Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-07
The Death Of Susan Wheeler.
ARREST OF AMBROSE FOLLIET ON THE CHABGE OF |
AANSLAuGHTER

AANSLACGHTER.
AS result Of the grand jury's investigation
into the circumstances OF the death OF Miss
Susan E. Wheeler last Sunday week In a house
on B street, between 1st and 2d streets that
body yesterday returned preSentment to the
District attorneys Office, charging one Ambrose
Folilott with manslaughter in having caused
her death. Col. Corkhill Immediately Informed
the detective Office, and Lieutenant Eckloff
with Detective Miller went over TO Folliott's
place OF business, ''ApOthecarieS' Hail." On AZ
street In the Colonization building, and he was
taken to headquarters where he was kept dur
ing the night. Mr. Folliott Is brother-in-law to
the late DR.. Darby, and since the latter's death
has continued the business established by Dr.
Darby. He asserts his innocence and claims
that he never saw Simpkins, During the past
few days the grand jury examined Mrs Morgan
page and other occupants OF the house where
the death took place; Drs- Townsend, {health
0ihcerl. stanton, Patterson, (cOroner), and F. A.
SimpkiLs-the latter being the principal witness
and II is said that the testimony. shows that
ceding her death. that the operation was per-
formed on the Monday before ar an office on the
same street with the City Hall, and that there
is other evidence tending TO cOrroborate her
statements.
TRACING THE CLUES.
BY the District Attorney S Office with The detec-
tive corps especially Lieut.. EcSiof this case has
been worked up from the mereSt thread of a
clue. It viii be remembered that the first re-
port or the case was made by DR.. Patterson.
the coroner. after the death OF the girl. The
physicians, DIS, T0wnSfend and stanton, who
attended. having, with Mrs. Morgan and other
inmates OF the house devoted there energies to
saving hez life before making much effort TO
10 secure the guilty party. 1t was supposed up
10 a very short time before her death that she
would recover and then could be used in the
prosecution OF the guilty party. District At
torney C0rkhiH on taking hold of the Case eX
amned all the parties connected with it, With 2
view OF getting at the bottom OF it, and it was
de' eloped IL the statements Of the ply sicians
tpat on thursday evening before her death She
had told them that the operation had been per.
formed on her on a street which she called
the City Hall street. end that If one of them
could wax on either SIDE of her she could take
! them there. In examining one OF the women
| who had attended to her. She stated that Mis-
! Wheeler went out en- Monday morning before
@ and g re "a aha r ned ma about
| that day went to bed and did not leave the
| room again alive.
! MR.. SIMPKINs' STATEMENT
| VIII oe remembered. in which he denied that he
Knew anything as TO the cause OF the sickness,
prior thereto, and after he had positively assert
ga that ne was innocent Col. C0rkllill intimated
| 10 MN that he had not told all aud demanded
| full statement. He Mr. s. then asserted that
| he was not her seducer. and did not counsel on
ADVISE hef 10 have the operation performed, nor
| have actual personal KNOWLEDGE of it havinu
| been DONE and made the following statement
| When Miss Wheeler arrived she stated 10 him
| her condition. ana that her purpose in coming
t mere was 10 be treated. and showed him a card
| or Or. Darby, saying she intended to consult
! him. lie told her not to DO so. for it was dan
| gerOuS and also costly. on the next 0ay (Satur-
| day) SlmpknS went TO see FOliOt and questioned
| MIN ABOUT the operation, and he (F) said he
| was IN the naDlt OF performing such operations
! almost daily Tor married and single women. aud
ia hundred recent cases he had not lost one
| lie further explained that his friend could come
| right 10 the apohecary store. OR in the main
! door or the building. up light OF stairs anC
| DOWN tue nall over the store where he had his
! rooms. SimpknS told him ~ that he did not
tnlnk she desired TO remain AT the place. Fol
| llott then asked who was his friend and whpr
! she would come? 10 which SinpkinS replied Il
haEnt got any friend" and FOlliOtU reinarkng
'oh, understand" Simpkn3 left. ON SUNDAY
When SimpkinS called on Miss Wheeler ana
walked out with her, she said she wanted SOM
money. and he gave her two dollars and a
nan. They cOnVerSed on the matter going
Dack and she stated that she was determined Il
DE relieved and he told her that it was danger
Gus Out without success. on Monday morning
SlinpklnS met her on Pennsylvania avenue. neal
AZ street, apparently accidentally, and she
wax. walked across TO FolliottS: simpSins
then went TO his Office, but in the
afternoon stopped in to see Folliott
and asked If she had been there. FOlliott re-
Piled that she had and she was all right. Simp
klns then asked if she had paid him. aud +. an
SWered: Yes. but not muCh.n Siinpkins thea
left and went TO see her at Mrs. Morgan's