The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-11
TRY TO EVADE POLICE.

Since leaving PhiIedalphia the couple
fed from city to city in an endeavor 10
throw the police of their tracks. and
abandoned a trip 10 England with this
end in view They went to New York
from Philadelphia, staying in Gotham
but a few hours. Then they left for
Montreal. From the latter city they went
10 st. Johns boarding a steamer for
England. At Halifax they left the ship
and went by train TO Boston, thence
coming 10 Chicago.
In her story to Capt Rehm. she said:
Il did not see my father very often
and on tho fret Of October mother and I
took apartment IN the Bellevue-Stratford
Hotel Ny grandfather. Robert Buist.
was with US a great deal of the time
On the second day Of November, my
mother died after a short illness. and
was almost heartbroken. 7 cried a great
deal and was very lonesome. There was
nothing that money could buy that I
could not have. yet I was very unhappy
Then. to cap the climax, soon after
MY mother had passed away, my grand
father said he was going to send me 10
Mrs. Shipley's preparatory school al
Bryn Mawr. The very thought OF going
20 a place Of that kind. where I knew
no one and had no idea of the kind Of
people I would meet, made me desperate
Won by His Kindness.
'Nfr. Cohen was a waiter in the private
dininK-room in the hotel where I took
my meals and to him I talked a great
deal. after my mother had gone. He
sympathized with me and seemed to
understand how I felt, He knew what
my sorroWs were and it was only natural
that In a short time I told him every
thing. His sympathy and kindness seem
ed to relieve me a great deal, and I be-
gan 10 respect him greatly.
Finally, when I could stand the lone
someness no longer. I begged him to
take me away. He refused at first, even
after ne admitted that he loved me, and
not until I had threatened to kill myself
would he consent, Then We made our
plans"
When speaking of her mother, her eyes
filed and her voice sank 10 d whisper.
When she spoke of Cohen, it was evident
that she held him in high regard, in spite
Of the fact that she was compelled 10
pawn her jewelry to buy food since their
arrival here.
Beginning with their flight from Phila-
delphia. on December %. the girl told
how they had gone TO New York and
spent one night there. In New York
they decided TO go 20 London, England
but, fearing detection If they tried to
embark IN this country, they took train
to Montreal Failing 10 catch a trafls-
Atlantic steamer at Montreal. as they
had hoped TO do. they Travelled by rail ea
St John. y. E.. where they boarded the
steamer Corsican.
Land at Halifax.
According to the girls story they would
not allow her to have "Tootsy," her pet
dog, with her on the boat, so they landed
when they touched at Halifax, y. S
But as their combined capital. wher they
started from Philadelphia. was only $40
a25 belonging to the girl and SIS to
Cohen. 1t is believed they did not have
money enough left for their passage 10
England. From Halifax, the pair went to
Boston, and after staying there one night
hurried on to Chicago. reaching here last
Thursday morning.
I'VE passed as father and daughter
wherever we went" explained Miss de
Jenon. Sometimes We gave one name,
and sometimes another. but usually we
registered as Nj Robt Laplace and
daughter"
Reaching Chicago, Cohen secured a
room at 6S West Superior street, where he
and the de Janon girl have been doing
light housekeeping Cohen has been look
ing for employment as a waiter but
being unable to find anything to do. the
girl gave him her bracelet and necklace,
which he pawned for so. When arrested,
the pair only had $3.50 in their possession.
Warns Her In Letter.
On December II Cohen wrote a letter
to Miss de Janon requesting her TO think
seriously over the question Of elopement.
The letter was found among Miss de ia
mons effects It read as follows:
After thinking the matter over thor
oughly I came to the conclusion that
having nothing but your welfare and fu-
ture happiness in mind. to show YOU
really the first time since I have known
you how much my love for you is by ad-
vising you not to take the step which
you viii later regret and which viii dis
grace you and make you unhappy in the
future. You know that l love you as I
never loved a woman before; further
Couffuued IN paue r Coyuu,o a