The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-30
HIS BROTHERS bad NAME
EDWARD e. WILSON WAS A VICTIM
OF PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
He Lost Good Position in Republic
of Colombia Through n Confusion
with Emmett Il. Wilson.

Edward e. Wilson, a son of ex-Sergeant
James Wilson, of the police force, is home
from Boca del Toro, Republic of Colombia,
to vindicate his good name and straighten
out a complication which cost him a good
position in the southern republic. He was
victim of peculiar circumstances. which
resulted from the similarity of his name
or, rather, of initials, with those of his
brother, Emmett E. Wilson. 1t is a story
of the good boy suffering for the misdeeds
Of the bad brother
Some time ago Edward E. Wilson went
to the tropical country and there secured
position with Snyder Brothers, dealers in
tropical fruits. The firm began to trust
him with certain responsibilities, and. in
order to ascertain further as to his charac-
ter, they asked him to give references in
his old home. He told the members of the
firm that he originally hailed from Indian
apolis, Ind, and would be glad to have
them write to that city, where he was
known, his father being a member of the
police department. The firm thereupon
wrote to Superintendent of Police Colbert,
asking if he knew E. e. Wilson, a son of
Sergeant Wilson of the indianapolis police
force The superintendent turned the in
quiry over to the newspapers, after reply
e. E. Wilson's record in Indianapolis But
it was Emmett E. Wilson's record and not
that of Edward e. Wilson which the su-
perintendent sent to the firm.
Emmett e. Wilson is a young man well
known to the police by reason of his mis-
deeds. He has been in frequent scrapeS in
this city, and has served time in the peni-
tertiary. On one occasion he was arrested
by his own father while in the act of bur-
glarizing place. The father acted with
Spartan courage on this occasion. At an
other time the father gave chase to num-
Der OF boys who We're detected stealing,
and the only one he was able to catch was
this hayward son. Not long ago young
Wilson profeSSed to be penitent and was
encouraged in his good resolves by the Y.
M. G. A. He has not been heard of recent
ly. When Superintendent Colbert received
the inquiry from the Republic of Colombia
asking for information about "E. E. Will
son., he presumed, as matter of course,
that it was Emmett f. Wilson, the son of
the sergeant who had given so much
trouble. Emmett's whereabouts were not
known at that time, and it was supposed
he had drifted to some other country
Upon receiving the letter from Superin-
tendent Colbert the Boco del Toro firm i'm
mediately discharged Edward e. Wilson,
believing that he mad lied about his past
record. The young man tried in vain to
explain that there was some mistake, that
he had never been arrested, and that he
had always lived an upright life. The firm
was not inclined to believe his professions
but told him that if he could show posi-
him, and that he was victim of circum-
stances, he might be given another oppor-
tunity. Mr.. Wilson, determined that the
cloud should not rest on his name, imme-
diately set out to return to Indianapolis
ard he is now here, where his friends are
glad to see that the affair is clearing up.
He says he will return to the Republic of
Colombia and ask the firm to reinstate him.
as he likes the country and is anxious to
continue in business there. He will return
with letters showing that he is what he
claims to be-