Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-12
FELLOWS FLIGHT
Miss MalOney, Who Eloped, Said to Be
Already Married.
CEREMONY HAD BEEN A sECBT
A. II. Osborne, Young Ne,SSss
Broker, Claims He w ~
ried 20 Miss ESSsN

NEW YORK. oct. mystery sur
ounding the disappet .ce more than
week ago OF Helena Maloney, daughter
OF Martin Maloney the Philadelphia
millionaire, was given highly sensational
turn today. At the time OF Miss Maloney'
disappearance, Samuel, Clarkson, young
Englishman who had paid her marked at
teution. also dropped out of sight and II
was reported and generally believed the
couple had eloped and been married. Last
night came the news from Montreal that
the missing pair had been married by
Catholic priest in that city and then had
returned to New York and sailed for
Europe.
Today comes the publication here Of an
unqualified statement from Arthur Her
bert Osborne, a young broker OF this city,
that Miss Malcney is his wife. Accordins
TO Osborne's statement he and Miss
Maloney was married December %, 1905,
and the marriage never has been an
nounced Osborne declares that records
in the notarys once at Mamaroneck show
that Herbert Osborne married Helen
Eugene on that date, and will prove his
statement. He said that assumed names
were used because AZ the time Miss
Maloney desired to keep the marriage a
secret The fact that the marriage. had
taken place did become known, however
according to Osborne, and he declares that
among those who learned of It was young
Clarkson. He says that not only did
Clarkson know Of the marriage. but that
only short time ago he sought to have
u annulled. having gone so far as to con-
suit New York lawyer on the subject,
Osborne was a student in Princeton, where
the marriage with Miss Maloney is alleged
TO have taken place. He said today that
after the ceremony the young woman won't
to her home. while he remained with his
parents. There were frequent meetings
and when the young woman sailed for
Europe with her family last January, he
was at the pier to bid them Goodby. Dur
ing her stay abroad she wrote him fire.
quently. He never has seen her since she
sailed in January as she was unable to
meet the steamer when the Maloneys re-
turned, and something always happened 20
prevent their keeping several engagements
made after her return. He frequently
talked with her by telephone, however, he
said, the last time on the Saturday before
she disappeared.
Osborne is the son Of the late william z.
Osborne. for many years an officer In the
old. an only child and a fortune will come
20 him at the death of his mother.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 10-The nearest
relative Of the Maloney family who could
be found in this city today was Mrs. An
drew r. Maloney. wife OF Patrick Ma
loney's brother. She said she knew moth
ing of the reported matriage OF Helen Ma
loney to Samuel ciarkson beyond what has
been printed In the newspapers, and added
that she had never heard that her niece
had been married previously.
Andrsw P Maloney uncle OF the missing
girl. said that his brother, Martin is
prostrated, as the result Of the disappear
ance Of his daughter and that all inter-
views said to have emanated from him
are untrue.
Bir. Maloney said he believed his brother
knows Of his daughters whereabouts and
expected a message from her. He added
that he had found a man who had come
over from England with Clarkson and the
latter had told this friend he was coming
to America to be nat-'eo and would re-
turn. to London with his bride.
Mr.. Maloney knew nothing OF the re-
ported Osborne marriage and believed Il
untrue. lie knew Osborne he added, aa
friend OF Miss Maloney's.
Report of Marriage Confirmed.
/ MONTREAL, Ont, Oct. li.-AlcNandria
/ Bonln, Montreal lawyer, confirms the
statements made that Helen Eugene Ma
loney and Samuel GARRISON were married
IN tais city ON the evening Of October g.
lie says they spent the gay In his oftioe
and were exceedingly anxious to be mar
rled he PROMISED not to say anything
about the details OF the Wedding. and VIII
Keep his promise They were supposed to
leave for New York enroute to Europe, but