Evening journal., 1895-07-30
WHERE ARE THESE GIRLS
Rosie and Maggie Cook DIsap-
pear From Their Home.
TWO YOUNG MEN MISSING TOO

Had wanted to Take Them 20 Atlantic
City hut Their Father Refused TO Al
lew Them TO Go-Tho Family wor-
rIed.
Rosie and Maggie Cook are two pretty
girls who reside, OF did up to last
Saturday, with their father, James b
Cook at No. 1106 Walnut street. They
are missing and their parents, who do
not know what to make OF their absence
are about worried sick over it
Rosie Is 16 years OF age and worked at
the Germantown Hosiery Mills while
Maggie, who Is two years her senior, was
employed at tho Georgetown Hosiery
Mills. For some time past Rosie has
been keeping company with young man
named Bert Richardson, who has bsen
oanvasslng the city for the Jamestown
Art Association, securing orders for
crayon portraits. He boarded at
the Hotel jennings until lRet
Saturday, when he paid his bills and
removed his things 10 tue house Of James
Il. Martin, No. 0o4 West Ninth street,
whore he had engaged board Maggie
had been keeping company with a young
man named Percy Watson until lately,
" hen she geamH to have transferred her
smiles to George Martin, a son OF James
E Martin, and an associate Of Richard
son
A few Sundays ago the quartet went
out carriage riding with the knowledge
and consent of Mr.. Cook Sunday week
richardson told MIR. Cook that bis
parents had a cottage at Atlantic City
and asked permission 70 take the two
girls on a visit TO that place the follow
ing Sunday promising that they would
be back Monday. This Mr. Cook refused
to allow aud nothing further was said
about the matter
Last Friday Richardson told Annie
Cook, a sister Of the girls, that lac WAS
going TO spend Sunday at Atlantic City
aud some time was going 10 take her and
Rosie and Maggie on trip there Annie
asked her sisters II they wero going and
they said no, The next day,
Saturday, ahtrsly after noon,
Rosie aud Maggie dressed for the street
and went out. telling thsir mother that
they we're going 10 have their pictures
taken and would then spend the after
noon with friend, Emma Turner, living
on Shipley. between Second and Third
streets. They went out and haven't
bean seen since
Richardson's partner 10 oanvassnR
says that Richardson told him that his
parents had cottage at Atlantic City,
and that on Saturday be went there,
stating he would be home Monday. he
has not been back since.
Mr.. Martin stated to an EvENING
JOURNAL. reporter that Rich rdson moved
his things TO his, Martins, house on
Saturday That afternoon he went
70 Atlantic City with George Martin
stating that they would be back on
/ Tuesday Mr. Martin knew nothing
about any girls. and did not think any
went, as a colored man employed by him
accompanied the two young men to the
rspot aud saw no one In their company
Neither OF the men had returned st noon.
At the Turner home IL was learned
that neither Rosie nor Maggie had been
there Saturday. and the family knew
nothing OF their whereabouts
Mr.. Cook waited patiently for ths girls
to come back until this noon.
hoping that their explanation OF
their absfnce would olesr away
all the trouble Their non.appearanoe
worries him and he Is fearful
lest something has happened to them.
When an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
saw him THE morning ne seemed very
much worried, and appeared TO fear the
worst II they don't show up this evening
he intends to lay the case before the police
authorities