The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-30
investigation Into the Death of
Wife of Doctor Jones Wat
son of New London.
ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED.
Now. at the Suggestion of Rela-
tives of Dead Woman.
an Inquiry Is
Begun.


| REPU RLlC SPECIAL.
Hannibal. Mo. July 2S-The body @,
| Mrs. Watson. wife of Doctor Jones Wat.
| son. was exhumed at New London, Mo-
ten miles from here. yesterday by the Cor.
oneT, ana post-mortem examination was
| conducted by Doctor Waldo Briggs Of St
Louis and four other physicians
The inestinat organs We're removed by
| the surgeons and will be taken to ST. Louis
| by Doctor Briggs for chemical examina-
| ton
| On July Mrs. Watson and her husband
| went driving in buggy. Later in the
! afternoon Mrs Watson was found dead on
| the bank of Salt River. under a bridge,
| and her husband was found apparently
unconscious near by.
The vehicle in which they had ridden
| was near the creek. and seemingly had
topp!ed from the bridge in a runaway
Both were removed to New London, and
the doctor recovered In two days and
was able to attend the funeral on July Z.
| Shortly after the burial he departed for
st. Louis and then returned to New Lon
don. where he is at present
The CoronerS investigation to-day was
made at the instance of John J. Suter of
IL,
and was made under the direction Of ],
III HAYS, attorney for Mr.. Suffer-
Inc Mafsons mad been married eighteen
years. Ihey moved away from New Lon
don some time ago, but returned several
weeks ago from Denver.
AT the investigation to-day 1t is stated
the body.
to have fallen is about thirty feet from
me stream near which the body was
found
According to the report in New London.
Mrs. Watson carried insurance on her life
10 the amount of $4,000 and an accident
guiCy for sl6,CNO II is said that the acci-
dent policy was taken out shortly before
here, and was for ninety days
Doctor Watson in speaking of the runa-
way accident in which his wife lost her
in oe road shortly before they arrived
at ile bridge and the horse started to
run away and that he knew no more until
ne was restored to consciousness in New
London.
Judge McIlhinney of Clayton, No., is a
brother-in-law of Doctor Watson.
John J. Suter.. father of the dead
woman, in addition 10 employing the
law firm of Ray & Hays to represent
him in the matter, also engaged the firm
of Allison & Allison.
Coroner adjourned the jury till August T.
when the body VIII reconvene to hear q
report from Doctor Briggs and the other
physicians. and to further consider the
matter.
SUFFERS STATEMENT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Palmyra, Mo, July 2s.--Mr Suter. in Civ
ing his reasons for having an inquiry
made. said:
. Il was influenced by. the peculiar cir
'cunSta2ces surrounding the whole affair.
Mr.. Watson's short Duration of uncon-
seriousness, his sudden trip to St Louis,
MS conduct there and after his return to
New London. served to make me appre-
hensfVe. The condition of my daughters
body and the amount of insurance which
was carried on her life also had to do
with my desiring an investigation
EXAMINATION IN ST. LOUIS.
Doctor Waldo Briggs. No 1893 Forest
Park boulevard. arrived in St. Louis yes
terday morning from Hannibal, Mo-, with
the intestinal organs taken from the ex-
humed body of the wife of Doctor Jones
Watson Mrs. Watson was found dead
on July last.
A chemical examination of these organs
was begun by four physicians under the
direction of Doctor Briggs. This investi-
cation is being made at the instigation of
John ]. Suter, father Of the dead woman,
and under the direction of j. viii Hayes,
his attorney.
Doctor Briggs stated to The Republic
last night that the examina ion was only
just begun, and no results whatever had
been obtained. The report of the physi-
clans will not be ready until Augest 12
when the Coroners jury reconvene TO
hear it.