The Washington times., 1917-12-26

positively swear that I am innocent
of any crime whatever.
Denies He Was Engaged.
an the first place, was not en-
gagged to ollie White. I did give her
a diamond ring two years ago. I was
at one time keeping company with
her, but after l married Alice Knight
/ did not court her. On one or two
occasions I was thrown with her with
others in a merely casual way. She
knew all the time that was keeping
company with Alice knight, but /
never told her that was married. !
did not, consider it necessary.
'As to my wife taking q capsule on
Monday, know nothing. Her moth
er, who came to see me here at the
jaiI. said that sne did not know of 1t
until after her daughters death. and
then only from hearsay. How she got
the capsula that she took on Satur-
day night 1 do not know.
in my opinion, there was nothing
on earth to prompt suicide, for Alice
was as happy as l over the coming
Of Christmas, when we planned to set
up housekeeping togther at MiddleseX.
was doing well with my dental work,
and during the last week was there.
1 did S124.3O worth of business, and
had dates booked for fifteen days
ahead.
Told Police of Fears.
Immediately after my wife's death
I called at police headquarters ana
asked II there was anything 1 could
do to clear up what appeared to be a
mystery. l told the chief that ! did
not want it to appear that / was in
any way responsible for her death, for
Il would hurt me with my friends,
and would ruin my chances forever OF
making a mark for myself.
Il fear that there is little hope for
me to ever get back into the good
graces of my friends after all this
trouble 1 have become involved in, al
though feel certain 1 will be cleared
Of this crime.
THE police said could do nothing
at that time, and ] promised to come
back and assist them later il need,
ed.
After ! got to Wilson, n. C. on my
way home, l don't know what / did.
may have written those letters that
the detectives have. They were IN
my room at the hotel. They bear my
signature. and all that.
"Is 1t possible that a man in the
possession of his senses would swal-
low iconitine poison in sufficient guam
tity to kill a hundred men?" he ask
ed. We'll, 1 don't think So" he con
tinued.
DoEe-TakInE Puzzles Him.
How 1 got hold of it and why
took it, l don't know. 1 must have
been out of my head because of the
loss OF my wife. / had not fully re-
covered from the strain of my col
Iege course and the extra reviewing
l did before taking the state board
examination. / had been taking some
medicine to make me sleep and 10
quiet my nerves.
The police have the letters; they
cling to certain statements OF a con-
Trajectory nature that they claim
made TO various persons in Wilson.
swear that / remember one thing,
and that only during the time ] was
in Wilson on that fateful Thursday
I remember being very ILL., l do not
even remember whether I rode a day
coach or pullman IN going there from
Richmond.
IF a man loves his wife as he
should. is it not right that he should
try and grant her wishes? That is
what ! did when I aided her in keep,
ing our marriage a secret. both in
Richmond and in Middlesex.
Wife Feared testers.
alice told me that she did not
want TO give up her work at the
medical college where she was en-