The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-04
WITH HER MOTHERS CONSENT
How It Was That Little Nina Mercer
Left HONG with Mr.. Y. @. Wnborn.

/ Left Home With Mr.. Y. Q. Wnborn.
The facts developed yesterday in con
| necti0n with the statement made by Mr..
Y. c. Wilborn about his visit TO Savan-
| nah with Nina, the little l2-year-old
| daughter Of Mrs. Susan Mercer Of Wal
I terboro, S c., proves conclusively that
/ the reports and rumors about the case
made public Wednesday afternoon were,
as stated in the MORNING NKws of yester-
[ day without the slightest foundation in
fact.
Mr.. Wilborn, together with the little
girl and her mother, was seen at the Of
hce OF q well-known attorney with whom
he had consulted. The sight Of the three
together at once made apparent the alb
surdness OF such reports as were circu-
1 lated. Nina is an attractive little girl,
J but mere child, not yet twelve years
old. Mr.. WilbOrn is q tall gentleman. Of
81 or 81 years, and is a close friend Of the
little girl ; mother.
In the first place" Mr. Wilborn said
referring 10 the matter, 1.-THE statement
about our strolling around the street after
landing from the steamer Alpha is incOr-
rect. We came up from the steamer with
Mr.. GullfOrd, who was on board, ana
whose wife keeps a boarding house at rs
Barnard street. We were waiting for a
street car and went with him to Mrs.
GuilfOrd $ house
81 am an intimate friend Of the family
at WATERFORD, 5. G. as Mrs. Mercer will
tell you, and have known them for a long
time FOR some time past | have boarded
with Mrs. Mercer. Nina has been in
school at Charleston, but was at home for
the simmer vacation and viii return
there in the fall. 1t was with the consent
Of her mother that she left Water
bOro last Monday with me to 90
to Beaufort, and from there
we took the steamer for Savannah
We did not stop at Button, as was
stated. II any one doubts any portion of
this story, and will write TO Mrs. Boul-
neau, who keeps the hotel at Beaufort il
Will be found that the child was well cared
for while there, and the same is the case
while we We're in Savannah at Mrs.
Guilford's house.
I'VE were on the way back to Walter
boro, and were at Green Pond, s. c.,
when ! learned Of the rumors and reports
that had been circulated. If there had
been any way TO do il / would have re-
turned from there TO Savannah. But as
IL was / went on 10 WalterbOrO, and
when | arrived there the second telegram
was sent to Detective Bossel by myself
and Mrs Mercer, inStruCting him TO let
the matter drop 1 am not from Rich
mond, Va, as has been stated, nor have I
ever claimed TO be, as my home is in
North Carolina"
The little girls mother was present
when the statement was made, and ap-
proved IT, She said il was entirely cor
rect, and with regard to the telegram
asking Detective Bossell to take charge
of her daughter, She stated il was sent in
moment Of excitement by the telegraph
operator and agent at WATERFORD, MIR
Patterson. When she received the tele-
gram about her daughter being here she
went at once 10 the depot and inquired Of
the agent what TO do. She was somewhat
excited, she said but told the agent she
was confident her daughter was all right
In spite Of her statement, however. she
said, the agent sent the telegram and
signed her name TO it. Mr. Patterson.
and not Mrs. Mercer, wrote IL. When
Mr. WilbOrn and the little girl
reached WATERFORD he was informed
Of what had been done and he immedi-
ately sent the second telegram which De-
tective BoSsel received. The reports
published did Mr. Wilborn a great inIus-
tice and the publication of his statement
is made to set him and all parties con
cerned clearly Alright. The report of the
matter in the MORNING News of yester-
day was, Mr. Wilborn said substantially
correct