New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-22
THINKS SHE W14S LURED.
Boaydey Bciicucs LandIddy Uas En-
tired for RobberY or Murder.

r,ys,er,ous dissppearance was reported at
the Bureau Of Information at Police heao-
quarters last night by a who said he was
William L. Hamilton. printer. residing at
No g,e West Tweifth-st- 1t was that his lana-
lady. Hattie Rainier, about fifty years old. was
mysterieusIy missing from the house and Ham
iIt,n said he thought CHE had been iured away
for the purpose of robbery and perhaps murder
He said that she was welt-to-do, and thinks she
Is the victim of well laid plot.
Hamilton says that ne has boarded with Mrs
Rainier for many years and has been her conf
dant At the present time two Arabian aero
bats board at the house. and have been there for
several months. About two weeks ago he says
two young women went to live in room OH
the ground floor week ago Mrs Rainier had
some difficulty with them, and they went away
After they had departed she noticed IN the
room an old ga1vanic battery, but did not
touch il.
The dav following their departure a myster-
ious man called at the house Mrs RAINIER
| onened the door for him, and he asked If she
was Mrs Rainier. Upon being informed that
she was the person inquired for the man Is
said to have demanded that she pay him 80
for an electric battery that had been left there
bv the two women. She said she had nothing
to do with the battery, and was not responsible
for it.
eff YOU don't pay me that So I'll have you
arre sted - the man is alleged to have told her.
Mrs Rainier told the man that she was not
afraid of him. Hamilton says. and he went
away. When Hamilton returned from his Work
that evening he says that Mrs. Rainier told him
about the mans visit. He told her that sne
| should not worry about it; that, in the first
place the attery not worth 81 ana, on
the Their hand she in wise responsible
for it.
On Friday afternoon another man called al
the house and the door opened for hlfn
| by Aida Cana. one OF the acrobats The man
asked for Mrs. Rainier, and the Arabian called
her When the woman appeared the man
showed her a shield, said he was policeman
| and pretended to place her under arrest she
\ told him she had done nothing wrong. but con-
sented to go to the station house with the sup
posed policeman where, he assured her. she
| could clear herself if she was all right Inc al
| legged policeman pretended not to know much
| about the case. Mrs Rainier before leaving the
| house called Cana and asked him to take
charge of it.
| When Hamilton returned home about 9 o'clock
| that evening and found that she had been taken
away he says that he went out to look for her
| He went to several places where she had FRIENDS
| and to the Charles-st. police station. but could
| find no trace of her. Upon his return to the
| house about O'Clock he found that man had
| called at the house and handed the Arabian
| Cana the following note:
Please give bearer my bank book for me-
| am stopping with the Rev. DR.. Brockles, al
| $50 Fourth-ave." 1t was signed Hattie Rainier
! The Arabian procured the bank book ana gave
! it to the man. He did not notice what pahh IL
| was from or the amount credited to the Woma H.
Hamilton says that he thought it was strange,
| but did not want to interfere too quickly Last
evening when he returned from "orh' nc
,.rnad that Mrs Rainier had not returned. He
then surmsed that something was wrong, ana
reported the affair to the police of the Charles
st station. He says that he got Ittle satislac-
lon tbara and went to Police Headquarters. Be
fore going there, however. he said, he went 10
the Fourth-ave. address mentioned in the note;
and found that no one named brochies hFeu
there 49, - -,
The police say that they will not express an
opinion on the case until it has been fully IN
yestigated