Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-12
GRANDFATHER
PLANS TO HIDE
ELOP|NG HE|REsS
Departure of Roberta de JanOn
and Waiter from Chicago
Is Held Up.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE departure
of Roberta de Janon, the Philadelphia
heiress, and Frederick Cohen, the
waiter with whom she eloped, has been
postponed until tomorrow, according to
information given out by Detective
Sergeants A. j.. Emanuel and James
Seaman, of Philadelphia. 1t had been
the intention of the detectives to leave
here today. but they said that tele-
grams from Philadelphia had caused
them to wait a day.
The desire of Miss de lannon's rela-
tives to avoid a sensational reception
OF the clippers upon their arrival at
their home city is believed to be the
reaSon for the delay. The detectives,
however, assert that they need O. rest
before beginning their tedious Journey
EAST. I'VE expect to arrive IN Pltts-
burg late tomorrow night and reach
Philadelphia Friday morning" said
Sergeant Emanuel.
Mr.. Buist. Miss de Janon's grand
father, feels bitter toward Cohen. whom
he feels is responsible for the girl I'M
ming away. Mr.. Buist has said he Will
snare no effort in prosecuting Cohen.
(OncH Will pIODhDiy NC
on a charge of abduction. He has
waived extraction, and there is Moth
ing to hinder us from taking him
back"
The young heiress still defends Cohen,
saws the elcpement was all her fault
and declares her intention to ask her
grandfather to aid Cohen financially.
Dispatches from Philadelphia today
say that another arrest will probably
be made in connection with the case.
This report followed a secret confer
ence in the district attorneys office.
From this it was evident that tho
friends of Miss de Janon and the po-
lice were somewhat aghast at the news
from Chicago telling of the girls in
tention to defend the waiter in any
prosecution and it was practically this
unlooked-for turn in events that had
necessitated an almost complete change
in the plan previously considered by
the police and Mr.. BUST.
1t was limited that a charge of con-
spiracy may yet be lodged against the
waiter and another person to be ar
rested in Philadelphia, and it is likely
that the package of forty letters found
with the missing couple when they were
arrested, together with a number of
communications now in the possession
OF Mr.. BUST. may be the basis for this
additional charge.
It was understood today that the po-
lice here are active in searching out
the possible author or authors of n
number of letters, which reached MI.
Buist at various times within the last
ten days, promising him knowledge of
Miss de Janon's whereabouts in re-
turn for q money consideration.
Cohen said today that his father is
a. prominent member of the Vienna
Bourse, and that he has wealthy rela-
lives In Austria. He hopes to be per-
naitted to return to his wife. who has
expressed a willingness to forgive him
81 tried for months to persuade Ro-
berta to give up her mao idea of rum
ming away" Cohen continued, "but she
INCREASINGLY persisted to argue with
me on the same line and repeatedly
threatened to kill herself If l did not
agree to her plans.
II begged and pleaded with her to
give me permission TO go to her grand
father and tell him that she needed a
change in her surroundings and mode
of living. but she told me that he would
not listen to me n that my effort
would be useless.
81 love my wife. but I don't suppose
I shall ever be able to make anybody
understand that. She is one of the best
women II the world. I am sure that
she will believe what I say and for
give me-"
The girls attitude is one of indiffer-
ence now. Sh declares that she never
loved Cohen except in a platonic way.
but feels sorry for him. as she regards
him as the one person in the world who
was willing to aid her in her plan for
freedom. 1t is evident. also, that she
fells some citation over her belief that
her grandfather will be so glad to
have her back again hat he will allow
her to live the kind of life she wishes
She says she will give the mar money
II the grandfather will allow her to do
So