The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-18
FOURTH edition
Detectives Discover They Were at

Detectives Discover They We're at At.
lantic City. Not lincoln Park.
Tho result of an Investigation made
by the Detective Department and re
reported to Police Superintendent in
den yesterday, utterly explodes tn,
story OF Irene Blizzard and Eliza Mel
Tor. the two Chester girls. who claim
TO have been drugged at Lincoln Park
and afterwards detained In Philadel
lphia. Not only, 1t is shown, were thu
girls not at Lincoln Park, but they
were not diugged at all. They wer,
at Atlantic City with young men, and
borrowed funds on watch to return
home.
After reviewing the girls story, tn
detectives report reads: ION receipt o.
the above statement an Investigation
was Immediately begun, and It wa
learned that the girls on leaving home
went to Broad street station, wher
they sent the following telegraph,
despatch:
Mr. William Llnch, Wayne, Pa. VIII
lie, please come right away on noxi
train. Answer, Broad street station.
| (Slgned) JENNIE MARROW,
JosEPHINE MELLoR.
The department then traced Thorn to
Atlantic City, N. j., where they were
seen by number OF reputable people,
residents OF Chester. Among Others
were Mr.. X. q. Hinkson, Deputy Sher
III Isaac Howard, who knew them we'll.
and saw them, in the company OF two
Young men, promenading the board
walk.
They were then traced to Mr. Jacob
Rosenbaum's place of business, 1914
Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City, where
no stated tho two girls called on him
on Saturday and offered tor sale paii
of gold.plated bracelets, green oman.
elled also one lady's low carat gold
watch, the rim OF bissel OF which was
missing, and also the crystal gone
they claimed to have been living a,
service at Atlantic City, and stated
THAT they only remained at work one
were paid for their servlc es
md that the money was used to keep
them until Saturday. Mr.. Rosenbnu;n
offered their employment in a hotel OF
cottage, but they claimed that they
wanted to get home, and he refused to
buy the property from them,
4 From Mr., Rosonbaum's they were
traced to the jewelry store OF Lylburn
II. Bewley. reputable business man
LONG business at il05 Atlantic avenue
Atlantic City who states that the TIVE
lgirls called at his place OF business on
saturday afternoon, and Batd thn'
,Ithey lived at Wayne, Pa; that they
Ihad no money and wanted to gel
home and offered for sale pair Of
lplated bracelets and a tlger-eyo finger
Iring. Mr.. Bewley questioned them
and they told him that they had boer
Town OH vacation and had run shorl
Iof funds.
He told them he did not do pawn
Ibroking business, but that II theil
story was true he would loan them ~
and retain the watch as security. He
then asked them II they were visiting
: Philadelphia, and they told him they
. were in town most every day. He sail
! thnt he was coming to Philadelphia the
following Wednesday and that Ii,
would meet them at Mr.. George
IScherr's place OF business. No. ~
Chestnut street, whom no deals with
and would bring the watch with him
and by paying him the 50 he would de
liver it to them, which they agreed
Ito do.
He also gave them his GUINNESS care
with the address OF Mr.. Scherr writer
on the back-which was found OF
Miss Mellor when she returned home
land Is now in the possession OF Su
perintendent Linden, and can be oh
tanned from him upon the payment o
the IS due MIR. Bewley.
MIR. R)senbaum and Mr.. Bewley
n and the others who saw tho girls a
Atlantic City all say they were al
right and straight when seen. The
were also seen by Officer George JEFF
rles on Saturday evening, who saw
Them coming from thb Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad ferry. and h.
'ullv describes them as both having
on large white Leghorn hats. the ont
with two large white feathers, and tn
Iother with pink ribbons on It, They
] were all right when seen by him."