The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23
SWINDLER TOOK GIRL AUTOING
SHE'S HOME. M, AFTER BEING
MISSING All NIGHT.


Daniel II Wood. a retired business man
who lives at ISd Bellevue avenue. Upper
Montclair. N. j., was swindled out Of 500
last Thursday by a man who used the name
Of Marshall, Spader a Co.. a we'll known
Stock Exchange Arm. The swindler per-
suaded Miss Wood to take an automobile
ride with him Thuraday afternoon. The
Friday morning. She was SO III and over
wrought that the Montclsir police ave
not been able to obtain any Information
from her. Marshall. Spader A Co. in
formed Chief OF Police Gallagher Of Mont
clair that they NEW nothing about the
man who used the Arm sne
On Tuesday morning Miss Wood read
in the New York Times an advertisement
for q young woman OF good family 10 take
q lucrative place In a business house; ex-
perience unnecessary. Applicants were to
write to a certain box number at the Times
ONCE, downtown. The advertisement at
tracted Miss Wood and she wrote a letter
to the address given, sending it by special
delivery.
The next day at noon q tall, well built
mar dressed in dark clothes and wearing a
brown automobile cap drove up to the
Wood home In a big black automobile up
holstered In red leather. He had the APP
pearanoe Of a prosperous business mar.
He inquired for Miss Wood and greeted
her affably, saying he had received her APP
plication for the confidential place offered.
Il am the senior member Of the firm OF
AG---A-n 0--l. ~, ~ "a RHR1HRnV ,
he said. -The brokerage firm desires to
establish a branch ofice uptown In New
York and wants a clever, we'll educated
young woman to take charge OF L.
He talked to Miss Wood for some time,
dwelling on the advantages such n place
offered to a young woman and inquiring as
to her capabiIty. She told him b would
like to have the place. After more talk the
man went away, saying he worry return
the next day and probably would employ
her.
The black automobile stopped In front
OF the Wood home at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. The man had q driver this
time. He told Miss Wood that he had
decided to give her the place, but that his
firm had decided that a s7S 900 bond would
be required from her. Miss Wood said that
she didn't know OF any one who would
be willing to be her surety for such an
amount.
.-Oh, that's easy said tho caller. Il can
fix that for you without much trouble, al
though IL will cost You q little money
500. l can get a bond for you In East
Orange
She agreed to pay the fee, and the man
drove away telling Miss Wood thai he was
going to East Orange to secure the bond.
Later In the afternoon, while Miss Wood
was at the home Of Mrs. William Person,
a neiRhbor, the telephone rang n the
man, who called himself Mr.. Spader. asked
to speak to Miss Wood. He said that his
automobile had broken down In the business
centre Of Montclair, and that he would be
unable to 20 TO her house.
Wont you meet me at the Montclair
Savings Bank2' he said. Il have secured
the bond for you and you can pay me the
500 at the bank"
Miss Wood went TO her father and got
an order on the Montclair Savings Ban
for 500. The man apparently had ascer-
tame that Mr.. Wood kept an account
there. Miss Wood went TO the savings
bank and found him waiting for her. She
got her order for 500 cashed and handed
the money over to him.
Chief OF Police Gallagher Of Montclair,
who Is investigating the case, was unable
to get a coherent story Of what happened
after Miss Wood met the man at the bank.
The chief Of police said he learned that
the swindler asked Miss Wood to accom-
pany him to East Orange and see hat the
bond was properly made out. he sug-
Rested that 1t would be q pleasant ride
for her. Miss Wood agreed and got into
the automobile.
That was the last seen OF Miss Wood by
her family until early the next morning.
Her sister Alice and her brother Sidney
informed Police Headquarters in New York
OF her Disappearance and Detective Sergeant
Finn, in charge OF the missing persons
bureau, sent out a description Of Miss Wood,
Yesterday morning at 0 O'Clock Sidney
Wood called up Police Headquarters here
and said that his sister had retumed home.
The New York police were not requested
to arrest the swindler and the news that
Miss Wood was back home ended their
connection with the case.
DR.. William Fl. AresOn Of Montclair was
called TO attend Miss Wood as soon as she
reached home. DIR. Areson remained with
her most OF the morning. When he left
the Wood home he wouldn't talk about Miss
Woods condition except to say that she
was in no condition 70 talk about her alb
duction.
Chief Gallagher tried to get all the in
formation possible from the Wood family.
He said he learned hat the young woman
had been vomiting freely, apparently from
the after effects Of a drug. Late last night
the chief said that he had been unable to
get a good description Of the swindler and
that he hadn't found any one who had seen
the man and Miss Wood after the man drove
OF with her toward East Orange.
Gallagher communicated with Marshall,
Spader 4 Co. and informed them how the
Arm name had been used. Marshall, Spader
a Co. informed the chief that they didn't
do business that way, that they never en-
ployed women TO manage branch Offices
and that the man undoubtedly was q
swindler.
Somebody instructed the manager Of
the New York Times's downtown once to
keep a sharp eye out for the man who in
serted the advertisement. An employee Of
the once said last night that they had been