The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-07
'GIES IS IN
CUSTODY
Held in Wilson Murder Case
He Retains Counsel
BUT EVIDENCE IS SLIM
Philadelphia Printer Whose Wife Was
Treated by Wilson and Who Died
After Giving Birth to a Child,
Is Detained. III,

Philadelphia, July Under suspi-
oion of knowing something of the case
Of DR.. William H. Wilson of this city,
who died June &c, after drinking posi-
oned ale, Frederick Gies, ,jr., a foreman
in well known publishing house of
Philadelphia, who was taken to police
headquarters late Sunday night, was
given thorough examination yester-
day by detectives
He was still detsiBediby the Phila-
delphia police yesterday afternoon, and
will be. they say. until the matter is
thoroughly investigated. Gies, al
though he stoutly maintained his inno-
eence, has retained counsel, on whose
advice he is keeping silent. From what
can be le1ned he bore himself well
through the so-called third degree of
the detectives, and fromIall indications
the case against him is tcircumstantial
and fimsy.
1t was nearly noon before Gies' law
yer was admitted to see him. The twoi
had brief talk in the room of Super-t
intendent OF Police TAYLOR at the city,
hall Seen for theafirst time by day.
light, Gies did not show the effects of
his confinement over night. He was,
well dressed. all in black, and he wores
the substantial air OF man of posi-i
ton and fairly good income. His man-l
ner is talking with his counsel was,
calm and matter of fact He appeared,
to be about 81 years old.
you can't make me believefthat man.
is guilty of killing anybody whomso-
ever" said his attorney.
Gies was held this morning to await
the appearance Of Fred Bucl1nsn, the
cxpressman, who was to be brought in
to try to Identify him as the sender off
the poisoned ale package. Buckman
was on his way back to Philadelphia
from Atlantic City in answer to the
police summons.
After twelve hours of confnemnt
and more than one fencing bout with
the detectives who were trying to get,
from him any utteranees bearing on
his recent doings, be was as impene-l
trable as ever.
Gies has retained by telephone
Thomas p. AeNichol as his counsel, one
of the most prominent criminal lawyers
in Philadelphia and a cousin of James
7. McNichoI, Philadelphia politicalrul-
or. NlcNichols first advice to his eli
ent. is seems, was to make no gratui-
tious statement to anybody.
So slender was the thread BY which
the police kept theiriprisoner his.rnorl-
ing that it seemed likely there would
be no arraignment at ALL It was
thought to depend upon the hoped for
Of Gies by the express
man who handled the poison package
and by William Umpstead, who sold
the telltale IS" letter head initial
While the police declare that Gies'
description corresponds with that Of
the man who purchased the type for
the decoy letter sent to Dr. Wilson,
persons having come forward with state
ments which may give Gies clean
bill For instance the first trace Of
the poisoner was found on June 10.
when the type in question was ordered
from the type foundry, IL was OH
tanned two days later. Giles stoutly
declares, and he is backed up in this
by the family of his dead wife, as well
y one Of the undertakers, that Mrs.
5ies died on June 10, three days after
he type was ordered Edward Haas
If 1850 North Reese street, where Mrs.
5ies died, and who put the police on
he track of Gies. says that the woman
he'd on June 6. Haas is supported in
his by his wife and by Mrs. Sarah L.
Elliott, the undertaken at 2,527 Maucher
street. who gave the police their first
lip or the case Gies explains the dis
lepancy in the date by saying that the
mother of Mrs. Gies put down the figure
g." but meant the number of the
month and not the date.
Superintendent of Police Taylor said
while the case against Gies is cir
| am quite sure he knows
II about the murder, although he de.
hes all knowledge Of it. As result
il information we have received, I can
ay that another arrest. that of doc
or. will be made as soon as we can
ind him.
'We viii also have here to confront
he suspect Fred Buchanan, the express
gent, who received the package of
poisoned ale to be sent to DIR. Wilson.
nd the Keystone Type Foundry en-
'loye who sold the letter IS" to the
nan who prepared the poisoned ale.
hen we shall see how strong the links
II our chain really are"
According to the police the man who
ansed the death Of Dr. Wilson com
nitted the crime becauset he physician
reformed an operation on his wife,
rhich resulted in her death. Gies wife
led recently and the police say she
ad been under treatment BY Wilson.