The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-18
THE ARREST or A. b. MOODY.


Accused of Obtaining Money from Young
Women-His Denial.
Captain McCluslSy of New York city
published yesterday the details of the
allegations on which Detective Sergeant
Evanhoe secured the arrest in this city
Tuesday of Arthur Blair Moody, the
Cornell graduate, and son of l.. w.
Moody, an insurance broker of this city.
Miss Rosamund H Owen, the captain
said, was the complainant, who, through
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Mitchell, had a charge Of grand
larceny to make against the young
man. Following are the allegations as
the chief Of detectives gave them:
Mr.. Moody came to New York a few
months ago, and was well introduced
by the Rev. De Leon Nicholl, Miss
Mary Van Buren, Vanderpool, and 9TH
ers. He met Miss Owen and Miss Elsie
Rowan, and several other women Of
their acquaintance. and representing
himself as a speculator and mine own
er, said he often had valuable informa-
ton about mining stocks. After q
while he became more specific, and
talked about a particular mine which
was to pay well, and Miss Owen wished
to have some shares in it. She gave
him $1,000. On July Is he said he need
ed $1,000 more to develop the property
through the Blair Leasing and Develop
Ing company. Miss Owen had not so
much money in cash, so she let him
take a per cent. gold bond Of the st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba rail-
road, which was quoted at the time
at $1,175. He was to return the differ
ence.
According to the statement of Cap
tain McClusky, Moody turned this bond
over to Mr.. Bowman, the proprietor of
the Holland house, to be held as secur-
ity for a board bill of $1,10O, the house
to sell it II the bill were not paid In a
month. 1t was sold on November 12
1t Is this transaction which is the basis
of the complaint. But Captain McClus-
ky went on to say that two other wo-
men had let Moody have money or val
liable things to invest or care for. From
Miss Vanderpool he got 4 per cent.
United States bond. From Miss Rowan
he borrowed $3.50 on promissory
note, and when it was due he paid up
with fifty shares Of preferred stock in
the Blair Leasing and Developing com
pany. Miss Rowan, who is a water
color painter, had brought with her
from Australia $50 paintings of the flora
of that country, and these she let
Moody take for her to a safe-deposit
vault. When she inquired about them
there were only thirty left, but Mr.
Moody explained that the others were
in the hands of George Vanderbilt, who
was thinking of purchasing them.
Both Mr.. Moody and his family were
indignant at his arrest, and he declared
there was no ground for it whatsoever
He denied the allegations, but submit
ted, on advice, to arrest He was re-
leased on bail pending the arrival here
OF extradition papers to take him to
New York city.
Young Moody was arrested at the
home of his parents on Grand avenue,
Tuesday afternoon by Detective Owen
Daley. He was taken to the central
station and subsequently released on
$500 bonds furnished by his father.
In the city court yesterday morning
he was represented by Judge Hotchkiss
and Edward G.. auckland. He was
charged with being fugitive from JUS
tice. This charge was made for the
purpose Of holding the young man until
extradition papers can be obtained. His
case was set for one week from Friday.