Smyrna times., 1900-08-22
DOVER ELOPERS SEPARATED.
MISS PACKARD ACCOMPANIES HER MOTHER
AND DR.. WILKINSON A DETECTIVE.
A Touching and Dramatic Conference of
Mother and Wayward Daughter at the
Police Barracks, Atlanta, Ga.


Del, with DIR. H. NJ. Wilkinson, her
sisters husband, returned North Sun
day night as the result of a touching
and dramatic conference with her
mother at the police barracks that
afternoon.
Mrs. Packard arrived in Atlanta at
$50 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and
was taken directly to the room where
her daughter has been detained pend
ing instructions from Dover. The
meeting between the mother and
daughter was touching in the extreme.
The girl embraced the older woman
Historically, calling her by thous-
and endearing names, while her
mother, in tears, petted and carressed
Josephine, never once mentioning her
transgression, only begging her to
consider what was best and return
home at once.
The girl still appeared disposed to
stick to Wilkinson, so the officers left
heE alone with her mother, hoping that
the two could arrive at some reasonable
agreement. Finally Mrs. Packard ap-
peared with the statement that her
daughter had consented to leave At
lanta.
DIR. Wilkinson left for Dover Mon
day, under escort of detective. He
still declares that he will not return to
his wife, and that after he has obtained
a divorce he will marry the pretty sis
ter. He has been advised by friends
in Philadelphia and lawyers there to
oppose no obstacle to the return of the
young woman, and he will probably
act on their counsel.
AS soon as word was received in
Dover of the arrest in Atlanta, Ga, of
DIR. Wilkinson and Miss Packard, E.
G. Packard, father of the woman, and
his attorney, R. H. Van Dyke, visited
Magistrate P.L. Cooper and lodged ad-
ditional information against Wilkin-
son. He will have to face a number of
charges. Formal application was also
made to the Secretary of State for
requisition papers on the Governor of
Georgia for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson Must Answer Charges.
Mr.. Packard is determined to have
Wilkinson brought before the courts,
and he proposes to send his runaway
daughter to relatives in New York
State. AS soon as Wilkinson can be
brought to Dover he will be arraigned
before a magistrate and probably ad-
mitted to bail.
1t was just one week ago Sunday
night that the couple left Dover. They
went directly to Charlotte, n. c.. and
fearing detection came on to Atlanta,
where they were located by descrip-
tions printed in the newspapers. At
first she would not hear of a separation
from DIR. Wilkinson, but her mothers s
influence caused her to change her
mind, and in response to the latter s
PRAYERS she has decided to renounce
him. Mrs. Packard expressed only the
deepest loathing and fear of her SON
in-law. She attributes all the blame
to him, and when it was proposed that
she have a conversation with him de-
clared that not only did she not have the
slightest desire to see him, but that she
wanted him kept in Jail until she and
her daughter could put hundreds ot
miles between themselves and At
lanta.
DIR. Wilkinson and Miss Packard
were arrested at Atlanta Saturday
upon orders from Delaware. In al
interview DIR. Wilkinson said:
''It was case of love before my mar
riage, not before my engagement tC
Nellie, my wife. asked Josephine t.
marry me then, but she was so self
sacrificing she would not consent ol
her sisters account We have beel
planning this elopement for month
Her parents knew of our great affection
and my wife appealed to them to tax
steps to prevent our meeting. Say foi
me that 1 don't regret the step I hav
taken in the least. thoroughly real
ize the sacrifice I have made. M
stay in Dover depended on one Q
three things, my insanity, suicide
divorce. So far as my business re
lations are concerned I surrendere
my accounts to my attorney, r. H
Van Dyke, for the benefit of my cred
itors."
Miss Packard. when first placed i
custody, said:
''Do want to go back home? Why
of course not. realize fully the ste
1 have taken. I know 1 have stole
away my sisters husband; 1 know
what I have done. 1 don't want th
pity or forgiveness Of any one. All
want is to be left alone with him. Thf
is all either of us want"