The morning news., 1892-03-30
ELLA HOMES FOUND.
Thursday night until Monday night, when
mamma found me-

Thursday night until Monday night, when
mamma found me.
DEATH THE PENALTY OF ESCAPE.
'Sibley left last Saturday morning, say
Ing be was going to Darisn to get a horse
and buggy to take me OF. lie said II
dtdu't stay there till he came back be would
kill me the first time he met me. Sibley
took my hat from me on the road and ex-
changed 1t with a negro for bonnet, which
he made me wear. / intended to try and
ind my wag back home through the woods
IL mamma hadn't come after me- / was glad
when l saw her,"
When It was suggested to Ella that she
had been willing TO go with Pearl Prender-
gast the girl indignantly denied it, aud with
tears IN hcr eyes said: They fooled me
away. Miss Moseley gave me something to
drink which made rue feel very funny.n In
reply TO query as 70 where it was abe had
been subjected to the bogus marriage cere-
nony Ella said it was in a little lane off
Lovers lane.
SIBLEY ARRESTED.
As soon as Ella told her story Detective
Wetherhorn swore out u warrant charging
Percy Sibley with kidnapping, and started
out to hunt his man. The first place the
officer went was 60 Pearl Prendergast's
house on the Bilbo canal Gertie, the niece
OF the woman, denied NIL knowledge Of
Sibleys Whereabouts, and said he had not
been around the place since Wednesday
last. While Detective Wetherhorn was
searching the house for him Sibley came
strolling down Gwinnett street. The officer
spied him, and. going out. met and placed
him under arrest.
Sibley submitted quietly and said he had
been expecting to be arrested for several
days for his participation In the affair. al
suppose" said he, ''that I'm into sonnet hing
which will send me up the road, but all !
did was at the request OF Pearl Prendergast,
who said she had got into trouble on ac-
count of the girl, and wanted me to get her
the marriage license" At this point Sib-
ley drew out a dirty envelope from his
pocket, containing a marriage license taken
out March 81 for A. z. Sibley aged "a, and
Ella Homes, aged Is.
PEARL WANTED ELLA MARRIED.
"Pearl," continued Sibley, wanted me
60 marry Ella. and the girl was 80 scared
| she also wanted me TO marry her. l didu't
go through any bogus marriage ceremony
| with her, nor was the girl put In any
trunk. When her mother came to look for
| her that Sunday admit cursing, but Ella
| jumped the back fence and hid In q field I
carried her meals to her, and that
| night brought her back TO the
house. Ella still wanted me to marry her.
but told her was not prepared. Monday
took her to the house OF a negro woman
named Beaver on Lumber street, where che
staid until Tuesday night, when l started
for Bryan county.
ut is true that wouldn't let
Ella pass Justice Kings office because
! people around there knew me and didn't
want them to see me walking with the girl.
| Il is also true that told her was going to
Darien and that abe must stay at Burney's
| house until came back, but l never
threatened her with a knife or any other
weapon.
SIBLEY's OBJECT.
MY object in taking her to Bryan was TO
get the girl off my hands. / felt that was
in for il and when she would be found J
didn't want to be around. came directly
back to Savannah and never intended to go
back to Sweethill."
Sibley told Detective Wetherhorn that at
the time he was arrested he was on his way
to Pearl Prendergast's house to take her
horse and buggy, sell the outfit and jump
the city. Sibley was sent to jail. but before
going remarked that at the trial of the
affair he intends to tell all he knows
about it,
Sibley is young man of notorious char
acter. Several years ago he stabbed his
| father at their home on Margaret street.