The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
BRIDE GROOM FORGED
CHECK FOR $4,000,
GIRL WIFE CHARGES
Made Her Prisoner for Two
Weeks, Declares a Young
Allentown HeiresS.

moon conducted on string Of forged
checks scattered through three states,
an eloDement romance OF a wealthy
Allentown girl and kidnapping mys-
terry surrounding her disappearance
TWO weeks ago were all cleared up.
when John Duey, Pinkerton detec-
tive OF this city. caused the arrest In
Newark, n. j.. of Russell ]. Fermeau.
Of UmbrIa street, Manayunk.
Fermeau. according to the Pinker-
ton. went to Allentown two months
ago and, assuming the name OF Jack
Falrum, posed as the rich son Of n
RAILROAD president and director Of the
United States Steel Corporation. He
, claimed to be Il graduate Of Lafayette
! College, obtained a position as eiFlcicn-
cy engineer and was introduced to AL
lcntown's best families and clubs.
Hf Immediately began to lay violent
siege to the heart OF Elsie Himmel-
wright, the beautiful young daughter
o. a wealthy Allentown society ma
tom When he had won the girl. he
carried her away with him on a trip
through several states, where lie paid
cAnt nscs. 1t Is charged. by check for
, CERES which are believed 10 total
neatly $4,000.
Bride FleeS, Recapturcd.
Finally, he unmaskeh himself to his
BRIDE. with the result that she llCd
rom him in horror. He followed her
she says, and Mt the point of re-
VDiVCl, reCaptured her and held her
prisoner for two weeks in Nowar!:
hOGse, stripped Of all her clothes while
lie attempted to cnerce her 10 get
funds from her mother.
Tho girl ut last pretended 10 enter
! into Fermeau's plans, and under this
r.ISe returned TO her homo in Allen
town. after race for the railroad
station in Newark, in which she baln-
~ scaped recaDturr.
When the heart broken girl entered
lIc:' mothers home at Allentown. de-
icctivc John Duey was there and i.n-
nlGdiaiely notified the Newark police
by ttlophonc TO raid The house ut
which Fermea1l= had=heId=hi bride=a
prisoner Fermeau was cOrncred and
locked UP ut the Newark police std
'ion=to await eXtradition.
FCrmeau had courled Miss Himnlel-
wight ardently for several months be-
fnr' lie finally induced her to clOpe
with HIM two months ago.
Secretly We'd December 22.
Frhrts trorn caurattyr V,,nVy.tn1 .t,
embcr 22, and left the girls home
at III North Fourth street. Allentown.
for the West. Their honeymoon sched.
Ule Was easily followed by Pinkciton
detectives by means of the trail Of
forged checks, varying from $500 10
$500 IN amount. From town to tJwn,
4 Detective Ducy trailed Fermcau. hut
nc ',Idal pair travelled ut top spn,i.
not stopping for more than night
in any town.
F'CrlnCau finally reached Cleveland,
. D., with his bride and unmasked him
self in an attempt to get Miss HItu-
melwright To draw on her mother for
funds. Miss Himmelwright, dist lu.
stoned and heart broken, lii .diatGv
left her husband and returned alone Id
her Anentown home. Then the efforts
OF the detectives TO catch Fermeau
were doubled and Miss Himmelwrisht
and her relatives Co-operated IN tlb
search.
Two weeks ago, Miss HimmelwriGht
/ went To he Allentown railroad sta-
tion to bid goodby 10 a woman frienl.
Suddenly she was confronted by ncl
husband, who stepped ont from W.
hind tree, pushed revolver against
her body and told her. sue says. not TO
cry out at the peril of her life.
With her husbands revolver son
stantly held against her side. the
frightened girl was forced to bonrl
train with him. AT Bethlehem. Fcl
lneau changed trains and carried his
! bride with him to Newark. When lilc:s
arrived at Newark. Fermeau forced
| the girl into n taxicab and took her
to lis Ellwood street.
Fermeau apparently had made all
arrangements for the girls seclusion
at this house. lie no sooner had her
in the house. she says. before he strip
ped her OF her clothes and threatened
to kill her unless she stuck to him
She says he displayed two revoivcls
fitted with Maxim silencers to demon
strate to her how easily he could an
ish her" without fear Of detection.
Reaches Home, C0llapSeS.
| Thoroughly intimidated, the girl
| finally adopted the strategy OF agree
ing TO Fermeau's plans. She prom
Ised him that she would stick TO him
and cndeavor to raise funds to see aim
out OF his forgery troubles. Are:
this pledge. Fcrmeau returned The
girls clothes TO her on Sunday. AT
her first opportunity. she made dash
out of the house and started on the
run for the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton.
Fermeau apparently mistrustcd TIC
chase. Between Fermeau and the girl
It was a close race to the railroa I
citation. a Newark policeman who
took offense ht Fermeau's hurry and
detained him for a minute to get his
explanation. enabled the girl 10 board
a train.
She returned to Allentown and coll
lapscd as she burst into her home, 10
the surprise OF her mother and the de-
tcctlveB who had been much mystiIi I'd
by her disappearance two weeks ago
and were preparing to institute a lis-
tionwide search for her.
AS soon as Detective Duey heard
the girls story; he called UP the New
ark police on the telephone and in
structed them where to get Fermear.