Evening journal., 1900-08-25
WILKINSON is
RELEASED ON BAIL
Continued From First Page.

Wilkinson directed that a stop be made
at the station for his baggage.
WILKINSON WOULD NOT MEET
MIR. PACKARD.
As the team was driven up to the pas
scnger station. Mr.. Packard the father
OF the runaway girl, drove up TO the
freight station Wilkinson saw him.
Il don't want TO see Mr.. Packard he
said. So Wilkinson concealed himself be-
hind the baggage room until Mr.. Pack
ard had passed.
"Why don't you want TO see himT'
asked the reporter
Because &c only means trouble" re-
piled Wilkinson.
As soon as Wilkinson had secured his |
baggage and placed it securely in the car
riage, Wilkinson was asked TO what point |
he desired to 60. "To Cheswold to catch |
the 5.11 o'clock train." he replied
| LEFT DOVER FOR HESWOLD. |
So TO Chcswold. little station about
six miles north Of Dover, Howard NJ. |
! Wilkinson. the man who clOped with his
wife's sister, was slowly driven. The
road taken To leave Dover passes within
q hundred yards of the packards' country
home While passing it Wilkinson said:
There is an unhappy home, caused Dy
the love which exists between Josephine
Packard and myself But we can't help
it. We love each other and they should
let MS 90 our way. / expect to marry
Josephine and all the opposition in the
world can't keep me from IL. She will
be twenty-one next June and then they
can't say anyt ing To us. She loves me
/ know she doos-and love her"
TELLS OF HIS LOVE FOR JOS
EPHINE.
"Old man." he continued. turning TO
the reporter, Il have loved her ever since
] knew her | never loved Nellie and
never will. l courted Josie FIRST and just
because Nellie was in love with me. she
the dear, self-sacrifcing girl, gave me up
for Nelie's sake. After / bad becom,
engaged to Nellie told her il she would
marry me, / would break the enga cement
and when | gave Nellie the ring she cried
like child. She seemed 70 realize then
that she had lost me-
1 NELLIE WAS A GOOD WIFE"
Il wonder what they are going to dc
with our household goods? That is the
saddest part of the whole affair 10 me
81 breaking up that home. Nellie was a
u good wife. She never tired Of making
II our home attractive. She had everything
u 90 suit me and her one wish seemed =.
1, be to please me. But there was that on,
thing lacking. That which can never be
z | am sorry for Nellie. but she will forget
It me. Don't you think sop
50 HOPES WIFE WILL GET DIVORCE
81 Il wish Nellie would get a divorce ant
y that would end the whole thing. / neve
IS expect To live with her again. / am goiu,
R. TO take Josephine TO Texas and then w
Id will both be happy. IL she don't get
IT. divorce / will l can get one in any o
ne those western states after ten months
It But suppose Josephine is in a san.
as tariumy' the reporter interrupted.
IN If she is / am going to get her ont.
shall have her examined and institut
,o proceedings for false imprisonment Sh
~ ~ is not insane that is all bluff to kee
A. her away from me. If she can escap
e and come to me l know She will do it.
III know she is not in an asylum now be
ne cause l expect to see her tonight.
IS know where she is and she expects me.
.fe Did you marry Josephine while 70
were on yonr trip" he was asked.
of "No, but | came near doing it. but m
he heart failed NE. / am glad / didn't no.
tn or those Atlanta authorities would ha,
nd stuck it on me"
RS DO you ever expect to come back
he DoverT he was asked.
~ Yes some time l may make my hon
~ here. After l have married Josie an
~ ~, this thing has Quieted down. | may con
~ back. / could have stayed here to-dl
oi and continued my business. Attornt
Van Dyke told me that if l would stu
he would see that my store was not sol
! All my friends have not gone back on m
They stuck by me To-day and Il half
dozen or more offered TO go on my ba
We bond. | have some good friends there Y,
and my one regret is that | must leal
10 them"
,tv Wilkinson talked in this strain durir
nd the entire ride to CheswOld. He seem,
ID glad of the opportunity TO talk He sa
ID. if he had stayed here Josephine won
have committed suicide and he won
NO have been total wreck. both mental
Z and financially He said that his love a
nd fair with Josephine was preying ON h
~ mind so much that he neglected busne
N and everything else.
no. HAD PLANNED ELOPENfENT TIE
TIMES.
II had ton engagements 10 clone vii
her he snid, but each time / weaker
ger ed"
G., Detective Nathan Hutehins and cor
tie tractor Frank L. Collins went on WI
la kinson's bond An effort was made
~ keep that part Of the hearing quiet, b
a. IL could not be. 1t soon had becon
~ known who had become his bondsme
ui- The hearing was held behind closed doc
' in Senator Kencny's office. but nothh
was done Of Importance The reason r.
porters were not admitted was becau
The Of the desire to keep the name of Ii
- hondsmpn ouiet
,aS Many people thought last night tn
@ @l Wilkinson had gone to the house of Il
u9e Packards and that reconciliation W.
the brought about between husband al
wife. but such was not the case. Meth
Mr.. Packard nor any Of the fami
know Of Wilkinson's arrival here un
,ei- after he left town. In n few minut
sef after Wilkinson had started for Che
FOR void, Mr.. Packard heard of Wilkins,
-, hping here and hurried fo Spnafor Trai