The San Francisco call., 1910-01-11
Seventeen Year Old Roberta de
JanOn Living in Chicago as
Daughter of Companion
Girl Declares She Persuaded
Hotel EmplOye TO Accompany
Her in the Escapade
SObs When Arrested, and Says
She Is Anxious to Return
TO Her Father

OHICAGO. Jan. 1O-Living as
father and daughter, Roberta
- BUST de Janon. the Il year old
heiress and Frederic Cohen, a waiter
at the Bellevue -Stratford hotel. Phil
adelphia, who eloped December 70
from Philadelphia and for whom
world wide search was instituted,
were found and arrested here la5e to-
day
They were discovered by detectives
IN rooming house at 68 West Su-
perior street When policemen en-
tered the house Miss de Janon was
playing with her pet dog, which she
took with her in her sensational dis
appearance with Cohen, who is 43
years old and a married man. Cohen
was seated in an adjoining room.
reading
HeireSs Breaks Down
Cohen at first protested against
arrest lie soon admitted his iden-
rity. however, and Miss de Janon, sob
bing bitterly pleaded with the author
titles TO restore her to her parents
Cohen revealed to the officers the
story Of his flight with the girl from
Philadelphia. flight extending for
thousands OF miles through the United
states and Canada and in which a trip
10 England was Interrupted at Halifax
because the boat authorities would not
permit the presence Of Miss de Janon.s
per dog on the vessel
At least. that was Cohen's expIana-
tcr Of the abandonment of the sea
Tovase which began at ST. Johns. y. B..
hlE the police believe he planned to
leave the boat al Halifax in order to
cl.sde detectives.
Couple Lacked Funds
The girl when questioned by the
officers. aIter she had admitted her
identity. said that she and Cohen had
reached Chicago with but $3.50 between
thcm. and that she gave Cohen a brace
le- and necklace which he pawned in
order 10 get money for them TO live on
cohen denied any harm had come to
Mss de Janon since she fed with him
from her home.
NLen asked by the police II she still
desired "a xiii herself the penitent Miss
de Janon cried bitterly and said be-
tween her sobs:
No. I don't want to die now. Il
want 10 go 70 New York to live with
papa or back 10 my grandfather in
Philadelphia viii go to school At
Byrn Mawr or any other place they
went TO send me On, I am so glad
you have found me. I am so glad
can't tell you how glad ] am. I don't
want % be a runaway any more"
Says Girl Was Lonely
Tohen told the police he first met
Miss de Jsnon a. the Bellevue -stratford
last October. when she came there to
live with her mother After her mother
died. he said. Miss de Janon came to see
.hin frequently. asking for advice. She
seemed 10 be melancholy and told him
she did not want to go away to school
December 10. Cohen stated, Miss de
Jsaon asked him to go with her After
his letter 10 her of December Il she
met him again and arranged to meet
him again December p. On this occa-
sion she wept and he consented.
December % she bought q cheap
brown dress which hung just below
her knees and some other clothing.
She let down her hair and hung it in two
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anl he boarded a train for New York
WiCh her. Everywhere they went. he
SAYS. they read Of their escapade in the
newspapers.
7 am sorry for what I have done,
said Cohen, but ner pieadings were
irresistible. and swear l have not
harmed the child