Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-11
YOUNG HElRESS
UNDER ARREST
MISS DE JANON AND WAITER
FOUND IN HIDING
LONG SEARCH ENDS IN CHICAGO;
GIRL PENlTENT
Letters Made Public Declare Abductor
Did Not Mistreat Milionare's
Grandchild-Cohen Admits
Flight to Canada :
tContinued from Page one,

tContinued from Page ODes
taken to the woman's department of
the Harrison street police station.
Cohen denied any harm had come to
Miss de Janon since she fled with him.
The elopers went to New York city
December 20, remaining there only a
few hours. They boarded a train for
Montreal. In Montreal they took a
train for st. Johns, N. B., where they
boarded a steamer from England.
From Halifax they returned to Boston
by rail and left for Chicago.
In the possession of Miss de Janon
the police found several letters, some
addressed to her parents, and one writ
ten to her by Cohen, dated December
Ia, 1909, which follows:
My Dear Roberta: After thinking
the matter over thoroughly 1 came to
the conclusion, having nothing but
your welfare and future happiness IN
mind, to show you really the hrst
time since l have known you how
honest my love for you is by advising
you not to make the step which you
will later regret, and which will dis
grace you and make you unhappy III
the future.
Think matters over and weigh
everything conservatively, and you
will find out that my motives toward
you are as pure and honorable as only
a man can be toward the girl he really
and devotedly loves.
ITO take you away from here just
to crafty a whim, regardless OF tne
disastrous consequences to yourself,
would show me up only as a coward
and not worthy of having the love OF
such an angel as yourself
Letter to Father
The letter, unsigned, was written on
stationery of the Bellevue-Stratford
hotel. and was mailed to MISS oe
Janon at her grandfather's address IN
Philadelphia.
A letter written by Miss de Janon
to her father, Ferdinand de Janon, a
broker of New York city, which she
had not yet mailed, was also found
1t read
Saturday, Jan. s, 1910-My Dear
Father: l can't tell you now muc1
grieved l am to have caused you ana
grandpa so much worriment and
trouble, but 1 went away because l
did not want to go out to that school,
nor did l want to stay in Philadelphia.
CAS- 1 could not go by myself, per-
suaded Fred to go with me, as ne mas
always been SO kind and good TO me-
but before leaving swore over mamma
grave that he would never wrong me
in any way and that he would treat me
as though l were his daughter.
He has proved himself a gentleman,
for he has kept all his promises, and l
can only speak in the highest terms of
him, for he is good-hearted man. II
is all nonsense for them to say that
was in love with him, for that is not SO:
l only cared for him as dear OLD
friend. If we are caught, [ am going
to kill myself, as [ could not bear TO go
back again. Please, papa dear, take
"Footsy' Cmeaning her pet fox terrler)
and always keep her with you.
Loves Her Poodle
"Be kind and good to her and take
the best of care of her. Now please
grant me that one favor. Please for
give me and try to think kindly of me;
also ask Mrs. Cohen to please forgive
me, as 1 did not realize what trouble
this would bring when 1 coaxed her
husband to go away with me.
please don't prosecute Fred. BE
thankful to him for the beautiful way
he has treated your daughter. 1t was
all my fault. Good by, dear papa ana
grandpa. (Signed) ROBERTA:
''P. S.-Don't forget about Tootsy."
When asked by the police if she still
desired to kill herself the penitent Miss
de Janon cried bitterly and said be-
tween her sobs:
mo, l don't want to die now.
want to go to New York to live with
papa. or back to my grandfather in
Philadelphia. 1 will go to school at
Bryn Mawr, or any other place they
want to send me. Oh, I am so glad
YOU have found me. / am so glad
cannot tell you how glad 1 am don't
want to be a runaway any more
Cohen's Story to Police
Cohen told the police he first met
Miss de Janon at the Bellevue-Strat-
ford last October, when she came there
to live with her mother. After her
mother died, he said, Miss de Janon
came to see him frequently, asking for
advice.
She seemed to be melancholy, and
told him she did not want to go away
to school.
on December 10, Cohen stated, Miss
De Janon asked him to go with her.
After his letter to her of December Il
she met him again and arranged to
meet him again December p. On this
occasion she wept, and he consented.
On December 20 she bought a cheap
brown dress which hung just below her
knees, and some other clothing. She
let down her hair and hung it in two
braids to make herself look younger.
and he boarded a train for New York
With her. Everywhere they went, he
says, they read of their escapade in
the newspapers.
II am sorry for what I have DONE"
said Cohen, 'but her pleadings were
irresistible, and I swear I have not
harmed the child"
When the effects of Miss de Janon
We're examined tonight forty-twO let
ters were found, forty of which were
written to Cohen and two to her faith
er, one on January 3 and the other
January 5. In the former she said
This is to certify that I, Roberta
de Janon, have left my home at the
Bellevue -Stratford in Philadelphia of
my own accord and also acknowledge
that 1 asked Fred Cohen to take me
with him and after refusing several
times he finally consented to take me
as his daughter-today is the sixth
day since leaving home and Fred has
treated me just as if I were his own
daughter. This will eXonerate Fred
Cohen from any blame whatsoever, as
it was L who begged him to take me
away"
MISS DE JAN0N SOLE
HEIR OF MILLIONAIRE