The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-09
Fellow Who Made love 10 Miss
Anderson Is a Married Man.
KNOWN AS A LADIES MAN
Talked FreuusRtIy Of Wealth Of Family In
Itrss and Was Not Popular
With Men,

New York, Nov. s.--Friends OF James
Abeel, the young man who has been ac-
cused OF posing as ~ Ogden Goelet"
snd trifing with the sffections of Miss
Eleanor Anderson. the pretty telegraph
operator al the Grand hotel, say that
Abeel will come forward tcslay and face
the music. The superintendent of the
private detective agency retained by the
Goelet family made this statement we
have been In communication with Abeel's
friends and they have promised TO pro-
duce him. There is no doubt that he
Of j. Ogden Goelet. do not know what
stand he proposes to take I'm the matter
whether he will admit everything or en-
deavor TO face II out, but we have the
most positive assurances that he Will
come forward. ! do not know where he
Is at present and in view OF the pledge
his friends have given I do not mean
70 take any steps To find OUT today
Abeel, II IL known. left town on FRI
day night after telsgraphing TO the
Grand Contra! station from his rooms at
80 Central Park West.
WIFE rs FRUSTRATED
The police say they will arrest Abeel
II they find him, but on what charge they
can take him into custody r. not quite
clear. even 10 the police themselves.
Nevertheless they declared yesterday
that they would arrest him II they found
hir. The old police excuse. suspicious
person will probably do for the detec-
lives II they come up with Abeei
Abeels wife was so prostrated yes
terday over the disappearance of her hus-
pand and the accusation that has been
made against him that she was unable
TO leave her bed. She sent word 10 re-
porters who called to see her that che
had nothing to say and was too al TO
receive anyone Mrs. Mary Moss. who
keeps the boarding house in which the
Abells live, said that she could not be-
lieve that Abeel was the man who had
been posing a. ~. Ogden Goelet." Both
he and his wife came to her with the
best of references. she said. and had al
ways been respected and well liked by
the other people I'm her house. Mrs. Moss
declined to give out the references.
A QUEER THEORY.
William Anderson. the girls father
said that his daughter and her mother
Would remain at East Long Branch until
the stir which his daughters misfortune
had caused had subsidized. Anderson was
very angry at his daughters suitor to-
day He said he supposed Abeel was the
man who has posed as Goelet, but that he
Wouldn't be satisfied about IL until his
daughter had seen Abeel. Mr.. Anderson
had a queer theory about the matter yes
terday. lie said MY daughter was con-
stantly pestered By wealthy young men
who wanted to make her acquaintance.
They wanted to take her out TO dinner
and the theatre and shower other atten-
lions on her She was always polite,
but she didn't care TO make such friend
Ah I hnlf Int he he. a
he was j. Ogden Goelet was acting for
someone else. ! believe he was acting
Tor some man who had tried to get ac-
Quainted with my daughter and had been
unsuccessful. II II was this fellow. Abeel,
OF course he could not have married her,
as he is a married man himself. When we
corner Abeel, or whoever the fellow is, /
Believe we will fnd that someone was be-
hind him."
GAVE HER A RING.
1t was through information given to de-
tectives in the employ of the Goelets
by Miss Anderson that trail was struck
which led TO Abeei as the man who had
imposed upon the young woman Miss
Anderson told the officers this story: On
Oct. 2s last. she said. she frst saw y.
Ogden Goelet-" He appeared in the
Grand hotel. called up Poushkeepsie
number on the telephone, but failed to get
at Miss Anderson for . while went away.
The following day he appeared again sent
telegram through Miss Anderson to
James Abcel Of Central Park West, IN
y!ting Mr.. Abeel TO dine with him at the
Union club at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
The telegram he signed u. Ogden Goe-
let"
AFTER few days he told Miss Anderson
that he was IN love with her and they be-
came engaged. He gave her on that occa-
sion an apparently valuable diamond ring,
which Miss Anderson still has.
The trips OF the two to the Church OF
the Transnguration and TO the Cathedral
on Tuesday and Wednesday OF last week
t. arrange for the marriage have been
fold of already. The last that the Ander-
SOUS saw Of the young man WIS on Thurs
day afternoon, shortly after the newspa.
pers published the statement that Robert
Goelet and Miss Anderson were to be
married.
A LADIES MAN.
In the course of two years life in
Por ghkeepsic. where he went to East
mans Business college. but declared that
he was graduate OF the University OF
Virginia. James Abeel earned the reputa-
tiof of a lady's man. For two years his
sway as the local Beau Rrummel was
unchallenged. He was constantly seen in
the company OF voting women and wac
Nf i5NoTlle Win the young men. he
tilked o good deal OF the wealth and
prominence Of his family and its high
social position In Waco. Tex.
Abeel made himself the subject Of COM
ment by his devotion to a salesgirl in a
Eain street store. Poughkeepsie. He took
i,er 20 the theatre and 10 balls and parties
sri seemed 60 fnd much pleasure IN her
society
4Abeel seemed 90 be plentifully supplied
with money. A year and half ago ne
Irft town. but he has been there since at
;rtervals TO see the young women he
Knew. The news that he had a wife Great |
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