The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-30
oNRL TELLS STORY OF AooUc.
TON TO POLICE.

VtON W pOSJC8.
This II the story the hystsrical girl
told Detectives Edward Hopper and
Daniel Kelly when they we're bringing
her homo from Rutland: On Wednesday
morning Ardsle was standing on the
stoop " her homo when there appeared
. mysterious stranger who Wors faiss
Gray hair and . faiss sray mustachs.
concealed under his coat he bade her
make no outcry. but go aIons." hisalng.
y. Of course.
TERMED. declared the girl. she obsyed.
vAl1in0 % Washington street. where
at the behest Of her alleged captor. she
boarded . car. sitting on . seat In front
Of the white SLAYER" After that all
became Q hass until the white SLAYER
leaned over In the car. HANDED her atty
dollars and warned her to be stili. White
slavers are always open-hahdsd with
their money. The nsxt thing Ardelle
remembered was being ina New York de-
partmeat store purchasing neN black
shoes and Q black dress. Al the 0fAnd
Central station. sAs continued. the
white slAver'' bought two tieks1s for
Rutland. W.T.. and the pair boardsd .
train, hs taking the upper bsrth In the
Pullman and bidding her slesp In the
lower. Oh. yes. while still In New York
the man knocked Ardslis down on .
crowded strsst corner and whom By
standsrs started to interfere the mys-
terious captor waved them aside. tap
ping his forehead TO indicate that the
gisl was Insane and that he wAs taking
her TO an institution. Just ~ they al
ways do In books.
gocAPG0 WHILE WICKED CAP
TON okoREo. g.
During the ndsht. the story Of the ssri
her berth while her captor snorsd n
the one ebove and. just ~ they do In the
movies. crept into the car sasad where
she concealed hsesek. when the train
reached Rutland the "vil,un" vas still
asleep. and the Siri rao out and sent
. telegram - her mother. saying she
was sats.
The story told BY the girl was begin
ming to make . deep Impression until IL
multitude Of inconsistsuciss became ap-
parent. Not once. according to her tale.
did Ardslls make any effort b escape
the hidsous surveillance Of the mystePi-
Gus gray-haifsd stranger. II her story
10 TO b. believed. she meskiy allowed
him 10 pilot her on and "a street cara,
ferries. elevated trains. into depart.
mont stores. Into the lAdieS' writing
room ct the Grand Central Station
(whsrs. By the way. no man y i'd
mittsd), forced her 10 write . letter to
her mother. proclaiming that she Wa
In the hands Of ''slavss1." ana finally.
onto . train bound for the very little
country town whore she had relatives.
POLICE PUZZLED ~ TALG,l
INCONSISTENCIES.
The detectives are stiii rsckins thsil
brains for IN explanation Of why Z
bold. bad white SLAYER would pilot his
victim to the very spot whsrs Aun,
Elise lives. The credibality Of the SIR
10 further lsssensd BY the fact thai
lhsr homo 10 directly across the street
from the 8soond Precinct police Sta
tion, and when she - noticed outsid,
liner home. her unusual beauty hai
mads her known throu shout the naish
borhood. . dOssn watchful eyes an
upon her. white slsvsrs rarely picl
out the front ooerstsp Of . police Sta
tion upon which TO carry on thsi
operations.
The girl LETT out one romantic featur'
- she related her story. She didn't -!
/ she was druggsd BY being forced Z,
drink Q druCged drink. A. to her hav
Ing been closely guarded by the srmst
kidnappsr several giri friends saw A.
ds,ie on hor way downtown on the morn
ins Of her disappearance and are quit
! sure no mysterious stranger was any
! WAsrs usas her. They Noticed the ~
, particularly that day. for she wore
hat and Jacket This was very unusve