The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06
WIFE DIED UNDER VERY.
M MYSTERIOUS CONDITION
Undertaken Testifics That Child
Was Buried Day Before Its
Mother Prisoner Answers
Description Of Man
Who Purchased
Poison.
! PHILADELPHIA. PA. July s.
Frederick Gies, foreman Of a
department. in the press rooms
Of the Curtis Publishing Com

papy, OF this city, was
taken into custody tonight by tile
police as a suspect in connection with
the murder ofsDr. William H. Wilson,
who died on June 2eth. after drinking
bottle OF poisoned ale. which had
been sent to him through local ex-
press Office. direct charge has not
been preferred against Gies, who denies
any knowledge OF the murder. but in
their investigation Of the crime the
police authorities found circumstances
in the life Of Gies and his family
that Tailed 80 closely with the marked
points and incidents in the history OF
the Wilson murder that they felt
bound to act.
!. IN n seeking for the murderer. they
avenge. the death OF his wife, wh6
Wilson. They learned that Gtes,s wife
died recently. and. according to Edward
Haas, fellow employe of Giles, at
whose home Mrs. Gies died. she had
been attended by DR. Wilson. Just
what the cause OF death was is not GER ,.
tain, because of complications which
presented themselves.
Mix-Up in Dates.
On the day that DR.. Wilson received
which 1t was stated that a bottle OF
sample ale was being sent to him. os-
tensibly from the brewery OF Peter
is Ges ppe aafs e f s fsdeph assP
newspapers. She was buried from the
home of her brother-in-law. William
c. Patterson, in West Philadelphia. on
that date.
died on June 18th. and Thomas Gra-
ham. the undertaken who inferred the
body. declared that death occurred on
that day. and that the cause; as he
understood y, vas grighI,s di.esse +
Gies as "A possible susp ect. because the
murderer Is knowngto to have purchased
two initial letters at Keystone Type
for couple Of days later. and which
were subsequently used to stamp the
seals on the bottle OF poisoned ale.
But the police allege that Haas told
them that Mrs Giles died at his home
roborated hin2.in this statement Fur
taker at No: a5e7 North .Mascher
Street. had been called In to take
she did, subsequently turning 1t over
to Graham.
Answers Description.
Mrs. Elliott regarding the date OF
death. told the police that It was early
in June, she would not declare posi-
lively that it was June sth. but said it
was certainly long before June 18th.
In addition to this. 1t Is alleged she
told the police thxt on June 5th she was
called upon to bury an infant child OF
Mrs. Giles.
Mrs. Gies. it was learned. had been
employed as a proofreader with the
Curtis Publishing Company. and sub
.sequently became a teacher In the pub
lie schools. She was much younger
than Giles. who is about fthirty-eiE
years OF age, and according to his rel
atives, they knew nothing OF his mar
riage until Just before or Just after
Mrs. Gies's death. when Giles came to
the house and showed a marriage cer-
tificate.
Giles in appearance answers the de-
scriptions received by the police au-
thortties OF the man who sent the pack
the man who purchased the initial let
ter s"S"s at the keystone Type Foundry.