The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19

found off his post. So he Ieaped out | of the hack and fled.
 l Lucksinger reached the hack, and called to Root to stop. He complied 1 Trol1eymen came running out in the | meanwhile and when Mrs. Segur had 1 told part of her story Lucksfnger tel l ephoned police headquarters. The l auto patrol was dispatched to the car barns, and Patrolnan Dallwig and 1 charge.
 The woman's description of the man l who had escaped at once led the po- lice to the conclusion that it was Men Dier who is a. familiar figure about the l city on account of his commanding physique and the loss of his arm. Pa bring him in from his night watch
 man duty. He was found and placed under arrest.
 Mrs. Segur was sent to bed in the quarters of Matron Hill in the Police 1 and Charities building, and at 10 o'clock was awakened and called into her story. She was trembling from head to foot, from nervousness, and became almost hysterical as she detail ed her experiences in the hack.
 Why, they beat me and tore my hair terribly, said she. 'I don't know yet whether they intended to rob me or planned something infinitely worse. I can't tell whether they got any of my money from me now. know that a few days ago I had $1,000 sent to me. I used a good deal of the money to pay bills I had contracted since coming here, but I had $500 yes terday. I paid my hotel bill. nearly $10O.''
 When the money taken from her was counted it was found there was SPOT. planned to rob her they had not suc- ceeded.
 'I came to Bridgeport a month ago to await the winding up of some no one to keep me in the East, except an adopted son in Dartmouth, a fresh home in the West or to return to vir- ginia where have spent good deal of my life. thought I would remain here until had cleared up my b,lsi- ness. My father is a retired sea cap tain. His name is ODonneu. He is abroad now, and my two brothers are away. My husband and separated three years agosand had practically decided to go to the West when I came here.
 Perhaps should not have ventured out last evening, but I thought when I entered the livery office I could re- main there in safety. MT. Mennier I felt that I could trust him. So when Root suggested the drive in the air to revive me, I refused to go unless he would come along
 When told that Root accused her of having been intoxicated. Mrs. Segur vas indignant +.I won't say that I father was sea captain and none of the family is given to abstinence, but I was positively not intoxicated and could remember everything that took place until I suppose became hyster- teal.
 Mrs. Segur was placed in the room assigned to Matron Hills for the care of women held as witnesses, and at noon she became so weak and nervous that Dr. Krause was summoned from the emergency hospital to attend her. She is determined that Root shall -suf- fer for her experience. Root lives at 307 Fairfield avenue, He is night man at Hickey Bros stables.
 Mennier lives at 935 Broad street. He sought Supt. Birmingham before leaving police headquarters and in a statement he volunteered to that off cial he declared he had no idea of Roots driving them so far into the country and he protested that he was innocent of any designs upon the woman or her money