Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
FROM THE Old cD0M'NfoA
Sought by Justin Perceval of Lynch
burg, Va.
BOTH FORMERLY
MARRIED
Heir to Perceval Island Has Hunted
High and Low In New
York a Week.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. November 7.-Justin Per-
ceval heir to Percevars Island, Lynch
burg. Va, who announced yesterday that
he had been searching in vain for Mrs.
Virginia Peyton Knight Howe, his tiancee,
who had strangely vanished from his ken,
should be advised by his friends not to
seek information concerning her from her
sister, Mrs. Henry Walter Wilmot, of AS
West 53th street.
When Ms. Wilmot was seen in her
apartment today. she not only declared
the report of her sisters disappearance
absurd, but added a few remarks that
should not cause the heir of Perceval
Island to blush with pleasure.
First, she declared, there no longer
existed an engagement to marry between
Mrs Howe and Mr.. Perceval, who was
div reed from his first wife. Marie Louise
Wells Perceval, of a well-known Georgia
family. at the October term of court in
Jacksonville, Fla.
My sister" said Mrs Wflmot, trem-
bling with Indignation, broke her engage
ment with Mr.. Perceval for good and sufti-
cient reasons several weeks ago.
II have read the report of my sister s
disappearance, and know that it was
caused to be published by Mr.. Perceval
mean spite that prompted him to haunt
the name of my sister before the public,
and probably with the further desire of
having his picture published In the papers.
Mr. Perceval knew that my sister was
going away to visit friends and obtain
a long-needed rest. He knew this before
the engagement was broken; broken as l
said before, for good and sufficient rea-
sons. He has her address in his possess
sion. and I consider his action as mean.
ylfi 10 nnl
that my shsser sy1ed perfectly right when
she broke her engagement with him.
Perceval's Story Romantic.
Mr. PercevaIs story of the vanishing of
his fiancee was very romantic. He and
Mrs Howe had been sweethearts in Vir-
ginia since childhood. but they drifted
apart and each were married in the same
month BY another singular coincidence
they were divorced in the same month
They were to be married October 81 in
The Little Church Around the Corner"
The intended wedding day was Mrs
Howes birthday.
The heir of Perceval Island declare d
that he was fully prepared for the we'd
ding on the day set, but that his fiancee
failed to appear. This does not agree
with Mrs. Wilmot's statement regarding
the broken engagement.
MIS-. howe was NlfOTCeu OCTOBER ~
from J. Wilson Howe of Washington
ana this city, nephew of DR.. Woodrow
Wilson, president of Princeton Univer-
sity. They were married eight\years ago.
Mr.. Perceval's wife, from whom he was
divorced in Jacksonville last month, was
Marie Louise Wells of Columbus Ga, a
famous beauty.
Mrs Howe separated from her husband
three years ago Without means she
turned to her pen for a living and became
society editor of the Charlottesville (Va)
Daily Progress. She took the pen name
of Fluffy and her writings were very
popular in the south. Her sister refuses
to tell where she is, as she does not
wish to have her annoyed.
Mrs Howe is cousin of c. Peyton Rus
sci of 1719 l street Washington, u. G.
Telephoned and Vanished.
Mrs. Howe was last seen by her fiance
at . O'Clock that afternoon In a Broad
way store. Mr. Perceval went to 4 a
brokers' office in lower Broadway at nj
teen minutes past 4 o'clock. Mrs.