The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-13
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TO WE'D FOR MONEY
Plans to Force Marriage
With HeiresS Are
Frustrated.
NOW SINCLAIR
MUST FACE TRIAL
Prosecution of Youth Who Alb
Quoted Miss Anna Steckel Will
Be Pushed Vigorously-His-
Companion in Escape Is
Looked Upon as Semi
Innocent.
Special 10 The Times-Dispatch }

Special :
Allentown, Pa. JanuaryI2 ALIEN
won to-day Is suffering from CONVEX
sstionaI ind gestion. The kidnapping
episode Of late yesterday afternoon.
when Miss Anna r. Steckel. he mil
iionaire heiress OF that city and only
child of Reuben =. Steckel. known as
the John Jacob Aston OF Allentown. vas
carried away in an automobile from
her homie b. Samuel Sinclair, civil
engineer. employed b. the state. and
r. Walter Starr. OF IL South seven
,een-h Street Philadelphia. a mem Der
or ,he graduating class of LehIgh l nj
versity, has furnished the food for
talk.
There vas q surfeit. b. evening the
takers were pretty well satisfied. and
had resolved she facts % the situation
into these.
Sinclair had been the chief figure IN
the attempted kidnapping
starr was sort OF scmi-innocent
accessory
Both mon had been released on 81 90
bond each and had gone 20 their
homes Sinclair 70 kcnnett Square and
Starr TO Philadelphia
Miss StcckcI had been painfuI
bruised by tho aggressive treatment OF
Sinclair while she lay IN the automo-
bile which was used in the abduction
Sinclair mad wanted 20 force her into
marriage for the money she posse sscd
showed Him No Favor
Mics Stec!Sel never gave Sinclair a
single hint Of favor. They had been 10
sether on sust three occasions. alone
only once.
Sinclair had brought his father TO in
terviev= Miss Stcckets father on the
subject Of marriage. The subject was
not brosched-
Sinclair had previoueiy paid a;ten-
ton TO other girls IN .Aiicntown-
Many fathers had refused him adj
n.ittance to their homes, Reuben +
Steckel among them.
Both Sinclair and Starr viii be vigoT-
oUsiy prosecuted.
Friends Of the principals in Allen
town agreed tonight that sinclair bad
wanted TO marry Miss Stcckcl for heT
money lie had been heard 20 make tho
boast that he would never leave Allen
town un;ii he had married money
u ives said that when he bad first
come 20 Aiientown . little more than a
wear ego. nc was Srnittcn with certain
young woman. promincn; IN society.
and that she liked him. The giri is re-
msrkabiy pretty. but she wss nos an
hciress. Her marri5gablc cuslifcd
lions included no dowry. Sinclair. u l.
said. soon dropped her.
There were many others.
Sinclsirc many cissgrccmcnts with
the girls Of his choice came. ~ - nero
zsid. not becsuse Of any unusually Wei
Gus tendencies on his part. but be-
cause Of thc generously frivolous sf-
fi.udc he sdoptcd. TEis faults consisted
almost entirely. people ssv hero. of
rather dangerous conversation and
osculafory excuses.
Ono girl IN The Set. announced
to-day that she alone. Of 81 ihcsc wfo
hore part. had not been kissed by
Sinclair Almost al the girls who had
known Sinclair and had been known
10 have ~ some time or other accepted
MS fzvor~. rose in protest
Nevertheless o. l. q fact there t.
not a girl IN Allentown who y supporting
Sinclair or even sympathi-~s with him
IN his trouble OF starr little h said.
He Il not known ~ all in Allentown
Hearing on Thursday.
BY Tomorrow the 6rst-hand inter
cstod persons and others will have about
talked themselves out on the subject.
and will have TO wait Until O'Clock
Thursday afternoon next. when Sinclair
and starr will have hearing Msgis-
trate william Z. Bower. who 10 also
an alderman. viii preside. Attorneys
for the defense have not been an
nounced; for the prosecution District