The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-21
NAMES LITTLE STORY.
SHE MAY BE MRS. CAUFY AND
MAY NOT Be

The Pretty Young Milweukean's
Escapade Somewhat Of a Mystery
She Meets Her Father In Atlanta
With Tears in Her Eyes and is Glad
To Get Back Eome-Her Father Has
Nothing to Say.
Mamie Collins is again at home in Savan-
nab. She gained considerable notoriety by
her sudden and clsndestine departure and
her equally sudden return. She contributed
to the notoriety by the sensational stories
che told in Atlanta TO account for her action.
Mr.. Collins went up TO Atlanta Saturday
night, reaching there Sunday morning. He
| found his daughter waiting for him at the
depot with the friends who had taken her in
charge, and together they came back to
Savannah. The train was crowded, and
when it became known that the demure
, looking little blonde was the young woman
who had figured in the episode so freely
discussed in the newspapers, she became the
center OF attraction. A gentleman who
came down on the car said she did not ap,
pear to be at all conscious of the attention
she attracted. In fact, her manner was so
quiet aud ladylike as TO DO the subject of
general comment.
With those of her acquaintance whom
she met on the train she chatted pleasantly,
with no reference to her visit to Atlanta.
She was as fresh as a rose, and did not ap-
pear 20 have lost any sleep over her
troubles She was welcomed to the bosom
OF her family on her return, and is now at
her home, No. Ga Houston street
A MORNING NEWS reporter saw the young
woman's father yesterday afternoon, but he
refused to talk about the matter, and iuu-
mated very plainly that he had nothing to
say concerning his daughters escapade. He
appeared to think the newspapers had
treated him badly. He said:
'If all that has been published about this
thing had been the truth l would have
something to say, but SO much hes been
published that is not true, do not care to
say anything about it."
Miss Collins was not to be seen, From
friends who are in position to know it was
learned that the story which the young
woman told in Atlanta about her being
married and her real name being Mrs.
Caufy, her husband being E. @. Caufy, whom
she married in Milwaukee two years ago,
and from whom she had been cruelty sepa-
rated by her parents on account of their
dislike Of her husband, was looked upon az
q fiction, gotten up with the hope of de.
ceiving the police. Had she been able to
show any evidence Of her marriage the
police could not have held her, she being of
legal age.
The Constitution describes the meeting
between father and daughter in Atlanta as
most affecting. The daughter acknowl-
edged that her great love for her husband
had induced her to leave her parents in
Savannah and to try and rejoin him In
milwaukee,. But at the same time she
acknowledged her deep sense of duty to her
parents, and an appreciation Of their kind
treatment and loving soicitude for her well
faro. Mr.. Collins corroborated the story
OF his daughters marriage in every partic-
ular. He spoke of the treatment she had
received at the hands Of her husband, TO-
ward whom he could have but one feeling,
that of supreme contempt. To him the
idea Of allowing his daughter to again fall
into the hands of the man who had 80 cru
ely injured her was unbearable. What the
treatment of his daughter was he did
not say.