Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-11

The CASE OF PERCY WIMsATT.-Miss
Irene Robertson, the school girl on
whose account e. Percy Wimsatt, of
this city, Telegraph operator for Silsby
& Co., of Washington, was arrested on
Tuesday for abduction, was found yes
terday by her brother, Walter Robert
son, and will probably be sent to the
House of the Good Shepherd. VIM
salts father caused subpoena to De
issued for Miss Irene as witness IN
the case, and sent policeman In car
riage to bring her from the home OF
Miss Eva w. Cooke, girl friend with
whom she had been staying on Ninth
street near S northwest. The ponce
man was told that she had LETT at seven
O'Clock Yesterday morning. AS soon as
the case in court was disposed OF Mr.
Walter Robertson, the brother who
caused Wimsatt's arrest, started out
again to find his little sister. He found
her in the afternoon on Ninth street on
the wav to the river in company with
Frank McAleer. She had on long biz OK
skirt and her face was yelled. Mr..
Robertson knew her by her walk. He
at once stopped the party and took his
sister to the First precinct police sts-
ton where she is detained until he can
secure papers by which she can be
nlaced where she will be safe from the
INSCRIPTIONS. Her brother hopes no
serious harm has yet come to her. Miss
Robertson said to q newspaper reporter
at the station that she came up on the
boat on July 4 with her brothers-in-law,
Messrs. John Johnson, Joseph A. Gam
BILE and Wallace J. Rockwell, and her
niece, Miss Katie johnson. She was
talking with Mr.. Wimsatt when she
was told to come away, without any
reason being given. She obeyed, and
went with Mr.. johnson to his home,
where she stayed till Friday last, when
she came to Miss Cookies. She saw
Wimsatt there on Saturday, and on
Monday she went to Marshall Hall
with him, Miss Cooke, and another gen
tleman. 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 Phila-
delphia. That man gave the name OF
Frank E. Sherwood. She met VIM
satt first on May 80 last on trip to
Marshall Hall. Wimsstt, she said. had
frequently called on Marie Gamble and
herself at Mrs. CANDLES house, Thir-
teenth and M street. She and two
other girls had gone down the river
Tuesday night, and had met some boys,
who came home with them. Wimsatt
acknowledges that his Irritation with
Irene, and his trip with her down the
river few nights ago, place him IN a
very bad light, and seems to wish very
much that he had not been arrested.
The police, however, think that he has
been served just right, and say that
quite number of young men, who
seem to be well acquainted with each
other, have been doing much toward in-
pairing the characters of young girls.
Irene was defiant, when first arrested,
but when the patrol wagon called at
headquarters to take her to the First
orecinct police station, she cried. Then
she got angry, tore a gold bracelet
from her arm and threw it at Acting
Sergt. Sutton, who had her in custody.
The bracelet fell into the street anG
was lost. At the station Irene assun-
ed brazen air, and passed cigarettes
around to the policemen there. "Pll
tell you one thing" she said, my
brother can't send me to the House of
the Good Shepherd unless all of my
brothers and sisters agree. And they
never will do that. If they should
send me, would kill myself before l
set foot within its doors. AS to my
brother Walter, could laugh if | saw
him lying dead in his coffin. He don't
like me, and don't like him, and |
don't propose that he shall say what [
may and may not do. l don't think
that Percy ought to get into trouble on
my account. didn't know he was
married until day or so ago. He was
always real nice, and sent me two
nice boxes of candy. Some of the
other boys sent me candy, too" The
case will come up again Monday.
Wimsatt has been released on security.