The sun., 1919-04-02
8 WILKINS KNIVES
BEAR BLOOD STAINS
Hunting Weapon and Pocket
Blades May Have Been
Used on Dogs.
FOUND IN TOWN HOUSE
Prosecutor to Charge That Ac-
cused Framed Second VIII
Naming Himself.

Three blood stained knives. ono
hunting weapon with a dagger shaped
-four inch blade and the other two ordi-
nary pocket knives. have been found
according To informa ton given by de-
tectivss yesterday. In a desk Of the town
house Of Mrs. Julia X wilkins. 164
West Sixty fifth street, whose husband,
Or. walter X. Wilkins, is under indict-
ment charged with her murder.
District Attorney Weeks of Nassau
county, where the indictment against
DR.. wilkins was found. attaches i'm
portance to the latest ind. 1t is the
theory that the knives may have been
used, not In the attack upon Mrs. Will
kins, who was killed by blows on the
head on the evening OF February ~ in
her home at Long Beach. L. l.. but
In silencing the two collie dogs, Duke
and Duchess, which were found bleed
ing on the grounds of the Wilkins
place shortly after the discovery of the
crime
Says Dogs Didn't BARK.
In his story to the authorities OF how
his wife was attacked by supposed bur-
glars a. the couple entered the house
on the night of the tragedy DR.. wilkins
made mention of the fact that his
curiosity was aroused when the dogs
did not bark as usual when ne and his
wife approached the house. The theory
II advanced that the dogs may have
been silenoed by a stab wound in the
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casual examination
The knives have been sent to DR..
Charles Norris, pathological and medical
examiner for New York county, for
examination to determine whether the
stains were caused by human or animal
blood. District Attorney Weeks said
tho stains appeared to be not more than
few weeks old. On the larger knife
the blood IL said to have been collected
and CONCEALED on the handle and hiIt,
while only the handles of the two
smaller knives were stained.
The authorities are inclined to con-
meet the latest ind with the story of the
blood stained suit of clothes that DR..
wilkins 10 said to have taken to q
Manhattan cleaner. One pocket OF this
pepper and salt suit. according to the
authorities. was found TO have been
stained with blood.
District Attorney Weeks attacked yes
terday another point OF the story of DR..
wilkins Of the circumstances of the as
sault upon his wife. This story was to
the effect that burglars had been in the
wilkins house for some time before the
doctor and his wife arrived home. and
that they had drunk wine from glasses
round on the sideboard OF the dining
room. Mr.. Weeks said that II such WAS
the case he could not understand how
the burglars had come to- overlook a
pocketbook containing a sum OF money
which lay In plain view near the glasses
Thomas Plant. a Nassau county detec-
tive. the FIRST man to examine the into
FLOR of the house after the murder, has
reported that the three glasses found
contained a thick coating Of dust and
had contained no liquor that night.
Will Seal Death House.
District Attorney Weeks further an
nounced that he would not permit Louis
O. Frtess. attorney and friend OF DR..
Wilkins, to put into effect his plan to
lease the Long Beach house for the
summer. as II was his intention to keep
che place sealed and under guard so that
the jury that Is to try Dr. Wilkins may
examine It Mr.. Weeks said that the
proposal to let strangers enter the house
before the trial was out of the question
and that he intended to have the Jury
examine the hall where DR.. wilkins al
leges burglars struck down his wife.
The prosecution will contend that DR.
wilkins himself framed the unwitnessed
or second will OF his wife, substituting
his own name for certain OF the bene.
nciaries In the first will. in which there
was no mention of his name Attorney
Frtess. however, Is said to have de.
scribed this last will as worthless be-
cause the supposed signature, Julia
KFanaS WIkina' vifnaaaad II
this last instrument DR.. Wilkins and Mr.
Friess are named as joint executor
without bond. and by it DR.. WIlkin!
among other property would inherit tn,
house at 1874 West Sixty-fifth street and
the Long Beach house.
After disposing of certain smaller be
quests to relatives and benevolences THU
alleged spurious will provides:
"All the rest, residue and remainde
Of my personal estate of whatever ma
ture or kind, including my two COLI,
dogs, parrot and pet monkey, beQueatl
10 my husband. DR.. Walter Keene VII
kins, and five thousand dollars $4,000,
that he can provide generously for the
future care.
ARTICLE I. All the rest, residue an,
remainder OF my real estate OF what
ever nature or kind l give and devise I,
my husband, DR.. Walter Keene wilkins
and my friend. Louis G.. Friess, my ex
ecutors hereinafter appointed in trus
for the execution of my will with tn
power to sell and dispose OF the sam
at public or private SALE at such tim
and upon such terms and in such name
as to them shall seem meet but as sool
after my death as VIII be PRACTICABLE
and possible and upon such sale to exc
cute. acknowledge and deliver all neces
sary and proper deeds or instruments o
conveyance In law for vesting in tn
purchaser or purchasers Of title thereof,
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