Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-11
LURED MALONEY GIRL
Friend of Runaway Says She Was
 Victim of Syndicate"
.ENSNARED BY ENGLISH GANG

Timothy Hurley f.sserts That EIope- ment Was Deliberately Planned In Britain by coterie Which Furnishes Rich American Wives For EngIishmen. Philadelphia, Nov. 11.-"Helen Ma loney was the victim of the so called English marriage syndicate which has furnished many wealthy American wife for impecunious Englishmen."
 This quasi defense of the eloping daughter of Papal Marquis Martin Ma loney was offered for her by Timothy Hurley of Spring Lake, also is an old friend of the Maloney family.
 Ever since this affair became pub lic," he continued, ''the newspapers have been publishing stories which could not help but place the girl in the worst possible light. Not one word of defense has been published for the American girl who has been ! victimized by busted Britisher. When the exact facts are told,, if 1 the Maloney family decides to do SO and hope they do-you will find that this girls elopement was deliberately planned in England by coterie months before it occurred. Helen Ma loney has been abroad many times, and last winter she attracted particu- lar attention. AS matter of fact, l consider her a beautiful girl, and so do others. She was always handsome ly gowned and attracted the attention of some of these people on the other side who need the money e..
 Played Into Their Hands.
 "Most unfortunate for her and her family, she went abroad in the spring with her mother, thus playing right into the hands of these parasites.
 "It was one of the most distressing features of the whole case that the trip, apparently made to break off the in her meeting Clarkson. But the ac- quaintance resulted, and it has brought distress and misery on her family and herself ClarksOn became very atten- tive to her. He showered attentions on her. He was continually touted as a prince of good fellows by his friends. or the conspirators, whichever you wish to call them. Then Helen Ma loney returned to this country.
 Hardly was she here before Clark son cabled her. You can hazard a guess as to the nature of the message, for she answered it by one word, No.
 "He came over immediately, any way, and with him came one of his friends whom he brought right along to Spring Lake to present to the idol his heart who is really mighty fine girl and incidentally has a mil lionalre father.
 Helen Maloney is not one of the rattle brained sort. not the romantic sort to be moved by a slight impulse Strong pressure was brought to beaI upon her. When she told him of the Osborn affair it was a setback. Then came the scientific work. Take my word for it. she was assured that heI affair with Osborn was not legally binding. Osborn is pictured as q schoolboy: Clarkson. the strong, mas terful man, who, refusing to take nc for an answer, crosses the seas, de termned to win her.
 Ut has been said that Osborn con suited a New York lawyer regarding the case. How does any one but the girl and her family know what he told her was the legal opinion?
 Father Is Heartbroken.
 "It is no wonder her father is heart broken and does not wish to see any one or discuss the affair Helen Ma loney grew up virtually in Spring Lake. Nearly every one knew her ant liked her. Let the press and the pub lie give this American girl the benefi of the doubt and in the absence of : statement from her family deal witi her charitably. If she made mistake she and her family are the ones wht will suffer. not the public"
 Public sentiment in Spring Lake i: I