Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
HERROMANCE ENDED
Mabel Kirby's Partner in
Flight in Jail.
BACK HOME ON WARRANT
Raymond B. Killers to Face Wife's
Charge.
GIRLS LETTER GIVES CLUE
Errant Spouse and Father of Two
Children Found With Eloping
Maid in Baltimore.
sIRL'S LETTER GIVES CLUE

No newspapers used front-page space to
tell the world of the elopment of Mabel
Kirby and Raymond 3. Killers last No
vember. in fact, scarcely any one but
the heartbroken families here knew of
the disappearance of the pair. until two
detectives from headquar ters went over
to Baltimore and brought Killers back
yesterday on a warrant for non-suppOrt
sworn out by Mrs. Killers, his wife.
Killers is q street car conductor and
Mabel Kirby is the daughter of William
Kirby of No. 1905 X street. Killers is
twenty-seven years old, and his last
Washington address was No. 502 Maine
avenue. He met Mabel Kirby at a dance.
She is fond of dancing. and at one time
conducted dancing class somewhere in
the neighborhood of Takoma Park.
Denied He Was Married.
He began to pay attention to Mabel,
in spite of the fact that her family made
objection, and told her he was not mar
ried. Some one who knew both Killers
and the Kirbys told the girls parents
that Killers was married and had two
children. Later the family was told that
some one had seen Killers with his fam
lily. When they put the question to him
he denied it.
Not me-" he said; 1T must have been
my twin brother.
Mabel believed what Killers told her.
that he was not married. and she told
the detectives that she believed it right
up to the time that they came with the
warrant sworn out by Killers WIFE
The pair did not have any too much
smooth sailing in Baltimore, for they
had to sell or pawn about everything
they had. Mabel had a little pet dog.
and she thought enough of the animal
to take it away when she disappeared.
1t helped drive the wolf from the door.
for she sold 1t for a fair sum when the
cupboard was bare and the joint purse
was empty.
Wrote the Telltale Letter.
After that they disposed of bits Of
jewelry by degrees until they We're
stripped of any negotiable articles and
the world looked cold and the inner
man felt hungry.
Something must be done. So Mabel
wrote to her mother and begged for
forgiveness in letter full of tears.
She said she was sorry-and hungry
and wanted TO return home-only sac
had no money. She did not give her
mother any house address, but directed
her to mail the money to Mabel Kirby
at the general delivery window, Baltl-
more.
Killers was just as much interested in
getting that letter as anybody, it would
appear. for he went down to the general
delivery with Mabel, and when she
asked:
ANY mail for Mabel Kirby Killers
felt a huge grip on his collar, and turn
ing around met the gaze of Detectives
Baur and Cornwell of Washington.
Killers Ready to Collapse.
Killers was ready to collapse with sur
prise 1t was the last thing he expected
to happen. and he was further surprised
when he was told that the warrant had
been sworn out by Mrs. Killers, who
was home waiting for him with the two
very interesting Killers children.
Mabel was somewhat surprised, too.
Killers was locked up at the first pre-
cinct station when the party reached
Washington, and will probably have to
answer to Judge De Lacy for his actions.
Killers told one of the detectives that
he and Mabel had not tried to pass as
father and daughter, after the manner of
the waiter Cohen and Roberta de JanOn.
He said they were looked upon in Bal
timore as man and wife.