Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-01-14

what she was doing and was the victim
of a cunning adventurer.
Detectives are on their way to Chi
cago to return the girl to her grand
father and to bring Cohen here to face
charge of abduction. According to MI.
Buists attorney, the prosecution VIII De
based on an act of the Legislature winch
provides a severe penalty for the wlltul
taking away of another person for the
purpose of profit or any personal motive.
Counsel declared that Cohen can be
held under the law even if he is able to
prove that the girl consented to accom-
Dany him, because of his undue influence
over her and the great disparity in their
ages.
Mrs. Cohen says she will stick to her
husband. She says she has no sympathy
for the girl who, she says, wanted an
escapade and chose her husband to ac-
company her.
He was a loving and faithful hus-
band until he became d victim of that
foolish girl" said the wife, land [ am
going to stick to him through his trou-
bles7' -,
She refused to say whether she will
proceed with the $4,000 suit against
Mr.. BUST and Miss De Janon for the
alienation of her husbands affection for
which she engaged counsel last week.
Mr.. BUST has fully forgiven the girl
for her escapade and will do everything
in the world to make her happy.
Story of Their Romance"
The romance" of Miss de Janon and
Frederick Cohen had its finale in Chi
lcago Monday with the arrest OF the two
Cohen and the girl, who is the daugh-
ter of Ferdinand de Janon, New York
broker, and granddaughter of Robert
BUST millionaire seed merchant of Phil
iadelphia, were found by detectives OF
1.-THE Chicago avenue station i'll S4-a-
week rooming-house at S. Superior street.
The two talked freely of their expert
lences and insist they have been living to-
gether as father and daughter. When
taken to the police station they had be,
tween them $1.6S. The girl had pawned
la diamond bracelet and necklace for $40.
II have been most unhappy since the
death of mother and grandmother, SAID
the girl ''They wanted to send me to
Miss Shipley's seminary at Bryn MaWr'
and it seemed that I hadn't a friend In
the world except Fred. He was good to
me. One can't be happy, you know, even
though one is surrounded by luxury IN
a brown stone house on boulevard. But
now that it's all over I'm happy and L
shall go back home"
The arrest was brought about by a
tip to Capt. Cudmore, whose anony-
nous informant over the telephone be-
lieved the girl to be the victim OF a
white slave" traff1cker. Miss De Janon
vigorously defended the man with whom
she fled, assuming the entire responsible
ity of the escapade by declaring she had
threatened to commit suicide If Cohen
refused her pleadings.
Suicide Plan Thwarted
And the fact that her arrest came be-
fore warning was given her prevented
the carrying out of a threat Miss DE
Janon made to Cohen that she would kill
herself before permitting them to take
her back home" Details of this plan had
been arranged. and a farewell letter.
written by the girl to her father and
grandfather. in which she begged their
forgiveness, was found in her room.
The letter pleaded also that no prose
cution be brought against Cohen, and
asked forgiveness of the walters desert
ed wife. A letter written by Cohen him
self also was found in the room. 1t was
dated December ,. 1909. and addressed
to Miss De Janon. In the letter Cohen
recalls to her his advice that she remain
at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel with her
grandfather but declares his love for her
is such that if she can see no other way
out of her troubles he will consent to her
plan that they flee together.
Pair Locked Up for Night
Immediately after the arrest of the
pair Miss De Janon's relatives We're mott
fed by the police Miss De Janon and
the waiter passed the night in the Gus
tody of the police. the girl being sent to