The Washington times., 1908-07-04
DOCTORS SLAYER
ELtDES POLICE
Authorities Told Most They
Know of Case by
Murderer.

PHILADELPHIA. July with two
letters in their possession written by
the murderer Of Dr. william Wilson,
who was sent a bottle Of poisoned ale,
a good description OF the man, and
other clIes that ordinarily would lead
70 the quick detection OF the murderer
the police department and the cOroncrs
Office. after a week investigation Of the
case today confessed that the guilty
man may never be appreLen3ed.
The letters. the nrst or which was
cent 10 the coroner from Bristol. Pa,
last Saturday, the day following the
death OF DR.. Wilson. and the second
from Boston. tLs following cay, prove
exclusively that ne jes-h OF Dr. VII
son was carefully pIan1eo While the
writer hints II possible crJecti"U. Ihc
VEN. Doldness Of some o. hIs sta e.1eEts
shows that he believed sis racks were
well covered
Tells Details Of Crime
He described the nature OF the poison
that had been pIaced in the fatal bottle
OF ale. the sealing Of the bottle by the
letter and other points hat were rot
known TO the pubic At The time the
letters were re.cIved- The writer says
he killed DR.. WHstu IN revenge for a
criminal operation performed upon his
wife
The police have now dropped every
motive from! consideration except that
of an avenging husband The story OF a
vror,an Of h:rh social rank. VINO was
cast off by DR.. Wilson, and who was
reaorted 10 have planned MS death with
the writer Of the letters, IS no longer
credited
The murderer said IN his letter that
he was going 10 parts unknown. Ihe
notice admit that he TOLD the truth. for
TODAY they have absolutely no clue 10
his whereabouts and not even good
guess as TO his identity. When they
claimed to know who he was they were
only aware that the criminal was 'an
outraged husband and father" as he
described himself
Might Have Caught Him.
There is no DOUBT now that the yet
ters are genuine Nor is there any
doubt that II the officials had given
them out for publication at once, and
had promptly submitted them 10 the
postal inspectors, the murderer might
have been known by this time and per-
haps be IN custody
Chief Deputy Coroner Sellers has re-
peatedly refused 20 give out these let
ters or any other information about the
investigation on the grounds that As
sistant Superintendent O'Leary would
not permit it.
O'Leary declares, on the contrary, that
he has all along advised that the case
should have the fullest publicity, and
bIames the corcner's office for bungIing
the whole case up by Withholding infor-
nation both from the newspapers and
the police department
Evidence Destroyed.
Assistant superintendent OLeary,
after receiving samples If postal cards
received at all newspaper Offices and
possibly written by the murderer,
wanted to compare the writing with
the writing on the express package in
which the poisoned ale was sent to DR..
Wilson, but says that he finds that this
most important piece Of evidence, the
wrapper on the express package, has
been destroyed.
All that the police therefore have to
work on today is such evidence as the
murderer himself has submitted 10 them
in writing to the coroner about his
motive. his occupation, and the manner
in which he planned and carried out
his crime.
AS the murderer himself presents his
case, ii is one of the most reInarka bic
crimes ever recorded. He reveals him
self as e man who loved his wife great
" and describes how she was murder
ed by Dr.. Wilson's peculiar treatment
few weeks ago. After the death o1
his beloved wife. the writer says that
| he protected her name by leading an.
other physician 10 believe that she dieJ
from other causes than a criminal oper-
alton.
But the bereaved husband set out a
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