The Washington times., 1910-01-02
Hotel Clerk Identifies Guests
as Miss De Janon and
Waiter Cohen.
FATHER HAS GONE
FOR HIS DAUGHTER
Wife Of Man Who Eloped With
Girl Said TO Be With
Them.

| PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.-RO-
berta De Janon, the sixteen-year-
old heiress who elOped with a wait
er, has been located, together with
Frederick Cohen, the man she ran
Iaay with, and a Woma1, IN a hotel
lin a small town near Philadelphia.
according to Robert Buist, her
grandfather.
Two detectives, Ferdinand De
Janon, the girls father, and Robert
Earle, Of Doylestown, went to bring
the pair back to Philadelphia, and
the missing heiress and Cohen viii
Ibe here before nightfal1, Mr. Buist
believes.
LOCATED BY HOTEL CLERK
The couple were located through
the clerk Of the hotel where they
/ stopped This man came 10 Phila-
delphia last night, met Mr.. Buist az
/ the Union League, and told him
man and a woman and a young girl,
with a dog, had come 10 his hotel.
He positively identified pictures Of
the missing couple
Mr. Buist learned OF the where
/ abouts Of his granddaughter too late
70 take measures to bring her back
last night The last train fO- tie
town where she is believed to be
had left This morning at Z O'Clock
the party left FOR the town Until
he actually sees his granddaughter
again Nr- Buist viii not reveal the
name Of the place where they are
staying
Identity Of Other Woman
/ The woman with Cohen and Miss de
Janon. Mr.. BuiSI ". AtIee BUpee. the
! DOylestOwn man. and others interested.
believe Is none other than Mrs Cohen.
wife OF the waiter. and the woman who
gave out the letters published today II
New York and purp0rtinE 10 have been
I written by Miss de JanOn TO Cohen
If Mrs Cohen Is found al the hotel she
viii be arrested on charge Of con
spiracy. As the detectives left the city
this morning with Mr. de JanOa and
AIr- Earl, The old grandfather said
earnestly
Don't let that fellow get away. YOU'D
better take all your appliances with
/ YOU. and strap him down tight IN the
train Il he tries TO escape
II was late last night that the first
real clue TO the Wher6a D0Is Of Miss Ge
Janon came with the arrival Of a dusty,
traVel-sIaIned man at the Union League
Club All kinds OF people have bssieged
the portals OF the exclusive club seek
ing Mr. BUist since the girls disappear
ard - irO-t-nn-,4-r- told
visitor that he could not be admitted
Identified by @Tootsie,"
MY business is very important the
stranger insisted. and finally. after
much iTnpOrtuninE, his card was car
ried to the gTief-stricken grandfather OF
the young girl who ran away
Mr. Buist ordered him admitted He
proved to be a hotel clerk from a small
/ town nearby, and he told OF the arrival
at his place Of a man, q woman. and
/ a young girl with a dog The descrip-
tions tailed exactly Nr- Buist pro
dUced photographs. That's them" ex-
claimed the stranger, and as for
| ''Tootsie.' the dog, would know him
IN q minute from the picture
There was no train back to the toEn
last night, but Mr. Buist, AIr- Earle,
Mr. BUrpee, and the detectives, with
] Frederick De Janon, the father. spent
I most Of the night discussing ways to
/ effect a capture This morning. when
4 the first train left Broad street station,
they were ready with a plan which they
were confident would prevent Cohen
from esCa ping, and would restore the
runaway girl TO her father and grand
/ father
Talks Only to The Tines
! While waiting in the Union League
today to hear from the party sent out
/ 20 bring back his eIoping grand daugh-
! ter, and the waiter with whom she ran
/ away, Robert Buist, the millionaire
! grandfather o< Roberta DeJanon- gave
| out the first interview to come from a
member Of the family since the eIope-
/ meut-
| I have talked TO no representatives
I Of any newspapers either IN this city
or New York, except TO deny them IN
formation. excepting reporters from Iilf
/ Washington Times said Nj BUST Ev-
4 cry statement that has appeared attri-
Euted TO me has been false, and I ana
heartily sick OF the misrepTesentatie
4 that has gone on since this unfortunate
affair happened
The girl was sick. suffering from
/ nervous hysteria- and he just led her
away when she did not know what s.--;s she
| was doing said Mr. BuiSt- That
sums up the situation The idea that
1 had turned against her, that I TOgld
disinherit her, poor little girl, Is eb-
surd and most bitterly unjust.
/ While ne was talking OF the AFFAIR
/ Mr. Buist could not conceal his emotion
/ Tears welled out OF his eyes and rolled
down his cheeks.
] 1t Is no fault of hers" ne said AZ
ter mT granddaughter mother died,
she was never the same as she had
/ been, she was sick all OF the time.
This man Cohen had completely won my
confidence; he was always respectful,
| always a good servant and had no
/ sueniciOrs