The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-02
.ELOPERS TAKEN
To NEW JERSEY
BY DETECTIVES
Cordova and Miss Bovine
Go Home as
Prisoners.
WEEP AT HEADQUARTERS
Guilty Pair Traced to Board
ing House by Their
Trunks.

Accompanied by two detectives from
New Brunswick, n. J., the Rev. j. e.
Cordoya, pastor of the Methodist
Church of South River, n. J., left
Washington on a Pennsylvania railroad
train to return to his native heath and
stand trial for his alleged crimes, adul-
terry and eEnbezzlement. With him went
Miss Julia Bovine, d young member of
the choir of the pastors church, who is
said TO have eloped three times with
him. and who was arrested shortly af-
ter he was taken into custody,
They left the city at / o'clock.
No contentious were made by the pair
against their being taken to Jersey
without requisition or extradition pa
pers. It was only after the worst kind
of Sweating" and ross-questioning
that the minister OF the Gospel and the
fair runaway admitted their identity
When they saw that they were beaten
they concluded that the best thing to
do was to return without any further
proceedings or delay.
Two Prisoners Wept
The eloping minister and Miss Bovine
were taken to Police Headquarters this
morning and interrogated by Captain
Boardman. Cordova maintained silence
10 all questions as to why he elopel
with Miss Bovine, and said he would
not resist extradition.
Miss BOVINE was taken to Police Head
quarters from the House of Detention,
where she was confined last night AS
soon as Corooya saw Miss Bovine, he
went to her and flung his arms about
her neck and kissed her repea tediy.
Both went bitterly.
Il love him. was the only answer
Miss Bowne made TO the questions of
the police officers.
Headquarters, accompanied by the New
Brunswick, n. J., detectives.
Cannot Prove Charges.
Cordova, after the first meeting, seem
ed 10 be in good spirits and talked quite
freely. When his most recent elopement
was preached he was reticent, but said
TO a Times reporter:
I suppose / have been painted as
black as night, but my wife i'll South
River has not lived up to her vows nor
has she accorded me fair trea t1nent
Miss Bovine and l have been intima te
friends for many months. The talk Of
my having hypnotic influence over her
and causing her to go where / bid Is rot
have e1nDezzled no money from the
church, and no such i thing can be
proven. That is the reason 1 am re-
Miss Bovine, who Is the daughter of
the village blacksmith in South River,
seemed unc0ncerned. She said:
DIR. Cordoya and / are man and wife,
and we have wronged no one"
When asked if she knew he had a wife
and several children in New Jersey she
replied in the Affirmative.
Request From Jersey.
Yesterday Captain Boardman. chief
OF detectives, received a dispatch and
photograph of Cordova from Police
Chief Francis, of New Brunswick. with
a request to apprehend and arrest the
preacher, as he was wanted on two
charges The railroad stations were
watched and Detective Barbee, of the
headquarters staff, finally landed on the
clue which resulted in the arrest of the
couple. After BarbGc had kept his eyes
on two trunks all day and subsequently,
followed the delivery wagon to the
house in Georgetown where they were
left it WAS easy going for him to ar
rest the two persons, with the assist
ance of Detectives Harugan and Baur.
Although word was received over the
telephone on Monday that Cordoya and
Miss Bovine had run away and puT-
chased tickets for Washington. no de
scription was furnished until late yes
terday afternoon. Barbce was given the
photograph Of the minister. and he, as
well a;s all the other members of Captain
Boardman corps including the out-of-
town and Pinkerton men, were instruct
ed TO keep a sharp lookout for the elu-
siVe pair
Traced by the Trunks.
Yesterday afternoon Barbee located
two trunks in the baggage room of the
Pennsylvania station and received in
which answered the description of Cor
dova and Miss BOVINE. Shortly after
O'Clock the driver of a wagon presented
two checks for the two trunks. over
which Barbee had been lowering all day
Tho baggage was turned over to him
and hurled into the wagon. The driver
then started west on Pennsyivasia ave
nue.. and Barbee. Hartigan. and Baui
boarded q car and followed it
They saw the two pieces of baggage
delivered IT tho residence of John Horn
near the intersection of Thirty-second
and i Streets, Georgetown, and CON
cluded taat cordova and Miss BOVINE
arrive in Il short time. A close watcf
i was kept on the house, the sleuths feel
ing satisfied that they had located the
stopping place of the Jerseyites.
Ihe detectives found Mr., Horn, whe
conducts n grocery store at 1872 Thirty.
second street, and inquired about the
| couple who lived in his house. He ex.
p!atned that the man who looked like
81 minister and woman who posed as
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