The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-23
THORNTON IS COMING BACK.
He AND MISS JEWELL REA CHED JACK.
SONTILLE IN A SLEEPING CAR

SONPILLE IN A SLEEPING CAR
They Came From New Orleans md nre Idcn.
tined by tho Pullman Conductor aud n
Newspaper Editor-They Receive $50
From Baker Thornton, Who spurns the
Idea That They Eiopcd and tiinss 20 the
heller That They We're Rescued.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Sept. 22.-Samnel W.
Thornton and his sister-in-law. Miss Eva jew
ell who left their clothing In the bath house ut
Concy Island on Aug. 27. and then disappeared
mysteriously. arc now on thcir way to New
York. The romance OF their yarn about being
swept out 10 sea by tho current, followed bya
rescue by q passing vessel. Is all gone They
came here from New Orleans on sleeping ear.
and occupied the same berth on the journey.
Instead Of being rescued at sea. 1t turns out
to be only case Of elopcmcnt with II pretty
sistcr-in-law. The change In tho situation
was brought about by tho Pullman palace car
conductor who identified them as the man and
woman who had travelled on his car from New
Orleans to this city on Saturday last. There
wore others to identify them ALSO
First W. II. Carter. editor OF the Etenho Me-
hopo'is. identified them as having travelled on
the same car with him on Saturday. He rode
from Pensacola 70 Milton. n distance OF twenty
IulleS SuTteT WcUt W tut d. JOun = ilOusS
Just before noon and called for Miss Jewell.
She came down smiling. but when she saw
him she turned pale and sank In chair.
What do you want ?" she said as Mr. Carter
said good morning.
What about this tale OF ocean rescue2"
asked Carter.
Il won't say word. Gro and sec Mr.. Thorn
ton. What shall l dop" sh" exclaimed. and
then she rushed out. samming the door be-
hind her Thornton was found on the corner
smoking cigar. Mr.. Carter said to him: Il
see thut you arrived in safety" Thornton was
almost overcome. 1 don't know. you sir" he
said Carter then narrated incidents ON the
car on their Saturdays trip en- route here. and
spoke OF n whiskry flask episode He denied
all knowledge d, the matter. and said that II
he was not u stranger here no would make
Carter smart for insulting him.
"Oh. come. this is4nll nonsense" said Carter.
" ! can easily find tho conductor who will ldcn-
tify you. Here he ia now, say. eonIuc IT.,
conductor came over and nodded to Thornton
drawing his little book hexaid SHARPLY; -,
S"a i 1 "rcupy berth s1 y" d liz ""y
And you didn't ask me about boarding house.
M VIZ w WS know
Thornton still denied 1T. suddenly Miss
him. turned the corner. and the conductors
IsaS to- bSnt Know ansthi"ss ' You can't mt
Thornton wltSi at once. and. hastily turning
aro19nd no caught his SS"ImEano%T by the arm
were well satisfied by this time Of the fafsencss
Of Thorntons yarn. but they had another wit
returned Briei as the time was. Thornton had
taken alarm. As the party approached they
they Went to tho savannah. Fioras and
Western RaN!SaX depot and started for New
rranh =" order nay Thornton $50 Was re-
csivci. h went At once to the once o" Of the
Srssh on %est RHy
take the steamer City Of BiTmingham 1880
early on Friday 7orcn"o %,'' Had Th%rnton
studied his story more thoroughly as to details
W sn s e Ss@ Ss'k s%
was to disarm suspicion IN Brooklyn by his
story and thus get home safely aud resume his
The conductor Of the Pullman chr says:
That pan and woman were were In my car, with
at tho station in New Orleans. They had no no
sleeper tickets. and 1 asked them to get these
Se lima aSs and hSnRt
night till Saturday night.
Baker ". J: Thornton Of Brooklyn Is now
ton. and his sister law, Miss Eva Jewett. are
HIS Art imnr ; e; that an attempt was be-
and essra s Ms a HGsP IN thsp rat
of the story that his brother and sstor-in- law
tSsS c sS wRsS tSsy as By @ sss
cannot be. no says. tho slightest possibility oi
mistake in tho matter Of the identification oi
Mr.. Thornton ie Just 40 positive that there
was no eloncmcnt. and that there was no ro-
thai MISS jewel %ers saed oat tn
piece Of fioeetinE timber; picked upby a PISS
Spanish vessel and carried to Jacksonville.
Rs thinks that when RS brother and slsterin-
snpsin satsiacors he ' sppSrent pG im aD!S
' sr Th IL hS s' ssEd Tho descriptions of the
brother ana Miss Jewell There are some @a p %i!
render 1t utterly Impossible to doubt their
IDENTITY. For insta ahe. no person but Miss
or Of iesG s the
The two ,nss wo5n sy the
Jewell, and the name Of the owner and lescrip,
ton % me the the were accurately given re-
will: Why keep mo IN suspense Let me know how
all are. sAn
II then sent tho following:
tn. s w sn When When H& along
Will
"Ihave not received any response to this,
Sst erep nSt teT than FGay Jewell will
Mr., Thornton's faith ln the rescue story was
MT net shaken by later despatch from Jackson;
reached that city by train from New Orleans.
ana T not ~ sea l., 81.
ton Of the resources of tho Florida newspaper
man. Any person who knew my brother and
Miss Jewell could not for q moment believe
t that there has been any elopement Such
Police superintendent Campbell and other
public officials believe that the missing man
and woman have turned up In Florida. hut
they are not quite as credulous as Mr.. Thorn
ton about their rescue from the Coney Island
waves by the Spanish vessel. The Superin-
tendent will await, he says. further develop
ments before arriving ut any conclusion ON
the subject
DR.. Burchsrd Very III.