The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
MOTHER IN COLLAPSE
Girls ElOpement Causes Mrs.
MalOney'S PrOstratiOn.
NO TIDINGS OF THE HEIRESS
Uncle of Girl May Join Brother in
England IN search for Missing
One-CIarksOn, Her Companion,
DabbIed in stocks, and Is said
To BE Wealthy.

Philadelphia, Oct. a. = Grief-stricken
over the failure of her husbands search
in London to reveal any trace Of her
eloping daughter. Miss Helen Maloney,
who is said TO have left New York with
Samuel Clarkson. an Englishman, Mrs
Martin Maloney arrived at her home to-
day. weeping and apparently verging on
prostration.
She was assisted out Of cab by three
servants, and virtually lifted up the
stairs TO the Maloney mansion on West
Logan square, facing the Catholic cathe-
dral
"oh, poor Helen!" she cried. why
don't we hear from you?" she sobbed
while two housekeepers tried TO comfort
her
Tonight it was declared that she was in
serious condition, which, if not i'm
proved by tomorrow. would cause the
attendance Of a physician.
Andrew p. Maloney, brother Of Martin
Maloney. an uncle of the girl. also ar
rived here from bis trip to Montreal. There
he investigated the report that his niece
had been married to the Englishman BY
a Montreal clergyman. He said that
things looked very blue. To the question:
Was she married in Montreal?" he re-
piled. faltering in his speech:
Il can't say: I think not"
It is reported on good authority that
he viii leave for London at once to join
his brther in the hunt for the elopers. He
would not admit it, however.
To the direct question as to whether
Helen had been found he said No
Career of CIarkson.
London, Oct H.-It is stated that Sam
uel Clarkson, the man who eloped with
Helen Maloney. of Philadelphia. and who
is now in London with her, figured in 1906
in a case in which he sued Drucker &
Norris, stock brokers, in connection with
stock exchange transactions that had re-
suited in a loss of Sl65O00.
In the course of the trial it was stated
that Clarkson was born in November.
1881. and that his father had been a part
ner in a firm of brewers At BaTnsley. and
that the son inherited about $S00.OO0 The
action resulted in the award of $4,000 TO
Clarkson.
1t was brought out at the trial that
Clarkson was designed for the army. and
studied with this object. under a tutor
His health failed, and he went on a sea
voyage to rec0up. When he returned he
was twenty years old. He went 10 ST
Leonard's, where he made the acquaint.
ance of Drucker. whose guest he became
for long time. against the wishes OF
his mother. Sammy, as he was familiarly
known, kept his own horses and groom
In Drucker's stable He built a motor
shed on Drucker's premises, and treated
the place as his own.
The suit against Drucker & Morris
was brought for misrepresentation and
breach of contract in connection with
speculatiOns al the London Stock Ex-
change. In the course of his evidence
Clarkson said he had had a good educa-
tion at the Repton School, and could add
subtract, and do vulgar fractions
The evidence showed that he specu-
lated wisely at the stock exchange some
times but at other times he simply gam
bled. He began his specuiations under
Drucker's advice. when he was praetically
ignorant Of exchange dealings He ae-
qlired knowledge later Drucker once
" :ote that, although Clarkson was very
young, he was very clever,
Clarkson obtained an officers commits.
sion in the militia when he was twenty
years old.