The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-27
Mere ONLY Seeking WORK.
Mrs. Hanley And Mrs. Wertz
| Heard From,
BUT ONE OF THEM RETURNS
'lr. Hanlcy Has Gone to Landenburg
Il to Bring Mrs. Hanley Home.
End ola FOrtnight's
Gossip.
Bur ONE OF THEN RETURNS

Eel.z and Mrs. IIanley, who left home
hst Friday week and were suspected ol
having fled with an opera company, are
home. At least Mrs. Vert is at
home, and Mrs Hanley probably will
Return tonight, her husband having
one to Landenburg to bring her back.
he has been staying there with an uncle.
Previous to Mrs. Wetz's departure, the
home OF the Wertz family WAS at No.
fO7 West Third street. Mrs. llanlev was
e. near neghbor residing AT No. 7l3.
.ast night both houses were dark.
Neither has u bell, and loud and rc-
peatcd rappings at the door failed to
elicit any response.
u TIE SlN reporter, who was in1cstigat
es!}ng the story, made inquiry at a nearby
shop in which CLEANED the only
8Aiyht on the block. The barber was in
Ithe back room when the reporter entered,
he soon came forward and kne"
hothing Of the whereabouts OF either
'Mrs. Hopkins" as Mrs Wertz was
&known, or Mrs. Hanlcy. Mrs. Werz' $
maiden name was Bessie Hopkins.
A woman whom the reporter encount-
erpd knew more. She vouchsaied the
Einformation that the Wcrtz family had
0removcd to Second street near Justison
Fthe night before.
sN With this information the reporter
2hastencd to Second and Justison where
Nthe lights of another barber shop H.
Illuminated the street. Inquiry here
lplicited the information that a German
Family had moved into neighboring
&tenement the night before. The place
'fpointcd ont was in darkness. The re-
Mporter raped number of times and
|&was finally rewarded by seeing mans
Mead slowly thrust from an upper win
'ydow.
MI On inquiry, the owner OF the head
Fsbroyed to be Mr.. Wertz On the report
invitation Mr.. Wcrtz came down
NStairs.
1# Mr.. Wertz denied that his wife had
n zone away with al opera company. She
satlad been away, he admitted, but only
sdfor n few days, and "a couple OF days.
Natter her departure she had written him,
%saying that she was in Philadelphia
Booking for work. Mr. Wertz added that
Ele knew where she was all the time.
While this conversation was being car
r;cd on down below through the lower
window, Mrs. Wertz came down stairs
Ind entered the room where her husband
Ewas.
81 think it's shame" she exclaimed.
~'gsI was always good girl, and now those
&wful pieces in the paper have ruined
8ny character.
n "Did I 60 away with an opera COM
$pany? Indeed, did not. The idea! |
6!wcnt to Philadelphia with Mrs. Hanlcy
Mooking for work. We took room ON
&North Third street. and | wrote my
Emother where ! was'
"Did my husband know where ] was
%SRoing? Well, no, he didn't. | just went
Z AWAY to find work. | didn't think it
Twas necessary TO let him know. Opera
Escompany! l declare! Why. there are
EHplcnty of actresses out OF work now,
Hwithout their taking girls who don't
Eknow anything about the business. !
n blame Mrs. Hanley for the whole thing.
EOf course she didn't exactly drag me
5away, but then she put it in my head to
n 90. ] wanted change and | thought it
N would do me good" she added.
n Mrs. Wertz is plump and very pretty.
q Mr. Wertz il stolid and serious. He
n remained silent except when his wife
Il asked him when it was she had written
him. His reply indicated that she had
4 written to her mother.
II "And, now," remarked Mrs. Wertz,
"my character is ruined by those awful
articles in the newspapers.
Mr.. Hanley could not be found last
Il night. 1t was reported that he had gone
n to Iandcnburg to bring his wife horne'
b and would not return tonight.
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