The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08
MARRIED Man
And YOUNG GIRL.
Frederick Hawkes. and Miss
Gibbons Have Gone Away.
WIFE AND CHILDREN HERE
The Man and the Girl Worked Together In
fiasker & Marcuse's Factory, and
Both Left Wednesday-No
Traces OF Either.

Love Of pretty face seems to have
led Frederick C. Hawkes., OF no. 2ZoS
Short @ Street to leave his wife and faul-
1.-Two three children. On Wednesday OF
this week, Hawkes. drew his salary, Dor
rowed money from the factory for which
he worked, obtained q few loans from
Immediate friends and disappeared. Miss
Hattie Gibbons, the seyenteen-year-oid
daughter of a mechanic who lives at NO.
11Oo IL North Twenty-fifth Street, lett
at the same time. Since their disappear
ance not one word Of their whereabouts
has been learned, although a reward OF
800 has been offered py the ptotner-lh
law Of the girl
For some two years Hawkes. has peen
employed at the Hasker and Marcuse
factory. at No 2401 Venable Street About
a year ago. Miss Gibbons, then only
about sixteen years old, went to work IN
the factory and was assigned to the room
over which Hawkes. was foreman. There
was formed an acquaintance over Wnlcn
reason had no sway. and this, it IS said.
grew to love on the part Of the young
married man.
LEAVE All THE SAME TIME.
On last Wednesday. which happened
z to be- payday, Hawkes. and the girl were
at work as usual. Hawkes. drew his sal
ary for two weeks, obtained d substantial
advance from the firm which employed
him, went home and got his personal
effects out Of the house, after Which he
disappeared.
Meanwhile the family OF Miss Gibbons
entertained no fears as to her. she SAID
that she would spend the night with an
aunt and when she failed to come home
that night and the next day nothing was
thought of it until inquiries were made.
Then it was found that she had not been
to the factory on Thursday and investi-
cation showed that she had gone away,
presumably to Washington. Then her
brother-in-law, Mr.. Decker, offered sloo
reward to anyone who would locate the
couple.
Hawkes. has always been regarded as
a steady, reliable man and it was only
last week that his wife said that he was
the only man in the world she would
trust. Now, since his disappearance, she
has gone to the home Of a friend, with
her three children. aged eight. six and
sixteen months, where she will remain
until sferecovers from the shook. Hawkes.
left his months house rent paid
THE MOTHER TALKS.
When the mother of Miss Gibbons was
asked about her daughters disappearance
Yesterday, she said:
81 have nothing in the world to say
about my daughters disappearance.
She is gone, yes. How old is she?
There is her picture there, judge for
yourself"
BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
She indicated a 1ife-size bust drawing on
the wall 1t was the likeness of a very
young girl and showed well her. beauty
Dark hair, deep mellow eyes, oval face
and well-rounded shoulders.
1--WE have not heard from her since She
has been gone said Mrs. Gibbons. And
we do not know where she is. If we did
we would bring her back.
1--WE had always found him steady and
reliable He has had considerable trou-
Bile with sickness in his fmily, his wife
having been very i'll some time ago. and
at that time we advanced him money for
her. Therefore. on Wednesday when he
came to us and asked for an advance
we gave it willingly. The man had
been with us some two years"