The Washington times., 1906-02-05
LORDS DAUGHTER
KIDNAPPED At SEA
FOR HER WEALTH
New York Detectives on
Trail of Man at
Hotel.
VICTIM In SANITARIUM
Arrest of KidnaPer Will Bare
Story of Romance in
High Life.

IliSll Liz.
NEW YORK, Feb. with a detective
seeking wealthy member OF a we'll
known country club, guarding all names
with the greatest care, through police
sources yesterday was revealed a tale of
romance and adventure which would
have commended itself TO Wilkie Collins.
The natural daughter OF an English
lord Kidnapped in a private yacht of
the coast Of Japan, is in a sanitarium IN
this country raving maniac from her
experiences. The club member is ac-
ssszzed Of the kidnapping Back of il is
S2e tale or a contested estate involving
the lord, French countess, an old sea
captain, and The man wanted The
names, IL is said. will be supplied when
an arrest is made, and for that pur-
pose the detectives were said TO be
watching last night at the Waldorf
astoria in the ne!ghborhood OF the
country Club ana at other places.
No' line was revealed at police head
quarters yesterday. except TO admit that
detective Sergeant Wakefield was out on
most extraordinary case. Not q
name was Inspector McLaughliu's an
nouncement, until the mar Is found.
1t viii then all come out Wakefield
was not at headquarters He had NOT
reported az TO 10 O'clock, and the desk
men professed not to know what his
mission was.
Obtained Private Warrant.
Wakefield appeared In the jefferson
market police court Saturday. Win
MIN We're several strangers. The de
teclIFe sergeant privately obtained Il
warrant after reciting facts at some
length 10 the magistrate. He deDartcd
immediately saying then that when he
caught his man there would be fun
explanation.
The storv- as Il trickeld out yesterday.
stripped of names. is that an English
nohleman while travelling in France in
1876, met a woman who aftervard he
came the mother Of a child. This child
a girl, was taken 10 England by the
noblaman, who. after keeping her anart
from his family for some iittI, time
consented 10 her adoption by a sea can
tain.
This captain was II charge of n ner-
chairman plying between London and
Yokohama. 4 countess. a member Of
the family, is IN some way concerned in
the case, but how the police viii not
state
The daughter. brought up at Yokoha-
ma, taking an occasional sea trip with
her adopted father. is said 10 have come
often in contact with her real father.
who lived on an English estate. More
recently this child was sp0ken or as
likely 10 inherit a large fortune from
her titled father. and because of that
some one thought IL admirable 20 KID
nap her.
The method employed by the kldnap-
ers was sensational. II Is reported
Ihat the young woman was taken of
the boat on which she was a passau-
ser when only a mile OF so from Yoke
hama, ana taken aboard a yacht Six
weeks later the yacht is said 70 have
been located In New York harbor some
where, but the young WC Cman passen-
ser was missing The london and
Yokohama police Corresponded with
their cable system. and later the New
1ork police were told by cable 10 set
about finding the girl.
Victim in a Sanitarium.
The Investigation pursued by the CEN
tral Office detectives resulted In .bair
locating the victim IN a sanita~iuro i,
this city II was stated yesterday that
when the yacht came into pCrr with
the young woman on board the au-
thorities found the young woman vir-
tually prisoner in cabin. where she
was kept for six weeks. the time which
IS said TO have el2psed from the day
she was kidnapped and the day the
yacht was reported at Quarantine.
The quarantine authorities discovered
very quickly that the youus woman
was mentally unbalanced. ana Il WAS
maniac.
Central office detectives visited Jaf-
TfTEln rr-r
successive DAYS last week. anticipating
. VISIT 70 court oI a man who was re-
ported 70 be a patron al the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel For some reason the
mar. who was expected 10 make a for
maj affidavit OF complaint upon which
warrant was 20 be asked for. did not
go TO court
Called at Club.
The central Office detectives went TO
Westehester County yesterday and
called, among other places, 1t is said
at prominent country club there seek
ing some one upon wEom they intended
10 serve the warrant
At the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel notbiro
could be learned regarding the ideptitv
OF the mysterious patron, said by the
police 10 have beer. stopping there. we
know absolutely nothing Of the case q"
said the management
The police had been at work On the
case for two weeks prior to going into
court TO ask for warrants. Former
Police Commissioner McAdOo Is said 10
have been acqug inted with the case
through ,Acting Inspector O'Brien, who
was in charge OF the Detective Bureau
when the London police first notified the
New York authorities
Detectives who had the police court
end of the case in charge refused from
the outset TO speak concerning the case.
In fact. both denied that they were
seeking warrants or expecting the man
from the Waldorf"