Evening journal., 1900-08-17
Belief That Wilkinson Tried
to Drown His Wife
Her CONDITION WORSE TO-DAY
Druggist Sent Tooth Wash TO His
MOther-in-LaW Which is Supposed
to Contain Poison

STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Aug. 17.-There is now a
feeling among the Packards that IL
Howard NJ. Wilkinson had not been
successful in clipping with Miss Joseph
inc Packard that he would have re-
sorted to extreme means to get the girl
he processes to love.
Mr.. Packard, the girls father said
yesterday: 81 believe he would have
murdered the whole family" His
grounds for making this remark was
the fact that Mrs. Wilkinson believes
that on Friday OF last week. when she
and her husband were in bathing to-
gether at Rehoboth, that Wilkinson
/ tried to drown her. She fell and went
under the water and she now says that
she believes her husband tripped her.
He told her It was a breaker that
struck her, knocking hmi down, but she
knew at the time that IL was not. She
left the surf badly strangled from be-
ing under the water. Several DAYS ago
| Wilkinson is said to have sent Mrs.
Packard bottle of tooth wash. which
she was afraid to use. She believes
the wash Is poisonous and will have it
analysed.
In some papers that Wilkinson left
behind were found two letters which
were received by him from Miss
Josephine Packard. Neither letter was
/ signed with her name. but both have
been identified by the family as being
IN her hand writing. The letters them
selves show plainly bywhom they were
written. They both are supposed to
have been written within the last two
weeks, as 1t was only within that time
that she and Wilkinson were not al
lowed to see each other
It will be noticed that the second or
long letetr shows plainly the girls in
fatuatiOn for her sisters husband and
also the effort which had been made bv
her parents to keep them apart. She
acknowledges 10 him in the long letter
that she knew no wrong until she met
him. and that they had planned an
elopement. The short letter 81 not
dated, but the long one bears the date
of August 4, 1900.
Exact copies Of the letters are:
My True Love: ! had such a long
letter written to you Thursday. but not
seeing my wGy clear 90 see YOU / had
/ to burn it. I had also one [ wrote
! Tuesday, and had to dispose of il in the
same way. l wished 50. that 1 could
have seen you to give you the long one
had that l wrote Thursday. II was
my thoughts and feelings an written
out. You know / had plenty of oppor-
tunity to write. for I was in nv room
alone all day long. II / could only see
you ana have a talk with you. Dar-
lng, yes, We would be happv n va
We're together forever, If we only had
loit 10 live In. l know | would. for.
uhls Ire almost distracts me. Dear nv
very nrst opportunity l have without
suspicion | will write you a letter with
more rove In it and less tiresOme talk
10 you know she told me not TO come
IN the store here alone. and / can See
plainly that she does not intend 10 ever
let me come in town again witbout
some one with me. / feared she would
come TO that. I feel like giving her =
piece Of my mind. but fear She wonld
dare TO do anything. o. darling we
month" '''0'
THE SECOND LETTER.
MY adorable Love: Happiness win
never reach me again until | am once
more win my darling husband. n
may that time como before lcne o,.
may Do driven to madness. Dear. now
DO you stand it? Think OF me here IN
my solitude without anything goine on
70 relieve my mind
Nothing seems to interest me s,v
more only your own dear. lovely self
May the goddess Of happiness look IA
NoraDly upon you and me very soon
and always. There are people aronnd
me talking religion. There is no need
OF thelr talking religion TO me. for r.
aoes not interest me a particle. Homo,
comes before religion with me ana
taxes the place of 10. Dear. Won an1
are perfectly honorable in what we are
gong 70 do. I am sure sProvidence
means IL TO be as we have planned as
we are perfectly congeniai III eacb
other, and our love could not be deem
err ana when we are SO in love and do
NOT care for anyone else. isn't il proner
tnat we should live with each Other
ana IN peace and love? NY own dear
aarhng, you are my Godi The only
one there Is for me. You were cne-
ated Tor me to worship and adore. You
are the God OF my happiness. my love
ana my life ] Just worship YOU be-
ycnd all else sAat exists. To YOU. love
10 owe all my Joys that have been
Continued on ryfth p,~