The Delawarean., 1900-08-15
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The announcement Dr. Har1
Howard M. Wilkinson several othe
young druggist of Dover, 9wn TO LeweS
man socially, had mysteric 'naatefea 10
peared from his home here, u hooking
great social stir, but when it Ndelphla
known that his wife's sister, npany
Josephine Packard. an attratcn 10y
young woman of 10 years had gym
disappeared, the town was in furoe
lof excitement. 2
Mr.. Wilkinson appeared ait the
livery stable of Lon Rust on LOCKER
man street ait 11.15 on Saturday night,
and in a hurried manner insisted ON
hiring a team, lostensib1y Ito go to
Kitt's Hammock where he claimed his
wife was staying.
AT the same time Miss Packard, who
was in her room at her home near
town, called to her father, and after
assuring herself THAT the house was
quiet, must have stolen QUIT of the
house, as she was gone at an early
hour in the morning. She took only a
small satchel containing some clothing
and left her coat and money in her
room.
Rode to FELTON, Station.
A carriage drove up ito the railroad
station ait FELTON, about 1.3O, and the
two occupants, who, in the bright
moonlight, appeared to be we'll dressed,
waited near the station for the Old
Point express from Philadelphia, and
upon it's arrival boarded the train,
tion where lit remained all might. The
conductor asked NO questions when he
was handed a sum of money Ito pay for
q section in the sleeper Ito Harrington,
where the man left the train and DUR
chased tickets to Norfs90llllE, VA
A liveryman at FELTON,, who recog-
nized the team as belonging to Mr..
Rust of Dover, took lit in charge and
notified the owner of it's whereabouts
and it was returned Monday, Mr. Rust
stating that it was the same one he
had hired the young druggist on Sat
urday might. ~,~ e .Li.a
Miss Packard is the younger
daughter of Secretary Elbert G. Pack
ard of the Farmers Protective ,Asso.
citation of Delaware, and a prominent
nurseryman of Kent county, who re
sides on his farm near Dover. He is
a popular man and was almost crushed
when THE realizationof the awful truth
: dawned upon him. Mrs. Packard also
gave way under THE awful strain.
His Wife Out of the Way.
Mrs. Wilkinson, the pretty young
, wife OF the missing man ITO whom she
: was married less than two years ago
was at Rehobouh, where she had gone
y ito spend week while her husband
> was to go to the Adirondacks TO re-
cuperate among THE mountains. Il
z was impossible Ito communicate witt
= her by telephone, and at late houl
= her relatives wired her that her moth
err was ill aupd needed her Immediately
Mrs. Wilkinson failed to arrive ON tht
!. morning train from Rehoboth, which
q was met by her father and Henry
wilkinson, brother of the druggist
She, however, reached Dover ON Mon
q day evening.
: Mr. Packard began a complete in
: vestigation into the affairs of thu
young druggist. He sold his wife,
trap and fancy harness, costing $125
= for $40 cash to Sheriff Mcdaniel
q drew $10O from his personal account
. in one of the banks; drew $125 from
= his business, for his vacation trip, amt
secured some of his wife's clothing
with his belongings from his prettily
furnished Static street home. Mr.
Packard declares he will do every
thing possible to secure the return 20
= his daughter and the punishment o
the man whIo has so blackened tn
lives of his two daughters, by sorrow
> and disgrace.
? Wilkinson Store Fer Sale.
The large and finely equipped dru
= store of MR. Wilkinson, which ha
i just been removed ito THE central par
of the town, was CLOSED by Constable
Killen and Hurd, at the instance @
several creditors The store wa
= heavily stocked with IA variety G
: articles, which were sold in conjuns
y tion with the drug business and th
l. soda water TRADE.
n The young wife OF Mr.. Williamson
upon arriving home Monday night o