The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-11
SUICIDE OR MURDER.
Dwigh' Wilson Shot in the Head With a
Target Gun.

cd the earthly career Of Dwight s.
Wilson, Of Spring Brook, N. ", who
was found with bullet hole in his left
temple. DR.. $. @. German, OF Rath-
mel, was called but the man was dead
when he arrived.
When IL was known that Wilson was
dead, Justice l.. A. Hays was notified
and he empanelled jury ~ follows,
A. w. Mulholland, William Lyle, l.. l..
Henry, q. w. Mohney. George Hughes
and w. A. Butler, and held an inquest.
After hearing two witnesses, johnson
and his supposed wife--as she swore
Saturday night she was Johnson's wife
the inquest was postponed until Monday
morning. Squire Hays notified County
Coroner Cox, Of Big Run, Of the tragedy
and he was to be present Monday morn
ing, but he did not arrive until noon.
In the mean time the woman connected
with the affair, acknowledged that
johnson was not her husband but that
Wilson was, and at the inquest Monday
afternoon the woman swore Wilson was
her true husband.
In June, OF this year, a Swede named
Chas. T.. johnson, came to Mr.. Hanna's
saw mill In Skunk Hollow looking for
work, which he was successful in secur-
ing. About u week after woman came
to Mr.. Hanna's looking for johnson,
her brother. When informed that
Johnson was looking for his wife, she
then said she was his wife. They re-
mained at Hanna's about a week as man
and wife.
The testimony OF johnson and Mrs.
Wilson-their statements hung well
together-give the facts about as fol-
lows: johnson got acquainted with
Wilson and his wife at Brock mines,
near Brockwayville. johnson and Mrs.
Wilson became attached to one another
and Wilson loved his wife's sister bet
ter than he did his wife, and he gave
her TO johnson without asking cent
for her, and johnson ''say, all right"
according to his testimony. johnson
came to Skunk Hollow, got work, sent
for the woman, she came and they lived
one week at Hanna's as man and wife.
A week after the womans arrival Will
son came and then johnson rented
house near the mill and all three OF
them went to live In IL. Johnson testi-
fed that Wilson and the woman lived
as man and wife there, but that he paid
the rent and living expenses. Friday
last Wilson bought target rifle with
which he practiced considerably Friday
evening and Saturday. Saturday even
ing all three came down TO Reynolds
vile, returning home about ten o'clock.
Mrs. Wilson got supper, after which
Wilson got the gun and fooled with II
In the kitchen about five minutes and
then went out OF the house. Soon after
johnson heard shot and something
fall, Mrs. Wilson being trihe deaf, did
not hear the shot. They ran out and
found Wilson lying on the ground with
blood on the side Of his face. johnson
t"h iot pho uoVIOf, uub w liSon was ucdu
before DR.. German arrived. The
doctor said in his testimony that the
ball entered the brain n inches from
temple at an angle Of 20 degrees up
ward and 25 to 30 degrees backward.
Doctor said he believed it was case OF
suicide. Wilson was left handed and
for that reason shot himself In left tenn
pie.
The verdict Of the jury was that Will
son met death at his own hands or at
the hands Of some one unknown TO the
jury.
A large number Of people are OF the
opinion that there was foul play in this
case and the verdict Of the jury don't
help matters very much, and shows
that the jury was not fully satisfied as
to cause OF death. The woman and
johnson lived one week together as
man and wife; the woman swore Sat
urday night that she was JOhnsOn's
wife and on Monday swore she was
Wilson's wife-which made her liable
for adultery and perjury. These two
were the only ones present when Will
son was shot and he died without leaving
any testimony. The target gun was
about two and half feet long, there
was no sign Of powder on the mans
temple. To representative Of THE
STAR the bullet hole looked entirely
too large for target bullet. 1t would
have been the proper thing for the
Coroner to have held post-mortem
examination.
The poor overseers OF Winslow town.
ship bought coffin, had the body pre-
pared for burial and delivered IL at the
b., r. & p. R'y station at Falls Greek
yesterday forenoon and Amos L. Will
son, a farmer Of Orchard Park, N. Y,
took charge of it there and took the
remains Of his sOn home with him for