The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-04
THREE MEN IN AUTO
kIONAP TWO GIRLS
Story of Wild Trip Through New
Jersey and Desertion in
Philadelphia.
Especial to the Newark STAR

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4-Following
a thrilling story told by two girls of a
kidnapping from Lynnbrook, L. l., ana
a wild auto trip with three strangers
through New Jersey, a battle for their
honor and desertion by the k~idnappers
on their arrival in Philadelphia, the
police are hunting for a red touring
car and the alleged ~kidnappers.
The girls who tell the story say they
are Marie Weber, II years old, and
Lucie Green, IS Years old. Both claim
to be orphans.
The girls said they had been staying
at items Hotel, at Lynnbrook, as the
guests of Mrs. Mary Hoffman, Lucie's
aunt. who is a dressmaker.
Accept Strangers Invitation.
Sunday afternoon a red touring car.
containing three fashlonably dressed
men, arrived at the hotel from the cup
course. The trio strolled about for
a while and encountered the girls, with
whom they quickly scraped acquaint-
ance. .st
They did not give their names to the
girls, who described one of the men as
being about 80 years old, tall, gray
haired and whiskered and of distin-
6ulolcQ dppcdl dICS. his
who was occasionally addressed as
Frank" was about 50 years old, and
the third man, who was spoken of by
the girls with shudder, was about 70
years old and was called Warren"
This man proposed to treat the girls to
a short ride in the automobile. To this
there was a demurrer on their part at
first.
Their persuasions overcame the young
women's scruples and they took seat in
the car.
They said they did not have q chance
to notice the full numbers on the license
tag and recollected the numerals "61'
as being part of it. The men were fully
equipped for a long run and to each
girl was given a buster from a locker In
tn. tonneau
I'VE o saw that the speed of the
car was increasing rapidly and we were
going at an awful clip" said Miss
Weber. 1.-The rid was exhilarating and
we never thought of danger the least
bit. Before we realized 1t we were at
the Brooklyn ferry and we asked the
men to let us off. so that}we might re-
turn home. They told US not to be
alarmed and promised to turn bach
when we got to New York.
Dashing Through New Jersey.
But they did not do so. Soon We
were across the. Hudson river and were
whirling through Jersey City and into
Newark and past towns we had never
seen or heard of before. We kept APP
pealing to the men to TAXI us back to
Lynnbrook, but they warned us to keep
in the car and all would come out
right.
Near Trenton our car struck an
other and upset it. 1t carried a man, a
woman and three children. The men
did not stop to see whether anybody
was hurt, but put on more speed.
I'VE got here Sunday night. One of
the men took us to a hotel. Neither he
nor his companions molested US after
ward
The police believe they have a clue to
the identity of the men. and thai one Of
them is believed to be a resident Of
Newark.
E. l.. Itjens, the proprietor of the
r~oadhouse at Lynnbrook, L. l., said to-
day over the telephone tina Marie
Weber and Lucie Green arrived there
Saturday evening. On Sunday an auto
stopped at the hotel and the three men
who came in it a dinner.
In the meantime the two girls had
started down the road, and when the
men left after dinner they were seen to
overtake the girls, who climbed into the
automobile.
None of them had returned, although
the girls had taken their room for n
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