Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
MAL0NEY SENSATION
MilIionaire's Daughter Report
ed Home From London.
RETURNS WITH FATHER
Osborn, Whom She Married Two
Years Ago, Also There.
THE CLARKSON ELOPEMENr
Story of Affair With Young Eng.
Gshman-Long Search for
Missing Heiress
THE CLARKSON ELOPEMENT


! NEW YORK. November 7-IIslen Fu-
genie Maloney is home from London.
where, according to report. she eloped
/ with Samuel Ciarkson, a young English
/ man. Arthur Herbert Osborn the Young
man whom she married more than two
years ago. was with the Maloney family
/ in Philadelphia ali day yesterday
He did not deny this morning when seen
! at the Beresford, where he and his mother
/ have apartments. that Helen Maloney was
with the family in Philadelphia yester-
day. He also refused to deny the report
that he is going back to Philadelphia to-
day to have the marriage ceremony with
Miss Maloney performed agan-this time
with the sanction of the girls family.
Yesterday Martin Maloney, the girls
father, arrived in Philadelphia after trp
abroad to find his daughter. With him
wher he got out Of the CAB before his
Philadelphia nome was woman. appa-
rantly young, who was heavily veiled. The
members of the family would not say
whether or not the young woman was
| Helen naloney. returned from her trip TO
London with Clarkson
Shortly after the cab with Mr. Maloney
had arrived another came and deposited a
young man. He was Arthur Herbert Os-
born.
Osborn. Questioned.
Osborn returned to New York last night
He was found this morning eating his
breakfast in the dining room of the Beres-
ford.
Were you in Philadelphia with the Ma
loneys yesterday" he was asked
The young man stopped his breakfast
long enough to solemnly nod his head in
the affirmative.
Was Miss Helen Maloney there" was
the next question.
This time the young man did not an
sWer. He silently chewed a roll. looking
straight before him. When asked If he
cared to deny that the girl had returned
to her fathers home he again did not
reply.
is 1t true he was asked. that you are
going to Philadelphia today to marry Miss
Maoney again, and that this time the
match is approved by her parents?"
Il do :.ot care to answer that" replied
Osborn That affair is no business of
any one except the Maloneys and myself.
Both Miss Maloney and l feel that the
whole affair has had too much notoriety,
and l do not care to discuss it any
further
1t was learned at the Beresford. how
ever. that Osborn and his mother have
made arrangements to go away somewhere
today. They have not told those at the
apartment house where they going.
but the general impression there seems TO
be that Osborn and mother bound
for the Maloney home in Philadelphia
Story of the Elopement.
On October l it became known that
Helen Maloney. the daughter OF Martin
Maloney, a wealthy Philadelphian, had
eloped from her fathers home In Spring
Lake, n. j., with Samuel Clarkson, a
young Engishman, who had followed the
girl from London to pay her attentions.
ClarkSon, who had formerly held COM
,,,iS in, ha u, M w.
reputed to have gone through a con-
siderable fortune. had met Miss Maloney
in London and after showing her some
attention there came to this country and
went to Spring Lake, where the Maloney
family spend their summers.
on Saturday before the facts became
known Miss Maloney and Clarkson dis
appeared from Spring Lake. Mr.. and Mrs.
MaIoney immedia tely came to New York
wnen the fact that their daughter and
Clarkson had left together was estab-
lished and search for the missing pair
was immed ately started All sorts OF ru-
mors as To their whereabouts were atioat.
One report had them in Montreal and said
that marriage between them had been
performed there.
Another rumor had it that they had
sailed directly to London. A brother of
Mr. MalOney went to Montreal, and the
girls sister and brother-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richie, went to London 10 search
for them.
news became public that Miss Maloney
vas aIre ady married when she went away
with Clarkson. Her husband was Arthur
Herbert Osborn, young broke ana
saying that he and the grl had been
married when he was an undergraduate ;
at Princeton.
Story of the Osborn Marriage.
According to the story that he told. he
and Miss Maloney and some other young
folks We're in an automobile on Long Is
land one evening in the summer when
Osborn was on his college vacation. and
some one had proposed that he and Miss
Ma!oney get married They went TO n
Justice of the peace. Osborn said, and the
ceremony was performed with the Other
two occupants Of the machine as VIII
neSSeS.
Osborn according to the story. had
known Miss Maloney for some time, but
her parents objected to any engagement
between them. both on account Of os-
born's youth and the diHeTence IN the!r
religious views.
According to Osborn's story, he and
Miss Maloney agreed to let the marriage
remain secret and they never lived
with each other after they were mar
ried In fact. according to Osborn. he
had very seldom seen Miss Maloney after
he had been married TO her. His corre-
spondence with her, too, was rather
friendly character.
AS the facts of the case developed 1t
was learned that Miss Maloney. She
still continued to be called in spite OF
Osborn's story and Clarkson had not
been married IN Montreal, as had been
first reported, and that they had sailed
for London on one of the Canadian liners.
Clarkson Consulted a Lawyer
After this became established it was
learned that before he had gon- away
Clarkson had consulted a lawyer. He
went to this attorney and ask d him
whether a marriage between two per-
sons, which was contracted on the spur
of the moment while they Were out auto
mobiing. and which was considered by
one Of them at least joke. was void.
The attorney replied that il was binding,
but in his opinion might b annulied.
Before he lett the attorney said, Clark
son had asked him what was the penalty
for bigamy in this country.
Soon after this Martin Maloney went
to London with the apparent purpose of