Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-14
KIDNAPPED A GIRL.
Three Men in an Automobile Whisk
Her Away.


One Of the strangest kidnapping cases on
record in Philadelphia or its vicinity oc-
CURED in Gienside last night, says the Phil
adelphia Press.
While standing on street corner talking
to friends, Miss Agnes Mulrooney, a beauti-
full eighteen-year-oldg girl, was bodily seized
by three men who came riding up in an au-
tomobile and whisked away before any one
captors could be found.
The strangest phase of the strange abduc-
ton is that the police of Glenside claim
that one Of the men in the machine Is q
brother-in-law Of the girl, a wealthy Alas
ka mine owner, who deserted the sister
several years ago.
Miss Muirooney has been staying at a
convent in Germantown. Two days ago
she came to visit the family of Eugene Car
ra1ne, relative. at Glenside.
With a son of Mrs. Carraine and young
man from Jenkintown, Miss Mulrooney took
hearted and gay. The party were standing
at the corner of Mt Carmel street and
Clearfield avenue, when an automobile sud-
deny swept up to the curb. There were
three men in the tonneau beside the chauf-
feur in the front seat. One of the men call
ed the girl.
What in the world do they want with
me?" she exclaimed in surprise. Laughing
moved near the automobile and peered into
the faces Of the men. Two OF them. imme,
diately jumped from the machine and, TAX
ing the girl by her arms, lifted her bodily
into the vehicle and thrust her between
them. One of them shouted to the chauf-
feur to start.
The auto quickly started and 1t seemed
to jump along the pike. The girl with a
supreme struggle rose from the grasp OF her
captors and uttered frenzied shrek She
sank back into the seat, gag thrust into
her mouth.
Carraine and his friend were spellbound.
It happened all SO suddenly they could not
comprehend 1t. An officer nearby FASTENED
to the scene shouting to the persons in the
machine, but 1t was soon lost in the night.
This was about a quarter after 10 O'clock.
The officer as well as the two boys, say
they recognized one OF the men as Charles
Cardonea, brother-in-law Of the girl Car
donea married the girls sister several years
ago. They later separated, after living
awhile in Glenside. Cardonea Is said to own
valuable mines in Alaska. Who The other
men in the automobile were no one seemed
to know.
When the relatives of Miss Mulrooney
were apprised of the abduction they were
Frustrated. The Germantown police were
Immediately notified
It is said the automobile came in the d.
rection of the city Whizzing at lightning
speed it dashed past the toll gate outside OF
Glenside. An officer darted In pursuit. In
obedience to his warning the dutoinOOAe
stopped. One Of the men paid the toll The
officer warned them not to exceed the speed
limits He says he did not notice whether
a woman was in the machine or not His
description of the men Tailed with that Of
the two young men who were with Miss
Mulrooney.
According to the policeman who witnessed
the abduction the number on the machine
was 1895. In the license book this num-
Der appears beside the name of Lloyd Bush
of West Philadelphia. Miss Mulrooney is
said to be strikingly beautiful girl. Her
relatives say they can assign no reason for
the abduction.