Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-31
THINK GIRL EL0PED
Police Say Roberta de Janon
Is With Waiter.
IS PHILADELPHIA HEIRESS
Wealthy Grandfather, Robert BUST,
Seeks Her Here.
SUICIDE THEORY DISCOUNTED
Frederick Cohen, a Fifty-Year-Old
Hotel Employe, Is Man With
Whom She Ran Away.
is PHILADELPHIA HEIRESS
SUICIDE THEORY DISCOUNTED

| NEW YORK, December :;1-N-hile the
private detectives and city police have
not yet found Roberta E. de Janon, the
/ siHteen-year-od heiress who strangely
disappeared from Philadelphia Wednes-
day. they have iscovered facts which lead
them to believe that she came directly to
| this city. instead of committing suicide,
as she had intimated in letters to her
grandfather and to her father, Ferdinand
de Janon of New York
Robert Buist, grandfather Of the miss
ing girl. and with whom she lived at the
| Bellevue-Stratford, in Philadelphia, asked
the New York police to look for her and
| also for Frederick Cohen, Bellevue
stratford waiter, nearly fifty years old
Boarded Train Together.
| Mr.. BUST, who last Tuesday had signed
papers of formal adoption making Rob-
| erta de Janon the sole heir to his wealth.
| which Is sad to be considerable, informed
| the New York police that Cohen and the
girl disappeared at the same time and
| that they had boarded a train together
| for New York.
Cohen's wife is now here with the no.
| lice. leading them through the various
haunts of her husband when they lived
here. She states that Cohen recently
| asked her If she would consent to a di-
vo.c e for a money consideration. and
| showed her god match safe. which he
said Mss de Janon had given him.
1t Is said that the girl was apparently
heartoroken over an intimat.on from
was to enter a boarding school after
the first of the year. and melancholy
over the death of her mother several
weeks ago.
Her Father Spaniard.
The mother Of Miss de Janon, Mrs.
Ferdinand de Janon. who married a
Spaniard. died on December ?, at the
University Hospital, following an opera
ton for cancer.
Janon, the favorite daughter Of Mr..
BUST, he closed his home at 214O Wal
nut street, and moved to the Bellevue
Stratford. He was particularly fond OF
his sranddaughter and declared he would
bequeath his fortune to her. When Mrs
de Janon died. after she was removed
from the hotel to the hospital, the young
girl became extremely melancholy.
Despite the approach Of the Christ
mas holidays and lavish presents which
Mr.. Buist gave her. the girl steadily be-
came depressed. Mr.. BUST and Miss B.
L. Buist. an aunt, whose home Is at
1873 south Broad street, fearing that the
glrl might disappear as she had once
side.
On Wednesday morning, however. when
the girl said she was going to Glenwood
cemetery. where her mother was buried,
Buist and Miss Buist relaxed their vigil.
Quietly Leaves Hotel.
Then Miss de Janon. it is declared,
quietly left, the hotel after first sending
suit case to the lobby by bellboy, and
went to Broad Street station.
As the girl is especially attractive,
ticket agents and gate tenders recognized
her when they were questioned later in
the day by Mr.. Buist.
1t was stated by one Of them that she
mad a companion and had purchased a
ticket for New York. Mystery is thrown
over this statement, however, by several
telegraphs sent by Mr. BUST to Maj.
sSrGs. OF the Washington police yes
patches from the capital, Mr.. BUST
was sure that his granddaughter had
gone to Washington.
Upon the receipt of the telegram. Mai
/ Sylvester Is said to have Instructed Nr.
BUST to lodge his request for the de.er-
ton OF the missing girl with Captain OF
Detectives Gallagher, Of the city hall,
who would in turn forward the message
| to him.
Police Are Mum.
| Capt Gallagher last night declared that
he had received no word aoout the dis
appearance OF the girl. He said that no
charges OF any character against any one
IN connection with the disappear ance have
neen lodged with him by Mir. BUST
Before Miss de Janon lett she is sup
| Losed to have written two letters. one Of
l co. tha
grandfather's apartment in the hotel The
other was mailed from Broad Street sta
ton. In one of the letters she Is said to
| life.
Officials at the hotel last night de-
ciared that none Of their employees Is
missing. 1t Is stated on good authority
that waiter. who was assigned to wait
| upcI Mr.. Buist and his granddaughter,
had not reported for duty since Wednes-
day.
Nothing has been done by the local
police in the matter of endeavoring to
locate Miss de Janon. The only COM
munication Maj. Sylvester has had with
reference to the g.rl was the receipt of
message from Mr.. BUST Wednesday
afternoon asking that Roberta be detained
| if found here.
! 1t was stated in the message that the
girl had left Philadelphia about $50
O'Clock Wednesday morn ng, and that she
had her pet dog with her. No reference
was made to Frederick Cohen. tho waiter.
nor was anything said about her having
threatened to commit suicide.
Maj. Sylvester knew nothing of the
| identity Of the sender of the message and
was not disposed to take any action un-
| less 1t received the sanct on Of the police
department. He wired Mr. Buist to have
his message sent through the chief of
police of Philadelphia and SO advised him,
| but nothing further has been heard from
Philadelphia.
Rev. Paul Bratzel Of Hartford, Conn,
| IS filling the pulpit Of the German Evan
gelical Zion Church, Cumberland. Md,
| which has been without pastor since
August 1.