The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
Ramona Borden Found
by D. tie tiv e S in
Boston Hotel.
KIDNAPPERS MAY
BE PROSECUTED
Millionaire Still Uncertain as to
What Course to Pursue To-
ward Women Who Abducted
Daughter from Sanatorium.
Worn Out by Strain of
Four Days Chase.
Especial to The rimes-pispatch.l

Boston. Mass. April 2S-Ramona
Borden, tho sevcnteen-year-o old daugh-
ter OF Gall Borden. the millionaire
MIX manufactures. who was kidnapped
from New Jersey sanatorium la st
Wednesday. was restored to her father
at the Hotel Touraine to-day by De-
tectivc Raymond j. Burns. of the Burns
detective Agency in New York
The girl was kidnapped by two wo-
men, Mrs. w. j. White. wife of he
chewing gum manufactures, and BY an
other woman believed to be Mrs It. r.
Backe OF New York. They were traced
through four States by the Burns de-
tectifes. and four-day chase ended
when Raymond Burns knocked on the
door of a room in the Hotel Vendome
this afternoon and his summons Was
answered by Miss Borden herself.
Mrs. White, who brought the girl to
boston He'd from the city and left Miss
Borden alone. after learning that they
had been traced. Where Mrs White is
now is not known.
Sensational Pursuit.
The kidnapping, the four DAYS pur-
suit and the restoration Of Miss Bor-
den to her fathers arms. were all SEN
sauonal, and attended by remarkabl
features.
The underlying motive OF the kid
manning Is found In strange tale of
the fascination of q woman for a girl.
MI. Bcrden said this afternoon
Il believe Mrs. White had hypnotic
influence over my daughter"
Certainly the history OF the woman's
pursuit Of the miliionaire's daughter
cannot be explained except on the
ground that there was a strong bond
OF friendship between the two.
Miss Borden. when found. was in an
extremely nervous state. She and hei
father will spend Sunday with a friend
in ono of the suburbs OF Boston, and
Monday viii return to New York Mr.
Borden Is undecided where he Will pu,
hs daughter 10 protect her from Mrs
whites persecution. Neither has he
decided whether to prosecute Mrs
White for her abduction.
a Few minutes after the reunion be
tween father and daughter in the
Touraine lobby, two heavily yelled
young women called and asked to see
Miss Borden. They went upstairs
stayed for few minutes. then came
down. AT the Touraine entrance they
slipped into a taXicab and directed
tho driver in whisper He raced
through Back Bay streets. and by :,
roundabout way 10 the South station
They arrived there in time to take a
train for New York
Worn Out by Strain.
x ~ dS iiiIpoSSlDIs 10 ieafn who these
two women werd?, Both Mr.. Borden
and his daughter arc so worn out by
the strain OF the last four days tina,
they were unable to discuss their ex-
pericnces at any length
MY daughter has promised never to
run away again said the father half
Historically. That's about all l care
TO say
Detective Burns was almos, as reti-
cent.
81 can only say that am gratifed
at having been able 10 trace the girl
$" quickly and restore her TO her father
do not feel justified in telling any
details of the chase after the two
women. That should come from Mr.
Borden. / have finished my work and
Will leave tomorrow for New York"
Miss Borden was found at the Hotel
Nendome. quiet family hotel on Com
monwealth Avenue. She was alone in
her room when Detective Burns
knocked on the door. When she an
swered his knock she did not seem
surprised. and Immediately agreed to
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