The Washington times., 1910-05-18
Death of ]. L. Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson Arouse Rela-
tives' Suspicious.
ESTATE is LEFT
VALUED AT $4,000
Mrs. wilson and Husband Dead
Within Five Days Of
One Another.

Because relatives are not convinced
that the death Of Mrs. Mary 3. Wilson.
s. years old. on Nay 10, followed
bv that OF her husband. John I.
Wilson IS years, a wealthy retired
iron worker, on May Is, were due 10
natural causes. Coroner NEWT, this az
teruo0n, obtained disinterment permits
from the Health Department. and or
dered autopsies performed on both
bodies.
An inquest will be held az the Dis
trict Uorsue Friday morning.
Evidence In Case
While central Office detectives. who
have been conducting q quiet investi-
CATION for two days, say they have
obtained no evidence 10 show that the
aged couple met with foul play, or that
their deaths were due 10 anything but
natural causes. the nature OF the
charges fled with the coroner were or
an inquest necessary
The couple lived at zfE Delaware ave
uUe northwest The estate left by the
aged man Is said 10 be worth between
$4,000 and $4,000.
In the viii, which was executed By
Wilson twenty tE-elElt years aEO- his two
grandchildren, Lester Harris and John
IeTnane. are made the sole beneEciaries.
Dr. J. L Friedrich, OF Fourth and
East Capitol street. a physician, who
stands exceptionally high in the medi-
cal profession, had been attending the
couple
Bruises on Faces
Mrs. wilson's deaJh was due 10 clot
Of blood on the brain, the death Ger
tIfcate- Wilson died from ssnility-
Coroner Nevirt says that Information
obtained for him by the detectives shows
Il -r-
since Christmas, and that bruises on
the faces and bodies were caused BY
faIIinS while under Ehe influence OF
stimUlaEts.
The case was first brought 10 the Cor
oner's attention BY Justice Anderson, Of
the District Suprene Court. who had
learned Of the case through the Rev
James Reid Shannon, pastor o. the Net
rUPolitaR MethcdiSt Episcopal Church.
CT which dr. and Mrs Wilson had been
members for thirty-tive years
Direct charges were fled with the
coroner bv Mrs Isabelle DLEall. a sister
Of Mrs Wilson. and w-1life Of a clerk
IN the Postofice Department, living al
40 Maryland avenue southwest.
Lester Harris, heir TO half the estate
under the terms or the VIII is a son
in-law OF DT- Friedrich. and lives lt the
PHYSICIANS house Mrs Duvzu IS not
named IN the viii.
The polio esay that $3.50 in bills was
IOLud N L1G mattress n one Of the
rooms o fthe house This money is now
IN the safe in DIT F'riedriCh's Office. say
the police The physician. however. is
willing TO turn the amount over as soon
as the DrOper person IS DESIGNATED bv
the court II was simply put IL his safe
Tor the sake OF security.
Investigation Started.
Justice Anderson first sought ont Den
Uty Coroner CIazebrook and q. ked that
he make an Investigation. Dr.. Glaze
brook referred him 70 Dr. Nevftt. the
coroner DR. NevitS Immediately went
20 see the Rev Dr.. Shannon, who ad-
vised him cf the statements made TO
him by Mrs DuvalL
Detective Charles Evans. who worked
on the case, said this afternoon that
there were bruises on the faces OF both
the aged man and woman. according to
statements made 10 him by persons who
saw the bodies before they were buried
Detective Evans says further that
Mrs Duvan did not have the Rev. Dr..
shannon perform the funeral services.
but obtained another minister The rea-
son Tor this, the detective explained. was
because she did not want Dr. Shannon
or persons connected With the church 10
learn that her sister and bEDther-in-lavv
had become addicted TO the use rf
alcohol