The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
POLICE TO QUERY
WILSON'S WIDOW
Think She May Throw Light
Oh Physicians Murder.
TO HOLD INQUEST OBJ FRIDAY
Authorities Hopeful thnt Some of
Witnesses May DivuIge InfOrma-
Back-DetectIves to Follow I'D
Ciew I'm the City of Boston.

Philadelphia, July SIN the hope Of
gaining some clew to the person who
caused the death Of DR.. William H. VIII
son by sending him a bottle Of poisoned
ale, the police may this afternoon ques-
ton the widow Of the murdered physician.
Mrs. Wilson was expected at the Of
fee Of Supt. Of Police Taylor, in City
Han, at 70 o'clock this morning. but
late this afternoon she had not appeared.
The authorities. however. say they are
certain that Mrs. Wilson win not disap-
point them. as she has all along been
anxious to give all the aid in her power
in assisting te detectives. F. J. Namely.
counsel for Mrs. Wilson. declared early
this afternoon that he expected his client
/ in from Cornwells at almost any minute
and said that he would accompany her to
police headquarters
/ The inquest into she death OF DR.. VII
son will mostly likely be held on Friday
morning. Arthur Sellers. who is acting
coroner in the absence OF Coroner Jer-
mon, who Is on his vacation. said this
Afternoon:
Unless an arrest in the case is made
quickly. the inquest will be held Friday
morning at 10 o'clock. At that time the
reports Of the doctors and chemist who
examined the murdered mans body, and
the poisoned bottle Of ale, will be made
public
Expect Mach from Inquest.
We think that by holding the inquest
We may drag from some Of the witnesses
any information that they may have been
/ holding back. I can't give a list OF the
names OF the witnesses. but Mrs. Wilson.
/ several physicians who attended DR. VII
son, and many others will be called"
! The acting coroner also said that the
mystery surrounding the case was no
nearer solution than it had been al any
time since the North Seventh street ply
sician vas poisoned
SuDt Taylor said that the police had
begun all over again in the search for the
! poisoner. He said that the detectives
were working out every possible clew IN
this city.
At police headquarters the detectives
are now Of the opinion that the man who
] -
/ which were mailed from Bristol. Pa. and
l Boston, Mass. is not the person who
sent the ale containing the cyanide Of
! potassium. These letters stated that Dr.
/ Wilson's life had been taken by hus-
band who sought TO ayenge his wife's
death.
The police theory is that they were
mailed by an acCOmplice Of the person
who had a real or fancied grievance
against the physician
CIew Discovered in Boston.
in order that no trail OF the criminal
( shall be left uncovered. detectives will
probably go to Boston tomorrow. There
they will try and learn something Of the
identity Of the person who mailed the
letter.
h Although Tim O'Leary, the assistant
superintendent Of police. said early to-
day that George Z. Sattler had been
! asked 70 consult with the police to-day,
Sattler failed 10 appear AT city hall. At
Sattler's main place Of business. III
North Second street. 1t was said that he
was in Atlantic City. and would not re-
turn until Sunday evening.
The police believe Mrs. Wilson can give
valuable information II she will. They
think she must recall the names Of d
number Of her husbands patients, and
that possibly she has books or other rec
ords of his practice that may be more
explicit than those that have been eX-
I auniued