The Washington times., 1913-04-24
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/ 7 GIRL IN CAPITAL
SIeuths Find Missing Heiress
Spent Month in City at
,StoneIeigh Court.
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rated. Their pretty daughter has mani
Tested a disposition to run away. hav-
ing made attempts to escape from
Berkeley, Cal, school, and successfully
running away a month ago.
Came To Washington.
She came to Washington and lived
with Mrs. Helen White the wife of the
millionaire gum manufacturer, William
j. White. They had met in Europe.
Mrs. White took an apartment 500,
in Stoneleigh Court. With her were
two pretty girls, whom she called her
nieces. The Borden girl passed as
friend of the trio.
For a month the quartet dwelt in
Stoneleigh Court while detectives secured
the large cities along the Atlantic sea
from the multi-millionaire father. who
had custody of the child
The Bradford detective agency, of this
city, il is learned on good authority,
trailed the girl to the apartment of Mrs.
White, and last week turned her over
to her father, who sent her TO the
Pompton Lake Sanitarium. Manager
Bradford today positively refused TO dis
ouss the case, nor would any of his de-
tectives.
Left Last Saturday.
Mrs White and her nieces left from
S.oneleigh Court lest Saturday. taking
all their effects.
Yesterday afternoon two fashionably
dressed women drove up to the DIR. w.
Adams sanitarium, at Pompton Lake.
n. J.. in an automobile. The Borden
girl ran loyously to them. The party
went to Newark, taking along Miss
Coagland, the girls attendant. but then
disappeared leaving Miss Coagland in
absolute doubt as to their destination.
The sanitarium physicians declare that
MISS Borden is back there this after
noon. with the explanation that she
merely wanted to be alone with her two
friends, with whom she had dinner at
Newark. 1t is noticeable however. that
NOBODY aside from the hospital authors
ties has seen the girl today, and The
Times has unouestiondbly authority for
the statement that the girl is still at
large this afternoon, although with good
prospects of being caught soon.
II is the intention of Gail Borden, the
distracted father, to have the girl con-
fined in the sanitarium so securely next
time that she cannot again associate
with the women whom he thinks Is
Mrs. White and one of her neices.
Not In Capital Now.
1t is known positively that Miss Bor-
den is not in Washington today. OFF,
GERS working on the case know pracd-
cally where to locate her. and ii is only
a question Of time before they will have
her safely in custody again.
II Mrs. White or either of her alleged
neices proves to be the parties concern
ed in the escape from the sanitarium
they will not be prosecuted. Miss Bor-
den, her father feels, was a willing
captive. She knew the women who
gave her the automobile ride. and she
protested against the interference of her
nurse, Miss Coagland. In fact. she re-
sorted to a subterfuge to get away,
saying. "Oh. there's rabbit and rum
ming in the direction of the automobile
containing the two women.
Mrs. White and her neices were close
friends of the Borden girl. She admired
them greatly, after meeting them In
Europe and did not care to be sepa-
Stories that Mrs. White was a friend
of Mrs. Borden are denied today.
Suit for Divorce.
Gail Borden and wife have been
separated for three years. Twenty years
ago he married Helen Walk. then about
seventeen years old. the daughter of an
Orange county architect. He was twen-
ty-one The tow wen 20 Los Angeles TO
live and, with their daughter. were hap
py until 9C9 when Mrs. Borden filed
suit for divorce.
She did not claim alimony nor ask
for the custody of Romona. When the
case came to trial, Borden did not put
in any defense. but Mrs. Borden failed
10 get a decree.
II was said at the time that they had
agreed to separate and Borden would
allow his wife an income of s50.Oo1 a
year. Romona spent most of heer time
with her father. although often staying
with her mother.
The child has an almost unlimited al
lowence from her father, whose devo-
ton TO her is marked.
Mrs. Helen Seldom White is the Dife
of William j. White, the millionaire
chewing gum manufacturer. Whites
first wife, Ellen ". White, divorced him
in Cleveland. on October .. 1906. The
same month Helen Seldom Mahoney
got divorce from James Maloney. of
same month Helen Seldom Malnaes
Bennett Betting Company. Thirty hours \
after the divorce was granted Mrs.
Ialoney, White married her
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