Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
FAILED TO KEEP TRUST
MR.. AND MRS. WILLIAMS NOT TO
BE FOUND.
Wanted by Capt. Boardman as Wit
nesses at Inquest Before
Coroner hewitt.

lie ldituIe VI f'TIte w IilidlilS DIS
the police knew him, to appear at police
headquarters and report to Captain Board
at 10 o'clock this morning excited the
suspicious of the police captain. and he
started an investigation. 1t took but a few
minutes for Detectives Hartigan and Baur
to ascertain that Mr.. and Mrs. Williams,
who are the principal witnesses 10 appear
at the inquest over the body of their child,
had left their boarding house and probably
gone from the city.
DR.. Edward Leon, who is under bond to
appear In the Police Court to answer for
the premature birth of the child, is the per-
son who is deeply interested in the where
abouts of the man and wife. AS soon as
Captain Boardman was certain that the
couple had disappeared he got busy with
the wires and Is doing everything in his
power to locate them. Under the code, 1t
is stated, persons aiding and abettine in
case of an operation such as 1t IS alleged
was performed upon Mrs. Williams are
liable to prosecution.
When Coroner hewitt visited the house
of Mrs. Langley. No. 100 I'd street north
west, Monday morning he called attention
of the police to the law in the case, but as
Mrs. Williams was then in a serious con-
GItion il was deemed best not to arrest
her husband and hold him witness or
under charge. 1t was a case In which
the police thought they should exercise
loniency and extend charity Mr.. Williams
declared. he would not leave the city ana
that he would be here to appear before
the jury when the inquest should be held.
II was intended to hold the inquest next
Monday morning, but the patients condl-
ton improved much that 1t was thought
she might be able to appear tomorrow. MIR.
Williams was told that he might report to
Capt. Boardman each morning at 10 o CLOCK
III order to show his good faith. This morn
ing this faith was broken, and his failure
to appear caused the investigation stated
Left Boarding House.
Detectives Hartigan and Baur were sent
to the house of Mrs. Langley and they
learned what they could about the alleged
mysterious disappearance of the couple.
Then they returned to police headquarters
and reported the circumstances to Capt.
Boardman When Star reporter called
at the house of Mrs. Langley he was shown
to the front room on the second floor,
where Williams and his wife had been
rooming. Mrs. Langley explained what she
knew of the couple.
They came here the same as any other
transients," she said and l let them have
the room without asking them where they
lived. They said they were going to be in
the city few days and wanted the room.
She said that she went to their room last
night about 10 o'clock to take q pitcher of
water and milk punch for the sick wom-
an. Mrs. Williams. she said. sitting up
in bed and was laughing and talking with
her husband. He was seated at the win
dow smoking a cigarette This morning she
repaired breakfast for the sick woman, but
did not go to the room as early as usual
because she thought the occupants were
asleep 1t was about o'clock when she
did go to the room and found that the cou-
pie had gone away during the night.
Il don't believe they were from Norfolk"
Mrs Langley remarked. Il believe they
belong right here in this city
All they left in the room was an old black
trunk. 1t had either been in the family
many years was bought at a second
hand store tag tied to the trunk indi
ca ted that 1t had been handled by the
Adams Express Company, but from what
appear. Mrs. Langley said that the old
trunk did not pay her for her trouble and
damage to her furniture.
Paid All Expenses.
"They had paid for the room and board
up to date she told the reporter, "and
suppose he would have settled for every
thing else if it had not been that he want
ed to go away in such hurry. He always
seemed to have plenty of money while he
was here"
DIR. Lewis J. Battle, who attended Mrs
Williams and. swore out the warrant for
DIR. Leon, as heretofore stated in The Star
called at the house on I'd street about noon
today after he had conferred with Capt
Boardman at police headquarters. The
doctor stated that Mr.. Williams had called
upon him yesterday afternoon and paid
him for his services. Monday morning
about 12:15 O'Clock. when the physician
called to attend the sick woman. he found
her condition was critical.
Hurry up, doctor" the woman called to
him when he entered the door, II believe
I'm dying
The doctor found that she was not far
from deaths door and it was necessary for
him to adopt heroic measures in order to
save her life. Mrs. ,,iiliams had been
taken sick while at the Zoo Sunday after
noon, and had explained to the physician
why there had been a delay in calling
physician earlier. 1t was because of re-
mark made by Mr.. Williams that DIR. Battle
made an investigation and swore out
warrant for DR.. Leon. Then Detective He
Ian arrested DR.. Leon and followed up the
investigation, getting statements under
oath from the sick woman and her hus-
band. Coroner hewitt decided to hold an
inquest soon the sick woman was
able to appear. and. as already stated the
husband promised to report at headquarters
every morning. He told the detectives that
he came here on his vacation from Norfolk,
Va. where. he said. he employed in
a big dry goods house. The Norfolk au-
thorities will probably be asked to take
hand in the investigation. The inquest in
the case, which was to have been held to-
morrow morning. will probably be post
poned