Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-11
ELOPING HEiREsS ARRESTED
 IN CHICAGO BOOMING HOUSE

l ELOPING HEiRESS ARRESTED IN CHICAGO BOOMING HOUSE With Her Was Former Hotel Waiter They Left Philadelphia Dec. 2e and Had Travelled Thousands of Miles in Effort to Escape Arrest-Funds Had
 Dwindled to s1.6o.
 Chicago, Jan. 1o.-Lfving as father and daughter Roberta Buist De Janon, IT years old a Philadelphia heiress and Frederic Cohen, a former waiter at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel, who eloped December 29 from Philadelphia were found and arrested late today.
 They were discovered by detectives in a rooming house at 6S West Su- perfor street on the North Side of the city. When policemen entered the house, Miss De Janon was playing with a pet dog which she took with her when she disappeared with Cohen, who is 43 years old and married. Co., hen was reading in an adjoining room. Miss De Janon Pleads to Be Taken
 They were taken to the Chicago ave- nue police station Cohen at first pro tested against arrest. He soon admit ted his identity however, and Miss De Janon. sobbing bitterly, pleaded with the police to restore her to her par ents.
 Flight of Thousands of Miles.
 Cohen revealed to the officers the story of his flight with the girl from Philadelphia, a flight extending for thousands of miles through the United States and Canada. and in which a trip to England was interrupted at Halifax because the boat officers would not permit the presence of Miss De Janon's pet dog on the vessel. At least, that was Cohen's explanation of the abandonment of the sea voyage, which began at St. John, New Bruns- wick: but the police believe that he planned to leave the boat at Halifax to elude detectives.
 Only s1.eo in Ready Money.
 Cohen and Miss De Janon reached Chicago on Thursday and rented a Mrs. Frank Perrin. Cohen introduced the girl as his daughter Alice. He identified himself as Robert King and said he was a barber just arrived from Montreal in search of work.
 identified by Newspaper Pictures.
 The girl. when questioned by the officers at the police station after she had admitted her identity, said that she and Cohen reached Chicago with only S1.60 and that she gave Cohen a bracelet and necklace with which he planned to procure money to live on- Their apprehension followed a, report to the police in the afternoon by Mrs. Perrin, who had seen pictures of the eloping pair in the newspapers and suspected that her new boarders were the missing Philadelphia elopers.
 Cohen Is locked up tonight at the Chicago avenue station. He said he would waive extradition papers. The Philadelphia police were advised to come to Chicago for the prisoner. Miss De Janon and her dog were taken to the woman's department of the Harri- son street police station.
 The Route Taken to Avoid Capture.
 Cohen vehementIy denied that any harm had come to Miss De Janon since she fled with him from her home. He outlined the route taken to evade cap ture. They went from Philadelphia to New York city on December 29, re- maining there only a few hours. Thence they went by train to Montreal. where they took train for St. John, N. B. There they boarded a steamer for England. At Halifax they aban- doned the sea voyage and went to Boston by rail. From Boston they one had any idea of their wherea- bouts.
 Police Find Several Letters. the police found several letters, some addressed to her parents and one writ ten to her by Cohen, dated Dec. IA. In this the waiter begged the girl to think twice before eloping with him.
 A letter written by Miss De Janon to her father, Ferdinand De Janon, a broker. of 21 East Twenty-first street, New York city, which she had not yet mailed, was also found. In this it was revealed that the girl may have been contemplating suicide. She asks Co., hens wife In it to forgive her for coaxing her husband to go away with her so that she would not have to att tend private school at Bryn MawS, where she was to have been sent on Jan. 3.
 Fred Always Proved Himself Gentle
 man.
 The letter reads:
 Saturday, Jan. g, 1910. My Dear Father:-
 T can't tell you how much grfeved am to have caused you and grandpa so much worriment and trouble; but went away because did not want to go out to that school, nor did I want to stay in Philadelphia. As I could not me, as he has always been so kind and good to me; but before leaving he Swore over mafnma's grave that he would never wrong me in any way and that he would treat me as though were his daughter. He has proved himself gentleman, for he has kept all of his promises, and I can only speak in the highest terms for him, for he is a good hearted man. It is all nonsense for them to say I was in love with him, for that is not so. I only cared for him as dear old friend. If we are caught I am going to kill my self, as I could not bear to go back again. Please, papa, dear, take Foot sey (meaning her pet fox terrier) and always keep her with you
 "Be kind and good to her and take the best care of her. Now please grant me that one favor. Please forgive mo and try to think kindly of me. and also ask Mrs. Cohen to please forgive me. as I did not realize what trouble this thing would bring when I coaxed her husband to go away with me. Please do not prosecute Fred. Be thankful to him for the beautiful way he has treatsd your dauehtor. It was all my