The Washington times., 1908-07-07
DOCTORS MURDERER
HAS POLICE At SEA
GieS Is Held for Wife'S
Death-Wilson'S Wife
May Be Called.

PHILADELPHIA. July Failing to
connect Frederick Giles, Jr-. the printer,
with the poisoning OF Dr. William II.
Wilson. with ale that contained cyanide
OF potassium. the police are today az
sea in their search for the murderer Of
the doctor
Those thoroughly in touch with the
case concur III the belief that the slayer
OF DR. Wilson now is IN Philadelphia
They co nct believe that he is endeayor-
ing 10 MD. himself. They believe ne is
living as he lived I sfore the death OF
his enemy and that. confident in his
own security from arrest he Is grimly
smiling at the police
Gies was arraiCned today charged
with being an accessory 10 the death
of his wife and held in 500 bail for
hearing on July T. Subjected 20 a most
terrible sweating Gies came of with
flying colo IS. Tie death Of his wife
and child he absolutely refused 20 dis
Cuss.
Refuses to Tell of Wife.
y married 10 save her good name. Her
troubles and death are sacred 10 me. III
die before I'll discuss them" he said,
anj with this the police were forced
70 be con- EFT
lie denieu al knowledge OF the fact
that baby had been born by his wife
shortly before she died. About this mat
ter the police have positive information.
however. and claim also 10 know abso-
lutely beyond a doubt that Mrs. Gies
underwent treatment by DR.. William
II. Wilson.
Il is possible alsp that Mrs. Wilson,
the widow of the murdered physician,
may be brought 20 city hall in an en-
deavOr to have her identity Gies. The
police figure that II IS possible that he
visited the office OF Dr. Wilson and was
seen there by Mrs Wilson
one important matter IN Giles favor.
which was established beyond a doubt,
is that his wife aid die on June 70, as
claimed by him.
Frederick Buckman. the expreSSman.
who accepted the poisoned ale bottle
for delivery at DR.. Wilson's home. and
one Of the most important Witnesses for
the police, hesitated when confronted
by Gies and declared that he could not
say positively that he was the man
who brought the poison package TO the
express office
Nor could the station agent at Bristol,
James Heron, recognize Gies as the
-
train on June q 10 mail a letter which
was believed 10 have been the one in
which Dr. Wilson's slayer first mailed
his confession 10 the coroner.
Heron was sure that the stranger
who mailed that letter at Bristol was a
younger man and not nearly as stout as
Gies.
Murderer Still BOIo.
The murderer appears as bold and as
fearless as ever. His method Of com
municating his wishes, OF bothering the
police by tantalizing messages. of in
cuIcating fear in those who might
identify him, chiefly is by the sending
Of anonymous letters.
The unknown murderer of DR.. Wilson
further complicated the battling mys-
tery by sending a letter, containing a
de. III threat. 70 Buckman II he identi-
fed the sender Of the poisoned ale.
BU ckman turned the letter over 10
Superintendent Of Police John B. Tay-
lor, and the latter considered it Of so
much Importance in the case that he
absolutely refused to Civulge its con-
tents except the bare statement that Il
threatens the express agents life. Su-
perintendent Taylor refused 20 state
what clue, If any, the letter furnished.
II was decided to enlist the help of the
Federal officials in running down the
sender of the threatening letter. The
postoffice inspectors were notified and
they started TO trace the sender.