The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-07
ACTOR, 47,HELD
ASAbDUCTOR Of
BABY BRIDE Is
Romance Which eliminated
Here Hits Reef as Girl
Becomes Mother.

Accused Of abducting his fifteen.
year-old bride-to-be from her home In
Brooklyn two months ago, and COM
ing to this city. when they were
married by Rabbi George Silverstone.
40 K street northwest. Samuel Bendel.
forty-seven. Is in the city jail In Balti-
more, while his wife. formerly Miss
Henrietta Klein. subject Of q recent
countrywide search. IL In st. Joseph
Hospital there. q mother OF two days.
Bendel, who gave his age as thirty.
five years and that of his girl bride as
eighteen when filing their application
here for the marriage license. was
arrested in Baltimore Wednesday upon
request Of Chief Inspector w. ].
Lahey Of the New York police depart.
ment, Missing Persons Bureau. Ben
del. an actor. Ia said to be the director
Of the Independent Yiddish Stock Com.
pany, New York. Mrs. Bendel Is the
young daughter Of Mrs. Sadina Klein.
an actress, now playing In Baltimore.
Rabbi Misied, He Says.
Rabbi Snverstone declared today
that the disparity between the ages Of
Bendel and the Klein girl was not
apparent to him when he united them
a little more than a month ago.
Mrs. Klein. when told what had
transpIred since she last saw her
daughter when she left for her place
to the hospital. According TO the de-
tectives. Mrs. Klein and her daughter
have both declared their intentions Of
prosecuting Bendel.
Bendel was arrested as he ap-
preached the hospital and he was not
permitted to see his wife. Taken to
headquarters. he was questioned by
Detectives Carey and Davis and Spe-
cial Agent Henry Stein. Of the Depart.
ment of Justice. Last night he was
locked up at the Central police station.
Baltimore.
Mrs. Klein. who has appeared in
Yiddish plays throughout the country
for several years, was almost heart
broken when told the conditions un.
der which her daughter had been To-
Gated. Arriving at the hospital she
was escorted to the room where her
daughter lay. Nurses said that sci.
dom before had they witnessed such
an outburst Of grief Is that OF the
mother OF the missing girl. Mrs.
Klein became dramatic as she wept,
denouncing Bendel and declaring she
would take action against him. De-
spite the developments Of the last
forty eight hours. Mrs. Bendei, r.
" Tug uctcCtNC1s epp~Ao3 ~
be In excellent health.
DISAPPEARED In April.
Bendsl and Mrs. Klein were playing
In the same stock company for o
month at an East Baltimore Yiddtsh
theater when he met Henrietta Klein.
Mrs. Klein and her three children were
living here and Bendel 10 alleged to
have entertained Henrietta At q Bal
timore hotel. Last April Mrs. Klein
and her family returned to Brooklyn.
Suddenly Miss Klein disappeared from
home. Every effort was made to 10
cate her through the police and a
players association of which Mrs.
Klein was q member. The mother
feared her daughter had been lured
away because of her beauty. The
girls picture was published In Nsw
York newspapers and the search was
taken UP by the police.
Detectives Carey and Davis were
assigned to the case a week ago and
Wednesday morning they learned
that a girl answering Miss Klefn's
description. accompanied by q man
old enough to be her father" had
lived at 11l4 Forrest place q month
ago. Further inquiry brought out
that the cir! had moved to q house
on oliver street, near st. Joseph's
Hospital. When they inquired at the
house the detectives were told that
he girl was at the hospital.
The detectives were just leaving
the Caroline street entrance OF the
hospital when they met Bendel. Ac-
cording to the detectives, Bendel,
who was a character comedian In
Russia many years ago, IL alleged
to have had other wives. A further
investigation Of the case Is being
made.