The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-03
MRS. wILDRICK'S SUSPICION.
sHE 1BISEs 7BERE rs a coNsFIRACT
z0AINST COZ. WILDRICE.


Make Roor. for Prsr-e,ion- ard she ts
n. Poisoned. 80 that shs Cs-nst vi.s,-
cate uiw-uer Accusations As.i-.t Two
Per-ous Regarded NJ uer Relatives SAD
NJ Omcinl, 49, = sick won.a'- Fsrcier.
For many months there has been painful
| subject OF conversation within the circle OF
army officers st Fort Wadsworth II concerns
two-fold trouble which has involved Lieut.
Col A. c. Wildrick. late commander OF the
post.
When Col wlldrlek was detailed to tho com
mand OF Fort Wadsworth about two years ago
from a command In California. there were
many persons on the island who looked for
wardt his coming with pleasure. chad been
on duty on Staten Island fifteen years before.
and he was remembered as genial soldier
OF the old tyne. These persons also remem-
bered his wife. She was much younger than
Col Wildfick. md was bright and handsome
and somewhat eccentric woman. She 10 a
sister OF John 4. White. n druggist OF this
city. who lives In Cedar lane, Bay Ridge. and
Of Edward White member OF the Metal Ex-
change. who lives at Elizabeth. Since the time
when she lived at Staten Island lctore and her
return she has written n book
Col Wildrick and his family had not been
long at Fort wadsworth when Mira widrick
told SOME Of the persons there that she had
been warned In California against certain Of
the officers on the island. Her husband has
been in the army since July /. 1857. at which
time no graduated from West FONT. lie
served on the Utah expedition In 1861 and all
through the war OF the rebellion. and for mer.
ttorious services was made Breyet lieUten-
ant Colonel on March IL. 1873 aud for hiH SER
vices before Petersburg was made Brevet Brig
adier-General Of Volunteers the next month.
Ho WAS mnsiered out o, the volunteer soryise
regular army in many places. His one failing
Is a lik,n. for drink. and twice before last win
ports that he was again departing from the
strict line which army discipline required led
that he, was perhaps to blame. but that also
his health was bad. and in March he was re-
is now in Warrington under treStment. and
Mira. Ni!drick and their four children are oc-
SnPPs n.d
ago. when 1t was deemed necessary to extend
the Government reservation at Fort Wads-
Sifs. wiidrick believed that tho complaints
against her hust and came largely rom the
he FASTENED ny his retirement. She was very
I'll during the fall and winter. and she is now
take her life with poison. She believes that
back Of this attempt was q conspiracy. which
says. now living in hon or aud happiness. whose
story che incautiously told TO her husband.
ha Wn o ne nave Sa 10 SOM othea
army amt to take her life. she says. so that she
could end not xindS ca h i% or b tell tales \,
sI wa" Oily sS wS as' .So 'sls
Pink sd%; M Mr. %$ Is :sd
vsitcd uron ms,, made little dishes for me-
and Ie,ted me. When got Jane she reminded
81 tns s Gf"p kns the
LII .S,i Ss d..
bedside and doscd me with whisksy in Novem-
M Jane sas ae Oh %hs
passion Jane got into. Then suspected that
j, savsi ssmries Of the, beef tea and other
one had d Snii c acid" acid in Them e accused
Jane Of having tried to XIII me and discharged
hs Sns tn hs
sSs %syss 5ss
ni az Ess int ssund
named Arthur Jones bring IL to me while
was in bed; MornnC after f morning. noticed
me without cream or sugar. took some up
In a. spoon and there was the same ndlssolved
bottled beer which Arthur brought, from, the
Post also discovered the same thing. Since
better"
MR.. Wildrck says she wrote to Superintend-
ent Byrnes about what was being done to her,
ana before she discharged Jones. on April l,
went to District Attorney Fitzgerald OF Rich
mond county and to one Of the justices OF the
Peace there to make complaint against him.
The fact that they did not act In the matter,
and also that neither Col Wildrick, her son
Charles. who IL grown up nor her brothers
did anything toward having Jane or Arthur
Jones arrested. may be accented as evidence
that they wer" not persuaded OF the truth OF
her beliefs.
After Col. Wildrick's departure for Washing
ton an evening newspaper got hold OF the
story. Its representatives promised her help
In the way OF lawyers, and they got n sam pie
~ the beer from her. A chem ist, they told her
Rfterward. had found traces Of snlicylic acid
In the I,eer. but not enough to endanGer life.
Then they persuaded her to 20 to Superin-
tendent Byrnes Byrnes told her TO see Dts
trict Attorney Fitzgerald She will now try to
get the May Grand Jury OF Richmond county
II is not surprising that salioylic acid was
found In the beer There Ia very little bottled |
beer In the market that does not contain Il. |
1t H. put In To keep the beer from spelling
III YOU want to sec my greatest enemy"
Comegya"
DR.. ComeGys was called uron. He said he |
could not speak about the matter unless he |
was called upon In Al Official manner,
IL is t0J TAD thar the story should have got |
outside the tort." another otllcer said, "Iut !
perhaps 1t will result in good. hope, in the |
interest Of all concerned. that IL will bring |
stances. which may result In proper action"