The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
PASTOR CORDOYA RETURNS.
WAVES EXTR4DITION AND IS
TAKEN no NEW BRJ NSWICk.
Is Locked tp and Bovine Girl Is Held as
Witness-she says In Washington That
shes His Nlfe-Her Mother Finds
Part OF Cipher Correspondence.

! NV BRUNSWICK, n. j.. March 1.-THE
Rev.J F.Cordova, former pastor of the Meth
odist Church Of South River, WAS brought
( here from Washington, D. c., this evening in
/ custody OF County Detective Francis Null
Ney. Miss Bovine, with whom the past or
eloped, came with him and is held as a
witness. Cordoya was taken before jus
tice Sedan and committed to the county
Jail in default Of bail
AT present there is only the abandon
meht charge against the man, but IL is
likely that there will also be charge Of
ENLIGHTENMENT. delegation o. South
River church officials ia expected here to-
morrow o go over the matter With the Prose
cutor Mrs Cordova who has been living
with her brother S. l.. obre Of Shrews-
bury Monmouth county, since last summer,
is expected 10 arrive here tomorrow after
noon
Mrs Bovine. mother Of the clipping girl,
said to-day that Cordova and her daughter
had correspondent in cipher, and showed this
letter, which vas found In Miss Bowne's
room.
DEAREST.
God only few DAYS before SHAH never part
blessed them can nothing more YOU like for (,
many days morning crying send for could from
! describe looking to TING feel dear
never hurry change cash for something might
suddenly friends never saw such cannot would
wish could how forward the when shall your
arms my and YOU again love
tell nue. like the birds rushing water sounds
could We but then never saw u would be
you elsewhere sends a pretty picture might
around neck hear say sou.
letter + marked on the letter gave
the key TO the cipher As f. is the fifth
letter Of the alphabet it was found that
the note should be read by alternating
words in the first and fifth lines BY this
means the letter was found to read as fol-
lows:
Il thank God that only few more DAYS
remain before we shall meet never TO part
again. wish l could describe how l am
looking forward TO the time when l shall
feel your dear arms around my neck and
hear you say again. 7 love you"
WAsHlNGToN March 1.-The Rev j +.
Cordova and Miss Julia Bovine with whom
he eloped were taken to-day TO New Bruins
wick by two detectives. After a night
in a station house cell Cordova changed
his determination not to answer nnv Qnes-
tons. and when brought TO police head
quarters to-day acknowledged his identity
and agreed TO return 20 New jersey without
the Formally Of extradition proceedings.
At headquarters he met Mis- Bovine.
who had been kept in custody nj the House
OF Detention. When he saw her the min
ister threw his arms about her neck and
kissed her many times. while both cried
bitterly. With Miss Bovine clinginE 10 h5
arm. they went TO the railroad station
While at headquarters Cordoya said that
his wife had not acted properly and had been
unfair 10 him He denied that he had any
hypnotic influence over Miss Bovine in
ex nanatlon ~ his willingness to return
TO New Jersey he said that he had not COM
nltted any crime and that lie had nothing
10 fear.
DIR Cordova and | are man and wife.
and we have wronged no one, said Miss
Bovine