The Washington times., 1924-10-30
HEA
NEEPS At
BEDSIDE
Physicians Offer Slight Hope
for Recovery OF Stricken
Woman

Hope for the recovery Of Mrs.
X. E. Mccoy Jones, 2919 Twelfth
street northeast, who lies critically
iii at her home due to worry over
the prolonged disappearance Of
her pretty daughter, Dorothea,
was held out today, as the girl,
returned from her escapade, wept
penitently at the bedside.
Reports of the attending physi-
clan, given to members of the
family, were optimistic, but
cautious.
Return Has Good Effect.
II il believed that the news of
Dorothea's return had a good ef.
feet on the stricken mother. Doro.
thea saw her mother for the first
time since her disappearance early
today. There were words of well
come and OF contrition in the tear.
full greeting.
The physician had feared to al
low DorOthea to see her mother
directly after her return home yes
terday afternoon. as Mrs. Jones is
suffering from heart trouble. as
well as neyous prostration.
The Jones home today was very
quiet, and questioners were refer
red to the Reverend p. Di Paolo.
pastor. Of st. Anthony's Catholic
Church, and spiritual adviser of
the family. Father Di Paolo has
taken complete charge of public
information on the case, and said
today he had administered the last
sacraments Of the church to- Mrs.
Jones.
Mrs. Jones was slightly improved
when / left the house late last
night" said Father Di Paolo. ''The
doctor says she will live II she
passes this crisis but he cannot
give the family any assurance for
two or three days"
As far as the marriage Of Doro-
thea to her fiance, James McLynn,
I'LL p street northwest, Is con-
cerned, the ceremony IL indefinitely
postponed, contingent solely upon
the outcome Of Mrs. Jones' illness.
Brought Girl Home.
McLynn, who claims he was
brutally treated by police at tho
time OF Dorothea,s mysterious dis
appearance, brought the girl home
from Philadelphia yesterday. after
he learned Of her whereabouts.
The couple first went to the Court
House, where they took out a. mar
riage license, and then left volun.
taFily for an interview with Lieu:
tenant Nina G. Van Wrinkle, chief
Of the women's bureau, police de-
partment. 'ta
Father Di Paolo is convinced, he
said, that McLynn behaved honor.
ably through the entire affair.
The Jones family had asked Doro-
thea to postpone her marriage un.
til she was twenty-three years old.
Impetuous, she resented the en-.
forced delay.
She declares she went to Phila.
delphia in search Of a better Job,
and found one. She sent two tele.
grams to Washington after she had
settled her residence in the Quaker
City. One Of these went to Father
Di Paolo, the other to her parents.
She assured. them she was well
and working. but did not divulge
her address.
Defended by Priest.
Father Di Paolo was mentioned
In the marriage license as the
clergyman authorized to perform
the ceremony. He said that the
disposition of the license rested en-.
tirely with the engaged couple, and
their action In delaying the cere.
mony was voluntary.
''McLynn Is a clean, ambitious
young man." said Father Di Paolo.
''EIe acted by the best Of motives,
believe, at all times in this affair.
He came to see me last Sunday
and showed him the telegram I
received from Miss Jones.
He went to the home of sis.
ter In Chester, Pa, and then went
with her to Philadelphia to find the
missing girl. They met her acct.
dentally In. the railroad station.
The parents Of the girl, with the
cooperation Of the Washington DO.
lice, Instituted a wide search for
their daughter in several principal
cities.
McLynn declares that when Doro.
thea disappeared, police OF the
Twelfth precinct arrested him, took
him up an alley on the way to the
station house and struck him re.
peatedly across the legs in an at.
tempt to force him to tell where
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