The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-21
ACTRESS AIDED
DAUCHERTY,
WIFE SAYS
Knows Where He Is Hiding,
But IL Sworn to Secrecy,
She Declares.

She Declares.
NEW YORK. June 21.-Mrs. Jea1
B. Daugherty. wife Of Major Draper
M. Daugherty. son Of the Attorney
General Of the United States. de.
clared yesterday that a woman was
the master mind who had carefully
devised the plan by which young
Dau9herty escaped last Sunday
from the Stamford Hall Sanitariunl,
Stamford. She declared that the
woman was Miss Pearl Baremore,
q young actress, living at 146 East
Forty-ninth street.
Daugherty, two months ago, fol.
lowing an exclusive article in the
New York American, which dis
closed his close Friendship with
Dorothy King, or keenan,, the
Broadway butterfly whose hectic
night life finally resulted In her
murder, yet unsolved, was COM
mitted to the Stamford sanitarium.
Shut IN From World.
At the sanitarium all contact with
the outside world was denied him.
Even his mail was carefully CEN
sored IN order to Illustrate any at
tempt at escape.
Yet, in spite Of all these precau-
tons, last Sunday morning an auto.
mobile arrived on. the outskirts Of
the eanitarium grounds just when
young Daugherty was walking there
with an attendant. Two men were
in the car. A scuffle with the
guard followed, in which he was
overcome, and young Daugherty
made his escape in the sporty red
automobile awaiting.
The car used is alleged to have
belonged to Mrs. Jeanette B. Gould,
Of No. 273 West End avenue.
Sworn to Secrecy.
Daugherty's wife yesterday said
to New York American reporter:
II know where my husband is,
but I cannot tell you because I have
sworn to keep it secret. / have not
seen him since he escaped nor have
I heard directly from him. But /
know that he is still with the same
people who planned and engineered
his escape. From what / know a
woman is responsible for the entire
scheme"
Mrs. Daugherty was reluctant to
name the woman. Finally, in reply
to a question. she said:
Pearl Baremore! Yes, that Is
the woman. She was not alone in
the scheme, though. There were
others, men and women. From what
know Of the case Miss Baremore
was the leading figure in the plan"
Avoiding Her Home.
Directly following the escape last
Sunday, the New York American,
knowing Of the former friendship
between Miss Baremore and young
Daugherty, attempted to locate
Miss Baremore at her apartment in
146 East Forty-ninth street. There
it was said that Miss Baremore had
not spent any evening at home since
the night OF the escape.
Yesterday at the house 1t was
stated that Miss Baremore had sub.
let her four-room apartment, dis.
missed her maid and departed.
Yesterday afternoon a voice in the
apartment claiming to be Miss
Baremore's: maid denied that she
had been dismissed or that she
knew anything Of her mistress
moving. In fact, she expected Miss
Barenore home any moment.
A young woman claiming to be
Miss Atkins stated that she had
sublet the apartment. She knew
nothing concerning the where.
abouts Of Miss Baremore. She
said:
II think she went to Texas weeks
ago. Her brother there was sick.
and am. to mail him the rent OF
the apartment"
When she was told that Miss
Barernore had slept in, the apart
ment on Saturday night, she had
nothing more to say.
Mrs. Mary Hager, at whose dis
posal Mrs. Gould had placed the
car believed to have been used in
the escape, yesterday, in reply to
a question asking II she knew Miss
Baremore, said:
Really, / must refuse to an.
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