Evening journal., 1900-09-01
Wilkinson Says He Will Get
a Divorce
WILL EVADE ARREST THIS TINE
Says II Vas Due to His Own Careless
ness That He and Josephine
We're Captured Before

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. mo attempt
will be made 10 pursue and separate
Howard NJ. Wilkinson and Josephine
Packard the Dover (Del) elopers, who
are supposed TO have fled together from
this city on Thursday night, within ten
days Of the time OF their arrest at At
lanta. Ga. where they were apprehendcd
after their FIRST fight from Dover.
Mrs. Packard the mother Of the girl
said last night that neither she nor hec
husband would seek 10 induce Miss Pack
ard TO again leave Wilkinson.
Josephine has chosen to 20 her own
way, and her father and myself will not
seek TO influence her future course said
Mrs. Packard I'VE have done all that
we could for her Her father and her
sister. whose husband she has fled with.
sacrificed everything for her, but they
viii do no more. | acted against my bet
ter judgment all the time, as | was con-
WINGED that Josephine was merely sham-
ming repentance when she professed TO be
sorry for her first escapade.
1T had been agreed TO send Josephine
10 retreat where her mania. il such ii
was, might he treated. She promised 10
give up Wilkinson, and sent letter 60
him in which she stated that everything
between them was az an end. That let
ter was sent TO Nilkinson's attorney
whom she requested TO publish it 80 thai
her friends and the people OF Dover
might know that she regretted what she
had done"
A doubt was expressed by Mrs. Pack
ard as to the correctness OF the diagnosis
made by the physician who examined
into the mental condition of Miss Pack
d ufI nd a lItf
sponsble.
Mrs. Packard came to Philadelphia
yesterday TO accompany her daughter TO
a retreat, whore She was 70 undergo
treatment Until her arrival she did not
know that Josephine had left the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Nj. o. Morrison in Darby.
She was overcome by the news Of her
daughters second fight.
WAS A TROUBLESOME CHARGE.
Il hope II viii never fall 10 my lot to
put in another such week as l have just
passed" said Mrs. Morrison yesterday at
her home in Darby. Il consented TO take
Josephine Packard as favor TO her par
ents, who were neghbors and friends
when we lived in Dover. ! looked after
her with the care Of a mother, scarcely
closing my eyes in sleep for more than
week.
Il believe that no injustice is done to
the girl when / say that her mind is per-
verted. She seems TO have entirely lost
all sense Of what constitutes right and
honor. She talked freely of her love for
| Wilkinson and evinced not the slightest
/ feeling of shame when | pointed ont 10
her the enormity OF her offence both
against law and society.
I'VE were sitting together in the din
/ ing room last Monday afternoq / had
been telling her about the IND iortance.
both for her own sake and of hd family's
Of giving up Wilkinson. For the moment
she seemed impressed with what l said
and admitted that she had done wrong
The conversation was dropped and she
picked up n book and began reading
Soon afterward she closed the book, and,
looking mp into my face, said
H REFERRED TO HER IMPRISON-
MENT.
Mrs Morrison. two weeks ago / was
in jail She said this with an air of ex-
ultation.
"Jo. said I, 4 never would again refer
to that il were you. Try and forget
that you ever were in such place.
81 don't care. she replied, and it was
evident 10 me that she did not care.
''At another time she was sitting near
me and had not spoken for fully half an
hour. broke the silence by saying 10,
I'll give you penny for your thoughts =
" 'You willy she replied. Well, III
tell you without the penny. I'm thinking
OF Howard "
my son. who was a playmate Of hers
in childhood begged her, as an old friend
and as / did, to renounce the destroyer
of her sisters happiness and begin a new
life. She finally did say she would, and
she wrote letter to Wilkinson telling
him that she would never have anything
more TO do with him. | am satisfied that
she meant it at the time. but it passed
from her mind within an hour after the
letter was sent to Wilkinson