New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
THE WILSON MYSTERY.
A NEICHROR TELLS DAMAGING STORIES
ABOUT THE VICTIMS WIFE
,tns WILSON rEprEsrs HER INNOCENCE AND
DENIES THAT THE HEADLEss Bopi 10
THAT OF HER HUSBAND.

,,ns sov pr,oTtSrs HER INNOCENCE AND
DENIES THAT THE HEADLEss BODY 10
THAT OF HER HUSBAND
So,b,np new was learned YESTERDAY M dsath
S.,n - nrravel the mystery surrouhuins ' dis
hep 20 ua' - ,vbose body was found IN a CHS
% 80 49, oauar az the house IN FLUSHING III w.
~ noa lived for thirty years Mrs' "'0 ~ has
g., 1, tho Town Hall bckup. ana IAN 80 her.
80 s,nce suspicion was nrs1 VII - husha nd
~ MANY conflicting stories ao' -, neonle
smr,rs the last few months nave leu , 80, sham
10 believe that she Is 'e'-''
ming as has heen charse"- ..-aov I. the body
w. - ,hat Of her husband said: h"' N,,,
to =, q, am perfectly innocent. o".. ,h,s,
80, 7 sbo,,ld be accused OF such d .i''e hrrv,nc
~ sha broke down ompe'e'y' ~ ,or ,na
,sr face In her hands she "ep' 49, ohs she
-, s,,c,a her arrest Between ne' s,oa
nrst u'''e s'" .u. &c alive He Is alive she asNeN
Sep' '' about her house ana ash'U -
many ~ ha,o some one feed her pet e"" 90,
ucuiSr'y ~ cowerS while she is in jail "nen ,U.1
,ha, q number of persons ha1 'u''
hand,s body Mrs Wilson exc'S'1 n,.,,,. 40 WHY.
oa.r How could they Identity ~ ,.no +,
Nons.H't ga came off Nobody can tel VINO ~
ho".- -, L,ov who 1t "a. II is greS' "' ''0''
80 I'D don't know how he got tnere hoe
10 '' 80 Weld who lives at No ~ fl"es'' ,1''
,nou,n the Wilson's for thirty !e"'e' o.. ~ then,
- ,,aars has lived in the Sih'o 81
. -'e ii,,old has made the following statement
NJ, ors, recollection Of Mrs wilson Is wnei'' a.
nsed frequently cars notes 10 her from
Sour married who Is stu hVnme IA '.',a
W., Gu was an attractive woman ImS o UU.
VindsS Lily until Mr.. Wilson sGSu,cu 1;bssn his
nVe1 heSp1! Work and Northern ltalr0aaeu. % tjis
on my 70 sroH careless ana iluli' ,-tisor sod
VIE s,ne became irregular. ara MIS- !" 's
Els.S - Iiigh Bridge payday 'Isi eeS an stNrn
10 90 70 3r1n him There arr story Co. WI
she ~ nc money In september To- w. he
scenes brorgrt home and had 10 be ca.iaru ma fer
son was ~ vas suffering from r1euihdlIs". hnai,b
hSuse ,I,al Mrs Wilson grew worse; anu a T ho,sa
his arrNa W ,,rnes ordered her 10 keep the mousse
o , - ~ care for her husband Ao,r quarry
c4eSH a. Wilson used 10 have Nsui - 80 fre
~ Mis sor "cmarrelirg with her husband nave "''
ouenty heard her beat X Ht,i was beating him
,,nS ~ his rroans long as coul9 anu h WI
nsleneu 10 EGG Stone agpinst the side OF uo w" W.
nn Hotse Instantly the lights wen, NJ. Iy-son
son HoI ceased Another time heard Mrs vi III
sou', ~ ber husband: Shut up. you ou ..EII VI bn
~. ~ ,'o, in the cellar now some tIe9 90
sna uOea 70 be Furnishing her husband with oo''
or ..Tba last time | saw Mr.. Wilson anVo was III
.,ans, ls95 when as has been S'atc.' nc w.
iost a skeleton and looked the hermit III eNcIS
IntVrs soon aftcrWard the SOUNDS OF tnt NIX =,
a,,arrels ceased and Mrs. Wilson pesth W oA'i"''
s'siS Fald on the day before tho body was lounn
soi5 mai Wilson's body was IN the ces pooI !.
f%e cellar and investigation proved that her "oi'
were true