The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-25
Y0HE GOES IN PURSUIT


New York, July 25-Miss May Yohe
sailed for England on the Hamburg
American liner Fuerst Bismarck. She
slipped away quietly, booking under the
name of Mrs. Bachelor, after receipt OF
news that Capt. Putnam Bradlee Strong
had arrived in England on the steam
ship ST. Paul today.
Jealousy was one motive assigned to-
day for her sudden change of plans
from trip to Japan to one to England.
Before the vessel sailed reports were
coming here by cable that while on the
ST. Paul her faithless captain was much
In company with an attractive young
woman whom he had met in this city
subsequent to his return here from
Japan. Moreover, the captain was
quoted as denying at~he had stolen
had made the charge because he had
deserted her. 1t was impossible to learn
from the Yohe woman herself why she
was going to England, whether in an
angry pursuit of the captain, or by an
agreement between them to meet. May
Yohe was accompanied by her mother,
two young men and a Japanese servant.
STRONG DEFENDS HIS COURSE.
London, July 25-Capt, Putnam Brad
lee Strong. son of the late Mayor VIII
liam L. Strong of New York city, who
was accused by Miss May Yohe of
pawning hundreds of thousands of dol
lars worth of her jewels, arrived here
from Southampton, which place he
ST. Paul, which left New York the day
following his disappearance from the
former Lady Francis Hopes house. He
was booked under an assumed name.
During the voyage over he was much in
the company of a woman who Travelled
with maid.
When asked concerning his latest es-
capade Capt. Strong said: 1.-The story
that took 5000, 600 worth of May Yohe's
jewels is all rot. Nobody who knows me
mn111d ha1iauo T do chr oh -
Then why does she accuse your"
Probably because I left her" When
told that 1T was reported in New York
that the police had asked for his arrest,
Capt Strong said:
II have cables from New York to
prove that 1t is not so.''
Captain Strong said this evening that
he had pawned about So, 400 worth Of
May Yohe's jewelry upon her request
and for her benefit after they had re-
turned from Japan, and that Miss Yone
had received the entire proceeds from
him at the time the jewels were
pawned
II have never had one dollar Of May
Yohe's money, and no person knows it
better than she," continued Captain
Strong. The money on which l
am noy travelling was received from
the sale of my library, and of this fact
May Yohe is also aware. I have done
many foolish and most unwise things,
but I have not been criminal.
AS to my future movements, / don't
think they should interest anyone greatly,
but will say that 1 purpose living quietly
and endeavoring to redeem my good name:
box, that is absurd on its face. May fohe
never had any safety deposit box that I
could tell you that without her authority
I could never have had access to it I
had one in my own name in the Knicker-
booker Trust company, which 1 suppose
my, family has opened, as 1 gave them
full authority to do So"
Immediately landing in a 1y,ffs
Capt. Strong inquired in the cable Office
and several messages were handed to him.
please him.
Strong Kept looking about anxiousiy all
were no Scotland yard men awaiting the
ship, his manner became more calm. Pas
sengers on the ship said that Capt. Strong
it freely.