The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-08
DR.. W. H. Heck is Questioned
by Philadelphia Police
MYSTERY STILL UNS0LVED
Printer Detained Sunday IL Set Free,
Held in 5000 Bail Pending an In
yestigation Of the Death Of
His Wife.

Philadelphia, July Sired Gels, Jrq
at hearing before Magistrate Scott
yesterday was held in $500 bail and re.
manded TO the coroner while that official
investigates the death OF Gels wife.
There was no evidence to show that Gels
was connected with the Wilson case,
and he was not held in connection with
the Wilson murder
That the arrest Of Gels was more or
less OF a ruse, and that the arrest of
the real murderer will take place within
the next twenty hours, is the re.
port that emanated from high source
yesterday.
The man to be arrested is said 10 be
a physician Of great prominence in Phil
adelphia. Detectives have located him
in one OF the Philadelphia suburban dis
triets, it is said, and he cannot escape.
Another remarkable feature in the
case appeared when Frederick Buchanan,
the express agent who took the package
of poisoned ale from the sender, arrived
at the central police bureau to try TO
identity Gels as the man Buchanan was
not taken before the printer until late
at night, and the utmost secrecy was
observed. Ii was said, however, that
the expressman had failed to identity
the suspect.
Buchanan, upon his arrival, produced
an anonymous letter, which the police
think is most significant. and take it to
mean that the poisoner knows his arrest
is near and is trying to fortiiy himself
beforehand The letter received by Buck
man follows:
Dear Mr. Buchanan, The outcome
of the Wilson case seems likely to very
largely depend upon your testimony.
hope you will 90 very slow, indeed, in
identifing anybody in the matter.
1T would be awful to send anyone
to the gallows for putting such an in
fernal rascal as Wilson out OF business.
Enclosed are two newspaper clippings |
which have largely moved me to write
this letter to you.
Only God knows what awful provoca
ton the doer OF this deed must have /
had Let us not Judge him"
The letter from the unknown CORE.
spondent was mailed from Philadelphia
and postmarked midnight, july 3. Be |
yond uncoyering the episode of Gels
the detectives apparently were
unable to connect him with the Wilson
murder.
They established the fact that Mrs
Gels was married at Wilmington under
the assumed name of Stanton, because
she did not want to lose her position
as teacher at special school No. g.
Front and Lombard streets.
The rules Of the board of education
forbid teacher to retain her position
after she is married and Mrs Gels pur
posely concealed her union with Gels for
that reason.
With the release Of Gels the police
OF the eleventh district yesterday morn
ing questioned DR.. w II. Heck of l4l0 /
East Columbia avenue Lieut.. Donovan
declined to say anything about the new
move, except, u am going to take him
down to the City Hall That's all"
Superintendent Of Police Taylor said
Heck was located to make sure he would
appear to tell what he knows of the
death Of Mrs. Gels on June 10.
DR. Heck appeared 70 be much wor
ried over his predicament, lie sat in
private room at the station house, look
ing anxious and nervously hopping his
forehead with his handkerchief lie re-
turned only Monday night from Shire
Pa. where he had been spend
ing few days with relatives, and where
he Monday gave an interview explaining
his connection with Mrs. Gels death.