Evening journal., 1900-08-15
Fears Neither The Law Nor
Public SCOrn
TALKS OF PERFECT BLISS .
Would Build Up Business in South
and Devote Himself to The Girl
lie Loves

cbarlotte n. c., August 15.-Dr.
Howard M. Wilkinson, Of Dover Dell
who on last Saturday eloped with ms
wife's sister, Miss Josephine Packard
was found here last night at the AT
lington Hotel
The couple had registered as bf. ana
Mrs ]. NJ Walker, of Baltimore Mo-
bnt when asked ~ he were not lne
man who eloped from Dover, Dr. WIKI
inson readily admitted his idently anu
talked easily about his oscapade.
IN. Wilkinson declared he was nct
aersid of arrest: he would go to jail II
necessary. but ne would In the emu re
turp 10 the girl he loves.
Ills wife. he said, had better &c. al
divorce. for he Intends TO deVote ms
life to the girl who gave up everything
for him. .,..o
Ho proposes to establish a drug store
here and to make this his home
SAYS HIS WIFE WAS JEALOUS.
"Since The report OF what l have
done has followed me here said Dr.
Wilkinson, 81 might as we'll talk. am
DIR. Wilkinson, OF Wilkinson & Wilkin-
son druggists, at Dover, Del.
some years ago ! married MISS
Packard. a daughter of E A. Packard,
of Dover There was no trouble be
tween us until about two years ago,
when my wife, who is OF a jealous tenn
permanent, began to accuse me OF ne
ing in love with her younger sister.
cribs was not true then, for / loved
the girl only IN a brotherly way. But
INV wife grew more suspicious, and A.
nally her mother also commenced to
say dreadful things about the girl ana
myself.
About six months ago matters grew
unbearable. / was refused admittanco
70 the house OF my wife's people, while
my wife sided with them and cOntin-
ued TO so to the house.
MY mother-in-law talked to the
neighbors. and had the preachers In
tho town to pray with her. admit AT
this time the girl was In love with me
as l loved her.
FINALLY they began TO mistreat her;
they would not let her come to my
home. and when they found that she
wrote to me they imprisoned her
locked her in her room.
"The affair was talked about every
where in Dover. At length Mr.. Pack.
ard came to my store and raised row
saying / had disgraced myself and the
ElIls AOiW NlAN AiAt iAMNil tltA 4 lnA
done no wrong so far as she was con
cerned, except 20 care for her.
BEGGED HIM TO TAKE HER AWAY
"Their mistreatmont of Miss Pack
ard increased until she wrote me, anC
told me that she could not stand he
life. and begged me 10 tako her ava,
from H. She threatened to commit sui
eide If / did not take her away.
ftINhnf usnn / 10 Nnn / ftnulU nrf h
happy with my wife. I loved her sis
ter and knew that her life depcndcl
upon my acting promptly.
II carefully measured everything
was about 60 do. and then made ar
ranEements TO leave Dover ] took m.
wife To- a Summer resort i'm Delaware
closed up my business i'm Dover anl
took Miss Packard away from hom
Saturday night
This is the first freedom I have hai
in years. and I have had three Who'll
days Of perfect happiness and an
ready TO face everything.
@ney may arrest me. put me i'm jail
but at the end of the term I shall re
turn TO Miss Packard. Her only fea
is that she may be separated from m
and carried back to her home. Sh
suffers from thinking of this. / hav
shipped a lot Of my property to thi
place Why can't We stay here an
live in peace, and be let alone"
THINKS WIFE SHOULD GET Dl
NORCE
What is to become OF your wife
he was asked.
There is but one thing for her
do he replied. "She must get a d
vorce so that | can marry her siste
Sympathy is with her ] am IN
one that is now cursed and despised
J, who had many friends and a goc
reputation. Let my wife stay with h,
people-live her own life She mus
she Is bound TO get a divorce We al
waiting and hoping for that
You have no children
No. he said; otherwise I woul
not have left Dover. There is no ii
All I want now is 10 make this beal
titul, sincere girl my wife. and sha
do IT,"
DR.. Wilkinson said that he propos.
to live in Charlotte. He would use h
drug patents prohtably; ne could easl
rent a building and start in bushes
How would the people here look up,
him and Miss Packard? He wanted
vice.
His continual refrain was that
was trying to do right: that he al
the girl loved each other: that tn
were forced into their present DO.
tion.
When question as to what Miss Pac
ard had to say Dr. Wilkinson renlie
mo mere than I have said. S
loves me and cannot live away frc
me. It was life or death with her. a
so she came with me gladly. and
have been very happy for three da,
She viii never consent to leave ma
Once. forgetfully, he called her Il
WIFE adding that she was quite de
cate, though very beautiful. She
pretty as the reporter saw a slenl