The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
WOODS NOW IN JAIL
MAN WHO KILLED WIFE CAP
 TURED IN MOBILE.
Took Paris Green With Intention of
 Ending His Own Life--Body of Woman Shipped to st. Louis.


 Mobile, Aug. 1.--( Special. .)--william Woods, slayer of his beautiful young wife was brought to the city this morning at 10:so o'clock and lodged in a cell at police headquarters, with Pat rolman Leon DeIhomme standing guard over him.
 From 2 o'clock last night. an hour after the crime was committed. until the hour of Woods's capture, Chief Rom deau, his lieutenant sergeants and pat rolmen and members of the shrievalty had secured every portion of Mobile and It's environments, including Whist Ter. but with no success.
 At 10 o'clock a message came from the Dixie Lumber Company's commis- sary, Michigan Avenue and Tennessee Street. that Woods was there complete ly exhausted. With Detective Lacey, Chief Rondeau Jumped into his buggy and drove to the place. There they found Woods. The man. previous to their coming, had acknowledged he was the one wanted Woods was handcuffed and hurried to police head quarters and charge of murder was placed against him.
 When seen by an Advertiser corre- spondent Woods was lying on a cot in his cell. Woods decared that he form erly was 8 member of the secret. ser- vice of the United States Government as a special officer. At the solicitation of friends in Whistler he said, he had left St. Louis to so there to take a position. There had been no estrange- ment between himself and wife, he claimed, and when she decided to come to Mobile he accompanied her to the passenger depot. This was the first time they had been apart since mar riage. There was. he declared, too much mother in -lnw {"
 Woods said he had remaiped in hid- ing within three blocks of the scene of the tragedy all night and until early this morning. Then he left his place of conceaIment and wandered about. The excitement of his experience the evening before and oppressive heat ex- hausted him, and when near the Dixie Tennessee Street. he went into the com missary and asked ito be allowed to lie down and rest. Men in the store suspicioned him and when pressed he acknowledged his identity. Further than this he would not talk
 Woods who during his interview de- clared himself a sick man, later said he had taken a considerable quantity of Paris Green with suicidal intent The county physician was summoned and administered antidotes and to- night he was more exhausted than when he was first taken to the city prison.
 The remains of Mrs. Woods were taken to St. Louis tonight over the Mobile and Ohio. accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Padgett Thomas. the latter sister of the dead woman. Mrs Thomas stated to The Advertiser cor respondent that she would return to Mobile and testify as to the shooting of her sister. She also said she wrested the pistol from the hands of the murderer. Mrs. Thomas, despite the fact that Woods declared there was no one present at the time of the shooting said she went into the room in time to see enough to know he fired the fatal shots and took the pistol from Woods hands.
 Last evening, when the shooting was reported at police headquarters, the suggestion was made that Coroner Hirstfieid b enotified. At headquar- ters 1t was stated the Coroner was out of the city. and. later. when 1t was known that Dr. O. IT. Harris. a prac- ticing physician, was with Mrs. Woods when she expired, an official. in a posi- tion to know. declared no inquest was necessary. Later, when Coroner Hirsh- field. who was In the city. had been seen, he said the official was correct.
 Justice of the Peace rhrower. how ever, went to the scene of the tragedy and said. in his construction Of the law, an investigation was necessary.
 This morning, in his office at the southeast corner of Government and st. Emanuel streets. the empannelled jury heard the evidence. The jury or dered Woods. in case of apprehension. held for the murder of his wife, Tansey Simmons Woods.
 The jury was empaneied by Justice Thrower last night as follows: Harold s. Walker, Charles Whitman, N. R. Fielder. Harry F. Caliiman and Robert L. Reed.
 nees examined. said she was in the room at the time of the shooting. After Woods shot three times. she took the pistol from the man.