Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-06-26
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE
Murder of Dr.. WardWelI
at R0SIindaIe.
is THE MURDERER INSANE?


sanity, Amos J.. Morse of 25 Revere street.
West end. shot and instantly killed DIR.
William Tecumseh Sherman Wardwell at
his residence on Florence street. Roslin'
dale late Saturday afternoon.
The murderer fired three shots at his
victim, all Of which took effect in Ward
wells head. After shooting the doctor
Morse rushed out OF the house. closely fol-
lowed by Mira Wardwell. who shouted
murder"
aud called upon passing pedestrians to ar
rest the fieeng man.
Several young men started In pursuit OF
the murderer, and, undaunted by two
shots fired at them, chased him to Forest
Hills, where Patrolman Joseph Delaney
of division 13 captured him
DIR. Wardwe,l was about 33 years Of age,
and has been married some five years, re-
moviag at the time of his marriage to Ros-
lindale. lie was born in Boston, and his
mother, the widow of j. G.. Mardwell, re-
sides at ~ West Cedar street, this city. He
has h brother, George, living at Canton, o.
DIR. Wardwsll WAS graduate OF the
Harvard medical school, class of 'Ss. and an
honored member Of the medical school as
sociation. He spent one year In the Rhode
Island general hospital. at Providence,
and another in the Massachusetts general
b spital. He was also chairman OF the
w,nitary comnittce Of tie locll titizers'
association Of Roslindale. He was p ~
grand of Longfellow lo.i,e, l. o. o. r., aud
last Monday night took his third degree In
Freemasonry. He also belonged 70 tie
Knights Of Honor
Amos l.. Morss, the Murderer,
Il about 20 years old, and was employed as
an elevator inan in the Equitable build
ing. He left there at noon nn the day #
the murder, and Uniformed bis assist iat
that he should not reiu Il, giving no rea-
son, however. tor his asNersioii. lie loi-
teied alb ,ut the Wardwcll reeideSce some
two hours awaiting the doctors return
home
Morse was married about five years a. o
to Miss Chill Of Medfcr,i, and for some
tim. has been insanely jealous OF her, al
ieging that she was intiins, With his vic
tim, which ( ct, however, is denied Ivy
every body acquainted with the parties, all
uniting ia giving Mrs. Morse
The Hest Of Characters
AID pronouncing the act of her husband
"a that Of an INSANE man. The Nurses re-
sided ut No. IS Revere street.
Morse EXPIRE. ,,,i no regret for his action,
and insisted that he doctor had guined Ills
home. and that he (Mors )bad iopted this
course for revenge.
Medical Examiner Draper performed on
autopsy over the remains OF the murd, Il
man yesterday, and in the afternoon q e
body WAS returned to the doctors late
home. IL was singular fact that, as the
body was being brought iuto the house.
che choir IN the Baptist church almost
across the way. sung with great solemnity
"Nearer Ny God to Thee"
It u now learned that when Morse was
captured by Officer Delaney he threw
letter over the fence at Forest Hills.
DR.. Waidwell, 1t is said, was once
street car conductor on the Forest Hills
route. There is also report that the pres.
ent widow was his second wife, and that
his first wife committed suicide.
The doctor, II IL stated. had charge of the
estate in Roslindale which his father left;
that Mr.. and Mrs. Morse lived for awhile
in one Of the houses of the estate and then,
IL Is claimed, an Intimacy sprang up bt.
tween the doctor and Mrs, Morse.