The Washington times., 1914-07-11
TWO SWEAR POLAND
ADMITTED SHOOTING
Narrower and wilkins Testify
Prisoner Said 81 Guess |
Finished Both"
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hitch the shooting was done and iden-
FED IL as one belonging to Poland. -
aid Poland purchased two revOlvers a
" days after he came to live with
ZEN and presented one to him.
I guess you will need this around the
ouse in case there should be any
-owlers," witness said Poland told
m when he gave him the weapon. The
her revolver witness said Poland
spt on a stand near the head of his
I'd.
Officer Heard Poland.
Harrover's testimony was that Will
kins came running up to him in Penn
-vlvania avenue in an excited condition
nd told him a ma had shot woman
and tried TO commit suicide in his
Wilkins house.
The officer told of returning to the
house with wilkins and said Poland
zsked for a drink of water as they en-
rered the rooS.
Mrs. wilkins told Poland, witness
restiffed, that he ought to be ashamed
cor having brought disgrace on her
louse. and Poland replied:
Well, won't last long; I've finished
Mrs. May e. Wilkins testified she
heard the shots and then heard Mrs.
Neylor cry:
May, May! he's shot me-"
Mrs. Wilkins testified further that her
0or leading to the door was open.
nd that it would have been impossible
'or. any one to have gotten out of the
-o6Yf1 in which the tragedy occurred
Vltbout her having seen them.
Or. Fay Y. Fields, Of Casualty Hos
tai, testified that he went with the
T:buIance tc the Wilkins home and
ok POLAND to the hospital He said
at Poland made no statement while
was in the house, but that the in-
red man talked freely while on the
av to the hospital. He asked abou.
irs. MAYORS condition ard expressed
a. hope that she woul1 recover.
Poland told me, Dr. Fields, testified,
nat they had lived together about two
eeks, loved each other dearly and
ID had no arguments or quarrels dur
the day or evening.
Dr.. Field further testified that he
si1ed Poland If he had been drinking
ID that Poland replied that he had.
r. Fields testified that Poland seemed
realize his precarious condition and
sde the remark:
The wages Of sin is death
DR.. Jules Morels. Of Casualty Hos
sal, who attended Poland. this morn
good. and that Poland himself said
Al he is feeling fine.
AS John Naylor. husband of the dead
va oman, who had been detained by the
dice of the Anacostia precinct as a
. aterial witness, was taken from the
-atrol wagon in front of the Morgue
rs sister. Miss Hazel Naylor created
e scene by throwing herself on him,
no pleading with the officers not to
AXE him into the Morgue.
Miss Naylor tainted a moment later,
d had to be carried into the witness
ON, where restoratives were given.
The inquest attracted an unusually
large crowd of friends and relatives of
the parties involved IN the case. and
long before the hearing commenced the
little jury room was crowded. and
standing room WIS at a premium.
Dr.. Morele Testiies.
The first witness called was DR.. Jules
Norele, ambulance surgeon of the Cas-
ualty Hospital. lie told of receiving a
all to go to the house in Twiniug City,
III when he reached the place. Mrs.
sylor already had been removed. and
as on her way TO the hospital in an
ltorlobile patrol Poland, he said, was
Ing in bed in a room on the second
: cor. with a bullet wound in his chest.
Dr.. Morele took the wounded man to
re hospital. but did not question him
-egarding the shooting.
Or. A r. McCray. of the Casualty
10 told of receiving Mrs. Naylor at
re institution. She vas unconscious and
a dying condition when taken from
~ patrol at l:j0 o'clock yesterday
..orn!ng. he said.
she died half an hour after being
aced on the operating table, he said.
. witness said there were two bullet
' Junds. one in the left breast and the
her lust TO the left of the center
east bone. He said there were pow
- marks on her throat and ear.
What Autopsy Shows.
Deputy Coroner Charles F. White told
performing an autopsy on Mrs. Nay
IS body at the morgue this morning.
The dead woman was about twenty-five
ars old, he said. weighed 40 pounds.
n was feet inches tall. He found
70 bullet wounds, one of which entered
- 10 the left of the iuncture of the
liar and breast bone. and CAME out in
back The other entered Just above
~ left breast, he confined. fractured
- rib. tore a hole in the woman 5
est and imbedded itself in her body.
here were powder marks on the chin.
d burns about the wound on the
..~east- Her night gown also was burned
powder. indicating, DR.. White said.
nat the shots had been fired by
3 eapon he'd not more than foot away
ON her body.
The statements made by Poland to
.etective Howard S. Verruillion and
her officers about o'clock yesterday
Ornine were told in detail to the jury
the Central Office man. He said Po-
nd told him he first met Mrs. Naylor
company with Mr.. and Mrs wilkins
Marshall Hall about six weeks ego
a'rE Naylor was living with the Will
-ins family in Potomac avenue south
aEt at this time, and Poland called