Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-02

and later his companion was taken into
custody. They denied their identity when
placed under arrest and had but little to
v1say. Later they admitted they were the
people from South River, but said they
would not return without hearing upon a
requisition.
On the way from police headquarters
to a station to be locked up, the minister
was told that he could be tried in this
city and sent to the penitentiary for his
alleged misconduct. This seemed to have
had the effect of frightening him, for he
had hardly reached the police station be-
fore he summoned an officer and sent word
to Capt. Boardman that he would willing
ly return without requisition. The New
Jersey authorities Were told of the ar
rest and they said they would send detec-
tives here for them on the first train.
Baggage Checks as Clues.
When Captain Boardman received the re-
quest for the arrest of the couple he was
given the number of their baggage checks.
The baggage reached here from New York
Tuesday morning, but was not called for
until about . o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Then it was learned that the couple had en-
gagged a room in the house of Mr.. Horn.
The name given there was IF. Gamboa and
wife, Previous to going to Georgetown
they had stopped at the Mt. Vernon House,
where the divine had registered &C.
Jenkins, Chester, Pa" Detective Barbee
anu d uGltCliNe lU!lO"tu the DdS-
gage to the Georgetown address, and had
seen the man and woman enter the house,
but did not arrest them. Detective Baur
then went to Georgetown with Detective
Barbee and met the fugitive minister COM
Ing from the house to go to a store for
some oil.
you are mistaken in the man." he said
when Detective Baur addressed him under
the name of Cordova. You are sadly mis-
taken. m not the man for whom you are
looking.
He told the detective his name was Mar
tin and that his wife was in the house.
She was i'll, he said. and asked for per-
mission TO return long enough to tell her
where he was going. His request was re-
fused and he was taken to Headquarters
Later the detectives returned and found
Miss Browne standing in front of the
house waiting for the Rev. Cordova to re-
turn. She became indignant when placed
under arrest and refused to talk. What her
husband said she told the detectives, was
enough for them to know. Even after she
had admitted her identity she did not be-
come communicative, and returned to the
house of detention without answering many
questions.
Police in Charge of Effects.
The personal effects of the man were
taken charge of by the police and kept at
police headquarters last night. A photo
graph of the couple. taken in New York,
was found among them The detectives
also found a number of letters the man
had received from his children. The little
ones had told him OF presents they had re-
ceived and told of the love they had for
him. The letters were mailed from a town
In New Jersey, where the children were at
tending school This morning. when the
detectives took Cordova to headquarters to
give him his effects and turn him over to
the mayor and chief of police from New
Brunswick he told Capt. Boardman that
his wife had treated him right He
probably felt that he wanted to offer some
explanation and thought he would place
the blame upon his wife. The couple left
On the / o'clock train over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad for New Brunswick where
Cordova will probably have to face crimi-
nal charges.