Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 39 | Barge Captain Accused of Kidnaping Woman

BARGE CAPTAIN ACCUSED I Of WOMAN MOMAN I NEW YORK Ma May 23 William 25 William I McDonald a marine on guard dut duty atthe atthe at the tho foot fool of or Thirty seventh Brooklyn rn saw Captain George Thys of or the barge harge W. W A. A moot moored throw a woman hack back into his cabin when sho she apparently sought to get away from Crom him McDonald notified notified noti noti- fied fled the police Detectives John McGowan and Harry Walsh of oC the tho fourth branch bureau visited th the tho bi They found a n woman about 50 years cars old huddled I in the tho barge bargo cabins Her lIer hair hall was waa dishevelled Her replies to questions by hy the policemen were incoherent and m c evasive c Captain Thys hrs was arrested on a charge of or kidnapping The rhe woman was sent to the observation ward of oC the Kin Kings H count county hospital Thys ThYR told tho the police JOlIco that the tho woman woman wo wo- man whom ho knew as us Annie boarded board board- ed d the barge al at N Newark warl April 3 and asked to bo Lo allowed to 10 go o alon along alons with him He said saltI ho he consented and ami had hatI treated her well vell lie llo denied that thai she had wanted to leave his barge lIe He said ald ho was 36 a Belgian I