The San Francisco call., 1908-12-09

AOnN1CllON Is HTeOlClSu
Detective Robert Graham took the
letter to Kytka yesterday.
This will send him to the gallows,"
declared the famous expert when he
saw the missive.
The most salient similarities between
the above letter and the one received
by Boas are found in the capital F.
which is made identically the same
way in each letter; in the capital w
and the capital and in the lettering
of the phrases Yours Resp" which oc-
ours in each letter, almost slant for
slant angle for angle and shading for
shading.
Early this morning the police will go
TO the Netherlands hotel and secure VIII
sons effects. which were left there
ing of the man is sprinkled in places
with a fine white powder. which viii be
analyzed by City Chemist Green. Sew
eral pieces of blotting paper found in
Wilson's room were secured by Kytka
yesterday afternoon and will be exam
ined by mirrors and microscopes today
to see If it is possible that traces of
the peoson letter can be discovered in
the blotches on the paper.
Wilson Used Love Philters
New evidence regarding Wilson's
reprehensible attitude toward women
was secured yesterday from Mrs. Will
son, the wife, at her home, 12h Chat
tanooga street, and from letters found
with wilson's effects. From notes and
memoranda discovered it was learned
that Wilson resorted to love philters.
Wilson showered his prodigal affec-
tions on all sorts Of girls, and num-
bered among his friends young girls
and women of estimable character. One
of his correspondents of the latter
class was Miss Bertha Jansen of Oak
land and Fort Bragg. She is young
lady of particularly good reputation.
She was high school graduate and
sent Wilson her photograph, taken in
her commencement gown.
Miss Jansen was about the same age
as Miss Nina Miller. the Potrero girl TO
whom Wilson was engaged" until she
found out that Wilson had a wife liv-
ing.
Mrs Wilson gave information yester-
day regarding the character of her hus-
band, which suggests to the police that
w llSOI Was "a peAOAC u uoAiA6 PO4SOA ~
slay an enemy
Wilson a Sneak, Says Wife
He was a sneak, sly and a coward"
said Mrs Wilson. unconsciously emu
merating the traits that criminologist
would expect TO find in the psychology
of a poisoner., Beyond that Mrs. Will
son could throw no light on the case.
She said that the child referred to in
wilson's letter TO the coroner must
have been Dolores. but that Dolores
was not i'll at that time and is now
alive end well. The first Wilson child
died several years ago.
When Wilson wrote at the Neither
lands hotel Monday night. the time, the
police aliege. the poison letter was
written. he borrowed two pens from
the hotel help. From one chamber maid
he borrowed pen, saying that he
wanted TO write to his mother; TO an
other chamber maid from whom he bor-
rowed a pen Wilson said that he
wanted TO write for job.
D. W Merton, clerk of the Neither
lands. said yesterday that Wilson, when
pressed for his hotel bill. exhibited two
checks from the Westinghouse electric
company calling for S1QO.
Both of these checks. Merton said,
were found TO be forgeries
The police went TO Boas' Office in the
Williams building, Third and Mission
streets. yesterday. and secured all the
books of the Pennant electric company.
These will be audited to discover the
extent of wilson's alleged peculations.
Capsules Hold Quinine
City Chemist Green reported TO Cap
tain Kelly yesterday that the capsules
found in Wilson's room contained qui-
nine. The cover of the box which con-
tanned the capsules had been mutilated
so that the name of the druggist was
obliterated. Wilson said that he did
that inadvertently"-he don't know
why. The police are as desirous now
of finding where he bought the quinine
as where he secured the strychnine he
Is thought to have purchased.
Wilson expressed the wish yesterday
to write to his people in Pennsylvania
and asked permission. which was not
granted. TO do so. His mother lives