Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01
TWO GIRLS DISAPPEAR.



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Rosa and Maggts Cook Absent Themselves
From Their Fathers House without
Giving Any Intimaflon as to Their In.
tentions--suppose TO be In Atlantic City.
Rosa Cook, aged 16 years, and her
sister Maggie, aged Ii, two pretty
daughters of James B. Cook, disap-
peared from their home, No. 1106 Wal
nut street, last Saturday afternoon. When
they left the house. about O'Clock in the
afternoon, they told their mother that
they were going to the home of a young
woman with whom they are acquainted,
in the heart OF the city, and they took
books wth'the which they said they
were going to read ut her house during
the afternoon. Evening came and they
did not return. The parents began to
wonder, and sister was sent to the
house where the girls said they were
| going, but nothing was known of them
| there The parents were all at sea as
to where the girls could be, but they
| had an idea.
| A few days ago man named Rich
ardson, an agent for portrait company
! in the West, who has been going to
see Rosa for a short time, called on
Rosa and requested of the parents that
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| Atlantic CITY ON Saturday, and he
promised to return with them on Mon
day. The parents positively refused to
allow the girls to 60 They thought
that this ended the matter, but when
Saturday night came, they began to
wonder.
| Annie, another sister, was seen by
reporter of 1.-THE Gazette" Tuesday
morning. She stated that when her
sisters left the house on Saturday after
noon they told her positively that they
were not going to Atlantic City, but
would return home in the evening. She
| says Richardson was at the house on
| Friday evening and he wanted her to
| go with the other two sisters, but she
refused, and she thought her sisters
had abandoned the idea.
For some time Richardson has been
stopping at the Hotel Jennings, but on
Saturday he left the hotel and went to
board at the home of James E. Mar
tin, No. 904 West Ninth street, with
whose son he was quite intimate.
On Saturday Richardson and young
Martin went to Atlantic City. Rich
ardson had previously told Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin that his parents had cot
tage at the seashore and he invited
them to accompany him on a visit.
They did not go, but their son accepted
the invitation, and the two men left
| for Atlantic City on Saturday after
noon. Before they left they stopped at
| the market house to see Mr.. Martin. They
were accompanied from the market
| house to the station by colored man,
| who went that far as valet.
| Mr.. Martin stated on Tuesday that
he did not believe the men took any
| girls with them. He knew nothing
| about it until it was mentioned to
him, and he was very much surprised
| to learn the fathers suspicious. Mr..
| Martin says Richardson and his son
told him that they would return on
| Tuesday, and accordingly they are ex-
pected home this evening. Mr.. Mar
tin is loath to believe that the girls
| went away with the men and he said
| he would make an investigation.
The parents of the girls were also
seen by the reporter. Th are very
much worried over the disappearance
of their children, and are at a loss to
know where they are If they do not
return this evening the police will be
notified.
The girls are both industrious and
are highly respectable. One works at
| the Georgetown hosiery and the other
at the Germantown hosiery. A young
man named Watson has been calling on
| Maggie, but recently she gave him the
cold shoulder, and he was 80 much
| downcast and disappointed at not meet
ing with favor that he left the city yes
| terday. He is thought to be in Phila-
! delphia. The parents are not Inclined
to connect him with the disappearance
of the girls.
The two girls returned Tuesday even
| ing, and their parents are overioyed in
consequence.
Tuesday afternoon B. A. Richard
son and George V. Martin came to
| 1.-THE Gazette" office, and said they
| had Just returned from Atlantic City.
| Richardson made the following state
ment ''We tmeaning himself and
Martin) have just returned from At
4 lantic City, where we have been visit
ing my parents since Saturday. The
| Cook girls were not with us, and we
did not know anything about their dis
appearance until we reached home
| (meaning Wilmington) this afternoon.
We did not see the girls on Saturday
and have not seen them since that
time. - Both young men stated that
they had nothing whatever to do with
the girls leaving home.
Last evening the Misses Cook called
at Every Evening" Office. They were
accompanied by their father and the
two young men. The girls stated that
on Saturday afternoon they went to the
residence of Mrs Sharpley, near
Rockford, and that they remained
there until last evening Mr.. Richard
son said he learned that they were
| at Mrs ShappIepta yaaterfny afterpoon
and he went 10 Rockford with Mr.
Cook and the girls came home with
| them.
Fatal Accident.
A special from New London, Conn,