The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-16
BloomIngda|s, n. J., Excited
Over Absence Of Miss Francisco
FATHER SWIARS VENGEANCE.
Is Heavily hm,t and DscIaass hs VIII
Deal With the Man In the Case Without
the Intervention Of The Law.

Bloomingdale, N. j., Aug. lb-Some-
where In Sussex county a man with
eixteen-year-old girl In his carriage is
hiding from an enraged father. Today
the father and private detective were
thriving over the country making inqui-
lties. The father says that II he finds the
snan who abducted his little girl the man
+, will never live to carry of another child.
Pretty May Francisco. daughter OF w.
Francisco, a local business man, disap-
pared from her home at midnight last
Monday. w. A. Tintle. who has the re-
spect of the people OF Bloomingdale and
the favor of the girls father. was her ac-
cepted sweetheart and Is distracted. On
Monday night he called at the Francisco
house and remained until nearly mid
night. lie had never been there so late
before.
May Is a bright girl q member of the
Methodist church and leader in the Ep-
worth League. The young man noticed
that she seemed preoccupied. As he left
he noticed a carriage standing under an
elm tree a little distance away. but
thought nothing of IL. The next morning
the girl was gone.
Her mother had gone TO her room at
a. m, and finding that she had not been
there. concluded that she had gone TO the
house of friend for the night One OF
the village people saw a man and woman
driving away from the Francisco house.
SECRET MEETINGS AT NIGHT.
At o'clock yesterday morning Arthur
McDavitt a young dentist drove into
the village his horse in a sweat and COW
cred with dust lie had paid court TO
pretty May Francisco, but her father
had warned him away
The dentist promised TO let the girl
Rlone. but met her secretely at night I'm
the village. Everyone but the girls faith
rr seems TO have known OF the meetings.
Her friends told her that scandal would
result, but she said 'I don't care, he is
Just the incest fellow in town"
After her father warned him TO keep
away from his house the dentist boasted
that he would yet win~the girl.
When IL was known about town yes
terday that the girl had disappeared
NcDavitt was asked where he had been
with his carriage the night before. He
said he had been ION spree in Pater-
son. He was watched all day and at
night told his ncighbors that he was GO
ing TO bed. He took such pains TO let
that fact be known that suspicion was
aroused
Friends OF the young girl watched his
house and AZ , o'clock this morning he
got up and harnessed hts horse. Then he
drove like mad toward northern Sussex
county Neighbors ran 10 the house of
Mr.. Francisco and told him about IT, The
father had Just come in from long
hunt with Mr. Tiutle and was nearly ex-
hausted, but getting fresh horse and
local detective ne started in pursuit.
Through the rest OF the night the two
men chased acloss the country, waking
people and finding no clue
FATHER HAS CLUE AT LAST
Today AZ noon MIR Francisco ,elephon-
ed that he had 4 clue. but as set neither
the father nor the detective has re-
turned. II Is thought that the girl and
the man who ran away with her have
started for Warwick. and that tho father
Is In pursuit Mr.. FranciscO was heavily
armed when he eft.
He did not take a Narratt but said he
would seize the girl wherever he found
her and that after he met the fellow
VINO had induced her 20 SO away a war
rant would not be necessary
one OF the men who has Joined the
chase is Calvin Provost. whose home has
recently been broken up. and who is very
anxious 10 catch the man who has run
away with lay Francisco.
That the girl intended to elope is prov
ed by tle fact that she burned all of her
letters that she could hnd ana TOOK dli
her pictures Her father has found let
tors addressed 10 her by The dentist IN
which he calls her his wife and my
darling little helpmeet.'
A committee went 60 the present home
of Mrs Provist at MontVllle 10 ask her
IL she had any idea where the dentist
would 60 IN case he left eloomingdale.
She was not at home. Several independ-
ent parties Of young men. all swearing
vengeance upon tho man, left the village
and tho whole OF Sussex county will be
searched by her friends.
She was not the sor' If girl to leave
home of her own accord, the father
said. II think some one scared her into
going. She kissed me good night Monday
when ! went TO bed and said: Papa, re-
member love you and that would new
er do anything that would hurt you II
could help it, Young Tintle was here
and I, Joking. said: Well, May, | sup
pose some time youll be leaving me for
Tintle., She said, He Is an honest man.