Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-11
10 Clue 10 Persons Who seal
Bottle Of. Poisoned Ne %
| Philadelphia Doctor.
mrs. WILSON GIVE; TESTIMONY
po,,oned Man Realized That As was
Doomed a. Soon a. He swallowed
A,e-Reecved q Letter From Brew
.rx Announcing Bottle Would -
p.,,vered But Letter Was Forgery.
fRv Associated Press.)

tpv Associated Press.)
PHI .ADEL pHIA, PA. July lo-Ins
= .rad inouest in.o the death OF ~.
r,ison. who died June &c. after drink
-" a hottie of ale containing cyaniuo
q r,, assium was held today. and the
,,..' rendered a verdict that the phy
,c;on came to his death from drink
-. the ncIsoned beverage sent M"
he nersons unknown" The mystery
therefore, remains as deeply as ever
r,. ,r,nc,pa, witness at the inquest
was Mrs. Wilson. the wire Oh ,ne 800
man who testified that her nus ~
had ouarreled with a man VINO nIu
marded $25 from him. her huso a..
Mrs. Wilson said, gave the msn y
money and she identified recslp. -
court said to have been gwen sss.
man TO her husband. the name =.
man was not made public nut y ,.r
onea after the inquest that tns Is,s'
rbo had given the receipt 10 IN W.
eos, had no connection with MS av. 49,
r. developed at the inquest tnst s -
wilson had failed to inform .ne s.A
snns who called in that her nusS.
hnd taken scme OF the aie. .
\ 49, -
Acting Coroner sellers conducted ths
/ inquest and the assistant district
,attovhey represented the commoa-
wealth. Mrs. wilson was the Witness
called. While giving her testimony
she occasionally gave way to tears but
| for the most part of the time she was
nm the stand she remained composed.
The witness recounted the events lead-
, ing IN to the death Of her HUSBAND.
] "On Tuesday. June p" she said.
! a packase came to the house address
ed to DR.. Wilson and ! took 1t ana
signed nv name to the express r.
CENT. I laid the package on the table
and did not think Of Il again until We
were ready to 20 away for . few
|days Then I mentioned II to ny
husband, We opened the package ana
set the bottle away. We came no0e
the following Friday. June Is
Reeeivsd Letter About Ale.
~On our return Mr.. Wilson mentioned
the ale and said he had letter %
the effect that a sample OF ale woald
he sent to him from brewery. he
said he would Try II and II DC H.
il he would order some. Eot the ~
tie from the ice box and banded y
him at the table. He poured out -
lin q glass. took some OF u ID -
mouth swallowed a little. apat u o.
and said: NV. that's horrtose -.
Jus, taste II, taste II, hut don't swaisoW
/. any OF IT, A moment later Ne 20
uv his hand and said: Ny God I -
poisoned. keen that bottle 6e.
rising from the table Mrs. wiz
said DR.. Wilson endeavored to taxe
some milk. Rising to his feet =
staggered across the room the -
, kitchen door and fell Mrs. then To-
,of calling in her neighbors and q u.
wilson's being taken to hospsaas.
Brewery Does Not Masss A's-
. George satter. a picture frame deal
, ler whose name had prominently eeea
mentioned In the case and Prank Asses
deputy coroner. gave fmpoTssutfes...
mouy. Peter Ascbem brewer. -
he saw the letter which vas sent =.
DR.. Wilson with the poisoned ste -
declared It vas not sent ero0 -
brewery. When asked by the aefiae
. coroner how he knew this Mt. 49,
said: Because II Is not on our te<tea
head we do not use typewritsrs- ~
sa,d his brewery does not MAKE -
He said his estab!:shmeaf Goes
make ale.
!, Child mentions tsss Az.
Or, Max Stern. who attended d
wilson before his removal TO -
: MA, said Mrs. wilson hsd made =
,mcntics OF her husband driakine ee
I, He said the Wilson child said 49,
= thing about her papa drinkinE =
and that he spat ]. out becsese .
r was bad AT that time. sad ~
. stern. I'VE thought DR.. wissoa ".
suffering from diabetic trosese -
=, urauic convulsions- Dr.. Stern -
a ase jndxed that nor more then -
. ounce Of ale had been taken froD =.
: bottle Dr.. Philip Troa- vno
had been called TO thhe house tesss
4 tina; Mrs. Wilson said nothing
. N. ale until the child menttoeee 2
O. Mrs. Wilson vas highly hysk -.
!. declared the witness. and seeoee -
4 ro,icitoas about . miszins ~
sind.
4 iiy. testified fhas b. ssd to-