The Washington times., 1913-04-25
SUSPECT BORDEN
HE|RESS IS HERE.
Detectives Follow Clues That
She Came to Capital With
Mrs. Helen White.
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around the train, as though to learn if
anyone were shadowing her. She had
little to say to her youthful companion,
and then only in whispers.
The passenger, whose name the
agency refused to disclose said that he
had known of Mrs. White in New York,
and was absolutely positive in his
declaration that the veiled woman
aboard the New York train was the
much sought party in the Borden
mystery. From newspaper descriptions.
he believed, too, that the girl with her
was Miss Borden.
Another clue on winch the Bradford
agency is working is that leading to the
Calvert mansion. where 1t was report
ed Mrs. White, her nieces. Helen and
Violet Sheldon, and Miss Borden were
secrted. Thomas H. PicISford, owner
of the property, denied the story, but
the detectives continued on their trail
to the suburbs in the hope that even
though this clue proved fruitless, the
search would reveal the missing parties
in one of the old manor houeses that
dot the Maryland suburbs.
Issues Many Denials.
The Bradford agency is issuing de-
malls on practically all inquiries, but
The Times caIl. state positively this
afternoon that both of these clues We're
reported to the agency which at once
took them up for investigation. 90
The entire city is being searched
One clue developed here as the re-
suit of investigation of the women's
movements. while they lived at Stone
believe that the women may intend
en- embarking for Europe. 1t is pre-
sumed that when Miss Borden was
located here and removed to the
Ter companions Immediately planned
to tawe the heiress abroad. 1t is sup
posed that they went to the sanitar-
iIm in the motor car, picked up Miss
Borden, left the impression in the
meantime that they would be at the
City and engaged passage for Europe.
Clues developed here today also
caused the shadowing of the paiatlal
summer home of William j. White, the
Chewing Gum King" at Oyster Bay
and NIAGARA Falls in the hopes that
the missing heiress and her companions
night be located there.
Silence Is The Rule.
Detectives of the Bradford agency fur
nished Oyster Bay and Niagara Falls
clues, although at the agency today. sill
ence was the rule and everybody con-
nected Herewith refused to discuss the
case.
Mrs. william J. White, the woman
with whom Romona Borden lived here,
previously to commitment to Adams
sanitarium in Pompton Lake. y. j., is
believed to know where the missing girl
ljs Her nieces, who occupied the apart
ment S9 in Stoneleigh Court, were
named Helen and Violet Sheldon. One
of the girls in the automobile which
spirited Romona Borden from theesani-
tarium at ,Pompon Lake wentt under
the name of Helen.
From these facts, the detectives on
the case are working solely on the the
ory that the missing heiress is in the
company of Mrs White, and her nieces.
Shadow Summer Homes.
Mrs. White before her sudden depar-
ture from. Stoneleigh Court last Satur-
day-two days after the Bradford detec-
tives had found the Borden girl in the
apartment-decIared that she was think
ing of going to one of her wealthy hus-
bands summer homes at Oyster Bay Or
Niagara Falls
Acting on these clues, detectives to-
day are shadowing oyster Bay and the
Falls. They believe that this may have
been a false tip from Mrs. White to
throw the searchers off the trail, pro-
viced the sanitarfum affair went right.
Detectives on the Washington end Of
the case are completely in the dark to-
day. While the trail to the girls hiding
place looked excellent yesterday after
noon. her present location is covered in
absolute mystery.
Stories of the almost hypnotic inf1u-
nieces over the Borden girl are going