The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
PASTOR CORDOYA GONE AGAIN
so HAS JULIA BOVINE WITH
WHOM ne ONCE ELOPED.

He Was Near Her Home Saturday, the
Night She Went Avay-Iiie vic
spott ed fitm Here and After Scene
Put Jersey City Police on HIS Trail.
The Rev. j. F. Cordova. who eloped last
spring from South River. n. j., with Misc
julia Bovine, member OF the choir OF the
Methodist church of which he was pastor,
has again disappeared, and his wife has
asked the Jersey City police to trace him.
Mrs. Cordoya alleges that young woman
has gone with her husband
Miss Bovine has also disappeared from
her home and her father has asked the
police to look for her and Cordova, who
was seen near South River Saturday night
when Miss Bovine left home
Some weeks after the elopement OF Cor
dova and Miss Bovine the pair were located
in Ontario. Later, Miss Bovine returned
TO her fathers home. Cordova, whose
family consists Of his wife and three chill
dren. also returned home. confessed his
fault and his wife forgave him
Cordova again disappeared, and Ills wife
learned later that he had returned TO his
former home in Mexico City. She kept
close track Of him and Monday afternoon
found him in the Coal and Iron Exchange
Building in this city. where he was employed.
She subsequently told Chief OF Police Muir
ply of Jersey City that when she met Cor
doya In his office there WAS violent scene,
ending by his pushing her down flight Of
stairs. He ran out Of the building and got
away on a Broadway car.
Mrs. Cordova learned that he had been
living In furnished room at 1879 Grand
street. Jersey City, and asked Chief Murphy
to arrest him so that she could compel him
10 contribute TO the support of herself and
children.
Detective Sergeant Frank Bennett was
assigned 10 the case. He went to the
house, but the minister had disappeared
with his trunks. Bennett learned that no
had boarded a train at the Pennsylvania
Railroad with a woman. The trunks had
been shipped 10 Newark and the police Of
that CITY were asked TO look for him there.
They traced the trunks 70 the PennsyI-
vania Railroad depot whence they had been
forwarded to Washington. man answer
ing the minister's description went South
with the trunks.
II was said at the Grand street house,
where the minister rented n room, that he
did not seem to BE- very well supplied with
money He generally bought rolls for
nreHktASl anu Llc1 NDSiAHNi AAAo ih' aA7
In his room.
Miss Bovine left South. River Saturday
nj eht, but the news of It only became known
there yesterday, when the girls father,
J. c. Bovine. asked the police 70 look for
his daughte and Cordova.
Miss Bovine had been employed in several
places since her elopement and her return
10 South River. 4 short time ago she
visited relatives In New Brunswick. Her
father heard that she was there and induced
her 10 return TO South River.
About IL O'Clock Saturday night Miss
Bovine, who had been sitting up unusually
late reading, made an excuse TO go and look
Mt the sky She had only shawl over her
head When she failed to return in fifteen
minutes Mr.. Bovine began a search, but he
got no trace of her
The next day it was learned that George
RadcfYe's son had seen Cordova in South
Amboy Saturday night. He alghted from
n train there about p. NJ He may have
taken n trolley car to point near South
River and waited until Miss Bovine made
her escape. 1t was also learned that Cor
dovh was at Keyport recently and sent a
tele phone MESA &c 10 Miss Bovine.