The Detroit times., 1912-01-15
.HtIRESS is DISCOVERED
WORKING AS SERVANT
Violet Buehler, Missing Since
Nov. 81, Says She Prefers
Work to Wealth.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-"They say |
was foolish to run away from home
and money and work here for SO a
week. But | can't see 1t that way; |
don't think was foolish at ALL
Violet Buehler, l5-year-old Chicago
girl, heiress to 100000, for whom the
police OF many cities had been search
| ing since Nov. 81, on the theory that
she had been kidnapped and held for
ransom. declared today in the rooms
| OF the Children's society, that she
wanted to work and make name for
herself The girl was found working
] as a nurse for an INVALID in an east
! side tenement. .3I2.I 81
Il would rather pork and make my
way here I'm New York" she con-
tinued. than 70 ike IN 4 wealthy
home in Chicago. s,,
MY foster mother Treated me we'll
and / was shown every kindness. But
they would not let me go out, and |
couldn't have any boy trends. sup
pose now III have TO. 80 back and
that I'll have TO stays there In Chi
cago for a while, but III. come back
TO New York the very first chance 1
| get. ~ ~. ~ ~
Other girls, who haven't money.
are allowed to go out into the world
and make their own way. They can
have sweethearts and do as they
please-and think that's perfectly
| dandy"
Don't you think II is foolish for a
girl as young as you to run away from
homer" she was asked.
II do not" she replied with en-
phasis.
Would you advise other girls to
do as you have done?"
Yes, II they dent live in New
York." she responded with alacrity.
1T was fine TO be nurse and com.
panion for Miss Brett | enjoyed do
Ing something for someone else, and
| l felt ] amounted to something. In
Chicago / was taken care OF and /
didn't amount to anything"
| The girl denied that she came to
New York to meet Clewne.
Miss Buehler disappeared under
mysterious circumstances from the
home of her fostermother, Mrs. Anna
Buehler, No. COZ South State-st., Chi
cago. For q time II was believed she
had been kidnapped for ransom. The
police were called in, but could find
no trace OF her Recently note was
tossed from one OF the upper win
dows of Chicago office building. say
| ing the writer was being held a pris-
oner there. No one was found when
the police searched the structure.
Since she has been here, Miss Bueh-
Ter has been living under the name
of Bella Ross. She admitted today
that the particular magnet which drew
her to New York was Jack Clewne, a
waiter she met In, Chicago, but de-
MED that they had been married
CHICAGO, Jan.d 1bil-Police Inspect
or Nicholas Hunt today, after confer
ence with Mrs Herman Bpehler, foster
mother of Violet Buehler, the 15-year-
old runaway, who was located In New
York, wired the police of that city to
hold the girl and Jack Clewne, the
waiter with whom she Is in love, until
further instructions. The police were
warned not to arrest the pair.
Mrs. Buehler breather a sigh Of re-
J lief today when told the girl had been
I found.
Nov I can rest in peace" she said.
Il am sure Violet will be only too will
| ing to return. She has had home OF
comparative comfort here with me at
the Hotel Meyers and that she is
working as a servant j can hardly be-
lieve. The uncertainty Of the last two
months has driven me almost insane"
Violet can stay in New York II she
Is happy there and In good surround
ings. | shall go to New York and talk
with her, but will make no effort to
bring her back II she wishes to stay.
| 'If Violet's sweetheart in New York
is respectable young man, will not
interfere with their love affair. But II
find II otherwise, | will go to any
limit to protect Violet.
Mrs. Buehler said she would not be
able to go to New York for several
days.
Jack C. Clewne, the waiter. with
with Violet admits she Is infatuated,
was employed at the new Hotel Bree-
wort here for several years until last
August when he went TO New York.
81 did not know Violet i'm Chicago,
as was reported" said Jack Clewne,
| the 22-year-old waiter named as 1.-The
man in the case" OF Violet Buehler.
II met the girl at dance and was
introduced to her. We were not en-
gagged and | did not know Violet was
an heiress.
81 think a lot OF her but we had
never talked OF marriage. l suppose
we acted just as any two young folks
would. went to see her regularly
and took her out some, but I have al
ways been a gentleman with her AS
she will say, and have nothing TO
fear"
Would you marry her now that
you know she is an heiress,' was
asked.
II don't know whether | would or