New-York tribune., 1908-07-06
WILSON CASE ARREST
Frederick Gies Taken IN Custodu IN
PhiIadelphia on Suspicion.

Philadelphia. July 5.-Frederck Giles. foreman cs
a department in the press rooms OF the Cu-ts
Publishing Company. Of this city. taken into
custody tonight By the police a suspect IN
connection with the murder ot Dr. William n
Wilson who died on June . after drinking A
bottle Of poisoned ale which had been sent 70 s-.
through a local express Office. A direct chsrs.
has not been preferred against Giles who 4snsss
any knowledge OF the murder. bur IN their IN
vestigation of the crime the police aufhoritss
found circumstances in the life OF Gies and II,
family that tailed closely with the main points
and Incidents IN the history OF the Wilson murder
that they felt bound 20 act
In seeking for the murderer they looked for
man who desired TO avenge the death OF his VITA
who died while under the treatment Of Dr. Wilson
They learned that Giess wife died recently. and
according to Edward Haas. a fellow srnploye o,
Giles at whose home Mrs Gies died at No ra
Reese street. she had been attended by DR.. Wilson
Just what the cause OF her death was ia not cor
tain. because Of complications which have prs-
sented themselves. In fact. there are several sor
les regarding this matter. and If the information
secured by the police is correct every means vas
used throw the authorities on the trail in An
effort to hide the true cause and time OF death
On the day that DR. Wilson received from n,
murderer decoy letter in which IL was stated
that bottle Of sample ale was being sent to MIN
ostensibly from the brewery Of Peter Schemr z
Son. notice OF the death OF Mrs Giles. whoss tlr
name Mrs Elizabeth Wilson Alexander C,tss
appeared In the Philadelphia newspapers sns
was buried from the home OF her brother-fn-law
William c. Patterson. in West Philadelphia On
that date. The death notices stated that shs bsd
died June 70. and Thomas Graham the under
taker who buried the body. declared that death
occurred on that day and that the cause as "a
understood Bright's disease. II this was tbs
It would eliminate Gies possible suspect
because the murderer Is known 70 have purchased
two initial letters at the Ksystons Type Foundry
on June Is. which he called for couple OF DAYS
later and which were subsequently used 70 stamp
the seals on the bottle OF poisoned ale
But the police aIIege that Haas told them tha.
Mrs Gie5 died at his home June s. and that Mrs
Haas corroborated him in this statement Further
more. Mrs. Sarah Elliott. an undertaken at No.
2oG North Mascher street. had been called In to
take charge OF the body OF Mrs Giles which she
did. subsequently, turning II over 20 Graham Mrs
Elliott, in regard the date Of death told the po-
lice that il was early in June. She would de-
clare positively that IL June 5. but said was
certainly long before June 70 In addition this
is alleged she told the police that on June 5 shs
called upon TO bury infant child OF Mrs.
Gies-
Back Of this story Of the incidents which could
inspire a crime such as the Wilson murder in
which the physician. according letters received
by the coroner, was killed because OF his Illegal
practice. is tangled story OF a secret marriage
Mrs. Gies. II is learned had been employed as
a proofreader with the Curtis Publishing Company
and subsequently became teacher IN the public
schools She was much younger than Gies who Is
about thfrty-eight years old and accordins 20 his
relatives who live in the lower part Of the city.
they knew nothing of his marriage until Just be-
fore or Just after Mrs. Gies's death Ever Leslie
Alexander, father OF Mrs Gies. said that he knew
OF the marriage only short tine oefors her
death. when Gies came 10 the house and showed
marriage certificate The couple had been married
in Wilmington Baltimore The relatives OF both
families declare that she died June "a Neigh
bors OF the Haas family say that Mrs. Gies died
June 8. according TO the police