The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
ELOPERS ARE GLAD
TO GO BACK HOME
Roberta de Janon and
Waiter Admirer Held
in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan II.-Detectfves from
Philadelphia vii arrive in Chicago to-
night 20 take back to that city Roberta
de Jauou. the seventeen-yesr-oIdh heIress
20 100000 and Frederick Cohen. a
waiter, with whom she eloped on De-
cember % The two, who were found
BY the police in a room on the west
side late yesterday probably will start
back East tomorrow afternoon
Miss de Janon and her admirer. who
were under guard At the Chicago ave
nue. police station last night. expressed
relief when told they would be taken
back to Philadelphia at once. The
girl, whose appes rance is that OF a child
OF thirteen or fourteen, answered all
questions in a straightforward manner
and talked freely Of her experiences
once she admitted her identity she
told the police that Cohen had Clred
for ler like a daughter and she .Ook
AL the blame for their eIoPement.
"AIl My Fault
1T e m fault that We ran away"
she said. When my mother died she
left me without a friend in the world
My father Is away and I did not
think nv grandfather wanted me Then
they -anted 10 send me 10 Miss Ship
1ey's Preparatory School at Bryn Nawr
and 7 did not want TO go because 4
was a strange place
Mr. Cohen had been good 20 my
mother when she and ] were AZ the
BeIlevue-Strstfors5 Hotel wanted 20
20 away from my grandfather until I
vas twenty-One and 7 beSsed Mr. Cohen
10 take me away. told him I would
XIII myself If he did not He did not
want TO do IT, but finally he agreed
and We left Philadelphia together on
December g
We went first TO New York. ard then
70 Moutrez7- where we intended 10 get
q steamer for England. but missed IT,
That was December 20. Next day We
went 10 St Johns and boarded the
steamer CorsIcana and sailed at 3
O'Clock IN the afternoon
Left the Ship.
when we went aboard had 'Tootsie,'
my FOX terrier, IN a valise, and I let
the poOr little thing out to run around
The -purser saw him and said we could
not keen him on board the ship, so we
hal TO get of when We reached Halifax
or New Year Day
Mr. Cohen took me to a boarding
hoIse- because he was afraid we would
be found & we stopped at hotels on
Monday. January 5, we went to Boston,
where We stayed until neon "Wednesday,
January 3, when we came right or To
Chicago and went to the boarding house
where we were found by the police
-Ail the time We were traVeiingr
posed as Mr.. COhen's daughter, and We
went under the name of King except
when we were on the boat Then Mr.
Cohen gave the name Of Robert Ia
Place. we had plenty OF money, he
cause grand father had given me 49,
for spending money, and the DAY I left
home 7 asked him and he gave me $50
more AIr- Cohen had S15 when we left
Philadelphia
Fears For Him
The EirI is evidently fearful that her
father intends TO prosecute Cohen to the
limit because she pleaded repeatedly
with the police to protect him. Cohen
explains his conduct by declaring ne
took the girl away simply because he
could not Withstand her pIeadings and
her threats 10 commit suicide.
I'm glad were caught he sad to-
day L knew IL would be only ques-
ton OF time until they found us, and
now they have
VIII 7 go back 20 my wife? Surely
I will I viii explain just how it was.
and she viii see that have done moth
ing wrong and have not been to blame
Suspicious Of Pelice
The police here suspect that his uu-
mailed letter, dated last Saturday.
which vas found in the girls room,
was written at the dictation o. Cohen.
Forty-two other letters, notes. and
verses which had passed between Cohen
and the girl were also found hv the
police They were all couched in terms
Of endearment. One letter expresses
great concern over the fate oF T7oofeio
her terrier, and pleads with her father
TO care for the dog The cOuDIe had
only SIS when found
TOOtsie has been the girls constant
companion, and she refused to part
with him when the police matron took
charge OF her. When she appeared a.
Central Police Station for further ex-
animation today TOOtsie was IN her
arms. and she held him constantly dur
ing the questioning
''The police will place no charge
EaiuSt Cohen. They announced tHev
preferred - follow the wishes or The
Philadelphia police and the girl