The Washington times., 1920-01-13
DROTHEROF De KAY
GIRL ALSO MISSING
Youth Disappears After Leaving
Chicago In Search Of Sister.
Carranza Plot Feared.

NEW YORK. Jan. RESEARCHERS
for Jeanne DE Kay, who disappeared
from Hull House, Chicago. eleven days
ago, were confronted with all the ele-
ments OF su international mystery
here when IL was learned that her
brother, John Wesley De Kay, jr., had
dropped from sight since he left Chi
csgo last Thursday to hunt for his
sister by tracing two "Rumanisn
'adies' who recently accompanied the
o Ksys 10 this country from Switz-
rlsnd
The missing girl and youth are the
children OF John Wesley De Kay. a
wealthy international dealer in mu-
nitions. who now lives In Lucerne.
Switzerland. DE Kay also has large
interests In Mexico. and Is openly an
tsgonistic to Carranza. This has
given rise 10 y theory that Carranza
agents have kidnapped his children.
Investigators have established that
a young woman answering the miss
ing girls description called at sew
enth avenue furrier's establishment
Thursday and tried to sell a marmot
coat She said she wanted to raise
money to get to Charleston, $. c.
Pretty Rusaasisn Missing.
They also have found that Miss
Didez Sslter, a pretty Rumanian girl
and a close friend OF Miss De Kay,
was registered with her mother at
a hotel near the fur shop up to FRI
day. the day after young De Kay left
Chicago. Saturday she telephoned TO
continue her reservation, but did not
return to the hotel.
John Wesley De Kay. sr., father OF
the missing brother and sistAr, was
Identified with the iHuerta dictator
ship of Mexico, when In 1910 he nego-
tiated a loan in England for Huerta' s
government and with part of the
proceeds brought rifles and ammuni-
tion abroad for Huerts. Later he got
into difficulties with the French au-
thoritIes through alleged fraud in
connection with supplying rifles to
the Belgian government chortly after
the outbreak of the war.
Young De Kay left Chicago Thurs
day for Providence. r: l.. to confer
with Judge Thomas u. Lee, attorney
for his father. in search for the girl.
He has not been heard from since.
See Csrranxa Plot.
A dispatch from Providence say
that associates of the elder De Kay
in his Mexican interests fear Miss
De Kay and her brother have been
kidnapped by Carranza agents.
In proof, they state that officials
of the Carranza government have said
they would give anything to get De
Kay or any of his family or business
associates, and that agents of Car
rama have recently been IL. London
interviewing English capitalists in
terested in De Kay's ventures in an
effort to get clear title to the i'm
mense properties involved.
De Kay, it was pointed out, obtain
ed large concessions from former
President Diaz of Mexico, from which
he would have reaped a large fortune
had Diaz rcmaiLed at the head of the
government. When Diaz was over
thrown De Kay furnished the Huerta
forces with meat and other provis-
ions and backed Huerta during his
regime.
AntaEonIstic to Carranza.
That he was antagonistic to Car.
rama is freely admitted, and Car
rama, in return, seized the packih 9
company's plant, the branches and
other properties and has never paid
any interest on the bonds. The
amount of the bonds is given as ap-
proximately $500. 900
From these circumstances Mr.. De
Kay's associates here deduce that
Jeanne may have beer! spirited from
Chicago into Mexico and held as a
ransom for her fathers appearance
there or to force him to give UP his
rights to the property involved.