The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-19

Were MndIy infatuated with Each
Other and Declare They VIII Rc-
main Faithful -WiIISInsOn's wife
Was Deaf, Hut They Had Lived
Happily Each of the EIoping
Couple Make LOVeIorn Statements.
Left Dover Last saturday Night.
Atlanta. Aug lS.-Their mad infItuation
for each other led Or. Howard NJ VIII
knson, wealthy citizen OF Dover Del,
ana his young wife's beautiful sister Miss
Josephine Packard, to cope together last
Saturday night.
They were arrested by the Atlanta po-
lice to-day at the request of the Dover
authorities and are held al police head
quarters for the coming of officers fIom
that city. They were located in a room
at Mrs. Hunts apartment house. No. 17S
Peachtree. They had been taking their
meals at the exclusive Majestic Hotel.
Wilkinson called himself Or Porter" ana
said his companion was his wife but they
both admitted their identity Immediately
upon their arrest
Two years ago next fail Or. Wilkinson
was married to the sister of the Young
woman with whom he eloped, then Miss
Nellie Packard Their married life had
been happy, save for the Jealousy of the
wife due to the affection existing between
| her husband and her sister josephine. Tho
younger sister seems to have made but
little success in concealing this liking for
her brother-n-law, and it is said this Gre
ntcd some feeling in the family aud caused
h,p to u,
tions by her parents.
DR. Wilkinson said: MY wife is %
! years Old. and our married life has been
happy. l just loved her sister more than
her 1t was a case of love before my mar
! riage; not, however, before my engage
ment TO Nellie. my wife. / asked Jo-
sephine to marry me then. but she was
| so self-sacrihcing she would not consent
on her sisters account. Her sister, my
| wife, was always the pet of the family.
| She is afflicted. being deaf and they were
accustomed TO humor her, Josephine
! watched our marriage in tears.
I'VE had been planning this elopement
| for month past. Her parents knew Of
our great affection. and my wife appealed
to them to take steps to prevent our meet
ing. Josephine was forbidden to come 10
my house or place of business. About
month ago she wrote to me and told ms
! she would commit suicide, that Sne was
! dying by inches, and would drown her
self If 1 did not take her away. The
notes that were exchanged between us
| were carried by the servants. | have
! only done what nine men out Of ten would
! do under similar pressure. She was vir-
! tuous till l married her; that Is, ill
| took her away. l intend to have the girl,
/ come what may"
The parents Of Mrs. Wilkinson and
! rpai1a IN farm about a
mile out of Dover. The father. Elber
! G.. Packard, Is said 10 be well-to-do and
| "A prominent man in his section. Miss
/ Packard, who ran away, is a heautiful
young woman of just twenty years and,
according to reports, was a popular so
! ciety girl In Dover.
| Miss Packard said to-day: Il don't
care to say how long | have been con-
templating this elopment, but j have no
desire to return home now | do not In
tend to go either, unless ] am made to.
/ am undecided as to what I will do, but
one thing is certain, / viii stick 10 DR..
wilkinson, whatever happens. / love him
and he is all the world 90 me. | don't
know whether my sister will get di-
vorce or not, If she does DR.. Wilkinson
and | will get married Immediately"
The young lady is modest and rather
shrinking. but seems to think that her
| infatuation for her brother-n-law is suf-
/ ficient excuse for her great shortcomings.
/ Her handsome, girlish face looks very
| troubled, though.
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