The morning times., 1895-08-09
Georgiana Faulkner Fled, Pursued
by Her Mother.
INTENDED TO GET MARRIED
Mrs. Faulkner Was Opposed to the
Match-The Young Lady Slipped
Away, but Her Mot her Quick
Followed In Disha bille-NoyeI Foot
Race OH the Streets.


from No. 218 Parker street uortheasC TO
the altimore and Ohiodepot, on Wednesday
morning, attracted general attention along
its course aud especially at the critical
points. 1t was not announced beforehand
at all, 10 say nothing of advertising, Or Its
unique and striking features would have
attracted an immense audience
The hour was about S:i5 i. m, but as
there was no timekeepers, the exact mo-
ment Of the start could not be Iearu-ti nor
was the record Of the race preserved
Considering the nature OF the course and
the prize for which it was run 1t has prob
ably seldom been beaten
The participants were Mrs. Mary Faulk-
ner, who formerly lived with her family
at No 916 Fourth street northeast, and
her daughter, Miss Georgiana, who has
for some time past been waitress at
Marshall Hall The prize for the young
lady was her lover, whose name could not
be learned and the mother won, TO the
great regret of a majority of tie spec
tatorS
SHE IS VIYACI0US.
The youn glady is ABOUT twenty years old,
and while little stout, has trim figure, a
pretty face, and is quite vivacious She
has Il number of admirers, some OF them
among the handsome young men who fire.
quent the dOwn-the-river resort where she
works, and none of her acquaintance would
say last night who it was that shared her
disappointment in losing the race.
An hour after breakfast, and about The
time government employees are go..g 10
work, Misss Georgie came ont ot Ler
home on Parker street, near the "Orner
of Second, dressed as for a pleasure trip
II is said she was really attired for er
wedding, which she hoped would fs eel
ebrated within a few hours. Sue lad,
however, unkindiy neglected to notify
her mother, and was going off without
aying g0ccby.
Mrs. Faulkner, it is understood, Lad
been watching with a sick ueighbOr the
night before and slept late. But she
happened 10 awake before her daughter
got out OF sight, and, catching a glimpse
OF ter through the shutters, she threw on
such or her eIoihing as was abSJlutei:
essential and followed
Her arms were bare and her hair flying
Miss George was on the bridge over the
Baltimore and Ohio tracks at Second street,
when she saw her mother come out OF the
door She quickened her steps, but the
old lady gained rapidly, and by the time
the Columbia street car line was reached
there was no chance TO wait for the cable
train, two blocks away
The young woman shot up II street at
a professional sprinter's gait and her
mother afte- her. Around the corner OF
Il they went, up Delaware avenue, and
over the broad track in front OF He wett 8
elevator
Mrs Faulkner called out as she went
WARNED THE BYsTANDERs.
along, Catch that girl; she's running away;
Police! policei' This only made her COM
petitor run the faster and attracted q
crowd of about 200 as she turned the
corner of Delaware and H
So much had Miss George increased her
lead here that when she reached the space
occupied by Contractor Saxton. az First and
g, she slipped into the yard where materials
are piled and found secure hiding place
Her mother sped past and on toward the
Baltimore and Ohio depot. Miss George
turned and ran back to the Columbia road,
where she took the cable train dow ntown
| right before the eyes Of 2 Policeman Emerson. b.
who had been attracted by the excitement
and saw part of the race. But ne recog-
nized neither of the participants, nor Lad
warrant to act in the matter.
Other witnesses said if the girl was
running away to get married, as her mother
seemed to think, they were opposed TO
interference.
The race was also seen By a number of
employees of the Government Printing Of
flee, who We're getting Off the train just
coming in. and one account says tha after
she was in the cable car a gallant old gen.
tieman, divining what was happening
| slipped five-dollar bin into the girls
| hands to help her on her way
CAUGHT AT THE DEPOT.
Miss George remained in the car to Ninth
street, where she took a transfer to F,
| whence she turned back to the y o depot
| 1t is thought she hoped by thus doubling to
| throw her mother off the track But Mrs.
| Faulkner had points in the case her daugh-
ter apparently knew not OF, and met her s
she came to the gates at the B. & o. depot.
shehad simply kept onher way in Dela ware
| avenue, borrowed shawl from a friend
aud was waiting. With few words sht
| peremptorly comma aHded the young latIy
| to come home aud won laggard and un
willing obedience.
AT No. Els Parker street last night lady
| with rich Irish bTogue said the Faulkner
| had been boarders there but We're gone FOL
good, had gone away Cd :he train. She
thought the foot race was too srHalIa a flair
| for public notice and said she was sure
/ it was no harm for the girl TO ran away il
she found the right man. She woald herself
have run away ''an' If her mother were
after her with five sticks"