The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-10
Couple Stole Car
 Caught After Chase
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 ger. and together ehey proceeded down to the river bank. Moored near the shore was roWbOat into which they clambered and each one taking an oar they started to row across the stream The current proved treach- erous. however and unable to escape by this means they came in closer to z!. ore and proceeded down the river was hot in pursuit, noticed the aban- doned car. He jumped into it and started to track the couple from the shore. On the way In to inform the police of their whereabouts he ran across Captain Fowler who had again started in pursuit and who was now of field glasses. Fowler also jumped into the car and they proceeded to watch the pair make their way down stream.
 Caught in Barn.
 Another car coming in the same direction was halted and ordered to carry the information of the where abouts of the fugittves to the police of this, Chief of Police Maher ordered the posse, for such it now was, to form semi-circle and proceed up the banks of the river. The occupants 500 yards when they drew up to shore in the rear of the Jennie Merwin es- tate. Sighting abarn they rushed for cover. but just as the woman man Q CT Treat managed to edge around the corner of the barn and seizing Ledoux placed him under arrest. The wom- was also ofdered held.
 The woman, according to the story she first told the police, did not know that she was riding in stolen car.
 Motorcycle Officer Donnelly says the car passed him on Connecticut ave- nue, near Seaview, at which time Ie- doux was alone in the car. He is believed to have had an appointment with the woman and to have picked her up some place on Connecticut avenue.
 Donnelly said that he had his ma chine parked on Seaview avenue when the car came west on Connecticut avenue and proceeded toward Strat. Connecticut and Stratford avenues the car turned to the right and then pro- ceeded down Seaview avenue and again turned into Connecticut avenue. It is thought that the woman might have been late in keeping the ap- pofntment and that the man, becom- ing nervous, went back over the ground he had first covered in an endeavor to see if he could locate her along the route.
 Women Known Here.
 When the Bridgeport police arrived on the scene the prisoners were turn ed over to them and taken to Bridge port, where Ledoux was booked ana ordered held in bonds of s5ooo. The woman was held as a material Wit ness.
 Ledoux refused to make a state ment other than to tell the po1ce that they had nothing on him, except that he was a. boo Hegger The woman also refused to dfvuige any inforna- ton concerning herself but was recog- nized by some of the officers as Mrs. Hayes. About two years ago she Ina a her hlsband arrested on charge or non-support and at the trial testt- mony was submitted to show that ne had beaten her oL- many occasions. He was convicted and ordered to pay a stipulated amount each week ana shortly after the trial, adlsappeareo
 Abandoned Her Child.
 A minor child born of the marriage, was later abandoned by the woman who took 1t to a boarding house In the South End and left it in possession of a woman. at the same time paying two weeks board for the child. She never called to claim it and the child was eventually turned over to the charities department.
 She was employed for shirt while In the Municipal Lunch as cashier but got through there last week. She staeed that she had met Ledoux about six months ago in this city and that he had told her he was travelling salesman.
 Police, last night, learned rom Hartford that Ledoux does not live at the Asylum street address and Is not known there. He has no pos4ce record in that city under that name. and the local authorities are conv1nc- ed that 1t is fictitious