Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-31
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Mrs. Susan Wilson Dies Mys-
teriOusly at Her Home
on Fourth Avenue.
SHE NAY HAVE SUICIDED.
A Partly Filled Bottle of ChlOroform
Found in Her Room.
LEAVES A LETTER TO HER CLERK.
1t States What Disposition is to Be Made of
Fer Property.
SHE MAY HAVE SUICIDED.
LEAVES A LETTER TO HER CLERK.
HER HUSBAND A PROMINENT JEWELER

Mrs. Susan A. Wilson was found dead in
bed yesterday morning at 81 Fourth avenue.
The circumstances all point to suicide. A
bottle partly filled with chloroform and a
note disposing of her property are the
only evidences that she took her own life.
Mrs. Wilson was the wife of William
Wilson, the Fourth avenue jeweler He is
one of the old-time jewellers OF Pittsburg,
and the family is well known. For a num-
Der of years Mrs Wilson has had superin-
tended the business. They lived in the
same building their store was in. Mrs.
Wilson has been in poor health for some
time and has had considerable trouble. She
was able to attend to her business part of
the time, but this was left practically in the
hands of the confidential clerk, Miss Lillian
Russell.
Found Her Dead in Bed.
Yesterday morning Mr. Wilson got up
and swept out the store. He then went
back to the sleeping apartment to awaken
his wife. In this he was unsuccessful
Fearing something was wrong Dr. S. c.
Milligan was sent for DR.. Mercur was af-
forwards called in. 1t was finally discov-
cred the woman was dead. Coroner Nc
Dowell and Clerk H. Grant Miller made a
partial investigation of the death.
A note was found in the woman's bed
room. 1t was addressed to Miss Lillian
Russell 1t briefly told where, if the writer
was dead on Friday morning, Miss Russell
could find the keys to the safe. There was
also letter with it which partly told of the
disposition of her property. 1t is known
that Miss Russell was cared for
by her employer but aside from
that Mrs. Wilson did not mention
whom the balance of her property would be
given to. The KEYS of the store were to be
turned over to Attorney A. w. Duff He
is given the power to administer. Mrs.
Wilson also asked that she be buried be-
side her mother, and that the remains be
removed to Miss Russeli's home, A Taylor
avenue. There was nothing said in the
letter, so far as known, concerning MI.
Wilson.
A Bottle of Chloroform Found.
On the same table where the note was
found was bottle. The label had been
torn of it, but it is supposed to have con-
tanned either chloroform or ether. The
bottle and letter will be produced at the
inquest to-day. Mrs. Wilson's funeral will
take place from Miss Russell's home to-
afternoon.
Some time ago Mrs. Wilson's adopted
daughter died. 1t is supposed that she
worried about this a great deal as she |
thought the world of the girl She had been
gloomy for several days, but none of her |
friends thought she would attempt her life. |
A DISPATCH reporter called at Wilson's |
yesterday afternoon, but Mr.. Wilson re- |
fused to be seen. Some of the friends who |
were there insisted that Mrs Wilson |
had died of heart disease, but did not care
to talk about the death.
Wilson's store is the one which was
robbed about one year ago. The door was |
so it could not be opened from the |
inside and then the robber broke the win
dow and took out tray OF diamonds valued
ut 8, 800.