The age-herald., 1897-11-18
First Obtained, and AiterEard He Had
 Smooth Sailing.
HAD A MIHIN6 SCHEME ON TAI
And Induced the Young Women to lnyest-Go Their Consent, Valuable Bonds and Cash, and Left For Greener FieIds----
 He is Now in the Tolls.

New York, Nov. 17.-Three young wo- men, two of them heiresses of this city, ! and the other the famous Australian artist, temporarily here, are said to be the victims of the wiles of an alleged swindler. Arthur Blair Moody, of New Haven Conn., who was yesterday ar rested at that city. Moody is now out on bail and is fighting the attempt to extradite him to New York. He is 28 years of age, and has always been a favorlte with women. Moody comes of a good family. His father is in the in- 5urance business in New Haven, and his mother is a doctor
 Met a Preacher
 Moody stopped for long time at the Holland house and cut quite a dash. When he left the Holland he was SLIGO in debt to Proprietor Bauman for his board. Moody happened to meet the Rev. Dr. De Leon, who took a fancy to him and introduced him to Miss Mary Van Buren Vanderpool who, in turn, in- troduced him to her friend, Miss Rosa mond A. Owen. Both ladies hold high positions in New York city.
 His First Move
 NC0AA the confidence of the women he dined them at the Holland house. There, it is said, he unfolded a great mining scheme. Three days later Moody called on Miss vanderpool and said that his partner had told him of a grand opportunity for some subscribed mining stock. One of the men who had put down her 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 CMeody) had managed to get 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 $5,000.
 Handled the Womsn's Bonds
 That was dn March last On Jaly Is Moody went to Miss Owen and said that $1,000 more was; needed and she gave la,m 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 uieturn the $175 to her. He gave the bond to Pro- prietor Bauman of the Holland house for a board bill of s1,170, telling him that if the bond was not redeemed in thirty days he might sell it. Moody never re- deemed it and 1t was sold. He did not return the sf75 to Miss Owen.
 Latter in July Moody went once more to Miss VaDferpool and told her of a.n- other splendid opportunity for making money Miss WandeTpool says she gave Moody a s1.000 Limited States gcdd bond without getting any receipt or security for it and she has not since heard of at.
 Fleeced Artist
 Meantime Moody has been at work at the Buckingham qToteq There he met Miss Bllis R. Owen, an artist in water colers from Australia. She was also i'm pressed with Moody and showed him a set of 150 water color paintings of the flora of Australia, which she said was worth 5000 pounds Moody broached his latest scheme to the artist and got $45O from her on the security of fifty shares of the stock of d1is company. Then he wanted more money for the scheme and she let him take the pictures as security. He was to raise 1,50O pounds on them, the pictures to be placed in a safe de- pcsit vault as security After a time she became anxious and asked for the pic tures. He gave back, she says, all but thirty and said that he did not know where theothers were. Then he todd hen, he could sell the pictures to George Van- derbilt. who wanted to decorate his house at BiFtmore. N. c.
 Now Under Indictment
 About two months ago he disappeared. He owed Propuetor BaaIman $1 100 when he left. The police happend to hear of the matter and Moody was indicted in the case of Miss Vanderpools s1 ,OOO bond.