The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-19
SAYS SHE HAS HUSBAND
PRETTY MAMIE COLLINS RUNS
AWAY FROM HER P4RENIS.,

A Belle Of the Regimental Fair Tires
Of Life il Savannah and Starts Back
ITO HerlFormer Home IN Wisconson,
Captured in Atlanta and Fer Father
Gone after Her-Mamie's Story.
Mamie Collins, pretty young miss Of Is
summers, who has been one Of the bellies Of
the Regimental fair, ran away from her
home night before last, and is now in At
lanta waiting to brought back.
The lively young runaway is a daughter
of Manager Collins, of the Swift Meat
Packing Company, on West Broad street.
Mr.. Collins came here with his family a
Shor: time ago from Milwaukee, Wis
Mamie didn't want to come. and didn't
want TO stay after she got here. She told
several Of her friends she was going back
TO her former home in the west.
HOW SHE SKIPPED AWAY.
Night before last Ticket Agent Brewer of
the Central railroad found a note under the
door of the depot ticket Office signed Marian
Crawford. The writer asked the agent TO
have q ticket to Chicago ready for her, say
ing she would be IN a hurry, and would call
for it on her way TO the train. She also
asked for sleeper birth TO
Atlanta Mr.. Brewer had the
tickets ready, and a few minutes before
train time a young lady called for them
She displayed goodsized roll of bills, and,
after paying for the tickets, got a bill
changed so as to have change for the Pull
man porter. She then hurried on board.
She was not missed from home until late
in the evening. Her father then learned
that she had taken Central train and re-
ported the facts at the police barracks.
CAUGHT IN ATLANTA.
Chief Green telegraphed the Atlanta
police to look out for the young runaway
on the arrival of the Savannah train. An
Atlanta spscIal to the MORNING NEWS tells
the story of her capture.
An officer met the train and found a
young lady answering the description given
of Miss Collins, and requested her TO accom-
pany him to the station house, which she
did without protest There she ackuowl-
edged that she was Miss Collins, but de-
clined to say anything as to why her arrest
had been ordered. A dispatch from
Savannah conveyed information that
the - young ~. lady had run away
from her home, and was believed to be on
her way to Chicago to join her sweetheart,
whom her parents had forbidden her to
marry. Miss Collins is Of comely physique,
light complexion, with blue eyes, short,
curly hair, and dressed stylishlv. She
took her arrest ana detention nonchalautly,
ON HER WAY TO HER HUSBAND.
After awhile the young woman consented
10 talk, and declared she was not running
away to meet her sweetheart, but was on
her way to join her husband at
Milwaukee, at the instance of her father
She was taken to the house Of an Atlanta
lady, who had become deeply interested in
her case.
Mr. Collins left Savannah last night for
Atlanta to bring his daughter back.
The young woman's story that she was
going to Join her husband is evidently not
so, as her father, at whose instance she told
the Atlanta police she was going, knew
nothing of her departure until she had
gone, and knew nothing Of her being mar
ried
Miss Collins has been an active
worker during the Regimental fair, aud
had way Of winning dollars that told
She will probably be back in Savannah be-
fore the fair closes, but will not take as
active an interest in it as she did.