Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-01-16
Missing Chicago Helress
Working as Domestic
There; Declares No Man
Influenced Flight.
MAN IN THE CASE
APPEARS AT STATION
Waiter Joined Girl After
Her Arrest and Was Held
BY Police; Will be Return
ed to Foster-Mother.

by Police; Will be Return
ed to Foster-Mother.
New York. Jan. 15.-Violet Buehler,
the missing Chicago heiress, was ar
rested at the corner Of First avenue
and 10th street this morning and taken
ia the police station. She had been
working in the neighborhood, the po'
lice say, taking care OF a SICK woman.
Miss Buehler admitted her identity
and told the police that she came to
New York about a month ago with the
idea Of seeing the world. She de'
sclared that no man had anything TO 90
with her leaving home. -
She said that after her money began
to get low she decided to get a position
and answered a newspaper adveruse-
ment for Z nurse. She was employed
by Mrs. Alna Brett, in East 7Otn
street. S....z .. v.
For more than three weeks Miss
Buehler. who is said to be heiress OF
an estate worth several thousand dol
lar aas been acting as nurse for the
mother OF Mrs. Brett as we'll as doing
light domestic work. ,
The Brett family was aston1shed
when they found out who their ser
want was The first news tnat me
girl had been found came from chi
Eago and a detective was sent to- TO-
cate the girl. Miss Buehler said sne
was willing to go back to Chicago and
the police in that city were wired for
instructions. t t..
z Man in Case Appears.
The girl said she had told her foster
mother that she was going to visit an
amt. Mrs. p. Davidson in Wisconsin,
but instead boarded a train for this
city, Her idea in coming here was to
.see f,ife.' Miss Buehler said that
she Wa unaccompanied when she LEFT
Z Chicago, Sbut Immediately afterwards
told about Jack Clune, a restaurant
man, II had known in Chicago ana
whom she met in this city soon after
her arrival. ss
Miss Buehler said that Jack was a
fine fellow and she proposed"to to marry
him some day when they saved up
money enough.
The girl scrubbed a letter just be-
fore leaving the Brett home and left 1t
on the bureau in her room. This note,
written in lead pencil was given as
follows by the police:
"Jack, don't give up hun must
70. Will write soon as possible.
am so nervous. By BY .. j..
A postscript ran:
"Stick to me, Jack, and everything
will be o. K"
The Bretts said that Miss Buehler's
conduct while she was with them was
exemplary.
Police Inspector Hughes said he
was satisfied Violet had left her Chi
cago home of her own accord. Accord
ing to him, Miss Buehler said she had
just got tired of her home and having
about $50, had come to New York.
The girl said she was just as anxious
to get back home now as she had been
to leave. t s,.1 .>"-~. !. n
After the girl had been taken to the
citizens court, Clune appeared. In
passing thro,sasy the corridor Violet
sp-- "a ling to him, threw
his neck. Clune
ID" IS her but Detective
M away.
exclaimed Mulligan.
Who are you?"
Il III hers" said Clune
80. here you may be want
sd, seid the detect 'e as he passed on
with Violet
Clune said he had nothing to fear
and declared tn 2 he had gone volun-
tarily to the citizens court.
No Warrant For Her In Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 15.-Just what step
will be taken to return Violet Buehler
to Chicago has not been decided. The
police hold no warrant for her. A con-
ference will be held by Mrs. Buehler,
foster mother of the girl, and the po-
lice late today. AS soon as it was
learned that the girl had been found
several detectives called on Mrs. Bueh-
ler but she was unable to see them.
II hope to hear directly from Violet
some time today" said Mrs. Buehler
later. 1t Is my wish that she return
without protest. will welcome her
home"
Later Mrs. Buehler said that she
was willing that Violet should stay in
New York if she SO wished.
II will do anything to satisfy her. I
want to know that she is safe and well
cared for. I will bring Violet back to
Chicago if she wants to come here"
said Mrs. Buehler. II am over joyed to
think that my little girl has been
found"
Mrs. Buehler declared that she knew
Of no man named J. G. Clune but that
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