The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-06
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| February ~ Mrs. Tuchton came to her u
arrange for meeting with Mrs, Pyle ant
Faunie. She spoke kindly Of TuchtoI
| during a long conversation.
The meeting was at Tuchton's store
She gave no reasons why she did not gt
see Nus. Pyle.
Mrs. Nathalia Wilson thought she saw
| Fannie, passing her house on Saturday
last. She was accompanied by gentle
man but 1t was not Mr.. Tuchton.
Her house Is on Elliott Avenue. 1
was little after three o'clock. She wore
dark skirt The collar was high on her
neck. The gentleman with her wal
about 8 feet in height He had smooth
face excepting lnoustache. The thlrc
time they passed the house she saw Fan
nio's face clearly. The last time she saw
them go to the lot.
Sine saw the same gentleman with Fan
ME year ago. She identified Fannie in
group on photograph,
Detective Witsil deposed to the report OF
the disappearance of Fanny last July as
they feared she would do away with her'
self. Mrs. Pyle told him that Fannie
thought she was not wanted about the
house. He identified the body as that Of
Fannie at the coroner's office.
He interviewed Tuchton about the cause
of leaving home. He lied on several occa"
sions to cover up Fannie's shame. Ger.
tificate of the marriage was producecd or
the parties under an assumed name. Ar
rangements had been made to have mar
riage performed under their proper names
and to go housekeeping.
Touchton's movements on Saturday
evening were all accounted for properly.
He narrated his investigation about the
location of tho child. The child was re-
move6to the almshouse with marasamus.
At the hospital yesterday afternoon the
child was Identified. Touchton gave $50
to Fannie to have the child adopted after
evidence was given of the finding OF the
body Stanley Tuchton, the woman's hus-
band was called.
He stated the names of persons he saw
on the different trains on Saturday night
and the last he saw OF his vito, was on
Thursday evening. He telegraphed her
to come to meet his father. On the Mon
day evening previous she had been here to
met her aunt. The aunt could not come
and he went for Mrs. Frederick. She
could not come and he went for Mrs.
Kloberg.
Mrs. Kloberg came and Fannie at first
did not want to soc her. 1t was late when
Mrs. Kloberg left and they slept in the
store. In the morning she went up again.
On Thursday he telegraphed her to come
the same way, but for some other reason
she came by the b. g. o. After waiting
for some time little boy who worked i'll
the store came aud told him she was at
the store In the meantime she came,
saw his father and got the key to the
house.
Mr. Tuchton then told how his father
came to the store and offered to turn over
the house ut No. 7l3 Tatnall street to them
She went up on The g.O6 train.
On Friday he met young woman and
invited her to como see them. On Satur-
day he stayed in the store in the morning,
later won't over to the south side and paid
off and came back. lie found u letter
from his wlro and it was disheartening to
him, and he determined to go TO Philadel-
phia .,..
moro and Ohio railroad He walked
about tho platform to keep warm In
Philadelphia he went directly to Mrs. Bel
dleman's He asked where Fannie was
Mrs. Bcidleman said she had gone out
He was wurricl and took train bnck.
On arriving III this city he took a car and
went home He asked ii Fannie had
been there and his father said no. llo
imagined that the girl had gone somc-
where and was frightened,
He took the 9.OG train and went TO Mrs.
Boidemans again. Ho asked where
Fannie was, and they said they did not
know. lie said he must look for her de
went to her brothers. He said he had
not seen her. The brother promised to
meet him at Broad Street Station ut 2
o'ClJck He waited there until II 80 O'Clock
and then went back to Mrs. Beidleman's.
He won't to Fannie's room and laid on
her bed for timo, and then searched tho
room. At 7.30 o'clock he arose and went
to the p. W. & B. station, hut found he
could 90 sooner on the b. IL o., and went
that way.
He went home and then went to the
post office. HE then went to Mrs. Morrow 4
! house and asked il she had seen Fannie.
He told her he wanted some one to help
Inn find her. He went home and then to
Huvoy's drug store. He then went home
and laid down for timo. Id the evening
he went to Philadelphia and to Mrs. Beld-
lemans. lie then met his father, who
came up on a later train and they went to
the Central Stale and saw detective Ia
te.
He gave Tato a detailed description Of
the cloth!ng which his wife wore, and
when Tate asked what the complaint was
he told him he was supposed to BIO de-
mon ed. They then searched for Mrs.
TuchUuns brother. He came to this city
aud went home On Monday evening he
went to Philadelphia again He did not
find his wife and returned on the S3o
train.
On Tuesday morning he rcporied the
| ma, ter to patrolman Payne and asked
him to look cut for his wife. Before noon
Captain Kane and patromAn Payne came
and told him tho body was found in the
race. He went to tho deputy cUrulier's Of
flee and us he saw Tho side Of her face, he
said: THAT Is my girl