Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-22
SHE WAS PLUCKY.
Determined to Marry Her First and
0Riy Love
FANNY 0'Rourke Leaves a Rich Papa Be-
hind in the EmeraId Isle and Flies
10 Dear, Dear John" Over
the Waters.

New YORK, October 2l.-When the steer
age passengers Of the steamer ity Of Rome
were landed at Castle Garden yesterday,
two men took positions close 10 the regis.
try clerks desk and eagerly scanned the
face Of each female immigrant ns she
passed by after having gwen her name and
destination. Tie men, ss the last immi-
grant was registered, looked di'apposnted,
and finally went among the immigrants
gathered in the rotunda. They
Ash al Queer Questions,
took many notes and finally lett the Gar
den No one knew their mission nor
,cou.d their actions furnish any clue, eN.
cept, perhaps, that they were looking FOR q
female criminal.
1t appears. however, that the men, who
were detectives, were searching for ayoung
Irish heress named Fanny ORourke. The
story OF Fanny's crime as the detec'
lives were pleased to term il, is that about
rhrce years ago she fell in love with young
Irishman named Fitzgerald, who lived in
county Mayo. close by her fathers estate.
Mr.. O'RoETke was rich and respected,
while John was poor farmer, and when
Fanny declared that she loved John
The SEN Papa Promptly Notified
the younS lover that Eanny's expectations
werc such as TO prevent her marrying a
pOOr nlan an ID he ADVISED John 10. forget
his sweetheart and choose for himself a
wife am9ng the poor country lasses. An
uncle Cf Fanny died about this time and
left her L5 100, which was TO be placed IN
her hands when she became Of ago. Fanny
was then nearing her nineteenth birthday,
snd upon hearing Of her good fottune al
yiSed her lover TO come 10 America and
build a home, promising to come to him as
soon as she secured the 5000 on her 2lst
birthday.
John followed her advice and about two
years sgO settled IN Patterson, y. J., where
| he is st present
EarnIag Good Wages
in large silk factory. Cpcn his arrival
here John sent Fanny letter announcing
his safe arrival, ana in ret1rn received a
sweet note stating that her father was en-
deavoring to marry her to rich squire s
son, but she declared that she would never
marry any one but John Fitzgerald.
Since that time the two have correspond
ed regularly, and about one month ago
John received a short note stating that has
sweetheart would sail for America on the
steamer City OF Rome. Fanny's fathsr,
however, learned Of his daughters inten-
ton one day TOO late to intercept her, and
he in Consequence Immediately cabled to
some
Friends IN this CITY
10 ook out for her and send her beck TO
ireland. He thought that his daughter
would come in the steerage under an a..
srmPd name, but no person resembling
the description sent was found. The de-
tectiyes concluded that Fanny had taken
passage in the cabin OF the ship, but they
we're 100 late 70 catch the runaway.
Last night a dispatch was sent 10 Mr.
O'ROurke in Ireland stating that his
daughter had arrived and was met by F'H
gerald who took her away in n carriage.
| The detectives gathered this intel igence
i:om several cabmen. who informed them
that upOn the arrival OF the city OF Rom
Yesterday morning young lady ans S"rinR
he desCriI tIOn Of Fanny RDurEe hsd
Rushed Down the GRngwav
and b, d been caught in the arms OF fair.
haired Irishman whom the young lady had
called Dear John" When a cab was pro.
cured by a gentlemsn he had said while
| holding the door open, Step in, Fanny.
nv love" and had given the clbman
| orders TO driv. them TO the Chambers
street ferry" and 10 do so 'in hurry as
| he wished to catch the 1913 train for Pat
erson." II is said that the young lady s
I father is immensely wealthy and Is large
| landowner in Ireland. Fanny u bis only
| child and she was 10 have been the posses.
cor OF his fortune.