New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-24
ABDUCTED GIRLS STORY
MdR Who Took Her 500 BROKERS
Representative" She Says.
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Montclair. " J.. Sept S-Miss Eleanor Wood.
aiegeo to have been swindled out OF 81" oy
confidence man Thursday afternoon - sun CON
hned 10 her home No. 136 bellevue avenue suher-
ing from the effects OF her experience while out
riding with him n automobile Her physician
D.. William II. sreson said to-day that the young
woman was somewhat better He said her condi-
ton might be attributed TO some narcotic
Chief OF Police Gallagher asked Miss Wood To-
day about her automobile ride with whose
name she now gives as Frederick W. Miller. sup
posed TO represent the brokerage firm Of Marshall
spader & Co. OF New York. According 70 the
chief she said that she had been a missionary in
q charitable institution on Morton street New
York but refused 20 name IT, She answered an
advertisement IN 4 New York newspaper last
Tuesday. Offering position TO young woman
70 DO entry work in brokers' Office. in New York,
she said. and in response Miller came 20 her house
IN q touring Wednesday. and again on
Thursday. and engaged her to enter the employ OF
Spade- & CO. She SAYS she agreed 10 pay SEQ for
a surety bond OF S5.cC0 and Thursday met
Miller at the Moatclair Savings Bank. where she
drew the S1O0 check that her father gave her.
Miss Wood said according to the Chief that she
had consented at Aiier's suggestion to ride with
him 10 New York 10 get the bond. On the way
they stopped at the Crocker- Wheeler Electrical
Works. at Ampere. where Miller brought her
glass OF water. and a drug store in Jersey City
where he had given her n glass OF soda. According
10 her story. Miller then said he could raise
the Office the telephone and that they had better
return TO MOntclair. She consented. feeling.
she says. very queer" Returning through New
ark. they stopped at drug store. and Miller gave
her another glass OF soda.
Miss Wood told the chief further that on return
ing 10 Montclair they had supper at a restaurant
after which Miller induced her walk with him
toward Orange along lonely road. Miller asked
her 10 intrust the 500 him for safe keeping. she
says and she complied. He drew a large envelope
from hts pocket and seemed to put the money in II
sealing It with black sealing wax. putting the
initials OF both on and giving to her After that
Miller left Miss Wood, and. according her story
she went 10 a friends house in Montciair. and
stayed there until Friday morning. When she
started 10 home che found that the envelope did
not contain her money but some newspaper clip
pings cut 10 The size Of bank bills
She borrowed five cents from a fireman TO pay her
fare and started for home, reaching there as the
family about 10 take breakfast II is believed
that the young woman is Withholding infOrma ton
which the police want
The touring hired from the Torbensen
Company. in Bloomfield, on Wednesday morning
Lawrence Edland the chauffeur, said that the fell
low handed HIS firm business card of Spader &
f. saying he the firms agent I'm Newark
The chauffeur says he thought that Miller was
related 10 the Wood family. he gave their house
his address. He did not think il strange there
fore that Miss Wood should ride with him. and
they appeared 10 be good terms. The driver re-
calls stopping at the places in Jersey City Newark
and Montclair. described by Miss Wood. and
also other places While he telephoning to
the garage in Bloomfield his passengers gave him
the slip he says, and he saw nothing OF them
Bernard corcoran. proprietor OF the Mansion House
denies that the couple drank anything in his place