Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-03
WEIRD ABDUCTION
STORY IS RELATED
TO POLICE BY GIRL
Held Captive Several Hours
by Five Men and Woman,
She Declares.
PULLED INTO AUTOMOBILE
ON 18TH NEAR / STREET
NcCurdy, Mentioned by One of Al
legged Kidnapers, Is Unable
to Furnish Clue.

Police today were investigating the
details of a weird story of kidnapping
related to them shortly before las
midnight by Mary Johnston, 81 years
old, Treasury Department employe, o.
1901 Fifteenth street, who said she wa;
thrown into an automobile and hele
captive for several hours by five un-
known men and an old woman.
First word of the abduction was tel
ephoned by Miss Johnston to room
mats. Miss Flossie Tilloston, when the
former explained she managed u
ehlde her captors long enough to cal
for help. Miss Tilloston relayed the
information to police headquarters ex.
nlainlnp that Miss Johnston had Salo
She was on the upper floor OF build
ing. the location of which was unknown
to her.
some two hours later Miss Johnston
was faalnd by friend, Mrs. Mary Halgnt
of 66O4 Second street, apparently paoiv
frightened and searching lot the la. ..
ter's home. Mrs. Haight had gone OUT
on an aerrand about 10 o'clock when she
encountered the girl. She brought hei
indoors and later took her backeto the
Fifteenth street apartment. Miss john
ston was unframed. She said she aex-
pected to return to work today
Tells Story to Detectives.
She gave Detectives H. J. wilson ano
Richard Cox the following version OF
the affair: . ,.,.,.
IN cau on girl friend in the nelghnor-
hood. I was walking on Fifteenth
street near L when I was suddenly
pulled into sedan by several men-
there must have been at least five OF
then+-and an old woman.
They tied a rag around my face
which I later learned was an old SOCK
While, they were driving OF with me
heard one of the men say This Is .
good way to get even with McCuroy.
Troy McCurdy lives in the Park
Central apartment, at 1900 T street
and was said to be friend OF Miss
Johnstons He said today he was at 9
loss to explain the reference, as he had
no personal enemies that he knew Of
nor had he ever heard of any OF the
men described by Miss Johnston, Nc
Curdy said the only possible explaTa-
ton he could think of was that the
"abductiofis had Been prompted By
jealousy, although he knew no one who
might have engineered ~.
Stop at Ramshackle Building.
1.-THE car sped on with me-" Miss
Johnston said, tar1d when It stepped
they led me up the stairs Of ram
siackle building. The roora In which
/ found myself was almost bare and
the only furniture was chair. Az
old lady with a mean face came II
and took my coat and hat OF. Their
she took my dress.
After that an old man came into
the room and began chasing me around
don't know how long that lasted, bul
he couldn't catch me, grew tired and
finally went out. Before he left the
old woman returned and said, This
joke has gone far enough. was then
given my clothes and little later blind
folded and put into the automobile
which drove in a circuitous route for
good while.
when they stopped the machine and
told me to get out was in the vicinity
Of a girl friends home and went there.
Miss Johnston had never seen any OF
the men before. she said, and could
give no reason for the abduction"