The Washington times., 1918-02-11
WOMAN SOUGHT TO
UNVE|L MYSTERY
IN ALLEN CASE
lcontInued from. First PaEe)

lcOntinusd from First PIEeJ
and induce her to return to him and
their nins-year-oId son.
Until yestsrIAy the efforts Of detee
tiveS had ELECTED not the slightest In
formation as to the whereabouts of
the couple aside from the fact that
they were traseable to Newport News
Va. where the trail abruptly ends.
'''Yssterday. however, Mr.. Marchant
could not be found. and indications
pointed to the probability that he
had 1T last obtainsd . clue on the
strength Of which he left the city.
The reported night Of Allen and Mrs.
MArchAnt to Mexico Is generally be-
lisvsd only . subtsrfugs to cover
their tracks.
"ThS American last Sunday pos
sesBed all the facts in connection with
the disappearaHes Of Allen, and on
Friday night the American, through
Investigation, learned that the wom-
an who disappeared with the syra,
euse man was Mrs. Mabel AarchAnt.
On the same night the American
communicated with Mr.. Marchant and
later at his solicitation, withheld the
news from publication. In the hope
that by holding the story In abeyanee
for a day or 80 q reconciliation might
be Forthcoming. Mr.. Merchant at that
time admitted that his wife had de-
serted him, but still believed that he
would md her within 4 day or so
and induce her to return to him and
their son.
Mrs. MarchAnt, however. has thus
far failed to show any inclination to
return.
Had Heard GOssip.
at has been learned since that Mr..
Marchant for several weeks before
Aliens disappearAnee was aware that
his wife had appeared in hotels and
dining rooms with the Syracuse man.
and that these occasions resulted In
an undsrcurrent Of gossip that event
ually found its way back to him. Sud
denly she left her home at the Carl
ton apartments. and has not been
heard from since. MArchant and Al
len were well acquainted. The de-
parture of Mrs. MarchGnt was q shock
ing surprise to the deputy states at
torusy. and for several days there
after he said nothing Of IL. Eventual
ly he confided in Harry w. Nice, as
Attorney William +. BroeninE.
Puts DetestIVe On Trail.
After having confded his troubles
to States Attorney Broenlng, Mr..
was advised by that official
to make every effort to md his wife
and endeAVor to induce her to return,
at least for the sake OF the child. To
this end states Attorney Br0ening Of
-
several members OF Marshal Cartsr's
flying squadron OF plain-clothes men.
Mr.. Marchant took advantage OF the
offer, and the detectives were put on
the trail Of Mrs. Msrehant and Allen.
They learned that after Allen had left
he went to Washington,
and from that city called Mrs. Mar
chan over the long distance phone
Several OF these calls were made
later. Then Allen was traced frsa1
TO Richmond. and thence
to Newport News, Va, where he 10
believed 70 have cashsd in on his in
terestG In the Newport EewH and
Hampton railway.
Detectives BaffIed.
There the trail ends so far a. the
local police are able to learn OF
course they learned OF the mystsri-
ousIy circulated report that NrA
and Allen had sailed for
South America via Galveston and
but this report 10 believed
20 be only . clever move on the part
Of Allen to covsr his tracks. There
was another report that he went
into ssclusion, preparatory to the
execution OF q government mission
but his associates on the Federal
trolley board In Washington know
that this IL not true. Operatives OF
private detective agencies pStroniHSd
by Aliens wife have gone 4 step fur
thsF, and have grounds for the belief
that Allen Is now In New York State.
also Is said TO persist that
his wife is In New York state. where
abe is known to have friends.
There 10 9 probability that the
private agencies and the squad COM
by Mr.. Marchant will agree
on q basis OF coordination within
the next twenty-four hours.
Mrs. Allen Apprised.
That Mrs. Allen was aware Of her
husbands infatuatIon with Mrs. Mar
,hant several weeks ago. Is evident be-
,ause of the fact that Aliens movements
n Baltimore were reported to her regu-
arly. She learned that previous TO the
tate Of disappearance, Allen and Mrs.
Marchant had madI several weekend
rips to various places. Including Nor
ok and Washington. Allen was at the
Monticello Hotel in Norfolk. Va. on the
light preceding the fire which WRECKED