The Washington herald., 1908-01-26
Miss Watkins and BrOOkeS
Reported in Norfolk.
MAY BE ON THEIR HONEYMOON
Disappearance of Couple Now Be
Iieved To BE Cleared by story Of
Take Back Gypsy, but VIII Have
II Fight on His Hands.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
BELL Telephone g.

/
Alexandria, Va. Jan. 25.-That Miss
! Delilah E. Watkins and Mr.. A Powell
! Br0Okes, both OF this city, who so mys-
/ teriously disappeared Monday last are
married and are now spending their hon
eymoou in Norfolk, Va, was the report
spread broadcast throughout the city to-
| night.
/ According TO the report. the couple have
/ been since Tuesday last spending their
honeymoon with friends Of Mr. Brookes
at Rapidan, Orange County. Va. and left
| to-day for Norfolk. where they will con-
olude the trip and return home here.
The news was told 10 Chief Goods by
Mr., William II Luckett a Southern Rail
way clerk, who resides in this city. Mr.
/ Luckett tonight refused TO discuss the
matter II was learned, however, that the
source Of the information came through
/ Mr. Lucketts sister.
/ She. it is said was told by a young
/ lady whom she knows in Washington.
| that the latter. to-day, received a letter
( from Rapidan, and. among other things.
/ contained in It was news that Mr.
Brookes and Miss Watkins were at that
place II is also said that Mr.. Brookes
/ introduced Miss Watkins as his wife.
/ There are many TumOTs afioat as to
where the couple were married Some
claim that they were married IN Orange.
while others say the ceremony occurred
at Rapidan.
/ Miss Eleanor Watkins sister Of the
missing young lady. when seen by a re-
porter for The Washington Herald to-
night, said she had heard the above in
+ formation. but was inclined TO doubt its
authenticity. owing to the fact that the
/ report cannot be confirmed ana also
that she has not received any news con-
! cerning her sisters whereabouts,
/ Miss Watkins expressed hope that the
/ report was true. Her mother. she said
/ is nervous over her daughters disap-
peaTdnCe.
/ In the opinion Of friends Of both par
/ ties. the above information is correct
| II has been contended all along by
/ friends of the couple that they eloped.
The fact that Miss Watkins has not writ
/ ten 10 her mother concerning her where
! abouts causes considerable anxiety.
/ The report was ,in a measure confirmed
when a telegram was sent to the Jele-
graph operator al Rapidan asking wheth-
+ er Or not the couple was seen al that
place An affirmative reply was received
] The sudden disappearance has been the
/ principal topic of conversation on the
! streets since Wednesday last All sorts
/ of rumoTs have been in the air, but to-
nights report seems 10 settle the entire
/ matter
/ Miss Watkins IS nineteen years Of 7ge,
and had been employed by Mr., Brookes
/ as a stenogrspher, in Washington. Mr.
/ Brookes is twenty-eight years of age, and
t is grain and -four broker
Sheriff T. F. McCanery. Of Pottawat-
tonne County, Iowa. arrived here at 3
o'clock this afternoon with requisition
papers from the Superior Court Of Iowa.
/ signed by the governor of that State and
approved by Gov. Swanson, for Lucian
Mareuo, wanted at Council Bluffs. Iowa,
on d charge Of abduction. There were no
Tequisition papers for any Of the other
gypsies who have been held. and they
were at once released from custody
The case promises 10 be an interesting
one Mareno VIII not go TO Iowa without
a fight This afternoon he secured the
services Of Attorney r. D. Brumback,
who VIII institute habeas corpus. proceed
ings IN the Corporation Court Monday
morning to prevent his client being re-
moved. Sheriff McCafery does not know
the prisoner and he did not know any
thing concerning the case
The band Of gypsies. numbering nine.
were taken in custody Monday lasy.
They have all along Coutended that they
were not guilty Of any wrongdoing and
were very proud this afternoon upon be
ing given their freedom. IL was believed
by the authorities here that the sheriff
had in his possession requisitiOn papers
for Marie Mitchell, alias Marie Mareno,
who, it was stated in kilograms previously
received from George H. Richmond was
also wanted on a similar charge.
Sheriff McCaffeTy will remain here un-
til matters are finally disposed OF. The
police first took In custody the entire
band.
There will be a meeting for men at $3.50
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Young
Peoples Building of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South. DR. Henry n. Cou-
den, chaplain Of the House Of Representa-
tives, will deliver an address. He will
take for his subject Manhood" A solo
will be rendered by Miss Kate Smoot.
The schooner Martha Davis was sold at
public auction at noon to-day by Deputy
United States Marshal Joseph f. Glover.
She was purchased by Walter Haman fol
5000
In the Police Court this morning James
Ball. colored, was fined s. on a charge Of
stealing two ioaves of bread from a box
in front Of the store of G. W Ramsay