The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12
Sail for Europe, Blaming
Helen Gould for Seizure
of Children.
.STALKED FOR WEEKS
BY STRANGE MEN
Mrs. Thomas Declares She viii
Keep Her Children on
Returning.

NEW YORK. July 12-8Irs- Ealph
Hill Thomas, who was formerly Ms
Helen Kelly Gould sailed for Europe
with her husband today On the liner
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
At the same time her two children
were being held under guard By their
aunt, Miss Helen Miller Gould, 70 whom
they were taken when seized by detec-
tfves late yesterday following their
mothers marriage
Mrs. Thomas, recently divorced from
Prank Gould, and married yesterday %
Ralph Hi Thomas. was bitterly indig@
nant over the seizure Of the children
There was no excuse for ali Of this"
she said Z cannot understand the
/ actions the people have been guilty OF.
I They have followed Us everywhere
Blames Helen Gould.
at IS ali EeIen GouId's work She
/ mas been watching me and nay children
/ for a week They have had detectives
fellow US 10 our home al Sands Point
( and here The children we're 10 Be turn
/ ed over 70 Miss Gould last evening. II
{ is shameful
/ Er. and Ms. Thomas boarded ths
/ Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse shortly AZ
/ ter S O'Clock this morning They were
given the suite OF Capt Charles Pouak,
/ Of the liner, which IS on the forward
! deck close 10 the bridge. II Is the rough
! est part o. the beat The suite con-
( sists OF o dining and sitting ICON, and
Ia bed room and bath
/ Mrs Thomas was dressed entirely n
= black. As she walked Up the gangway
I OF the liner she lowered a heavy veil
/ The newly married couple came IN
I from the Could bungalow at Sands
/ Point in 8Ir. Thomas auto.
( Three private detectives followed
them. one Of the detectives being 4
/ negro. When they boarded the liner 4
number Of photographers were on hand
I TO get snapshots OF them. and Mr.
] Thomas became greatly wrought ID
over uheir. presence
The children and myself have been
/ followed by detectives for the last
FmOnth,' said Mrs. Thomas. They have
( followed Us all over New York and to
I Sands Point At every move We found
I detectives at our eli 0Ws. do not know
I who retained then. Maybe II waz
/ Gould All I know IS that didn't have
I anything TO DO with their being around.
/ and did not want them around
Followed By Officers.
/ yesterday the detectives followed ne
/ from the St Regis 10 NY home IN Park
( avenue I asked Addison Miner 10 90
/ along with the children and their gov
/ erness to protect them, and asked him,
/ also. TO dodge the detectives.
/ He took the children to the Gotham
I where they visited their grandmother,
/ and then they were sent to the home
I OF Miss Helen Could
{ Miss ECGld IS to take care OF ths
! children until Mr.. Thomas and return
I from Europe IN two months I shah
{ then have them ar Sands Point
/ HAS Helen Gould asked you to allow
I her 10 adopt the Children?
/ You can say she has. but I have
I always refused to listen TO any sJlC'l
l thing No one can have my children
, but myself Frank Could, By rema-ry-
/ inE. has forfeited all claim 20 my chill
{ dreu. Miss Helen Could can guarantee
them q good home, but 7 can give them
as good a home as anyone, and il
tend having them