The sun., 1893-12-09
TRACED BY GOLDEN HAIR.
A ToUNe ENGLISH WIFE ELoPES
WIN a sTROLLING PLAYER.

TooH Her Chudren, Lnuueeiot and Eisine,
with Ber-Anent- OF Her Husband and
Father Seeking tor the Cbiidreu Here.
This Ia real romance OF the steeraRe. All
female immiRrants who elope nrc not beaut-
full and Of good lineage. The particular young
woman with whom this story has to do is
handsome. and Is the daughter OF an English
gentleman. Probably nobody on this side OF
the water knows his name
The Rev Joseph Wilhelm, a Catholic priest
Of Shoreham, Sussex England, did not reveal
the name in his letter to Commissioner SEN
ner dated at Shoreham on Nov. II, and De-
tective Peter Groden couldn't find 1t after
weeks patient Investigation.
The letter reached Comm lssioner Senner
about ten days ago. It was all that the de-
tective had to help him ind the young woman.
This is tho way 1t runs:
Among the arrivals on the steamship Majestic. which
sailed from Liverpool oct. 90 was party OF four
who travelled in the steersge. They were booked ss
A. Newman. actor 80 years old, Mrs. Newman. ~
years old Ads Newman. years old and Charles New.
man ysaT, n old These rsms. are Al ae,i.ops Tas
gentleman, and the actor. Newman, whose. real
Ter old father any her e husband are mos, SsSioa.
to rescSs The children P Isd@tot AND fi.he, % ir"tn
certain rum. Re 50 End NJ to give what ,niorma
nss s Sbs dfE.Gn % n me a. 6 e
The inS,inve. 81 are tE.hocs and suppose they are
truly. ''' Jo.Srn WHEEL
. The detective found that the actor. James
who is not star and the runaway wife had
after landing from the Majestic on Nov. /, put
up at Gal llaghcr's boarding house at II WASH
ington street Everybody in the neig hbor-
hood had commented on tho beauty OF Launce-
The shlmm ering golden hair Of tho little
girl was the detectlve's clue. Jamcs and the
younR woman silent at GHllagher's two nights
until "a
They had two trunks. and when they went
stranger "0H IN The The neIshborRood. O 70 remove
their baggage. Detective Groden could
severance. he found anotSsr one at
Ninth street and Third avenue, who had taken
Fast Fouk stee fSe GOLDEN nfs hair o the
little girl attracted the truckman's notice.
the S FSyts e sfd .s heF Gys at
weeks. The woman paid 81 week extra for
having her beds made up and her room cleaned.
She said that she had never done any house,
hold work. and that her hands were unsuited
ss dsSdsG to to s Rs hrsn soneG m
Catholic institution she went 70 81 BIigid's
told the assistant priest there what he sup
rosed was The real reason OF her desire to be
She said that she was an English gentle
she. said, was dead. She had married nm actor
an actress herself She expected remittances
from her father. and was willing to pay for the
support OF the children when the remittances
arrived.
The priest sent her over to st; Brigid's Acsd-
perior and all the Sisters there fell in love
with Elaine and Launcelot All remarked the
beauty OF the girls golden hair and her
womanike manners and her English accent.
The Mother Superior took the little ones in.
woman to abandon the little ones. her love
got the better OF the intention. She called to
see the children frequently and, finally. on
Friday OF last week, she took them away. On
the same day the lodgings In Fourth street
Meanwhile the German landlord had noticed
that for a couple who said they had been mar
ried ten years the pair were conspicuously
affectionate. They paid for their lodging
regularly. And the landlord was not O in
casinos which are not tho Casino. James is
not employed at the Casino.
1t is probable the detective thinks. that he
Is making both ends meet as a performer in an
east side dime museum or n concert hall.
The woman evidently expected some word
from home as she sent Elaine to the Fast
Fourth street lodging house on Monday last
to inquire for letters. Detective Groden had
asked the landlord to have the golden haired
sent his niece after Elaine. The niece came
back with the report that Elaine had vanished
suddenly into house somewhere in East Fifth
street. Later f. aine called again for letters.
and the landlords niece went on her trail once
more
This time Elaine. who was nimblo OF foot.
disappeared In house. the number OF which
the nece could not remember, in East Twelfth
street. Detective Gr0den will set out again
early this morning to locate" the children.