Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-11

| police In the afternoon by Mrs. Perrin.
who had seen pictures Of the eoping
pair In the newspapers and suspected
that her new boarders were the missing
Philadelphia elopers
Cohen is tonight locked up mt the
Chicago avenue station. He said ho
would waive extradtion proceedings
and the Philadelphia police were noti-
He'd to come to Chicago for the pris-
oners. Miss dc Janon and her dog
were taken to the woman's department
of the Harrison street police station.
Cohen denied any harm had come to
Miss de Janon since she fed with him
from her home. The clopers went to
New York city Dec, 30, remaining In
New York only few hours. They
boarded train for Montreal. In Mont
real they took a train for st. Johns.
n. B., where they boarded a steamer
for England. At Halifax they aban-
doned the sea voyage and returned to
Boston by rail.
From Boston they came to Chicago
convinced no one had any idea of their
whereabouts.
COHEN TO ROBERTA.
In the possession of Miss de Janon.
the police found several letters. some
addressed to her parents, and one writ
ten to her by Cohen. dated Dec. IA.
which follows:
Dec IA, 1909
MY Dear Roberta-After thinking
tho matter over thoroughly, 1 came 10
the conclusion that, having nothing but
your welfare and future happiness in
mind. to show You really the first time
since 1 have known you how honest
my love for you is. by advising you not
to make the step which you will later
regret and which Will disgrace you and
make you unhappy in the future.
Think matters over and weigh ev
erything conservatively. and you will
find out that my motives toward you
are as pure and honorable as only a
man can be toward the girl he really,
deyotedly loves. II / take you away
from here just to crafty whim. re-
gardless of the disastrous consequences
to yourself, would show me unworthy
of having the love of such an angel as
yourself"
The letter, unsigned, was written on
stationery of the Bellevue Stratford ho-
tel and was mailed to Miss de Janon at
her grandfathers address in Philadel-
phia-
ROBERTA TO HER FATHER.
n lSllSl NiltlSIl NY MISS Qe JdllOu 10
her father. a broker in New York City.
which she had not mailed, was also
found. 1t read:
Saturday. Jan. s. 1910.
my Dear Father-I can't tell You
how much grieved I am to have caused
you and grandpa so much worriment
and trouble. but went away because
/ did not want to go out to that school,
nor did / want to stay in Philadelphia
As / could not go myself, 1 persuaded
Fred to go with me. as he has always
been so kind and good to me, but before
leaving swore over mammals grave that
he would never wrong me in any way
and that he would treat me as though
| were his daughter. He has proven
himself gentleman, for he has kept
all of his promises, and I can only
speak in the highest terms of him, for
he Is good-hearted man. It Is all nom
sense for them to say that I was in
love with him. for that Is not so. 1
only cared Tor him as dear old
friend.
IF we are caught 1 am going to kill
myself. as 1 could not bear to go back
again. Please, dear papa, take 'Tootsie
(meanpng her pet fox terricr) and al
ways keep her with you.
Be kind and good to her and take
the best care of her.
Now, please grant me that one Ia
vor Please forgive me and try to
think kindly of me, Also ask Mrs.
Cohen to please forgive me, as did not
realize what trouble this thing would
bring when / coaxed her husband to
go away with me. Please do not prose-
cute Fred. Be thankful to him for the
beautiful way he has treated your
daughter. 1t was all my fault Good
Dye, dear papa. and grandpa.
ROBERTA.
'P. S.-Don't forget Tootsie."
When asked by the police If she stIll
desired to kill herself. the penitent
MISS de Janon cried bitterly and said
between her sobs:
DOESN'T WANT TO DIE.
mo, I don't want to die now. want
TO go to New York to live with papa.
or back to my grandfather In Philadel-
phia VIII go to school at Byrn Mawr
or any other place they want to send
me. Oh 1 am so glad you have found
me- | am so glad can't tell you how
glad l ON. l don't want to be a run
away any more.
Cohen told the police he first met
MISS de Janon at the Bellevue Stratford
last October. when she came there IN
liVe with her mother. After her moth
er died. he said, Miss de Janon came
10 see him frequently, asking for ad
vice Sho seemed to be melancholy and
told him she did not want to go away to
school On Dec. 10, Cohen stated, Miss
de Janon asked him to go with her
After his letter to her of Dec IA she
met him again and arranged to meet
MIN again Dec. 81 On this occasion
she Wept, and he consented
On Dec. she bought a cheap hrown
dTpqq which hnno III
and SOME other clothing. She let down
her hair and hung 1t IN two braids to
make herself look younger and he
boarded train for Now York with
her Eyerywhere they went, he saws,
they read of their escapade In the news.
papers.
II am sorry for what I have done"
said Cohen. but her pleadlngs were ir-
resistiblc. and l swear I have not
harmed the child"
When the effects Of Miss de Janon
were examined tonight ~ letters were
found, 40 Of which were written IN
Cohen and two to her father. one on
Jan. and the other Jan. S. In the
former she said;
EXONBRATES COHEN,
This is to certify that I, Roberta de
Janon. have left my home at the Belle.
Vue-Stiatford, in Philadelphia, OF nv
own accord, and / also acknowledge
that / asked Fred Cohen to take me
with him and. after refuSipu cn,,ar,l