Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
WILKINSON SIGHS FOR utah
Says Both Sisters Could be
Happy With Him There.
WEEPING IN THE ATLANTA JAIL
Could Not Wish Miss Packard
Goodbye.
Philadelphia Record Special.

Philadelphia Record Special.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 20. Separated by
the walls of prison, Miss Josephine
Packard and DIR. Howard NJ. Wilkinson
of Dover, Del, spent today weeping,
each because OF the absence Of the other.
4 Their appeals to the authorities to be
allowed to remain together or to have q
! few moments conversation were futile.
Their tears were not Gears Of despair,
but of sorrow at the separation which
neither could prevent.
While Miss Josephine Packard left
WilkIDson to his fate ip an Atlanta
4 prison Of her own free will, it was not
fjKlth the promise nor the intention Of
IF seeing him again. Today she
rated her great lore for him, and
bised that after she had spent a
with her people, and after he had
4 Rred divorce, to return to him and
pine his wife.
X iss Packard's reiteration of her
th 10 Wilkinson caused him to be.
pc reconciled to the situation. He
s Is he will go back to Dover and face
charges against him, and after his
fe has secured diyorce seek out the
pman for whom he has given up his
and marry her. Wilkinson talks
p bely of his case and remains firm in
3s determination to stand BY his pre-
{Dus actions and cast his lot with Miss
hckard, If she will keep the agree.
lent they made today.
- WILKINSON takes events quite coldly,
izing every opportunity to throw the
hole responsibility on the Packard
it'll He shows her en6earing letters,
tnd gives graphic details of her impor.
unities upon him for year past, and
hectares that his flight with her was
ypne OF desperation on his part, not
knowing what to do between doting
wife and loyelorn sister-i in. law,
Many time" he deoIai es, 81 have
wished that we were living in Utah,
; where could have made both womvn
happy, which | could have done to their
1. perfect satisfaction. ;,
Wilkinson and Miss Packard were not
allowed to see each other, and every
effort was made to prevent them from
communicating with ench other. De-
Hsrite all precautions, they we're able to
&exohange several notes, and Wilkinson,
when seen. was pleased over Miss Pack
Xard's attitude toward him, because the
fact that she had consented to 90 with
her mother ana leave him here in
&prisnn. had caused him to fear that she
Scould be induced to promise never to
See him again.
~ II knew she would stick to me, =,
feaid he. "We have sacrificed too much
Tor each other to be separated forever,
4Rnd as soon as | obtain divorce We
5Till meet and marry. We have agreed
kto this today. and she has written ms
'$hotes saying she will be true to the end.
3|{t 10 best for her to go with her people
11pntil this feature Of the matter blows
stver, and after that we can marry and
HPe together for the rest of our lives"
M Miss Packard was released from ths
Hplioe barracks late this aftetrnoon,
apd. in company with her mother, went
ftp downtown hotel, where she retired
1atp her room and refused to be seen by
4 'ISuvone.
Wilkinson was crying during the
feater portion of the time. He seemed
Nfpken. hearted that ho could not see
sAaiss Packard and wish her good bye