Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1930, Page 12

A—12 SEEK T0 RELEASE " KIDNAPED BROKER Samuel Barron Was Seized Near Home at Interlaken, N. J., Wednesday Night. By the Associated Press. ASBURY PARK, N. J, March 14.— police today were working to effect the rescue of Samuel Barron, wealthy New York real estate operator, from kid- napers, who seized him near his home at Interlaken, N. J. Motive for the kidnaping, which oc- curred Wednesday night, was not ap- parent, as no demand for ransom has “been made and Barron's wife and as- sociates sald they knew of no enemies he had. Barron was waylaid as he walked toward his home irom the Allenhurt Station by three men who sprang upon him from roadside shrubbery. After a struggle he was subdued and iifted mto “an automobile driven by a fourth man. Arthur Kelly, another commuter, told | police he was walking behind Barron and witnessed the attack and abduc- tion. He said before he could attempt to give aid, the victim had been knocked down by a blow on the hendi and thrust into the car, which was driven rapidly away. Kelly said he obtained the license number of the car. | Although the kidnaping was reported | to police at once, the victim was -ot identified as Barron until yesterday, when Mrs. Barron told police her hu band had failed to reach home Wednes- day night. | Herman Goodstein, a partner with Barron in the Barsam Realty Corpora- tion, 201 Broadway, New York City, told | ‘police that it was Barron's custom to | collect large sums of money for the firm and that robbery might have bee: ‘ Ee otive for the attack and kidnape | 8. 2 - it | MARY W. FREEMAN, | * NOTED AUTHOR, DIES Three-Year Controversy Over Will of Husband, Leaving $213,000 | to Chauffeur, Recalled. | By the Associated Press. .. METUCHEN, N. J,, March 14.—Mary ‘Wilkins Freeman, 68, noted author, died at here home here today. Her first novel was published in 1887, and since that time she had written some 25 books, exclusive of her numberless short | storles and magazine articles. Some of her books, popular a decade “The Heart Highway,” “Six | “Trees” and “Yates Pride.” | She married the late Dr. Charles | Preeman, author, in 1902. | Dr. Freeman died in 1923, leaving his | entire estate, valued at $213,000, except for a few dollars, to Harry Mohring, his chauffeur, in whose home above the Tamily garage Dr. Freeman resided after an estrangement from his wife and sister. His will gave Mrs. Freeman $1 and each of four sisters $200. The widow contested the will, alleging Dr. Freeman mentally incapable of making & will at the time. The trial ended with = verdict favoring the widow. Mohring appealed and carried the case to the | highest State tribunal, but it finally was | settled out of court after three years'| litigation. | SPAIN PLANS'TO ADJUST TARIFF ISSUE WITH U. S.| Long Standing Disagreement : Taken Up for Consideration by Foreign Trade Council. By the Associated Press. MADRID, Spain, March 14.—The | government is about to act decisively upon Spain’s long-standing tariff dis- agreement with the United States, | which has led to several extensions of the modus vivendi existing since the ab- Togation of the commercial treaty. 1 This became known yesterday after & meeting of the foreign trade council under the presidency of Senor Wais, minister of national economy. A half-million-dollar coal washing plant at Sutton, Alaska, was wrecked for its valuable timber. FOUR-P SUI of Suit teristic of the Sidney West 14th.and G Streets N. W. EUGENE C. GOTT, President iHas Seen Processions for | Garfield, McKinley, Wilson, | Harding and Taft. On a rain-beaten street, in the throng that gathered Tuesday to mourn the passing of William Howard Taft, stood an 84-year-old woman to witness | the fifth presidential funeral she has seen since the burial of Abraham Lin- coln. | " since the Nation paid homage to the | Emancipator when she was a young | bride, Mrs. Mary C. O'Brien of 1345 | Ingraham street has been in attendance at all funerals in Washington for those who served as Chief Executive. Last | rites for Lincoln were the first she saw | after coming here from Ireland when 4 years old. Later she stood on crowded streets to witness the funerals of Gar- %flg, McKinley, Wilson, Harding and ‘aft, | Weather and #1l health have failed to | prevent her from observing the funerals. | Tuesday’s rain failed to halt her. When | President Wilson was carried to his grave she left her sick bed to go to witness his last journey, despite the entreaties of her physician, “The country suffered a great loss at the death of Mr. Taft. He was an able and wonderful man,” Mrs. O'Brien declared. “The great men are all dead or dying." she continucd, “and soon there will be no one left.” Possessed with an exceptionally clear memory, Mrs. O'Brien recalled the | chusetts avenue waiting to be dis, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. €, FRIDAY, WOMAN., IN RAIN, WATCHES HER |SOVIET WAR ON CHURCH SIXTH PRESIDENTIAL FUNERAL | {Mrs. Mary O’Brien, 84, as | Bride Witnessed Last Rites | ‘ for Lincoln. ; MRS. MARY C. O'BRIEN. night of Lincoln’s assassination, when a courler rode through the muddy streets to tell of his death. The 5th Cavalry was then encamped on Massa- by Lincoln at the close of the Civil War, Mrs. O'Brien said. Mrs. O'Brien, whose husband, Michael O'Brien, has been dead for 40 years, now resides with her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John O'Brien. 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