The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-15
ASKS PHYSICIAN
TO ELOPE WITH
HER; ARRESTED
DIR. Jens S0rensen Lays Trap for
Laura Tradup, After She
Calls Him on Phone
MEETS HER ON STREET,
LAWYER GETS POLICE
Says He Has Been Annoyed by
Woman For Years-"Just
Joke" She Claims

Laura Tradup. 30 years old, Of No.
i342 Fort-st. west. says 1t was lust q
joke" when she called up DR.. Jens
Sorensen. OF No. 353 Brainard-st Mon
day night, and asked him to elope with
her to California. as she had two
tickets.
DR.. SOrensen says 1t Is no joke. He
says the woman, who IL rather good
looking. though rather peculiar in
temperament, has been prosecuting
him for eight years. He laid a trap
for her, Monday night, and while he
chatted with her at the Majestic build
ing corner, his attorney went to police
headquarters and got Detectives Hor-
rigan and Dtbble, who locked her up
In the matron's room.
DR.. Sorensen' says he acted on the
advice of Judge Hubert, OF the pro-
bate court, and he hopes to have Miss
Tradup examined as to her mental
condition
Miss Tradup told a very rambling
story, when seen. Tuesday morning,
In the matrOn's room. She said she
had been patient OF DR.. Sorensen In
Saginaw, years ago. She said that she
was once engaged to him, and that
he gave her ring The doctor denied
that. and said the young woman knew
be was married. But she said that
the escapade of Monday night was no
love affair, 1t was lust JOKE
DR.. SOrensen says that Miss Tradup,
whose father lives In Saginaw, came
to him for treatment. eight years ago,
and insisted on paying him $40 in ad-
vance He, declined It. he says. but
she insisted. Later, she went to the
prosecutor to get the moaey back.
She got 1t. A week later. he says. she
tried to force hin to take 500 in ad.
vcnce for treatment. He refused to
take the money. or to give any treat.
| ment. He says that she came to De.
troit, following him, three years ago
and that her persecution of him nearly
drove him to distraction.
He declares he got various and sun
dry calls to patients In remote parts
Of the city, and made the trips, only
to learn that 1t was q hoax. He says
she called up his residence, and
abused his wife, over the telephone
that she often walked right into his
house, until they finally had to keep
the doors locked at all times.
Once. says the doctor, he was talk
Ing with two friends, when Miss
Tradup suddenly appeared, and slap
ped his face. repeatedly.
! Again. while he VS. eng1oed - 4
street conversation, she suddenly
swooped upon him, grabbed him by
the arm, and walked away with him
When he demanded an explanation,
she said she wanted him to give her
some more treatment.
He says that three months ago. he
called q council of war with her faith
er. and her two sisters. who live here.
She resides at the home Of one sister.
Mrs. Joseph F. Dysert. OF No. 1912
FOrt-st. west.
Dr.. Sorensen says he explained to
the family that Mass Tradup must be
restrained In some way. She did not
bother him for q month, and then the
trouble started again.
Finally, he sought advice from Judge
Hubert, who suggested that nc lead
her into the hands of the police aud
have an investigation made, and that
1t might lead to her confinement in q
retreat
He executed the plan, Monday night.