The Portland daily press., 1893-01-03
him. I intend to find the perpetrators

him. intend to find the perpetrators
of the deed.''
Mr.. Wilson was one of the best known
travelling men in New England, and was
about 81 years old. He was employed
by Twitchell & Champlin of this city for
over 25 years. He associated himself
with his brothers few years ago in the
building of the Wilson hotel at cost of
over $4,000.
MI. Wilson was member of Masonic
bodies in this city, and belonged to the
Commercial Travellers Association.
The medical examiner of Massachu-
sets has taken no steps, as the police of
Boston have adopted the theory thai the
bruise on the deceased's forehead was
made not by blow; but by striking
against the piles OF the bridge in his fall.
They also think that the diamond pin
and the other yaluables may have been
pawned. Friends in this city say, how
ever. that he had plenty of money for his
Boston trip, and that if he had pawned
the articles evidence of it could be found
Mrs. Gardiner Wilson, who has been in
the city for several days looking for her
husband, left for home yesterday,
crushed by the sad blow.
The funeral will take place at North
Raymond today.
CONFIRMS THE BROTHERS THEORY.
Story of the Two Men Who Followed
Wilson Onto the Bridge.
The latest Developments in the case of
Mr.. Wilson confirm his brothers suspi-
ci,ons of foul play. Last evenings Bos-
ton Globe says:
1T is absolutely .ascertained that Will
son was not pushed overheard, but he
was assaulted and robbed somewhere in
Charlestown, and, dazed from the rough
treatment he received, and, unable to
understand where he was, he wandered
down the tracks of the Boston d Maine
railroad, and walked into the water.
The two men referred to are John
Breslin and Timothy Mahoney. Breslin
is an employe of the Boston & Maine
railroad, and, together with Mahoney,
had noticed the strange condition Of
Wilson. and when they followed him
down the track, according to their state
ment, it was with the intention of saw
ing him from any possible danger OF fall
ing overheard.
There is no doubt but what Wilson
had been assaulted and robbed previous
to being seen in the vicinity of the draw
tenders shanty.
Itappears that shortly before o'clock
on the evening of Wilson's disappearance
he was seen coming down Austin street
near the front entrance to the state pris
on, and his. appearance excited much
comment among the few people who
CHANGED to be in the vicinity at that
time He was hatless, and his clothes
were considerably torn. He did not ap-
pear to be intoxicated, as he walked per-
fectly straight.
He reached the shanty of the gatetend-
er of the Fitchburg railroad on Prison
Point street, and was seen by two rail-
road employees. He started to walk down
| the Fitchburg railroad track, but was
stopped by the two employees, who were
| afraid that he would be run over by one
of the many passing trains. One of the
| men asked him where his hat was, but
he either could not or would not answer
the question.
Mahoney and Breslin had noticed his
condition. When he left he drawteno
er's shanty they went after him, but he
had the start of them by 200 feet, and
before he was overtaken he had turned
to the left and walked deliberately into
the water.