The San Francisco call., 1899-10-22

a man and woman answering the de-
scription Of the eloping couple had arrived
by the Empress of India on July % from
Vancouver. They were travelling under
the name of Mr. and Mrs. Mannering.
turning to Yokohama after an absence Of
about twenty days. They remained till
september q, when, suspecting that their
movements were being watched by the
police. Kent took a ticket to Kobe. but
alighted at Gotemba. while Miss Nlnton
left for Toxic and put up at the Hotel
MetrOpOe
Kent was arrested at hotel at Shoji
after a hot pursuit by the police. He was
found in the reading-rOom of the hotel.
and when the officers showed him the
warrant for his arrest he went TO the wall
where his coat was hanging and attempt
ed to blow out his brains with a revolver
which was in his coat pocket. The James
town authorities We're notified OF his er
rest. and Chief of Police Frank A. John
son was detailed to go to Japan 10 bring
him back. The Chief passed through here
about ten days ago on his way to Yoko-
hama.
Sheriff Griswold received dispatch yes
terday from District Attorney f. Green
to the following effect: Kent says he de-
livered $1,000 to Miss Vinton. and part may
be in her baggage in Japan. Get transfer
from her to Chief Johnson of money,
drafts and valuables In such baggage
Wire me contents OF transfer"
The Sheriff questioned Miss Vinton in
the prison as TO the 5000. She at first
said that she got 1900 ven. equal to $4,000,
to COCO yen, or $4,000. She was then stop
ping at the Grand Hotel. Yokohama, and
handed the money over TO Louis Eppinger,
the proprietor of the hotel for safety, eX-
cept $780, which she retained to pay her
passage on the steamer. Eppinger turned
over the money to the American Consul
She had no intimation that Kent had
crooked money till about five days before
he was arrested. when he confessed every
thing to her
prison only S1I was found In her purse
and a gold watch. When Captain Sey-
mour asked her how she expected to reach
New York without funds. She replied that
she had a good voice and knew how to
use It. Sheriff Griswold got possession of
her trunks
Shortly after she had been taken to the
prison Lieutenant Charles p. Plunkett l. .
S. N. who fought at the battle of Manila
Bay and was a passenger on the steamer
drove up I'm hack carrying bouquet Of
rnained in the prison with her till she was
taken to the ferry by the Sheriff and Ser
geant Wolf. and ordered the hack driver
TO follow them 10 the ferry as he would
see her off on her journey by last even
ing's train to jamestown. He said that
the American Consul had asked him to
look after her during the trip. and he had
done so.
Sheriff Griswold said that Miss vinton
had previously eloped with a married
man, but he was not familiar with the
ne tllOuSHl ludl WAS lDe Tea-
son why she came to live with her aunt
in Jamestown. She positively declined to
be seen by newspaper men.
In her purse was found clipping Of the
following lines by Edwin Arnold, entitled
Contamination" and she seems to nave
lived up to them:
Somewhere there waiteth In this world Of ours
For one lone soul another lonely soul,
Each chasing each through ali the lonely hours.
And meeting strangely at sudden goal
Then blend they like green leaves with golden
flowers
Into beautiful and perfect whole;
And lfe's long night is ended and the way
Lies open onward 70 eternal day.