Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-11
TELL REMARKABLE STORY
OF FLIGHT AND TRAVELS
Wealthy Girl of II Gives Up All and
Wanders on With the Employs ~
Years Old and Married-she Cries
and Tells Police to Take Her Back
Home.
cny Associated Press.)

CHICAGO. ILLS. Jan. 10.--Livihs
as father and daughter. Roberta DE
Janon. Il years old. Philadelphia
heiress and Frederic Cohen. former
waiter at the Bellevue Stratford hotel,
who eloped December 20 from Phila-
delphia, we're found and arrested late
today. They were discovered by de-
tectives In a rooming house at IS
West Superior street on the north
side of the city. When policemen
entered the house Miss De Janon was
playing with pet dog. which she
took with her when she disappeared
with Cohen who Is IS years old and
married. Cohen was reading In an
adjoining room. They were taken 10
the Chicago avenue police station.
Cohen at first protested against ar
TEST. He soon admitted his identity.
however. and Miss De Janon, sobbing
bitterly pleaded with the police 10
restore her to her parents.
Cohen revealed TO the officers the
story of his fight 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 officers
would not permit the presence OF Miss
lie JanCD's pet dog on the vessel.
Called Her His Daughter.
Cohen and Miss De Janon reached
Chicago on Thursday and rented a
roCm in a boarding house owned by
Mrs. Frank Perrin. Cohen introduced
the girl as his daughter. He identi
fed himself as Robert King and said
he was a barber just arriving from
Montreal in search of work.
The girl. when questioned by the
officers at the police station, after she
had admitted her identity. said that
she and Cohen had reached Chicago
with only $3.50 and tina. she gave
Cohen q bracelet and necklace
which he pawned to procure money to
live On.
Their apprehension followed a re-
port TO the police in the afternoon by
Mrs. Perrin, who nad seen pictures
OF the eioping pair in the newspapers
and suspected that her new roomers
were the missing Philadelphia eiop-
ers.
Cchen f. tonight locked up In the
Chicago avenue station, where he
stated that ne would waive extradi-
ton proceedings.
The Philadelphia ponce we're advis-
ed to come 10 Chicago for the pris-
oner.
Miss De Janon and her dog were
taken to the w0man's department OF
the Harrison street police station.
Cohen veheme1tly denied that any
harm had come TO Miss De Janou
since she fed with him from her
home. He outlined the route taken 20
evade capture They went from
Philadelphia 10 New York city on De
cember 2s. remaining there only a few
hours. They went by train TO Mon
;resl, where they took a train for 81
John. " u. There they boarded a
steamer for England. At Halifax they
abandoned the sea voyage and went
10 Boston by rail From Boston they
came to Chicago. convinced that no
one had any idea of their where
abouts.
Wants to Return 20 Papa
When asked by the police whether
she stiH held a desire 10 kill herself.
the pertinent Miss De Janon cried
bitterly and ssiC:
Nc. 7 don't want to die now. I
want TO 20 &c New York to live with
Papa or hack 40 my grandfather IN
Philadelphia win go 10 the school
At Bryn Nswr. or any other place
they want TO send me. On. arr 40
glad you have found me. am so
glad. I cant tell you how glad ! am.
don't want 70 be a runaway any
mere
cohen told the roiice that he first
met Miss D. JanoH al the Bellevue
Strait I'd last October when she came
there 20 live with her mother. After
her mother died. be said. Miss De
Janou came TO see him frequently.
ark.ne &C. sdvice. she seemed 10 BE-
M ianchoiy and told him she aid net
want 10 50 away % school
On December 10. Cohen said Miss
t. Janon asked him 70 20 with her.
Amer his lftfcr 10 hfr of December
10. che mei nm again and arranged
70 meet him on DECEMBER q. On tnls