The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-11
GIRL HEIRESS TAKES ALL BLAME
 FOR ELOPEMENT

ROBERTA DE JANAN TELLS OF
 WAITER, SAYING THAT SHE I WAITEER, SAYING THAT SHE POSED AS HIS DAUGHTER. Especial from United Press.) Chicago, Jan. 11.-Detectives from Philadelphia will arrive in Chicago to- night to take back to that city Rob- erta De Janon, the r year old heiress, and Frederick Cohen, a waiter with whom she eloped on December 29. The couple, who were found by the police ill a room on the West Side late yes- terday, will probably start back east l tomorrow afternoon.
 Miss De Janon and her admirer, who were under guard at the Chicago ave- 1 nue station, expressed relief when told they would be taken to Fhiladel- ph1a at once. The girl, whose appear a1tce is that of a child of 13 or IA, answered all questions in straight l forward manner and talked freely of her experience, once she admitted her l identity.
 She told the police that Cohen had cared for her like daughter and she took all the blame for their elopement.
 Tt is my fault that we ran away" she said. "When my mother died she | left me without friend in the world. MI ldluST IS away anu QtQ HUI think my grandfather wanted me. Then they wanted to send me to Miss l Shipley's Preparatory school at Bryn Mawr and I did not want to go because l 1t was strange place. Mir. Cohen had been good to my mother when she and I were at the Bellevue-S -Stratford l Hotel. wanted to go away from my grandfather until was<21 and I beg ged MT. Cohen to take me away. I I told him would kill myself if he did not. He didn't want to do it but finally he agreed and we left Philadelphia on December 29.''
 We went first to New York and then to Montreal where we intended to get steamer for England. but missed | it. That was December 30 Next day we went to St. Johns and boarded the | steamer Corsicana and sailed at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
 When we wents aboard I had Foot sic, my fox terrier. in valise and I let the poor little fellow out to run around the deck. The purser saw him and said we couldn't keep him on board the ship. so we had to get off 1 when we reached Halifax on New Years day.
 ''Mr. Cohen took me to a boarding house because he was afraid we would be found if we stopped at hotels On Monday, January 3. we went to Boston where we stayed until noon Wednes- day, January 5, when we came right on to Chicago and went to the boarding house where we were found by the po- l lice. All the time we were travelling l posed as MT. COhen's daughter and we went under the name of KiLg. ex- cept when we were on the boat. Then ] MT. Cohen gave the name of Robert | LaPlace We had plenty of money because Grandfather had given me $125 for spending money and the day I left | home asked him and he gave me $5O MT. Cohen had $15 when we left Phila- delphia ''
 The girl is evidently fearful that her father intends to prosecute Cohen to | the limit because she pleaded consist entity with Cohen to protect himself. ! Cohen explains his conduct by de- claring he took the girl away simply because he could not withstand her pleaeings and her threats to commit l suicide.
 "I'm glad we're caught he said to- day. q knew it would be only a | question of time until they found us, ] and now they have. I will go back ito my wife? Sure I will. I will ex- plain just how it was. I have done I nothing wrong and am not to blame." I Cohen pointed to letter dated De- cember 13 which he had written to the girl which was found among her eff fleets. It is written on the stationery of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel and says III part.
 gro take you away from here just to gratify a wlnim regardless of the disastrous Consequence to yourself would show me up only as a coward
 and to be unworthy of having the love
 of so young a girl as you. Think this over By going away now with you
 in my opinion-wouid ruin your whole
 future-our future-and I would rather
 die like dog than harm you or be
 the cause of any harm or shadow to
 fall upon you.
 .If you see my noble motives in the
 right light you will appreciate me that
 much more and really can respect even
 if you never learn to love me- CThis
 last line was heavily underscored.) 'T will try to convince you that the only reason won't consent to take
 you away is because I am a man of : principle and honesty and because
 really love you.''
 The police here suspect that an un-
 mailed letter, dated last Saturday, , which was found in the girls room,
 was written at the dictation of Cohen.
 In it the girl praised Cohen in unmeas-
 ured terms and begged her father not to prosecute him. saying he had prov
 ed himself gentleman"
 Forty-two other letters. notes and
 verses which had passed between Cohen
 and the girl, were also found by the police. They were all couched in
 IGrI1S OI oQQ0drmonI. One l6ITer eX-
 presses great concern over the fate of
 ''Tootsie", her terrier. and pleads with | her father to care for the dog. The
 couple had only $1.6S when found. | "Tootsie'' has been the girls con- stant companion and she refused to
 part with him when the police matron | took charge of her. When she ap- peared at Central Police Station for further examination today "Tootsie'' was in her arms and she held him con- stantly during the questioning. The police will place no charge against Cohen. They stated that they preferred to follow the wishes of the
 Philadelphia police and the girls par ents. The girls relatives are expected
 to announce tonight what they wish
 done with Cohen.
 WEALTHY GRANDFATHER
 BITTER AGAINST COHEN Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Armed with a
 warrant charging him with the ab-
 duction of Roberta De Janon, the r
 year old heiress who was captured
 with the waiter in Chicago yesterday
 two detectives are now on their way
 to that city to bring back Frederick
 Cohen and the girl, now held on the