The evening world., 1909-02-03


Ing place.
Col. Swami, Chief OF Police Hum
plney and Marshal Farnam heard little
Katherine Loerch make her statement
4 physician was afterward sent for
and his examination bore out tht
statement OF the child. Then Col
Swami telephoned Gov. Crothers not tc
honor any requisition papers. The lit
tie girl will be detained in Baltimore
as witness.
Father Threatens Vengeance,
When an Evening World reporter
went to the Loerch home this Afternoon
-.th the news OF the finding OF the girl
and her kidnapper he found the chi!ds
father propped up on pillows, sitting by
window. He was recently stricken
with paralysis,
Thank God they have found Katy"
he said, but the police had better keep
close hold OF him, for II 1t is in my
power | will kill him. If was OILY a
we'll man, would kill him. police ~
no police. | would tear him to pieces
To think that took such beast into
my home and made friend OF him.
1t almost drives me mad
Mrs. Loerch gave way to Mysteries
when she learned that her daughter had
been found. Until she got the letter
from the child this morning she had
been walking the streets OF Brooklyn
hunting for her.
Girls Pitiful Letter.
The let that led to the capture OF
Janier reads:
BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 2. 1909.
"Wendler's Hotel, No. 400 North
Calvert street.
Dear Mother: write you these
few lines to let you know we are In
Baltimore, and would like to know
how everybody Is at home Joe goes
under the name Of Paul Newhart and
60 under tie name OF Florence.
Joe would like to know when you
are coming, or when is Aunt Freda
coming?
AuOTtSS dI4 letters "
hart, No. 400 North Calvert street, |
will close my letter with love and
kisses 20 all from us both I re-
main, as ever, your daughter,
FLORENCE,
up. S.-Answer this letter at once,
and please tell me how papa and
Freddie and yourself are getting
along"
The postmark on the letter showed
that 1t had been mailed at 7.3O o'clock
last evening.
Janier has three children OF his own,
and this fact and his kindness to kath- |.
crimes father, who has been unable to |
work at his trade OF bricklayins 70.
months, kept Mrs. Freda Loerch from ,
sasHeeting the man had anything but !
fatherly feeling toward her little daugh-
ter Janer has been a regular visitor at
the Loerch home during the past year.
Even after Katherine had been missing
for over a day, Mrs. Loersch didn't be-
lieve anything was wrong until she
learned, as she says. that Janler had
lied to her when he left with the child
Monday night.
Bright In Her Studies.
. katherine is brunette, well deyel-
oped for her age, with brown hair and
blue eyes. Sne has been bright in her
studies at Public school No, 49, and
sings and plays the piano Janier is
said to. draw the income from an estate
valued at sj9o,o90. and he lives with his
wife and family in an old fashioned
house at No, 2li Classon avenue.
Janier went to the Loerch home Mon.
day evening. He told Mrs. Loerch he
was going to Baltimore and asked her
10 let Katherine ride in an automobile
with him and Mrs. Janier to the railroad
station.
My wife will bring her home" said
Janier.
Mrs. Loerch consented to let kathe-
riEe go, provided she was home early.
When last she saw Katherine she was
with Janier toward his home.
AS Monday night became older Mrs.
Loerch's anxiety grew. but she com
for,ed herself with the supposition that
Mrs, Janier had taken katherine home
for the night.
Wife Does Not Know.
Mrs, Janier told the Brooklyn police
her husband had not told her that he
trip to Baltimore and said
she had no idea where he is. Her
mother, Mis-. Balanco. described JanIer
as "ecoentTic.'
Jsniers money is not in his hands
nov; his wife holds tie purse strings.
His father, successful commission
died eight years ago, leaving
half "a million dollars, i was estimated,
and naming a. heirs only his son and
his widow, who has died since.
Not very long ago Janler inherited
Si5gH His wife caused Ms arrest for
beating her two years ago. He was
found guilty, but sentence was suspend
ed, the police say Legal proceedings
which resulted In taAlng mis-
property Out ~ his control.
He was engaged In various businesses:
Il was while he Kept saloon at be
ksib and ClassOu avenues that Loerch
met him.