The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-04

Norristown, Jan. AFTER an all
night search Grace Gagline, eighteen.
of Lansdaie, who was kidnapped, was
Frank Marine, twenty-eight, is un-
der arrest on the barge Of abducting
her, and ether arrests are to be made,
say Lansdale authorities.
The girl was discovered by j. b.
Stevenson, a Lansdale detective, al
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Man
heg, who lives in tenant house al
the Morton quarries, near Gwynedd,
on the estate of Colonel Loui j. kolb:
She was abducted at six o'clock IN
tbe evening as she was on her way
home from the Brumbaugh clothing
factory, Lansdale, and was carried nye
miles in an automobile. ~
Marine was a rejected suitOr, ac'
cording to the girl. He is employed
at a Lansdale foundry.
= He and another man appeared at the
clothing factory in an automobile, II
is charged, and his companion Is SAID
to be Frank Mascara.
Rose Shemper was grabbed first, but
when the man, said to be Marine, DIS
covered his mistake, he threw her
aside and seized Miss Gaglino, VINO
fought yainly. She was thrust into the
automobile, which sped away.
Miss Gaglino was first taken to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Loaetta, who
lives near the quarries and later to the
Manheg house.
She escaped from her three captors
during the night but was retaken after
she hid two hours in the woods.
On arriving at the Manheg home
she wrote a note on newspaper she
pretended to be reading, saying she
was not the bride of Marine ds he
said, and that she he'd been kidnapped.
Marine accompanied her to the Man.
heg house. 1t is said he drew a re-
volyer and threatened to kill any one
who left the house or tried to enter IT,
Miss Gaglino's clothing was torn
and rain-soaked and after reading her
note. Mrs. Manheg remained at her
side throughout the night.
Early in the morning she again pre-
tended to be reading and in an under
tone asked Mrs. Manheg:
"Phone to Detective Stevenson at
Lansdale and tell him I am here"
IT was $50 in the morning when
Mrs. Manheg was able to get out and
telephone to Lansdale.
Stevenson went at once to the Man.
hoo bouse nv automobile and went in
with a pistol in his hand. He placed
Marfno under arrest.
Stevenson. Marino and the girl, with
the driver Of the automobile, started
for Lansdale. Just east of that place
the machine skidded into a ditch.
Then they hailed truck, which took
,, them to Lansdale.
Stevenson held Marine at the point
Of his gun, and hailed truck, which
took them to Lansdale.
Marine is in the Lansdale jail and
will be taken to the county jail.
Miss Gaglino said Marino threaten
ed to kill them both before he would
see her taken from him and that he
threatened to kill the Manhegs. When
he was put in Jail he asked for his re-
volver, saying he would shoot himself
for it was "all over anyway"
He will be sharged with addition,
carrying weapons, conspiracy and
threats to kill 1t is expected that ne
will be held without bail.
Warrants have been issued for sew
eral other Italians and an American,
who is said to have hired Marino the
automobile used for the abduction,
/. driving it himself.
District Attorney j. Aubrey Ander-
son, of Montgomery county, is now
working with the Lansdale authorities.