The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-05
Kearny FreehOlder Be-
lieved to Have Been
Victim Of Thugs.
GEORGE WILSON FOUND
ROBBED OF vALUABLES
Thought to Have Been Beaten
Unconscious and Laid on
Plank Road Tracks.
BODY, AT MORGUE, is
IDENTIFIED BY BROTHER
Dead Man Was Prominent in
West Hudson and Well
Known in Business.

Foul play is suspected in the death
of Freeholder George r. Wilson, Of 262
Kearny avenue, Kearny, who was run
down and horribly mangled by . Plank
road trolley car early today In Jersey
City, six hours after telling his wife
that he was going to a nearby news
stand and would return in q few min~
utes.
Detectives who are working On the
case are inclined to the theory that
Mr.. Wilson was robbed and rendered
temporarily dazed by a blow on the
head before he was killed, and point
to the facl that watch. valued at
500, and $50 In bills, which he was
known to possess when he left home,
were missing when the body was
found
Henry B. weikel, OF 1s Belmont ave-
nue., and William A. Dean. of IA FAIR
view avenue, this city, rnotornian and
conductor, respectively, were locked up.
in Jersey City police headquarters, the
former on a charge of manslaugfit6r,
the latter as a witness.
No Coat ON BODY.
"When Mr.. Wilson left home last
night" declared Mrs. Wilson today.
''he had on a brand new coat. He was
perfectly rational He told US he was
going over to Mike Kellys news stand
at Davis avenue and Duke street, and
would return shortly"
There was no coat on the mangIed
body when 1t was taken to q Jersey
City morgue. Neither was there any
trace of the watch or bills.
Another theory advanced by the de-
tectives is that Wilson went suddenly
insane and without realizing what he
was doing took a trolley car for Jersey
City.
Mr.. Wilson'S wife and daughter
waited until a late hour for his return.
When he did not put in an appearance
at midnight they retired, and were noti-
fled three hours afterwards Of his DEATH
I'VE were bowling along at our usual
speed at 1856 this morning" declared
Weikel, when he reached the Hack
ensack bridge. In the light cast by tlla
electric headlight I saw man start
across the tracks not more than TWEEN
tyfive feet ahead of US. He was run
ming and had sufficient time to get
across, but I slowed down, Just the
same
When the man was all but across
the tracks and we were within ten feet
of him, he turned around and threw up
his hands He became confused. appa-
rently and stepped back to the centre
OF the track tried to stop, but
couldn't, and the car hit him squarely"
The trolley passed over his body and
the crew stopped and went back. They
saw Policeman Kerfues and told him OF
the accident. He placed them under ar
rest. The body was taken to Hughes's
morgue, Jersey City. II was horribly
mangled and physician who was sum-
moned declared that death had been In
stantaneous.
Letters Furnish Identifcatfcn.
A search through the clothing OF the
dead man resulted in the discovery of
several letters Among them was one
from the Board of Chosen Freeholders
of Hudson county. 1t was addressed
to "Freeholder George f. Wilson"
Desk Sergeant Foley, Of the Jersey
City police precinct, called up the
Kearny Police Station and within two
ry Wilson, a brother.
at the recent primaries by the Repub-
Iicans to represent his district again
this year in the Hudson County Board
OF Freeholders.
Mr. Wilson was born in BROOKLYN 81
years ago. and had resided in West
Hudson for the past thirty years. He
was the treasurer and general manager
of the Globe Wire Company, OF Har-
rison; a director of the Harrison Realty
Company and the Newark Realty COM
pany and member of Kearny Council.
knights of Columbus, and director
of the West Hudson Board Of Trade.
He was also an honorary member OF
Kearny Hook and Ladder Company
No. 2.
He is survived by a wife. ana
daughter, Miss Frances Wilson. the
funeral arrangements are not COM
pleted as yet.