The morning times., 1895-07-11
Miss Irene Robertson Caught by
Her Brother on the Street.
FRANK McALEER WITH HER
She Was Taken TO the First Precinct
Station and VIII Probably Be Sent
10 he House Of the Good Shepherd.
Wimsatt's Trial Postponed-His
Letters to the Young Girl.

Miss Irene Robertson. the school girl
on whose account E. Percy Wimsatt, tele-
graph operator for Silsby & Co., was ar
rested on Tuesday for abduction, was found
yesterday by her brother. Walter Robert
son, ana will to-day probably be sent 10
the House OF the Good Shepherd. Mr.
WmSatt was in court yesterday morning
but Mr.. Mullowney, for the prosecution,
was granted a continuance OF the case
till Monday.
Mr.. Wimsatt's father caused q subpoena
TO be issued for Miss Irene as Il witness in
the case, and sent policeman in car
riage TO bring her from the home of Miss
Eva w. Cooke, a girl friend with whom
she had been sta ying on Ninth street near
5 northwest The policeman was told
there that she had left at O'Clock yes
tcrGay morning
FOUND HER ON THE STREET.
As soon as the case in court was disposed
OF, Nj Robcrston. the brother who caused
Mr. Wimsatt's arrest, started out again To
find his little sister He is the Oldest OF
the family OF the late VIM. II. Robertson,
for many years a wholesale butcher on
Louisiana avenue near Ninth, while Miss
Irene j. the youngest.
He found her in the afternoon on Ninth
streeth on the way 10 the river in COM
pany with rank McAleer She had on a
long black skirt ana her face was vailed
Mr. Robertson knew her by her walk He
at once stopped the party and took his
sister TO the FirSt precinct police station
where she Is detained until he can secure
papers by which She can be placed where
She VIII be safe from the INSCRIPTIONS.
Her brother hopes 10 serious harm has yet
come to her
Miss Robertson said to a Times reporter
at the station that she came up on the
boat on July 4 with her brothers -in-law,
Messrs. John johnson, OF Georgetown;
Joseph A. Gamble, Wallace j Rockwell
OF No. 11I4 Eleventh street northwest,
and her niece. Miss Katie Johnson. She
was talking with Mt WimSatt when she
was told To come away, without any
reason be ing given. She obeyed, and
went with MT johnson To his home, where
she stayed till Friday last, when she came
to Miss Coob%'s.
HE Is NOT THE MAN.
She saw Nj Wimsatt there on Saturday,
aud Oh Monday she went to Marshall Hall
with him, Miss Cooke. and another gentle
man She knew nothing OF the search for
her till she heard of Mr.. wimsatt's arrest
He Is not the man who took her and her
niece TO Philadelphia. That man gave
the name OF Frank E. Sherwood. was
rather delicate. OF light complexion, and
gray eyes she met Mr.. Wimsatt first on
May 80 last on 4 trip TO Marshall Hall.
Mr. Winlsatt and Frank McAleer We're
al the station about 30 p. M, and
MCAleeF had q ten-ninute talk with Miss
Irene IN the presence OF the matron Mr.
WimSatU stood outside the rail- and Miss
Irene frequently glanced at him and
smited cOquettishiy. He chaffed with the
bystandeTS.
The first intimation Mrs. Rockwell had
that Mr.. WImsatt was married came from
a young man who is genuinely interested
m Miss Irene and who threatens trouble
tor HIM If the prosecution falls through.
As soon as she was Informed Mrs Rockwell
showed Mr. Wimsat5 the door and told
him II he came about again he would gee
hurt She would send word TO her
brother, Walter, who would deal with
him. This she did, and the arrest fol-
lowed.