The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-11
THIRD EPISODE
WRITTEN HERE
IN MYERS CASE
Kenmare Abductor Induced
Bismarck Girl to Accom-
pany Him
PROMISED EMPLOYMENT
Escapes from Moron After
Travelling to Small Town
Near Minot
PROMISED EMPLOYMENT

P. A. Myers, who is being sought
throughout the northwest on charges
Of abducting . Kenmare girl, and
who is said to have attempted to ab-
duct two Minot girls, operated in
Bismarck previous to his activities
in other parts Of North Dakota, it
was said here today.
Posing as a federal officer,
IS he is reported to have done
in the Minot case, the man, who
gave his name as "Mr. Miller" ap-
peared At local business college and
interviewed girl who was to act
rs his private stenographer At Mi
not. The girl, Miller said, was to
live at his private home, and Be paid
. salary between 500 and $500 per
month.
The girl, who asked that her name
be withheld, accepted the position
and left here Z week ago Wednesday
for Minot with Miller, who offered
to take the girl in his Essex coach.
En- route to Minot the girl became
suspicious Of the man and made
plans for her escape. Nearing Mi
not, the man declared that q man
and woman formerly hired by him
had left several days prior and that
he must drive to q town neighboring
Minot to seek them.
The girl believes that his plan was
to drive to the town, pretend the
couple had just left for the next
town, and repeat the performance
until they had driven from the state.
At Minot Miller declared his in
tsntion to stop at q hotel apd fin q
thermos bottle with hot coffee.
While the man was in the hotel the
girl called to several men lettering
near and explained she believed the
man was attempting to abduct her.
As the girl wished to escape any
notoriety in connection with the
case, she requested the men to fol.
low her in other cars to protect her
+ should she need it The men i'm.
mediately procured two high powered
automobiles and followed the Essex
when it left the hotel.
Coming out Of the hotel, Miller
became suspicious that the girl had
made some plans for escaping. He
questioned her closely, but the girl
maintained that she merely had
stepped out Of the car to relieve
herself from a cramped position.
The man plainly showed he was
afraid, however, the girl said, and
had little to say while driving from
Mlnot to nearby town.
AS they neared a small village a
few miles from Minot, the girl re-
lated, the man announced that should
he ever need money the girl must
turn over to him what money She
had or take the results. He followed
this announcement by stating that
should she refuse to give him her
money he could easily do away with
her BY shooting or choking" Thor
oughly frightened by this time, the
girl gave him IS she had in her
purse, but did not mention money
ahe had placed in her coat pocket
prior to leaving for Minot.
The man stunned 1t q small town.
the name Of which the girl did not
know, and purchased gas and oil
for the automobile with money she
had given him. He then drove her
TO . small second class hotel, where
he said she must stay until he re-
turned the next morning. She en-
tered the hotel alone, and the man
drove away immediately. :,
Going to her room, she stayed
there Tor . few minutes and then
left, notifying the men who had fol.
lowed her from Minot that she was
going to stay over night at another
hotel and would leave for Bismarck
the next morning.
The mans appearances tailed
closely with the description sent out
by newspapers and radio during the
last week, the girl said. He was
dressed in = neat gray suit with
black stripes. and gave every indi-
cation Of being . prosperous business
man. He gave his age - 80, she
said.