Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-24
MISS BORDEN GOES
BACK TO SAN|TAR|UM
CContInued from First rpge.l

Charlton street, how much the trip
would cost. When told that 1t would
be $3.50 they alighted, paid the bill
for the distance Travelled and boarded
Plank Road trolley car.
In the meantime Miss Coagland had
| learned of the departure of the party
and Immediately went to police head
quarters, where she told Lieutenant
Tracy of what was going on. That
official notified the Jersey City police,
and when Kerber, the taxicab chauf-
feur returned, Miss Coagland en-
gagged him to try to overtake the troll
ley car.
BY this time the police of New
York, Newark, Jersey City and sur
rounding cities had sent out general
alarms for Miss Borden and the two
women, and every means of escape
was effectually shut off.
Last night a man who said he
was connected with the Pompton
Lake Sanitarium, visited the hotel
and police headquarters collecting all
the information possible. He re-
fused, however, to give any informa-
ton or throw any light on the iden
tity of who the two women were that
engineered the scheme.
The Nurses Story.
According to Miss Coagland, she
was walking about the grounds of the
sanitarium, when she noticed the APP
proach of an automobile. At the
sight of this Miss Borden exclaimed
that she saw rabbit and ran away.
She was finally overtaken by her at
tendant and the two sat down.
In few minutes the automobile re-
turned and this time Miss Borden
made no pretext. but dashed for the
car followed closely by her attendant.
She greeted one of the wore-i as
Helen" and both the occupants of
the car outstretched their arms to
embrace the girl. Before she en-
tered the car, however she was over
taken by Miss Coagland, and
struggle ensued.
Finally, according to the story told
to the Newark police by Miss Coag-
land. the women invited both her and
Miss Borden to take a short ride, and
before she realized where they were
they were rapidly approaching New
ark. She became suspicious but
reconciled herself to the inevitable
with the hope of getting assistance
at the first stop She believed that
all would be safe when the Navarro
Hotel was reached, and supposed they
would all have lunch together
Mr.. and Mrs. Borden, parents of the
young girl, have been separated for
some time, and in 1911 Mrs. Borden
brought an action for separation in
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of desertion. The case was thrown
out. and the husband settled consider
able money on his wife and the two
agreed to live separately.
Father Disapproved Her Friends.
Most of the daughters time' was
spent with the father in New York
and Washington. They spent a great
part of last winter in the South, where
Miss Borden is alleged to have formed
acquaintance to which the father OBJ
jected. 1t is believed that the women
who accompanied her away from the
sanitarlum yesterday were objection
able to the father
Both of the women are described
as being elegantly dressed, and pos
sessed of considerable refinement.
The one called Helen is said to be
about So years old. and is blond.
The other appeared about ten years
older, but Miss Borden called both
by their first names, though only one
was pronounced sufficiently loud to
be recognized
The police who have investigated
the case are convinced that no rela-
tive of the girl was in any manner
implicated in yesterdays affair. Mr..
Borden resides at the Hotel Manhat-
tan, but made a sudden departure
from there yesterday afternoon with
out explanation. Mrs. Borden's
whereabouts are unknown, though
she is believed TO be residing in the
West.
Miss Pomona is described by those
who saw her yesterday in this city
to be very youthful in appearance
and unusually pretty. She was
dressed in blue tailor-made suit
and wore only a veil over her head
She also wore rubber-soled athletic
shoes, and, apparently, was less ex-
cited than any other members OF the
party while at the hotel.
Three years ago Miss Borden ran
away from Smell Academy, a fashions
able school for girls at Berkeley, Cal
She was homesick, and sent word to
her father who was then in Los
Angeles, that she was on her way to
see him,
The automobile which visited the
safitarium and brought the party to
Newark bore license number 1851,
N. j., and. according to State records. |
that license was procured by the Eco
nomic Auto Supply Company, OF 26S
Halsey street. Officials of the COM
pany said to a reporter for the Eve
ming Star today that they did not
own such license at present, al
though they admitted that they had. |
Their general manner in denying
ownership appeared as though they