While the girl wrote “For God's
sake, help me—am being kidnaped”
sufficiently plain and bold on the sides
of a one-page hotel dodger, sho failed
to give the correct designation of the
New Jersey car which she claimed
was taking her away or the New Jer
sey city In which sho lives at “3ld
Webster avenue.”
Inspector Orders Inquiry.
As a. matter of routine, Inspector
U. G. Pratt, chief of detectives, today
requested Serar. Joseph Morgan to
write to four Near Jersey cities in an
effort to find out which one boasts a
“3 1 v Webster avenue.”
While the captive girl in her has-’
tily scribbled note on the hotel ad
vertisement gave the New Jersey li
cense of the Dodge touring car she
said she was held captive in as “N.
J 16-382” she failed to give the letter
which designates the tags from each
of the 21 counties of that State. In a
telephone conversation with the li
cense bureau at Trenton. N. J., this
morning, however. The Star was in
formed that no one of the 21 license
numbers 16-382 have been issued to a
Dodge.
Cryptic Note Found on Street.
Police say the cryptic note from the
girl who claimed she was being kid
naped. was picked up by Jesse field
ers 18 vears old, of 810 F street
southwest. Seiders turned it over to
Sergt. Rosenberg of the fourth pre
cinct station, who in turn sent it to
Capt. Walter Emerson, night chief of
detectives.
The hotel leaflet, on which the ap
peal was written is similar to those
distributed to visiters at Hyattsville
and Laurel, as they are on their way
to the city.
