The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27
D;sappearance of Ramona Bor-
den AS Much a Mystery
Now AS Ever
BORROWED MONEY
PROVED HER UNDOING
Jerk Whom She Had For
gotten to Pay Recognizes
Her in Boston Hotel
and Tells Father

NEW YORK. April 2s--Grarvtlle
|yark of the law firm of Root, Clark
q Rird. Of this city, and counsel for
hail Borden, father of Pomona Bor-
hen who went TO Boston with Mr.,
Borden in their search for the miss
Ing girl, came back to New YORK
[onirht at 10:45 o'clock.
He said that he left Mr.. Borden
|yi,h his daughter In Boston. MI
harden and the girl had left the
Essex hotel and were visiting friends
LII the family in the suburbs. Mr..
I,lark would not say where. and said
they would stay IN Boston for some
time
(aieces. Gladys and Violet Sheldon,
here with Miss Borden in Back BAY
Boarding house when Mr., Borden
Iound his daughter. Mr.. clark salo-
Ar. Marian A Backe, of ST. st
sarlrs avenue. brooklyn. who was re-
aorted to have been with the girl IN
sew Haven. was not with her in Bos-
an when Miss Borden was found.
fr Clark explained. Mr.. Clark did
OF know where Mrs Backe was. AND
ould not say where Mrs, White ana
efttwo nieces were.
Miss Borden. Mr., Clark went on,
-as in excellent health He denied
auorts that the girl was In state
nervous collapse when she was
oslnd She was glad to see her
ather, and Mr. Borden had decided
lot 10 send her 10 convent IN can
Ida. as he had threatened TO, ar.
borden would remain in Boston with
il daughter, Mr.. Clark concluded
BOSTON. april 2s.--Miss Ramona
koraen the seventeen year-old daugh~
pr ~ Gail Borden. the millionaire
ond nsed milk man Of New York,
no disappeared from a satiarlun3
H por1p ". J.. last Wednesday.
yas restored 70 her father by private
detectives this afternoon. Consider
BILE mystery surrounds the case, be
ause Of the fact that Mr. BORDEN,
far as is known has not made any
atement regarding the circum-
ances. nor is it clear where the
RI has been between the time Of her
ssa ppearance and yesterday noon
hat the purpose was of the people
he In supposed 70 have accompanied
lust where she and her father are
the present time
Regarding the present Whefe-
bouts of Mr.. Borden and Ramona.
that they took the O'Clock train
br New York this afternoon, and the
kner ix that they are going 20 stay
ere with friends untii tomorrow, ana
nssibly until Monday
Girl and Father Broken Up,
Mr.. Bordens baggage, which ne
rouzht over from New York last
tght. is at the Hotel Essex. whore
New York newspaper man If
waiting word from the former as
his movem euts. hut al the Hofe4
ouraine, where rhe meeting be
rssn the girl and her father took
Iaace, it was asserted that Mr For-
I'm reserved seats on the Merchants
knitted. which left at o'clock.
II was asserted hy the newspaper
ian above referred TO- that Miss Bor-
en is a nervous wreck and that her
ather Is completely broken up, part
because Of his daughters escapade,
nd partly because his mother Is dy-
in Baltimore. and sister very
in New Y ork.
The most mysterious thing about
he AFFAIR Is the identity of the wo~
ian who was with Miss Borden from
yesterday until this afternoon, ana
hen vanished from the hotel where
hey stopped overnight. This. disap-
earance act came n few minutes
tier the girl and her father met at
lie Touraine This woman came 10
be Hotel Nendome about noon yes
rday. accompanied by girl. they
nd only their suitcases and small
hss and registered as Mrs j, II.
avis. Montreal and Miss bar
ara Reed. Montreal
The younger woman was MISS bof~
en-, hut who Mrs. Davis" was has
q
artaln she is not Mrs William j.
Finite. of Brooklyn. or Mrs, Marion
BaChe. of the same city. Miss
orden's companion was woman
xty wears of age, with snow white
air and was attired in black, includ-
hg a mourning veil. This descrip-
on does not tally at all with that
either Mrs. White or Mrs. Bache,
The two were given a double room
nd bath where they went lunchlng
the dining room, and SO far as
An be learned, did not have any Wis
prs They did not breakfast very
Arly today, and nothing was sent 10
Aeir room this morning, but shortly
afore 9 O'Clock today when they
Ame downstairs and ate what might
ave been considered O breakfast
inch.
Recognized BY Clerk.
A young man who clerRed at one
n the fashionable hotels in Or
IBond. Florida. last winter, was sit
Ing in the lobby when the pair de-
tended. He recognized Miss Reed
4 the missing Borden girl Immediate
and had q very distinct recollec-
Hon of her because he said she Dor
lwed $40 from him one day and
Id forgotten to pay it back. lie had
1en her about the hotel In Ormond,
busta ntly knew who she was and
H. that reason also felt that he was
IN mistaken in identifying .her.
4 After partaking of the repast the
Norman and girl returned to their
Nom so far as the hotel attaches
how, and no one recalls having seen
fiss Borden leave II, That she was
communicated with by some one,