New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-27
MRS. II. [. JONES FOUND.
IN CITY ALL THE TINE.
LiCed IN Vest Side Boarding House
Goes Uhh Husband.

Mrs. II. Leroy Jones. who disappeared so mys-
teriouely two weeks ago at the Morris Park
track and for whom the police have been con-
stantly searching. was found last night in
boarding house the location of which was kept
secret.
4 woman who Robert L. Cutting says. is a
stranger to the Jones family. saw a woman
answering the description Of Mrs. Jones enter
the boarding house yesterday morning The
house IS on the West Side. between Twentieth
and Thirtieth sts. The stranger Immediately
sent word to Mr. Jones, who went directly TO the
house. He was taken to the room occupied by
Mrs. Jones and identified the effects there
those OF his wife
Mr. Cutting was informed and Joined Mr.
Jones They waited until 4:3O o'clock. when
Mrs. Jones entered the room.
According to Mr Cutting the meeting of hus-
band and wife was pathetic Mr.. Jones rushed
forward and clasped his wife in his arms. say
ing repeatedly:
Why have you done this?"
Mrs. Jones stepped back. and. after looking
at her husband for a few moments in bewild-
cred manner, said:
u left because of the treatment I received. I
wanted 10 be free and care for myself. l have
been about looking for position as governess
and have secured one, which ! am to take next
Tuesday"
Mr.. Cutting and Mr.. Jones took Mrs. Jones in
a cab to the Jones home No East TweIfth-st.
She dined with the family last night. She did
not seem content until she had seen her child.
The sight of her young son seemed 10 rally her
from her bewilderment.
one of the strange features connected with
the wOmans movements whre ere was N ssing
Is that according TO her story. she had been in
this city ali the while. had pawned her old lace
and a diamond sunburst pin in pawnshop In
Third-ave. had even inserted an advertisement
for position as governess in daily paper. and
avoided all detective On this point Mr.. Cutting
criticises the work Of the police.
Mr. Cutting withheld the name OF the pawn
shop, and said that he intended 10 go there to-
day and investigate When she was found Mrs.
Jones had Ss. She wore the same dress that
she had on when she disappeared. Her face was
pale and haggari and showed the effects OF
great mental unrest. Mr. Cutting says she is
still in an unbalanced state OF mind, and makes
Inconsistent statements. As an example, accord
ing to Mr.. Cutting Mrs. Jones said she had ad-
vertised for a position in a daily paper. but
denied reading anything Of her disappearance IN
When asked where Mrs. Jones found Mr..
Cutting said: -, ,
where Mrs Jones had been staying that l would
not give her name nor the location OF her house.
II is a high class boarding house. ana the iahd-
lady is afraid the publicity or It's having mar
bored Mrs Jones would mean ruin TO her busi-
ness. e,,- --.r.;eo4
bar 49, she vas taken home that she would
be free do she pleased anu IhdI H' "a'SH
would be placed on her. -. -,
Mr. Jones is overjoyed at his wife's return ana
saws he will take her to the country TOT the
summer and devote himself to caring for her.
Mrs Phillip Hone, of No. 2l6 Edgecombe-aVe.'
the mother Of Mrs. Jones, was informed OF her
daughters return. o -,
Mrs Jones disappeared on the 10th OF this
month while at the Morris Fark rLCetIAch'
whittier her husband had taken her In the hope
of relieving her of melancholia. She left the
grand stand shortly before the 1ourth race,
and did not return. search was mace, Dut
no trace of her could be found me husDahd
returned 10 the city and at 4 o'clock received
y note written by his wife the stationery OF
the Tefayette- Brevoort Hotel, saying that she
had gone TO work for living, and endlhg with
the words please don l. 80, ,O4, NJ.
At l O'Clock on the morning OF the ISth Rop-
ert 7 cutting the lawyer and friend Of the
Jones family reported the disappearance TO the
poice giving her name as Marina cutting
and her address as his own. general alarm
was sent out for her. Thereafter II became
known that the missing woman was Mrs. Jones.
She was variously reported as belhg IN brldse-
port and Hartford. 1t was reported that she
had gone back TO the stage and had gone 10
Europe.
Mrs Jones is "A great-gra nddaughter Of Philip
Hone and a niece Of Joseph Auerbach, the law
Yer. Her husband is the great-grandson OF ex-
Mavor Kinesland Mrs. Jones was married 10
Mr. Jones on February 10 1896. Her FIRST mar
riage took place on January - loN' "heh as
Miss Margaret Hone she was married TO Archi-
l,aId u NTackay In October, 1892. she OBJ
tained a divorce in Sioux Falls on the ground
of sacartion on the day following her divorce
she was married to Paui Iupper wilkes an
actor. from whom she obtained a divorce III
She then went on the stage and was known as
/ Virginia Paul