The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19

Rescued after 4 o'clock this morn ing from a hack in which she says she had been held prisoner for hours when she refused to pay over a big sum to the driver. Mrs. Theresa Segur of the Atlantic Hotel the divorced wife of Dr. w. B. Segur, a. wealthy practi- tioner of Enfield, Mass, told a har- rowing story when she reached police headquarters. On the strength of her statement zury Root a hack driver for Hickey Bros. the tKossuth street liverymen, and Zephyr Mennier, for man in East Bridgeport in the vicinity of the livery, were arrested. Root was held, but Mennier released Mrs. Segur is almost a nervous wreck from her experience.
 Showing every indication of refine ment and education. clad in costly gar worth of jewelry. and having more than s200 on her person when she reached police headquarters. Mrs. Se- gur made a distinctly favorable inn pression and her statement, which will be repeated in the city court to- morrow morning, is expected to be
 Mrs. Segur came to Bridgeport month ago, took a. suite at the Atlan- tic Hotel, and made the hostelry her home while she is undecided as to her future. Considerably under middle age, yet having no associates and lit tie or no correspondence she became
 
 mystery. She was possessed of con- siderable wealth, apparently, for she always Sarried ea nd darge 5sa amount of that one used to luxury would de- sire.
 Two weeks ago she suffered an ab- cess of the jaw which required an operation. She had not recovered en- tirely from the effects of the operation when last evening she went to Kos suth street to see a. Iaundress and seam mStTeSS. Returning after Il o'clock she became weak near Hickey Bros stables. and entered the office to rest and if necessary engage a carriage to take her back to the hotel.
 Here she met Zephyr Mennier, a we weighing Sso pounds. 3,i shg asked per per, mission to rest moment. Mennier was alone in the office. He gave his permission She suffered a sinking came back from a night call. He heard of the woman's predicament, and suggested that ride in the night air might be beneficial.
 She asked Mennier if he would ac- company her. He agreed, thinking, he says, that the ride would be only a with the two in the hack, he drove over to Stratford, past Avon park. Then according to Mrs. Segur's state ment, he stopped, jumped down from his seat and finging open the door demanded money. "I want s25' she says he cried out. 'But haven't the money,'' she replied. Yes you have. It's in your stocking'' she says he re- torted, and started to climb into the hack. Mennier remonstrated with him, and he didn't insist. So Tighten ed was the woman that she recalls with difficulty what occurred after that. until at 4 o'clock she saw the lights of the car barns and Henry Lucksinger's restaurant near the barns shining through the rain and darkness.
 Determined to escape. and knowing 1 not how far she was from Bridgeport, | she threw wide open the door and tried to leap out. Mennier has but i one arm. He seized her with his sim gle hand and drew her back. She screamed at the top of her voice and 1 Lucksing ger came running out. Men nier's duty was in the vicinity of 1 Stratford avenue, Kossuth and East Main streets and he didn't want to be