The New York herald., 1879-12-13
THE HOTCHKISS SCANDAL
Mrs. Hotchkiss and DR.. Wilson
in Lockport Jail.
w III AT THEY SAY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


LocKPoRT. N. Y. Dec H. 1879.
The excitement is very great the discosuret
in the Hotchkiss murder case. but the facts known
Of the vaguest description. and it will not be
certsned until the arrival of the HERALD tomorrow
that anything like an outline OF the alleged
diabocal conspiracy is known here-the yer.
seat OF the alleged crime. had an interview will
the prisoners at ten o'clock this evening The par
ticuars of the arrest whi,h obtained from Sheriff
8. Clark Lewis folows:-
CoRREspoNDENT-You left for Detroit on Wednes
day night last. believe?
Sheriff LEwIs-Yes. the ten minutes past eight
train. had previously telegraphed the Chief Of
Police at Detroit regarding the parties being in the
city, and received the following despatch:-
DETROIT. Dec. 10. 1879
To S. CLARK LEwIs:-
Parties here. Come on with requisition.
A. j. ROGERS, Superintendent of Police
arrived in Detroit Thursday morning. and al
once visited Police Headquarters. expecting to find
the parties arrested. Imagine my surprise learn
ing that nothing had been done. On the suggestion
OF the Chief Of Police went to my hotel. while
detective despatched for DR.. Hugh Meg. Wilson,
who found at his Office on Michigan avenue, just
preparing to 60 out to make post-mortem exami.
nation. He came to police headquarters without
any hesitation. and being informed by myself OF
the indictment found against him. said he was pre-
pared to 60 without waiting for the re9uisition
papers. had previously learned that Mrs. Hotch-
kiss in Buffalo. having gone there two or three
days previous to my arrival in Detroit.
"GoING TO FIGHT OUT.
When asked the Doctor where Mrs. Hotchkiss
was he replied, "She is in Buffalo; but to prevent
any delay will telegraph her to ut the
Mansion House, Buffalo. l propose to fight this
affair out" Arrangements were at once made for
leaving. and last night. accompanied by DR..
Hugh Meg. Wilson and G.. w. Hawley.
q brother Of Mrs. Hotchkiss. doing business
at No. lit Michigan avenue. and with whom Mrs.
Hotchkiss lived. started for home. DIR. Meg. Will
son has his Office in the same block with G.. W.
Hawley On arriving ut Buffalo found Mrs. G. G.
Hotchkiss waiting for ut the hotel mentioned.
The Doctor talked less about the
arrest. the alleged motive. &c. He claims
that it Is persecution the part
Of Mrs Hotchkiss' friend because Dr. Wilson had
transacted some of her business. There has been
of q. &. Hotchkiss by which Mrs. Hotchkiss was
lett annuity OF about $4,000. A. r. Lam
While While we wero in the city and engaged by
them az one Of their counsel The ofncers
have not placed the handcui,s on e either .hsr
willingness to come. and as DR.. Hugh McG wilson
expresses it. Eight it out Turnkey Black. on being
interviewed the disposition to be made OF the
prisoners, said Mrs. Hotchkiss would be given .
large room-the debtors room-which had been
fitted up in good shape. DR.. Hugh Meg. wilson
would be confined in cell No. Ii.
large crowd was at the Erie depot ON the arrival
of the hall past nine train from Buffalo. and even
followed the sheriff aud his prisoners to the doors
REr1cEScE OF THE ACCUSED.
The HERALD correspondent met the prisoners al
the station they alghted from the train and &C.
companed them to the county Jail. They were
and pleasant, and occupied by the genial Sheriff
Lewis as his parlor. The HERALD correspondent.
by Dr.. Hugh McGregor wilson and Mrs. notchkiss.
said: :I have called to you at the earliest possi-
VOC your Version of the facts Of the case for which
stand Jointly indicted. have telegraphed All or the
accessible information of the prosecution and the
| story II adverse to you BOTH"
DR.. Wilson replied I've have sent for our coun-
SELL and therefore at present care to say nothing.
We are here and we mean business. and we propose
to meet these slxnderous statements which have
been put beioreathe community"
Mrs. Hotchkiss said nothing.
Dr. Wilson continued" intended to come on
any way myself, Voluntarily in day or two. but
Thought would wait aud see what was to be DONE"
This IN substance, was all there said
DIR. WILSON AND MRS. HoTcHKIss.
DIR. Wilson. as he appears. is ruddy-faced Eng
lishman of the middle class, who speaks III q comb
dent tone with An air OF perfect unconcern and un-
common assurance. He seems to be about forty
the air Of prosperity. aud he the last man in
the room who would have beon suspected of the
cowardly form of murder with which he stands in-
dicted. .
manner. and spent her time in caressng favorite
black ana tan dog which she had brought with her.
She WAS richly dressed, and showed every evidence
of having been accustomed to luxurious living She
seemed a woman fully fifty years of age. wearing
black wig. and of decidedly composed countenance.
Her face study
AS left the Jail met Mr.. George @. Greene, one
of the prisoners counsel. who had been informed
by Deputy Sheriff John A. Merritt OF their desire to
see him.
GOSSIP CONCERNING THE CRIME
EARLY this evening had talk with DR.. Simeon
Tucker Clark Of the chief medical witnesses for
the prosecution. He explains the fact thai
the remains Of the Of Mrs. Hotchkiss
have not been exhumed and analysed as being
du, to the popularity that the son died in Erie
county and that although buried in Niagara county
the Erie county officials must be the movers in any
attempt TO try the prisoners the charge OF mur.
dering the son. But Clark says. further, that
the son evidently died of strychnine poisoning and
no traces of that agent could now be found as in
case OF arsenical poisoning.
An official in the District Attorneys ofhce point.
ing to the Court House tonight said that no legal
struggle a capital had been tried in that
structure of equal magnitude to the one about to
begin. A. p. Laning aud George G. Greene are both
vigorous, audacious and aggressive lawyers. Who
besides the District Attorney and his assistant.
James Brown, will represent the people Is not yes
known. But probably the Attorney General.