Daily Republican., 1884-02-18
FOURTH EDITION.
ANOTMER SCANDAL.

= ANOTHER SCAN DAL.
n An Alleged Love Letter Leads q
d Considerable Trouble.
l. Yesterdays papers published sensa
tioDal article IN which well know
s local preacher, William T. Tull, and
+ young girl named Ida Haiues, domes
tic in the family OF Mr.. Kennedy, resi-
0 ding at No. S04 West Eighth street
J. were involved. The article stated thai
: the girl was in the habit OF visiting
rull's grocery store at Eighth and Mon
I roe streets, for the purpose OF pur-
:. chasing groceries for Mr.. Kennedy's
D family, who dealt with him that on
several occasions he had seemed ex-
tremely friendly and made many in
q quiries In reference to her health and
how she was eating along. IL then
9 claims that Mr.. Tull wrote her the fol-
lowing letter
WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan.3l. DEAR
) FRIEND hope you will pardon my
bOldness In writing to you. | have seen
. you several times and an very aux.
ious TO become acquainted with you.
saw you at party, but did not get any
introduction 10 you. am very much
pleased with you, indeed in fact, am
in love with you, If you will allow me
to use the expression. am not always
In the city, part of the time in the
country. | should like very much 10
20 with you. If You have no company.
| have a horse and buggy, and should
like to take you out riding when the
weather gets pleasant.
am sure you would not refuse me II
you knew how much love you. You
have completely captured my heart.
l would send you one of my pictures.
but have not had any taken lately. /
| should like you /" stId me- one in your
letter, II IL would uut bc aSHing too
| much. do not kouw vur number,
| tut heard you liy,n h Eigh'n street
above Monroe. shall he deli lted 70
hear from you before 60 TO the coun
try again. Can't you write me to-mor
row 80 l can get it Tomorrow eyeEiog !?
think we could have quite nice
time together, and hope that my love
will be reciprocated. have seen you
several times use to see you on Shipley
street. Now, my dear, do not think me
rude IN thus writing. / an only ex-
pressing my hearts feelings, and how |
happy ] should be 10 know that my love |
Is not in vain. With much anxiety, |
shall wait 20 hear from you. BE sure
aud let Inc know ifyou have any spe-
cial company, and if you would accept
my company. Please state the num-
ber of your house, and when and where
we can meet. Don't forget to send me
your picture. Send your reply, as /
give 1t below, for the present and will
get 1t all right. Care of f. l.. Janney,
303 King street. Yours In Love,
T. W. THOMAS.
p, S.-Don't let any one see this.
That upon receiving the letter she be-
came very Indignant, and finally the
matter eliminated in her making GER
tain demonstration which induced
Mr.. Tull to have her arrested, and she
had hearing before Squire Bertolette,
when she was placed under 500 bail to
keep the peace
A reporter Of the REPUBLICAN, wish.
iug to obtain the facts of the matter
called upon Miss HaiDes this morning
at Mr.. Kennedy's residence, and she -,
produced a letter exactly like the above
covering whole sheet of note paper. Il
She averred that the sta'ement pub.
lished In the Sunday papers was cor.
rect, with one or two slight exceptions,
and admitted that she had offered to
settle the matter for money consider.
alton. Miss iaines also said that she
bad ived for some time with Mr.. An
drrws, on jackson street above |
EIeyeDth, and seemed anxious that
the reporter should call on the An.
dre"s family, and make inquiries in re- :
ference to her character. Miss Haines
said her aih"r was dead and she had
AN only brother who did not reside in
this city.
The reporter called her attention to {
the tact that in the statement referred
!" i was said that she was soon to be {
married and asked her why she had |
not referred the whole matter to her
future husband for settlement, when
she replied that she had told him about !
II and he was anxious to meetMr, Tull, | /
but thar she had restrained him. She
ien"d any intention to blackmail Mr..
IuI ana said that she regretted that |
she had not taken a different course to ,
set herself right before the public.
Mr.. Tull was then seen, when he
made, substantially, the following state
nent:
My acquaintance with Miss Iiaines I
commenced some months since, when o.
she came in my store and inquired if | =
knew anyone who wanted IA girl to do
nou-ework, and as happened to know 81
hat Mr.. Andrews, on jackson street. I,
wa, III want OF a girl, I sent her there, ""
and she obtained the situation. IL
In IA month or 50 Mr.. Andrew $ daugh.
'er VII" had been away, returned home,
ana 'hey, not needing girl any longer,
dispensed with Miss Haines' services.
she again came - my place, and re- .
iefrea her 10 MI Kennedy, where she r.
now is o
ou" night this winter, while the boys II
were HIe'idng "n the hill near my sore,
| noticed Miss liaineS standing on the ,
corner and said in IA joking way TO
some % The boys, " here's a nice young 9
elri why don't some of you take her '
81 dd!hg, when "A gentleman who re-
sides N III" vicinity, told the boys no
10 nav" any,hingto To do with her and
averred that she did nor bear "A good Fl
character a
As had recommended her to the g
places and not believing these imputa- ,
tion- against her character, wrote the
letter TO test her, and see she would v
answer II, making an appointment If
>H- had done so, would have believed
! he reports, and had nothing more to do
with her. n
Afterwards she came to my store and v
heinantrd that i should pay her Stool !,
damages. aud when | refused, came
down TO 500, and finally offered to take 1t
S25, bu, knowing my own innocence
III the matter, and feeling that it was :,
only an attempt on her part to black.
man me, refused 10 pay her anything. v
She has steadily refused to let me see
the letter, and even failed to produce it ,
az the hearing before the Squire. Be.
fore writing The letter called on Mr.. q
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