The Detroit times., 1908-07-02
THERE IS A b0NY
HEEL AFTER ME-,
WROTE WILSON
MURDERED PHILADELPHIA ply
slcIAN's LETTER UNEARTHED
SHOWS HE FEARED AssAssINA.
TloN-ARREsTs EXPECTED.

PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-Three ar
rests are hourly expected in eonnee-
ton with the death of Dr. VIM. II.
Wilson, the Philadelphia physician.
who died from drinking poisoned ale
sent him by plotters who had care
fully planned to kill him.
A second search OF the physicians
bungalow at Cornwells has revealed
what the police declare to be the
most valuable clew 10 the positive
identity OF those implicated In the con-
spiracy.
Two women and man are impli-
Gated by the new evidence. The man
had for years been on terms OF ap-
parent friendship with DIR. Wilson. He
knew the physician Was an ale drinker
and that he never drank other stimu-
lants. He knew that cyanide or po'
tassium had been purchased by DR..
Wilson for brazing parts OF his auto
mobile. He knew that the suspicion
OF suicide would be possible yhen this
should become known to the police.
The identity OF this man has been
known TO the detectives since the
death Of Dr. Wilson on Friday but
until the second search OF the bunga-
low was made the authorities feared
TO make known their information be-
cause the chain OF evidence was not
complete.
Letter in Evidence.
| Among the new found evidence is
letter II is said to have been written
| by the slayer 10 the physician. The
document was discovered by Detec-
tive Long. who Immediately reported
his find to Deputy Superintendent or
Police OLeary. AS a result confer
ence followed, and OLeary left Phil
adelphia It was understood that he
would arrest his man e.-her In Az
lantic City, or Cape May.
or the two women, alleged confed-
crates OF the slayer, one appears al
most unquestionably to have been the
looter of the bungalow at Cornwells,
on the night of the murder. She Is
said TO be a sister OF the slayer. De-
scriptions OF her furnished the police
tally perfectly with the description OF
the young and pretty woman who
called at the Seventh-st. house OF the
physician early In last week and or
whom the doctor seemed to be in fear.
That the victim feared he would be
slain is shown by a letter discovered
at the bungalow.
This letter found among memoranda
and records is copy OF one sent TO a
friend by Wilson. II now Is In the
hands OF the coroner.
The letter reads:
want to put my hous In order,
for I'm getting pretty certain that
the command to step out will
come soon. You know have
necessarily made enemies. Some
may have good reason for it;
have, however, considerably more
than a presentiment that there is
a bony heel after me. Maybe !
even know the owner Of II. There
fore, don't be too shocked If you
should hear something drop.
The man suspected Is well-known
and prosperous business man.
Mrs. Wilson turned over to the cor
oner a memorandum book kept by
her husband, in which appear the
names OF many wealthy persons who
went to him. Among these names was
that OF the man suspected.
DR.. Wilson was not graduate or
college OF medicine. his friends say
Fifteen years ago he was an oyster
opener in a saloon, but he left there
to become janitor OF the Philadelphia
Country club at Bala.
In later years his patrons have been
women of wealth.