New-York tribune., 1911-02-27
ALARM OUT FOR EL0PERS
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called on Saturday and asked that gen
eral alarm for Thomas A. Rigney be sent
ont. he was 70 pay no attention 10 the
woman
Therefore when Mrs. Rigney called at
the station house on Saturday morning
and asked that the alarm he sent out,
Lieutenant Miller went into the affair
closely. As a result he was sufficiently
impressed with her story 10 send out the
alarm
Mrs William Rigney said last night
that Thomas y Rigney was formerly
employed as an elevator boy at the Pra-
sada Apartments. No. 80 Central Park
West. where he earned SO a week He
first became acquainted with Miss Gui-
terrnan. she said. early last September,
,vhen the girl began To visit her cousin,
Miss Beatrice Neith. who lived In the
Prasada Apartments. Miss Guiterman
soon became attracted toward Rigney,
according To Mrs. William Rigney, and
after q few weeks she began to give him
nresents Of ueckties, pins and other
pieces Of jevelry. The presents were
oIwavs sent by messenger, but Miss
Guiterman, whom Mrs. Rigney described
as pretty and dark. spent much Of the
time that she was supposed to be calling
on her cousin in talking with Rigney.
courtship in Elevator.
Mrs. William Rigney said that the
co,rrtship between the elevator boy and
the LAWYERS daughter was carried on
mostly in the elevator at the fifth floor
on which Miss Veith lives. In addition
70 these frequent meetings. it is said that
Miss Guiterman called the boy up on
the telephone many times a day.
Thus the courtship went on until the
morning of February :, when the two
left the Prasada apartments and went
TO Hoboken to get married. Rigney re-
turned 10 the home of his sister-in-law
that night and told her that he and Edith
Guiterman had been married. The two
continued 10 live at their own homes
until the night Of February 10, when ac-
cording TO Mrs. William Rigney, Edith
appeared at the Rigney home, in West
116th street. and told the young man
that she had been thrown out OF her
home by her father. who had discovered
that she had been married.
The elder woman gave her shelter that
night. Mrs Rgney said Mrs. Rosen-
vald. Edths grandmother. called up
the Rignev home on the telephone The
some night and talked with the girl Tor
five or ten minutes. The next morning
the Rosenwald coachman called .at the
house in West 10th street and left a
suitcase for her.
A man who said he was Norman
Goldberger, a cousin Of Edith, called at
the Rigney home on February 70 at D
o'clock in the evening and had a long
conversation with the bride. What was
said at this consultation Mrs. Rigney
saws she does not know.
Goldberger and two men again ap-
noared AT Mrs. Rigneys apartments
early the next morning and asked 10 see
Edith and Tom" Mrs. Rigney said
that the men asked searching questions
of both Of them, and that one OF them
finally turned to the young woman and
said: You're crazy about men; you've
been abducted
The next morning, according to Mrs.
Rigney Goldberger returned TO her
home and held consultation with
TON" Rgney. at the end OF which he
| told the boy that he would give him 500
n month. Goldberger when this induce
ment failed to move Rigney. said he
| wanted them to be married again, In
more orthodox fashion.
Mrs. Rigney said TON" Rigney and
! Miss Guiterman went 10 the city Hall
| and got a marriage license last Thurs
day. I'm the papers the girl gave her
/ age as seventeen. although when she
| was married i'm Hoboken she said she
was a year older. After the marriage
| license had been filled out by both the
girl went to her grandmother's apart
ment I'm the Netherland, while Tom re-
| turned TO his home. Before they parted
| II was arranged that the second we'd
ding was TO take place next day at the
hotel
Mrs Rosenwald had engaged pri-
vate room for the wedding, according 10
| Mrs. Rigney. and at Is o'clock Justice
| Dlnnean arrived and the ceremony was
performed. Norman Goldberger and Mr..
! and Mrs Guiterman we're present as