The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-01
RICH OFFICER
KIDNAPSFOUR
Fighters and Candy Dealer
Involuntary Guests Of
Seymour w. Hyde, Jr.
GET WILD MOTOR RIDE
Crazed Lieutenant Threatens
Marine With Branding and
Puts Robe on Him.
GET WILD MOTOR RIDE

Lieut.. Seymour w. Hyde. - years old.
son Of the late Seymour ]. Hyde. who
left an estate Of $4,000. 900 made In the
wooilen business. was arrested at his
family's summer home in Greenwich.
Conn. yesterday after . wild adventure.
the incidents Of which. as related by the
other participants. seemed all but In
Incredible. Tho Lieutenant who took
the Phttsburg course and has been d.
recting the clerks Of the intelligence
bureau at Camp Upton. Yaphank. waa
held last night in a straitjacket in . cell
In Greenwich Police Headquarters.
Hyde is alleged to have bundled a
! civilian and three soldiers into taxi
cab Wednesday afternoon and to have
held them there ~ prisoners on ride
to the Connecticut town. What hap
pensd before the ride. during II and al
the summer homo = matter Of uncer-
tsinty, beosuss, the stories OF those who
took part In Il not only Do not Asvse
but do not al, tbesthsr sufhcientiy to
maxi: possabls. any s'rt ef . eossren'
whole. - :, t~'
Ths marine who was impressed by
Hyde during the adventure 10 described
a. Sergeant Hyde, but he 10 not related
to the Lieutenant. Sergeant Hyde who
aroused Lieut.. Hyde's anger at the
Twehty-third street subway exit when
he failed to salute. though he says the
Lieutenant was In civilian clothes con-
tinued to be the butt Of the ofYicsr's II
feeling during the rest of the night
Only the arrival OF the Greenwich police
yesterday morning saved him from being
branded with = red hot poker. Sergeant
Hyde says. ~
TAreateneS with Revolver.
The others in the party we're Loui,
Beisssner, . candy dealer At 317 waverleS
place. Manhattan. and Privates Franh
H. Pleuss and william D. Achton Of thu
1osth Infantry. Camp Cpton. The foul
mss are alleged to have been held a,
prissaArs By Lieut.. Hyde by his fire.
Qusnt theaAts to use . revolver he ex
hibated At intssvals. The tAxieab Wal
operated by Albert Turner. otherwise
unidsntifled. WheGhsr he too acted II
fear Of Lieut.. Hydeor was unaware o.
the situation within his car has not besr
learned.
ssrgsant Hyde told his story to Lieu,
! Daniel NJ. Gardner. Jr.. on his return u
marine headauartsrs in Twenty-thirt
street last night His narrative follows
Il was leaving the subway station q
Twenty third strseuwS Sdnssday Afternoon
when was stopped byNa man in civilian
clothes. How dare you pass an office
without saluting? SaAnd where YOU are
he said to me. His bearing was that o
An officer and I obeyed him.
AT his orders followed him 20 al
office. at SCI Broadway. There were tw,
soldiers there sitting OH chairs. H
ordered mo to be seated and left tn
Office after telling the other men 4
watch me.
'-The man returned In a half hour. H.
drew an army revolver and made al
three OF US undress. Then he made u
get into violet colored garments. whicl
ne had brought back with him. Thes
had hoods at the top with openings 70
the eyes
1.-THE man left US again. Before goinI
the said to mo-: These other men ar
armed. and II you move from that chat
you will be killed
Sat There Two Hours.
II sat In that chair for two hours with
out saying a word. The two other mel
were as silent aS was. At I o'clock tn
man returned. made US get back into ou