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being here. I don't remember anything
HIS MusTAcHE sHAvEb orr.

Mrs. Wood said also that Il scanned TO her
that her ushand had his mustaohe when
he called at the fiat Thursday afternoon
IL was gone when he returned at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Wood says that he
had 1t shaved of before leaving New York
on Monday at barber shop at l30th street.
and Amsterdam avenue.
When he was asked II he had known the
murdered man, George Williams, Wood
said that he had not He was born and
brought up in the neighborhood where the
murder was committed he said. and he
knew of ono or two other Williamses, but
not this one.
why said Mrs. Wood, -dont you re-
member Williams, the grocer, the man who
used TO run the grocery wagoni"
NO replied Wood, looking her straight
in the eyes. Il don't remember him.
Wood did not know where Mack lived or
what had become OF him. He said he
had read in a morning newspaper that
posse was securing the country near Plain
field in search Of murderer. but had no
idea that his name was connected with the
case until the reporters called.
He admitted readily that he had in the
valise which he lost the things which oorre-
spond with those found in the valise In
the Farmers Hotel.
PLY IC1AN EXAMINES BIN
Mrs. Wood became greatly alarmed
over what she beard from reporters and
insisted that her husband should accom-
pany her to a physician and be examined.
She took him TO "A doctor in West Twenty
eighth street about o'clock last night.
This physician said that while there were
certain symptoms suggestive OF aphasia
about Wood, it would require long and
careful examination before the fact that
Wood was suffering from any mental disease
could be established.
The physician said that loss OF memory
lie often evidenced by the patients inability
10 write his name or read common print
Wood. when tested by the physician. said
at first that he could not read the headline
in newspaper put before him. Later he
read the words, with some difficulty. He
could write his name without difficulty.
WENT TO JERSEY SEEKING MONEY.
Until recently Wood was engaged with
a man named Stevenson in taking contracts
for putting up fire escapes and doing other
iron work Stevenson and he had business
troubles, he says and that was why he
needed money to tide him over. He left
his apartments at $40 West l3lst street
with his wife and three children last Sun
day and went TO his brother-in-law's The
people in the apartment house say that he
owes large arrears for rent. His eldest
child is years old and the youngest
months
WILLIAMS SHOT IN A HURRY.
An autopsy was performed on Wiliams's
body at his home in Plainfeld yesterday
afternoon by County Physician Taylor
The bullet was found to have entered the
back three inches below the shoulder blade
on the left side and to have taken slightly
upward course lodging in the left ventricle
of the heart Death was practically in
Simultaneous. The bullet exactly CORE
spondei % those found in Woods bag
The COroncr's jury nov ever, gave verdict
that Williams had come 10 his dcatn at tho
hands Of some unknown person.
From the nature of the wound the authori-
ties reached the conclusion that whoever
the murderer was he conceived the idea
OF killing Williams suddenly and without
attracting suspicion in the latter's mind
He took the revolver out of his pocket.
the police think, quietly put his hand be-
hind the drivers back as IL frequently
done in driving and rested the muzzle Of
the gun on the back of the seat, pressing it
up against Wiiams's body. This Was
shown by the fact that the seat top as well
as Williams clothing were badly soorched.
The revolver has not been found
POLICE THEORY or THE MOTIVE.
Williams had about 81 in his clothes when
he was found. which was what be had when
he left the store There were no signs Of
struggle in the sleigh, nor was his clothing
disananged 20 indicate that lie had any
struggle with his murderer. Chief Of Police
Kelly said last night that while he firmly
believed that Wood was the murderer he
was at a loss 10 discover the motive.
The only reason the authorities believe
Wood could possibly have for killing Will
liaIns was that in the ride TO the Pollock
farm Wood might have declared he was
going 10 do harm TO Written and that after
confessing this he might have feared that
Williams would peach.
There is nothing to support this theory
except the fact that he had prepared him
self with cartridges and revolver when be
started out and the additional fact that he
had uuarrelled with Written over the latter's
will two days before. Written, at the best
is worth only a few thousand dollars, 80 his
neiRhbOrs say.