The sun., 1900-08-23
JOSEPHINE PACKARD
COMES NORTH, HIDES
IN PHILADELPHIA
Arrives in the Quaker City
With Her Mother. but
Cannot be Found.
MAY HAVE GONE TO NEW YORK
Pullman Conductor Believes the
Couple Went to New York State.
Il. G. Packard Hears From
His Wife and Daughter
on Their Return.

Philadelphia, August 22.-Josephine
Packard, who eloped from Dover, Del,
with her brother-in-law, DIR. Howard
NJ. Wilkinson, arrived With her mother
in Philadelphia ut 2.55 o'clock this morn
ing, from Atlanta, Ga, where the guilty
couple were overtaken. The crring
young woman and her mother left the
station hurricdly, without exciting any
attention, and their whereabouts since
then is mystery. So cleverly had they
planned their journey that the few train
hands who knew who the couple We're
were made to believe that their dcsti-
nation was New Yory, and not Phila-
delphia.
| The pullman conductor who came
through from Atlanta on the trainreach-
| ing here ut 1916 this morning said that
| he understood that the Packard party
was on the train proceeding his, sched-
uled to reach here at 2.55 II. M, ana that
| he had been informed from what he con-
sidered unquestioned authority that 1t
was intended to proceed direStly through
| to New York, thus avoiding all notoriety
and honoring the wishes of the youns
girl. whose only desire now is to be pro-
tccted from the publicity to which her
mad escapade subjects her.
"From my information" said this
official, Il am convinced that it was not
the intention of the party to stop III
Philadelphia"
1t was the custom of the Wilkinsons
and Pacliards, whenever they came to
Philadelphia. to become the guests of
the Hotel Imperial, ut Eleventh and
Filbert streets, and the register of the
hotel of September 25, 1899, shows the
names of "IIoward NJ. Wilkinson and
wife, Miss Josephine Packard, II. G.
Packard" Wilkinson had registered the
entire party, who came to attend the
Exposition. At that time there We're no
indications of any feeling outside that
of the utmost affection of such char
actcr us would be naturally observable
in family party enjoying implicit con
lidence in each other, and pleasure Ill
companionship. During the frequent
visits Of the Wilkinsons and PackardS
to this city nothing was seen to warrant
the belief that any serious difficulties
were liable to arise to mar the h"ppl-
vote.
The proprietor of the Hotter Imperial
said this morning that when hA Ii, ard
that the Packard party was on its way
to this city from Atlanta that his house
> | MOull. uS uSNuls NC lllt Ht'lIh'@ pi''NN
for the reason that sccnsion and quiet
would doubtless be desired under sur
roundings they had always had whcr
in Philadelphia, but that no word OF
their intention to stop here had reached
him. a careful canvass of the different
{ hotels failed to locate them.
Dover. Del, Aug. 22.-E. G. Packard
father of Mrs. Howard NJ. Wilkinson
|, and Miss Josephine Packard, was seei
here today relative to the return of his
t wife and daughter from Atlanta. liz
had just received Il letter from his Wifi
from Philadelphia, but refused to make
known its contents. He denied the re
port that his wife had returned her'
with the daughter, and further stated
that when it came to disposing of hi
daughter in sending her away or put
!. ting her in some institution, it was ;
/; matter for the family to know eXclu
i sively, and the public would not be ap
prised when the daughter was takel
away. Suffice is to say, however, h
continued, "She will not return t.
q Dover, as was expected. l have beel
n offered this morning $50 to tell of m.
, daughter Josephine's whereabouts, bu
+ | refuse to make public the same."