The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-12

IcrIa n taaoa. Who disappeared
Nm Yhiladslphia With
Waitsz. Takes All Blame
Tor Their Elopement.
~ An Found in Chicago Board
u ~ House With Sizes. After
Lang Search By Police.

- Ihiladslphia will arrive In Chi
In - take back to that city Roberta
Ionon. the 17-year-old heiress 10
49, ~. and Frederic Cohen. 80.
0coog, With whom she eloped on Dec.
Tie couple. who were found by
10 police In . room on the west side
~ yesterday viii probably start
1ok east tomorrow afternoon.
~. u Janon and her admirer.
Eo Woss under guard at the Chicago
~ po1lco station last night, express
y roalof when told they would be
Inon back to Philadelphia at once.
- olrl. whose appearance Is that of
MONA Of IS or II. answered all Ques-
$3.50 = Z Straightforward manner and
o1ksd freely.
- told the police that Cohen had
49, Tor her like q daughter and she
qk IN the blame for their elopemept.
~ b my fault that we ran away.
- aid. when my mother died she
III ~ without q friend in the world.
~ father was away and I did not
1lnk my grandfather wanted me.
- they wanted to send me TO Miss
5101sy's preparatory school at Bryn
aNy and didn't want to go. be-
1no L was q strnge plce.
Begged To BE Taken Away.
~. Cohen had been good TO my
o41er when she and | were at the
c1levue-Stratford hotel. l wanted II
y away from my grandfather until
Noe II and begged Mr.. Cohen 10
- me away. I told him | would
- myself II he didn't. He didn't wan;
~ Il. but finally he agreed and we
- Philadelphia together on Dec. 20.
We went first to New York and
- To Montreal. where we intended
ut q steamer for England. bu. miss
N. That was Dec. 30. Next day
IL went to st. Johns and boarded the
inner COrsican and sailed at
,Ock In the afternoon.
When we went aboard had
puesie' my fox terrier. in valise.
~ let the poor little fellow out
ran around. The purser saw him
III said we couldn't keep him on
otd the ship. so we had to get of
1en We reached Halifax on New
o1'e day.
III. Cohen took me to a boarding
$3.50 because he was afraid We would
3 found Il we stopped at hotels. On
1ay. January 3. we went TO Bos
where we stayed until noon Wed
Ddny. Jan. 5, when we came right on
D Ghicago and went to the boarding
1890 where we were found by the
Posed A. His Daughter.
~Ail the time we were travelling
oDod a. Mr.. Cohen's daughter and
I'D went under the name OF King. ex
nnt when we were on the boat Then
M Cohen gave the name OF Robert
D Place.
We had plenty Of money because
nndfather had given me- SIPS for
ending money and then the day
III home I asked him for more. and
( o rave me $50. Mr.. Cohen had
IcQt SIC when we left Philadelphia.
The girl Is evidently fearful that
~ father intends to prosecute CoheI
~ limit. She pleaded repeatedly
NH the police to protect him. Cohen
rlnins his conduct by declaring he
Dok the sarl away simply because IL
3u1dn't Withstand her pleading and
~ threats to commit suicide.
ssY'm glad we're caught" he said TO
~. II knew 1t would be only ques.
E116u Of time until they found US and
0w they have.
3~Wi1l 10 back to my wife? Sure
< i;Will. will explain just how 1t was
- shs will see that l have done
nofhjng wrong and have not been te
E<1ame."
Takes Refuge Behind Letter.
10 prove that he was not to blame
k(colien pointed to letter. dated Dec
E1A. which he had written to the CIR
|nxd which, was found among her Ell
scts. II IL written on the stationery
4Sf the BeIlevue-Stratford hotel and
Goys in part:
ITO take you away from here just
~ eratify a within, regardless OF the
3 HaoSrtrous consequences to yourself
II (Duuld show me up only as coward
nd not worthy Of having the love oil
<6nch an angel as yourself.
~Think this over. BY going away
Nv with you would ruin your Whole
fnre--our future--and would
Hfker die like a dog than harm you
b the cause Of any harm or shad-
~ to fall upon you.
tIf you sec my noble motives IN
- right light. you will appreciate me
~~-vvx~x --~~o~