The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

~ TO locate paper identical
with that on which the famous
poison letter. was written to
Harry j. BOas concluded successfully
yeterday afternoon. Detective Fred
O'NeiI and a CaEs reporter discovered a
sheet which Theodore Kytkn, the ex-
pert, pronounced TO be the same as
that on which the fatal decoy was
Benned. And that newly found sheet
Was brought directly 10 the person of
John Walter Wilson, the enlpIoye Of
Boas now held in detinue by the police
on suspicion of having been the muir
derer Of the electrician. The paper was
recovered from Miss Florence Karl,
chamber maid in the Netherlands hotel.
Howard and Fourth streets. who re-
ceived il from Wilson.
when Theodore Kytka examined this
paper he declared emphatically: There
is absolutely no doubt but that the pa
per you hand me here is identical with
that used in the letter sent 10 Harry
Boas with the stryehnine powders 4
Wilson Told of Trouble
The case against the young solicitor
was more firmly knitted, too by the
discovery yesterday of fresh witness.
Roy Norey. a hardware dealer of $50
Third street. who viii testify that on
Tuesday December /. the day before
Boas was killed. Wilson entered his
store to get check cashed. Il have had
trouble with my partner" Wilson said,
referring to the man who was in real
ity his employer. I have had trouble
with my partner. but next week I viii
be running the business alone.
A strong scene in the Wilson-B -Boas
drama was enacted in the city prison
yesterday morning. when Martin Boas,
brother Of the dead man. interviewed
Wilson at the Jail
Did you kill my brother" demanded
Martin Boas. Did you send him those
powdors?"
Wilson covered before the wrath of
the brother His mouth trembled
weakly and he broke into sobs of a
cringing man. and whimpered, whined
and cried. and tears fell from his eyes
like water from limp. wet rag That
lachrymose strategy has become viii
sons only refuge from the sweating
process OF the police. 1t is feared now
that he viii collapse physically when
he is brought before the coroners jury
at the inquest Tuesday morning.
Writing Paper Found
Detective Fred o'Neil. who has been
most active in collecting evidence
against Wilson and who first suspected
and arrested Boas' empIoye as the
probable murderer Of Boas, went to the
Netherlands hotel with a reporter from
The Call and completed the search that
has been conducted there into the ef-
fects Of Wilson.
Miss Florence Karl. the chamber
maid, was the first person interviewed.
When she was asked If she had ever
seen any writing paper in wilson's
room she Immediately replied that she
had.
Mr.. Wilson used to tell me-" Miss
Karl said, that al any time wanted
TO write a letter ] could go into his
room and help myself to paper he had
there He had a package there
wrapped in newspaper from which I
would take sheets. I have a sheet in
my room now
Accompanied by the detective and
reporter. Miss Karl went TO her room
and produced the sheet of paper which
she declared positively she had secured
from wilson's room. She identified the
paper by certain marks which perfected
her recollection.
Pen Changed by Wilson
Mr. wilson Miss Karl continued.
asked me for pen on Monday night
He said that he wanted to write
letter. ] lent him my pen and he said
that he only wanted the holder He
removed the coarse Falcon stub nib
and inserted a pen Of his own. 1t
was a hne Spencerian point. had
seen him writing other letters and he
always used a fine pen. He wrote
n.ore like a woman than like a man.
4 lie used to have two bottles on his
dresser. one Of them contained iodine.
] believe. I don't know what the
other contained. His closet door was
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