The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-21
COL. WILSON IN TOMBS
SURE ENOUGH THIS TIME
Arrived at Early Csndlelight
Last Evening With His
Friend Shea.
WON'T SAY WHERE HE WAS

Matter Of Missing $2,OOO,OOO
Wireless Money May BE Re-
ferred to Grand Jury.
Col. Christopher Columbus Wilson.
tho Federal prisoner from Atlanta. who |
has been wandering around town since |
July I, when he left the Tombs In
charge of his keeper. c. J. Shea. did not
return to the city prison until $40
o'clock last night despite the statement
made by Deputy Warden Jones that he
was safe in cell 720 on the seventh tier
on Friday night.
Jones really thought he had the
wireless Colonel In his keeping because
the record in the Tombs' ONCE said 20
and q clerk assured him Wilson was In
custody. Warden Fallon. however.
found out yesterday that his deputy
was unintcntionally in error and the
clerk confessed he alone was respon-
sible for the mistake. Although the
record in the once said the Colonel was
In the record upstairs declared the Colo.
mel was out.
When Shea walked into the Tombs
last night with his prisoner he was
received by Deputy Warden White.
Shea wasn't in q talkative mood and
the Colonel didn't volunteer any in
formation as to where he had been
spending his leisure hours for the last
three weeks. The wireless man was
taken upstairs to his old cell and Shea
luH hn 0eOYlA IN think thlnR0
over.
When asked II he vas very sure that
the Colonel was actually In jail White
replied there wasn't the slightest douot
about II.
Just how the former head Of the United
Wireless Telegraph Company spent yes
terdsy 10 not ofIacially known. although
folks interested In the bankruptcy pro-
ceedines against the company oppressed
the hoped that Keeper Shea was clinsinG
CLOSELY to him.
Marshal Hsnkei took hand in the case
OF the wandering Colonel yesterday and
asked Saul 8. Myers Of 90 Wall street.
attorney for Jesse Watson. the receiver.
for data concerning the court appearances
Of Wilson since he Isft Atlanta to testify
In the bankruptcy case. Mr.. Myers pre-
pared the following memOrandum,w which
the Marshal will give to his superiors:
We commenced the examination Of Chris
topher G. Wilson on May 3. 1919. This waa
pursuant to q WRIT OF habeas corpus granted
by Judse Holt. dated April IA. i0ie. Tho
United States Commissioner. on motion
Of Arthur NJ King. attorney for Chris
topher G. Wilson, adjourned the examina-
tion to May 9. 1912. We examined Wilson
again on the following day. 70 Wit. May
| :, 1912 We then adjourned the examine
ton to May "a. 1912. the Commissioner
hav wing Instructed Wilson that In the mean
time he must make = thorough search for
certain books and papers which were spect-
fed.
We then adjourned the examination TO
May %, and OH May 20 We examined various
witnesses. including Christopher G. Wilson
| We then adjourned tho examination to
Juno Q, 1912. in order to get certain am
davits from Denver. Col. and Fort Worth.
Texas. Wilson was then taken back to At
lanta. and on June We took an adjourn
ment TO June 10: and In the meantime and
on June IL We took the examination Of morn
witnesses. We then took an adjournment
to June 36 and then to July 1. and II WA
not until July l that Wilson was brought
up here from Atlanta for the second time.
10 you can see hat he haa been here
under continuous examinations from May
| =. 1919. 70 May 20. 1912: that he was taken
back to Atlanta and brought hero again
on July I. On July We examined him again.
and he not having produced the required
books and pa pers We took another adjourn
ment to jury 2. at p. NJ. at which time
Mr.. aeon. who now has charge OF tho
examination. In view Of my contemplated
trip TO Europe. will complete the examinA.
tlon.
Mr.. Mveru also sent the following tele-
gram to william H. Meyer, warden Of the
United States penitentiary At Atlanta:
Referring to Newspaper articles. We
expect 70 conclude Wilson's examination
on Monday. agree with you that Shea
should have been kept In the Tombs. at
least during the night time. Will be glad
TO maize any investigation In reference
to the matter which you request.
Mr. Myers received this reply by tele-
graph from the warden:
Your telegram received. Am WAITING
expected report Guard sheah. No further
action by me pending receipt Of report
T ants for offer OF assistance.
Mr.. Myerv said he will ask the United
\ States District Attorney to take before
the Grand Jury the failure OF Col Wilson
to divulge the whereabouts Of property
AggregAting $4,000. 900 or more gathered
in BY the Wireless company. Tho Colone
has accounted for only about u .2oo. .oo0. I,
ID said. although the concern had In III
possession between 5000. 900 and n. .oo0.'
600.
Hundreds Of letters have been received
from all over the country from peroni
OF small means who invested their savineI