitive charge. produced
all affidavit by Detective Evanhoo Of the indict-
ment OF Moody in New York for grand larceny.
The case was continued until Nov. 80. Dctec.
tive Evanhoo then left at once for New York to
get rcquisition papers for young Moody.
Arthur blair Moody's career as n swindlcr
was brief, but no improved the shining
hour, and there nrc Mt least thrco New York
women who have interesting tales to tell Of
their experiences with him while he was In
dulgtng his genius for raising money on airy
schemes for tho development of certain mining
lands in the far West.
Several wolf known lawyers in this city inter
csted themselves in ono of Moody's victims, and
II was the pressure they brought to bear TINT
resulted in his being arrested. The other vic
tins belong to wollknown New York families.
and were at first averse to taking any action.
They have yielded TO the persuasive powers of
Capt. McClusky OF the Detective Bureau and
District Attorney olcott. however, and are now
ready to prosecute the young man to the full
extent Of the law.
Moody is % years old and comes OF q good
Now Haven family. lilo was educated at Cor.
nell University and established in the insurance
business by his father, 7. w. Moody. who Is n
highly respected and well.to-do resident Of New
Haven. His mother is a physician.
Moody showed plenty of hustling ability after
going into business, and was supposed to DO
making considerable money. He frequently
came to this city, where he had n large circle Of
friends. lie claimed J. Trowbridge Bailey, a
mining engineer of IL Broadway, as his part-
nor. and said ho had also an office at that ad-
dress. Hero the young man was known as q
promoter OF enterprises Of various kinds, ho
sooS,o, rnsn,ir,Ir snnn,ia5 .i,n nnoa "o1 AWAY"
seemed 'Sh. sn p,en.,l shnrs sup nsnin, WIN Ma mSp' y, III, lar.
cenv Of 81. 600 from Miss Rosanond H. owens
ce"s u $i,o1o .,om WISE i'osan,onu ;. oW'ns
Miss Mary Van Buren, vanderpool OF 1ssth
strco, and seventh ove,nc Miss vondcrnoo,
became acquainted in some way with the Row.
{. w. Dc Lyon Nichols OF 40 Madison avenue.
Mr.: Nichols had met Moody and introduced him
to Miss Vanderpool. Miss Vnndcrpool in turn
dars ,ator tho t,rn won m, d,roI With th. ronn@
aays la.er 'ne Two women o'heu Win inc young
Or On this occasion Moody loo the conversation
around 70 Tho subjects n, mining ana snccnla.
ton. Through his partner. who was an expert
mining engineer. he said, he was enabled to got
a line on a good many things which would pay
handsomely any ono who had q little money to
invest. These opportunities were constantly
coming around he said and 1t seemed to him a
shame that they went by without being erasped
snouab can,t.i ~ h.nd,s ~. GOOD ,hina. that h.
ehoush eapitai 0 hanaie n tooa th'hRs tnat no
would some day be able to extend his operations
over tho entire field. Meantime, however. re.
peated Mr.. Moody. 1t did seem a shame to him
that there was nobody TO avail himself Of his
The two yo y Womo IN Vent Vent h nonHe very much
impressed with Mr.. MoodS's important position
him that it was TOO bad that chances to make
money were constantly slipping by. but didn't
money that Mir. Moody hated to SEQ going to
waste. That was a disappointment to Mr..
there neTsy Was Sg yet It'll time sc for the yoSn sG na y4s pla Sni
bio tonguot to impress his new friends with the
pr ssHsr Of s Ssy. as,sp tS Hn SfSn an e * sbs ae1,s sysSi
House Mr.. Moody called on Miss Vanderpool at
her home, He was very much excited ted, or seemed see
sources of the undeveloped West and tho mil
lions to DO made In mining II one only had a lit
tie capital and q little patience. Finally he
came to the object of his visit. A COMPANY to
work some mining lands in the West had
been organized. he said, and all the stock
had been sold. Every share had becn
grabbed UP and there was a number OF people
Rreedily waiting for a chance to get i'm the COM
pany and to invest their money in its enter
priscs. The time for subscribers to pay their
money in had expired that day and ono sub
scriber. q man In the South, had failed to get his
money in in time. Consequently his stock had
at has come into my hands" said Moody,
and I've rome up to give you tho first chance
to Get IL. It's a rare chance. and I want n friend
Of mine To- on ioy II. Tho Mayor OF New Haven
is a per onai friend of mine. and he has been
urging me for weeks to give him the first change
throw him over for YOU, though, only you'll
have to make up Your mind quickly about It,"
Miss Vanderno0l nnid she'd love to take the
stock, but that She hadn't any ready money.
She hated to let tho chance 60, but, as there was
no helm for II. supposed she'd have to. Then she
sHggested that Moody 20 to Miss Owens and see
II she wouldn't like to take the stocK. Tho
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