The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-24
Declares Missing Octogenarian
Intended She Should Inherit
$4,000 Property.
MRS. RENDER, OF SOUTH
AMBOY, MENTIONS LAWYER
Charges Attempt to Have New
Will Signed--Detectives Busy
All Over New Jersey.

While search IL being made I'm the
safety deposit vaults of Newark today
for the Will of Mrs. Elnorn VolcISwein,
so years old. her granddaughter, Mrs.
PhsIlp Render, of South AinbOy de-
clarrd that New York lawyer had de-
mRudcd SI00oo from her to reveal the
whereabouts of Mrs. yclckwein. who is
tcli3veG to have becn kidnapped.
The aged woman had made a viii
leaving her $4,000 estate solely to her
granddaughter. For that reason the
.grlndlaughtcr declares that Mrs.
Volekwein wes kidnapped In a big
black automobile four weeks ago. and
since has been held captive. Mrs.
Render has given the name of the
lawyer who, she says. made three diff
ferent demands for $4,000 in exchange
for information as to where her rich
grandmother could be found.
The South Amboy police and Prose-
cutor BeTdne. of Middlesex County,
have detailed detectives to find this
lawyer and others whom Mrs. Render
mentions.
Mrs. Render declares that her grand
mother was kidnapped for no other
purpose than to make her change the
will and name another beneficiary. That
document has already caused trouble
between Mrs. Render and her step
mother, Mrs. Anna Kulp, of South
Amboy, who is Mrs. Volckwein's
daughter, declares Mrs Render, and
certain influences, she AYERS, are at
work to have the aged woman change
her mind and divert the property from
her grand daughter to another. Mrs.
Render does not name the other party.
Two IIen In the Automobile.
Mrs Vockwein, who, despite her
years, is very active, made her home
with Mrs. Render Eight weeks ago
she went to visit a sister of Mrs. Rem
der, who lives between Mateawan and
Old Bridge. According to Mrs. Render,
Mrs. Volckwein was crossing the bridge
from which the latter town takes it's
name when big black touring car
dashed up and came to a stop alongside
of her. Two men jumped from the car,
picked up the aged woman and her
crutoh, hurried her into the tonneau
and sped away
The pursuit of the kidnappers was
quickly taken up and, according to Mrs.
Render, the same big machine was seen
in several cities. including Atlantic
City Perth Amboy, Washington, Potts
willie. N. Y, and Buffalo. Mrs. Render
further declares that John Reed, New
York lawyer two doctors, both named
Brazil. and nurse named Edith Day
had been with her grandmother.
Search to be Complete.
ftar 11sin0 aUarU means
tn locate her missing relative, asked
the South Amboy authorities to assist
in the search She also went to Prose-
cutor Berdine, of Middlesex County,
with her story and the latter has de-
tailed detectives to trail the kidnap-
ners IL possible. DIR. Z. E. Maines. OF
South Amboy, a former Assemblyman,
who has been assisting Mrs Render to
locate her grandmother, said today:
"No money or efforts will be spared
IN run Mrs. Volckwein's captors TO
earth and if it can be proven that she
has been detained against her will, they
will be prosecuted to the full extent OF
tho law The search will cover the
whole world if necessary"
Considerable mystery is added to the
case of Mrs. Renders husband, who de-
clared that the first he knew OF the
matter was when he read it in the
newspapers today
.When Mrs Yoelckwein left our
bouse" he said, II thought she was
going to her daughters home and was
not told anything to the contrary.
naver heard that she had been kid
manned. and my wife, who has gone to
NV York. never told me anything
about # It is all news to me. and
ho,,o heen in the house every day"