Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
|0VER ELOPGRS OFF AGAIN
Wilkinson and Miss Packard
on Their Way to Texas
left PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY
|oung Woman Had to Leave
Her Effects Behind.'f +


Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 81. Another
phapter was added to the Packard Will
\ kinson sensation Yesterday. Last night
3pward M. Wilkinson, the young Dover
2 fpgeist and Josephine Packard eloped
Is the second time within three weeks,
y are now hundreds Of miles on their
= NJ to Ell Paso, Texas.
I In doing this. Wilkinson and Miss
Packard carried out an agreement made
~ them before they were brought back
+ Prom Atlanta, where their first elope-
(nent was brought to an abrupt end by
fhe hard hand of the law. To her
smother Miss Packard declared that she
Vowed Wilkinson, and to his friends
6Wilkinson declared that he loved Miss
Packard. Both asserted that they
would De with each other again and
l}both have kept their word.
I'M When Miss Packard left the apart
hent house at I'LL Walnut street, to
Nhioh her mother took her on their ar.
Hval from Atlanta, she did not go to
DE home of her parents. In Dover, as
PAS thought. Although her mother
11rst com manded and then implored
|<ber to return home, the young woman
$$Htoutly refused. As a compromise she
Sgaid she would consent to go to the
home Of q friend Of the Packard family,
5pamed Morrison, who live in Darby.
M = will remain there week. she
!{promised her mother, land during that
&tine will not let Howard know where
N am nor communicate with him 10 any
&way." ty%g. n
"A Josephine went to Darby a week ago
yesterday. While allowed her liberty
here she remained within doors praeti-
lfally all Of the time. The newspapers
1|Fere kept from her, and she knew moth
ng OF Wilkinson's whereabouts except
1Ehat was told her. 'R n
M The week during which she had
@Promised her mother not to communi-
rate with Wilkinson was up yesterday,
soing to nearby newsstand, she pur-
chased a copy of Philadelphla paper
Which contained a story in which Will.
Hinson's address was given as the I'M
lerial Hotel, this city. Half an hour
tier. Sshe was on a trolley car bound
1br Philadelphia. A
' Eleven o'clock yesterday morning
law her at the Imperial. She did not
9Hisclose her identity to any one, hut
simply asked to see Mr.. Wilkinson. The
blerk sent for him while she waited al
~ table in the ladies' restaurant. When
Wilkinson walked into the restaurant
Me was probably the most surprised, az
well as the haEpiest, man in Philadelt
|1tbia.
H ''Josephine!" he exclaimed. rushing,
inward her. II thought you had given
S!me up"
S Never, Howard, +" replied the Dover
Girl, half laughing, half sobbine.
wv Never in the world. They lied when
.they said it, y
8 There were NO other persons In the
'xestaurantat the time, but fearful OF
recognition Or of possible pursuit from
Darby, Wilkinson and Miss Packard
Skot into coupe and went for q long
Rive. 1t was after dark when they
sfeturned to the hotel for Wilhinson's
'Aaggage. From the Imperial they
Move direct to one of the railroad sta.
ons, where they embarked on the long
3ipurnoy 10 the Southwest.
H% Miss Packard was unable to bring her
Y Nearing apparel away from the home
AZ the Morrisons without exciting sus
4icion, but she sent messenger with
IN order Tor all her baggage to Darby
Nuring the afternoon. The messenger
5gPrried mute from Miss Packard, tell
atpg Mrs. Morrison that she had been to
8 t{hiladelphia, seen Wilkinson, and de-.
2lded that it would be the best thing
{9r her to return to the home of her
mrents. The little rnse failed to work,
Yrs. Morrison evidently having had her
Ansrioions aroused, and the messenger
vas sent back to Philadelphia without
ISIS Paokard's clothing and trinkets
"a THAT will not make any difference, >,
declared Wilkinson Just before leaving,
IA 1t will be easy to purchase new wear.
|3ng apparel. +" -.a. y
III Wilkinson seemed to be we'll supplied
Will money, and spoke in the most
ID hopeful terms of the future before Miss
Packard and himself.
1T is my intention to establish my
R4elf in the drug business somewhere in
jpexas," he said. "In the course Of
y ime expect to be free from the un-
happy marriage / contracted with Jose.
tphine's sister, and then Josephine and
n will be Joined in wedlook. 1t will be
pc use trying to separate us. We were
INTENDED for each other by fate and |
will never give her up again, no matter
'Fho comes after me. !" E
81 That Wilkinson had little fear of
0Pursuit was evidenced by his manner.
q q fact, he let drop one or-two remarks
Which indicated that Miss Packari's
parents had intimated that IL Josephine
}tloped with him a second time they
would let her go. Whether this is their
determination remains to be seen. Tn
10 late hour last night no message or
sfolice official had arrived from Dover
TO make inquiries as to Miss Packard's
~ hereabouts, although the Packards
2pust have been notified by Mrs. Nor
2EisOu of the varno ppomau,a liua ppa.,