The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-11
WOODS TRACED TO BETHLEHEM
May Have Gone to Canada-Full Results
OF Autopsy Not Revealed, Say Bests.

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PHILADELPHIA. July 1O.-Tracss Of DIR.
j. d. Woods and his wife have been found
In and around this city by the Philadelphia
police. When DIR. Woods and his wife
disappeared from Atlantic City Inspector
McClusky telegraphed to the Philadelphia
police to look out for them. Detective
Crawford, by means Of baggage, traced
DR. Woods and his wife and their little
girl to thu Reading terminal
Their baggage was reshipped from there
on Tuesday to Bethlehem. It was handled
through the Union Transfer Company.
The couple bought tickets to Bethlehem.
1t is only short journey from this point
to Phillipsburg, where it was thought the
ways that they could reach there and throw
the detectives off the scent.
Supt. Quirk received tonight from Dis
trict Attorney Boyd of San Rafael a COM
plete description Of Dr. Woods and his
wife. It was at once photographed to the
police In the small towns in and around
Bethlehem. Several other members of the
central office staff were detailed to help
Detective Crawford in the case.
While no information was obtainable at
City Hall tonight, ii was evident that
headquarters was waiting for news of an
important capture. Some fear ia enter
tained that the couple are making for
Canada, and the police ofaBuffalo and Erie
were warned to keep an eye on all trains.
G. NJ. Best, son OF the man who 10
believed to have been murdered, is ex-
pected here tomorrow He will he ac-
companied by New York detective. who
will cooperate with Capt. Millers men,
Inspector McClusky, Chief Of the Detec-
tive Bureau. received telegram yesterday
from District Attorney Boyd Of San Rafael,
Marin county, CAL, asking him to watch for
DR.. John d. Woods and Alice Cloy Woods,
calling herself his wife, both of whom are
wanted in California on charge OF larceny,
and to explain the circumstances of the
death of William G. Best on April 8.
Alfred M. Best said yesterday that DR..
Mckenzie, who performed the autopsy on
his fathers body, had not made public
everything that the autopsy revealed, and
that in spite of the fact that the stomach,
lungs and intestines had been removed
beforg the body was sent from California,
enough had been discovered to confirm the
suspicion that Best was poisoned. just
what part of his report DIR. Mckenzie had
withheld Best's sons would not say. One
report, however, was that a small fragment
OF the intestine had been left in the body,
and that its condition indicated the pres
ence of poison.
George A. Reuter- Of 90 Chambers street
called on the Best brothers in their Office at
90 William street yesterday and told about
the death of his aunt. Mrs. Waldron, in
Asbury Park a year ago last March.
This same DR.. Woods" said Mr.. Reuter-,
was staying at the same hotel as my
aunt, and when he learned that she was
Ill forced himself into the case, practically
supersednR DR.. Williamson of Asbury
Park. Woods and the woman were In
my aunt's apartments practically all the
time. We saw him give her medicine and
inject something into her arm. She died
in great agony and We are convinced that
she was poisoned She was also robbed.
Six hundred dollars in cash and jewelry
and about 500 worth of cloth for dresses
which had not been made up were miss
ing from the apartment after my aunts
death"
After my aunt's death Woods put in
claim for 81 900 against the estate for
professional services
Woods never got a cent on that claim.
counsel for the Waldron estate and the
Reuter- family, told that part of the story
Woods" said Mr.. Embree, 4came to
our Office to collect the 81 600. He said
he WAS a graduate Of the Medico- Chi-
rurgical College of Philadelphia and was
a regularly licensed physician Of Pennsyl-
vania, nephew OF the well-known DIR.
Pennsylvania Steel Company. We In
vestigated and found that his statements
were false. At our request he abandoned
his claim for 81 900.