The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-11-26
DREAMS Of
MURDER
TRUE
Elmhurst Tragedy
Revealed in Wo-
mans Vision
M. A. Wilkins Accused
of Having Killed Wife
Mrs. NJ. ]. Anderson
Tells Story of
Mystery
TFs
M. A. Wilkins Accused
of Having Killed Wife
Body of Supposed Victim
Discovered in QuickIime

OAKLAND, Nov. 25.-
Through a woman's dream
there was brought to light
last night at Elnhurst what
is apparently a cold blooded
murder, the discovery of the
body of a woman buried un-
der five feet of quickline and
the arrest of M. A. Wilkins
on the charge of having muir
dered his wife.
Put in the sweat box Wilkins
partially broke down and made
confessions extremely damaging
to himself and which the police
believe will make stronger the
chain of circumstantial evidence
pointing to him as the murderer.
The woman whose dreams and sus-
picions led to the investigation and dis
novery is Mrs. NJ. I. Anderson. who with
her husband was living at the wilkins
home in Elmhurst The Andersons went
10 live with wilkins November /, and
ever since the first night she spent in
the house Mrs. Anderson had felt GER
tain that there was a mystery about
the place. Her feeling Of uneasiness
was augmented by the actions Of VIII
kins. all Of which eliminated last night
IN her notifying the police and the dis
covery Of the body of a woman believed
60 be Mrs. wilkins.
From the outset Of their acquaintance
wilkins showered undue attentions on
Mrs. Anderson when her husband was.
away. it is said To Mrs. Anderson,
who knew him TO be married man,
he said that his wife was in the east,
having gone to her relatives in the
expectation OF childbirth
BABT-s GARMENTS FOUND
This tale Mrs. Anderson believed un-
III about 10 days ago, when she dis
covered numerous baby garments in the
house, and her intuition told her that
no woman who expected a child would
leave the garments behind
The same day wilkins went and
asked her to pose as his wife.
What for?" she asked, all her sus-
picions aroused.
We'll. I have TO get some papers
signed right away and as my wife is
away 1 would like you to pose as her
and sign them"
When her husband returned from
work that night Mrs. Anderson told
him of the strange request wilkins had
made and he told her to DO as she was
asked. just TO see what the mystery
was.
Mrs. Anderson accompanied wilkins
20 a notary. who. however, refused to
let her sign the papers until she was
properly identified. A day later, while
talking to neighbors, Mrs. Anderson
learned that wilkins had been going
about the neighborhood selling his
wifes clothes, saying that she had died.
WILKINS Is ATTENTIVE
At the same time wilkins attentions
became more marked. He lowered
over Mrs. Anderson all the time, not
allowing her to go out of his sight.
Nervous and worried over her predica-
ment, she attempted to keep away from
him. but he would not let her.
IF the ground could speak," he said
to her, you would know a secret"
Three days ago Mrs. Anderson re-
tired to her bed after her husband left
for work in the morning and dreamed
the dream which brought about the
discovery
I dreamt." she said, that wilkins
asked me to pose as his wife and when
Z refused he threatened to kill me. In
my dream I heard him say: If you
don't do as tell you ! will kin you.
as I killed my wife With that he
took up the carpet in the room and I
saw a grave in which was a dead
woman, her arms crossed on her
breast"
Screaming, she awoke and found Will
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