The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-08
CAUGHT WITH ASSYRIAN BRIDE
CHICAGO MESSAGE CUTS SHORT
ROMANCE OF HASHTH.

Police Meet Pair at FAD street Ferry and
Find 20 800 on Man. Who IL 40 Years
Old-Brought II From Havana, He Says,
but Girls Father Claims Most OF IT..
Najed Hashim, who. says he is dry
goods merchant in Havana, and who ID
known in this city as q theatrical man
and former leasee Of Roster Biafs
Music Hail. was arrested in company
with Louise Kantooe, pretty Assyrian
girl, late yesterday afternoon as they
got of a Pennsylvania Railroad ferry
boat at the foot of West Twenty-third
street. The girls father is wealthy
dealer in rugs in Chicago. He charges
Hashim with the larceny Of 5000, and also
with having abducted the girl.
The arrest here was made at the tele-
graphed request of Chief Of Police O'Neil
OF Chicago. Upon receipt OF it, detectives
were sent to watch all incoming trains.
Detective Sergeants Oppenheim and Elan
nelly, armed with description wired from
Chicago, were stationed at the Twenty
third street ferry, and they captured the
couple.
Hashim was taken to Police Headquarters
and locked up. The girl was detained as q
station, as there are no &C accommodations
for WON en- at Police Headquarters. Has
him. who gave his age as 20 years, says
that he has known the girl for long time.
According to his story. he came to this
country three weeks ago expressly to be
married to her.
When ne was searched at Police Head
quarters, $500 in cash was found on
him. He explained that on leaving Havana
he had supplied himself with 1900, and
that tn e $500 was what he hadn't spent.
The girl, who was described in Chief
O'Neirs telegram as being only IT years
old, was indignant when arrested She
declared she was over NJ years OF age and
had perfect right, to marry, whom she
displayed a marriage certificate show
ing the two had been married in Chicago
on Oct. g.
Both she and Hashim stated that they
were on their way to Havana, where they
intended to make their future home.
Moses H. Grossman, the lawyer, visited
Police Headquarters late last night and had
a long talk with Hashim. AfteTward he
went tothe Mercer street station and talked
with the girl. To reporters, Lawyer Gross
man said:
This prisoner is a member Of the firm
of Hashim 4 Co. of Havana He was for
merly proprietor of the Grand Opera House
in Philadelphia, and he was lessee Of the
old Roster 4 Balls Music Hall, in this city.
Il have been Mr.. Hashim's attorney for
many years and he was coming TO consult
mo when arrested. The case against him
is very weak. By tomorrow / expect to
have secured his release and TO have had
returned to him the money that was taken
by the police. The basis for the arrest IL
that the girls father was opposed to the
match He had another sutton for his
daughters hand. but the girl preferred
Mr.. Hashim.'
CHICAGO. Oct. The disappearance Of
Louise Kantoos, who is said to be II years
old, and man named Hashim, who, the
police say, is A. years old and theatrical
agent, had been something Of a mystery
until their arrest in New York to-day.
A. Kantoos, father of the missing girl is
a wealthy rug importer at 2422 Wentworth
avenue. The police say he charges that
his daughter was intrusted with IS, 100 on
Tuesday and told to deposit it the next day
Instead Of doing so, IL IL alleged, she dis
appeared and simultaneously Hashinl
dropped out of sight. He had been a
sutton for the girls hand, but was forbidden
to see her by the father.
II is claimed Hashim and Miss Kantooe
met in the parlors OF the Saratoga Hote
and left there together. Hashim is said
to possess hypnotic influence over the
young woman.