The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13
The Child Of Daniel Il. Wilson
Demands Vengeance Of
the Law.
Mrs. Miller Visits Her Husband and Creates
Scene in the Office of Sheriff Savage.
Accused Women on the Verge Of
Collapse -McEwen's Fear.

SUISUN, Jan 12.-Interest in the
Wilson murder case continues undated
and everybody is on the qui vive for
further developments. Contrary to ex-
pectations H. E. McEwen, the old
rancher with whom Mrs. Dickinson has
been living, was not arrested to-day,
but he knows he is under suspicion and
lives in dread of being taken into GUS
tody. The officers, who have woven the
network of evidence around the alleged
slayers of the old rancher, are being
congratulated on every side.
You have caught the murderers of
old Dan Wilson this time" is the in
variable greeting. If there is a person
In Suisun or Fairfield or in the vicinity
of the Wilson ranch who believes
mistake has been made he is carefully
keeping his opinion to himself.
Mrs. Miller visited the County Jail at
Fairfield this morning and had brief
interview with her husband The in
terview was not entirely satisfactory to
either husband or wife as the meeting
took place in the Sherfff's office and
neither Miller nor his wife was al
lowed to discuss the case or anything
relating to it.
Mrs. Miller is rather a handsome
woman, of Spanish blood, about 50
years old. She has piercing black eyes
and a determined manner that seems
to brook no opposition. She came up
from Port Costa on the early train
and swooped down upon the Sheriff's
office like an avenging angel. She de-
manded to be allowed to visit Miller
in his cell at once and also
to see her mother-in-law and sister
in-law Sheriff Savage was not
inclined to grant her request, as he is
DESTROYS of shutting off every avenue
of communication. When Mrs. Miller
was informed that the prisoners could
not be seen her eyes flashed fire. Step
ping close to the Sheriff she cried in
voice quivering with suppressed ex-
element: Cant see my husband?
Why can't 1 see him? He did not kill
! Wilson; you killed him"
The Sheriff was struck speechless by
| this unexpected and highly dramatic
! accusation He recovered his powers
! of speech and the use of his mental
! faculties after a brief period, however
and tried to pacify his accuser with
! soft words and sympathetic assurances
/ His efforts were vain, however. Mrs.
! Miller declared she had come to see her
husband and she proposed to see him.
! After a conference with the District
! Attorney the Sheriff finally gave the re-
quired permission, but stipulated that
the prisoner should be brought to his
office and that no reference to the
charge against him should be made in
/ the conversation between him and his
wife. Millers first question upon en-
/ tering the office was whether his moth
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why, yes. They are locked up
here" said Mrs. Miller.
"Howsdo you know?" asked Miller.
/ quickly.
Mrs Miller replied that she had read
the news of their arrest in the news
papers. Deputy Sheriff Downing then
/ interfered and threatened to lock Mil
Ter up in his cell again unless he ceased
| to talk on the tabooed subject.
Miller gave his wife an order for his
last months salary, due from the rail-
! road company, and after long talk
on purely personal affairs he was led
back to the Jail. Miller remarked that
he needed a shave, and Deputy Sheriff
Reeves volunteered to send him a razor
that he might shave himself.
"Oh, don't do that" said Mrs. Mil
! Ter hurriedly and in evident apprehen-
sion. He might cut his throat" Mrs.
| Miller was not allowed to see either Of
the women prisoners and returned to
Port Costa on an afternoon train.
Mrs. Wilson, who has maintained a
sullen demeanor ever since her arrest,
is beginning to show the effects Of the
strain she has been under for the last
twenty-four hours. She shed no tear
nor gave any outward evidence of con-
Germ when arrested, but late this after
noon she suddenly threw herself upon
her cot and burst into tears, bemoaning
her fate and protesting her innocence
of any crime.
This is awful she sobbed "I don't
see why they arrested me. I have not