The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
OTHER ARRESTS EXPECTED.
Caught In Speeding Car.

The search for Miss Cooney was
ended late yesterday afternoon when
Detective Evans found the girl in
company with a man in an automo-
bile which the detective was chasing
for a violation of trafic rules. The
search had been going on for several
days with the police in every city
working on the case.
The long arm of coincidence steps
into the actual arrest of Miss
Cooney.
Detective c. A. Evans was riding
in his automobile late yesterday
afternoon in pursuit of a speeding
auto on L street. between n. J..
avenue and First street. The chase
for the car started when Driver
Waldorf OF Ivan car. notices an
other car cut a corner in violation
of traffic regulations.
Detective Evans noticed that one
of the occupants of the pursued
car was a young girl and as his
machine drew nearer he saw that
she wore a tight fitting cloth hat
with a white tassel.
There's the Cooney girl" he
shouted. Waldorf gave the police
car more gas and they soon drew
up beside the other machine.
The companion OF the girl was
released upon proving that his only
connection with the case was his
consenting TO carry the girl home
He said that the girl was unknown
to him and that he had picked her
up in the northwest section Of the
city. The police believe he was
telling the truth.
Held As Fugitive.
The girl was taken TO police head
quarters, where she was held as a
I fugitive from her parents. Her only
statement at that time was that she
had been at the home of a friend in
the country.
Not satisfied with this explanation.
the girl was taken to the House Of
Detention and an investigation start
ed. The police are certain that the
girl remained in this city during the
I whole time that the search was be-
ing made for her.
At the House Of Detention no one
was allowed to see her but her father.
He had been in Baltimore during the
day pressing his search for his daugh-
ter. returning upon receiving A wire
from the police department. He was
! instructed by the police not to up
braid the girl in any way but merely
to assure her that he had given per-
mission that she should be held for
investigation.
Major Pullman's only comment on
the case was that it was the same
OLD story" He said he did not be-
lieVe that the girl had been enticed
from home, but that she left of her
, own accord.
Ihis opinion is based on the story
the StH told to one Of her friends
'hat she was going away for a week.
An Attractive Girl.
Miss CooEey is a very attractive
girl with regular features and heavy
dark lashes shading her dark ewes.
While being held at Police Headquar-
ters pending her trip to the House Of
Detention she did not display the
slightest sicns of nervousness and
semed TO disregard her surroundings
entirely
{ The father of the Cirl is on the
verge of a nervous breakdown. He is
said to have collapsed YESTERDAY
morning when he looked at a picture
oil the girl which hung in his room.
! He spent the entire afternoon YES
terday searching for the girl in BaIti-
more and returned only when sum-
moned by the police.
At the Cooney home last night her
relatives refused to comment on the
case. Since she was years old Miss
Cooney has been raised by her father
and an old negro Nanny" who acts
as housekeeper in the Cooney home.