The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-16
'KIDNAPS' HIS FIANCEE
And HER GIRL CHUM
Frank Lewis Whisks Two
Young Women From New
Brunswick to Newark.

NEWARK. y. j.. June i5.-Miss Ida
Gordon and Miss Ida Salutsky were walk :
ing along deserted street in New
Brunswick ut 9 o'clock last night, chat
ting as old chums do chat. when big
touring car whizzed up to the curb beside
them and three men leaped out.
Mss Gordon screamed a heavy over
coat was thrown owe. her head her arms
were piniOued to her sides and one of the
men. lifting her bodily. carried her into
the automobile. Miss Salutsky was SO
amazed and 50 dazed that she stood stock
still and was brought to the point OF re-
sistanco only when two OF the men
grabbed her and pulled her also into the
tonneau.
In another instant the auto was going
a great ratio. Two OF the men were In
the tonneau with the girls; the other
drove. Miss Gordon was still muficd up
IN the ovegcOat Miss Salutsky, seeing
that there was nothing to be gained by
struggling, began TO look about her in ear
nest.
Way, Frank !" she exclaimed. The man
thus addressed was Frank Lewis, rs years
old. OF 6S Albany street, New Brunswick.
but Frank made no reply to the ex-
clamation. Looking at Franks COM
panion Miss Salutsky was able to discern
through the darkness that he too was an
acquaintance. Then she caught closer
Bhihpse VI TIC uriNer anu recoBnizeu MN
as we'll.
Each one OF the men looked grim and
remained silent Frank kept tight clutch
on Miss Gordon, who continued to
struggle. And then Miss Salutsky really
became alarmed. she tried to scream.
but was stopped.
The touring car raced into Newark and
pulled up In front Of the house at 10
Nassau street The two girls were
bundled and k.p 4
was the last MsJ Salutsky saw OF her
companion. Her own protestations be.
came 30 vehement and her threats 50 ter
rife that at last II was agreed to take
her back to New Brunswick.
AS soon as she reached there she hur-
ried to Miss Gordons home and told her
father and mother that their daughter
Lewis" Then there was great commo-
ton In the Gordon household. The police
of New Brunswick. Jersey City and
Newark were notified and a general alarm,
with minute descriptions. was sent broad
cast over the State.
Mrs Gordon, who explained the matter
to the police. said that Lewis had courted
her daughter for three years. that Miss
Gordon was really in love with him, and
that marriage had been opposed be-
cause he is an Italian Catholic and the
Gordons are orthodox Jews.
very little while after Miss Salut-
sky's arrival at the Gordon home she had
started again for Newark, this time In n
police automobile with Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don and number of detectives She
guided them to the house at 10 Nassau
street. which belongs to Lewis's brother.
The detectives decided that they had bet
ter have the matter settled before a court
OF law. The entire party returned to New
Brunswick and Miss Gordon and Lewis
were arraigned before Recorder Edward
Koughton. He lectured them severely
and told Miss Gordon to return to her
home. This she agreed to do, asserting
at the same time that she would marry
Lewis next week, and still contending that
the pretended kidnapping was a good
scheme, even II II didn't work.