Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-31
PROGRESS HALTED
|. BY CORONER AFTER
Jury IS SELECTED.
Will Hear Testimony at
Later Date, He Ad-
vises Panel.
SEEK TRACES OF POISON
IN VICTIMS STOMACH
War Department Fails to Pro-
duce Surgeons Army Ser
vice Record.
DOCUMENT MAY RE STOI.l;N
Examining Woman's Skull to Deter
mine, if Possible. How She
Met Her Death.
DOCUMENT MAY RE STOLEN
mine, if Possible, How She
Met Her Death.

Surveillance by authorities OF a man
thought to have given Dr. Wil..:cr
Ames Hadiey. charged wi.h tho nu--
der OF his wife. a tip that the pol,ce
were seeking him. thus permitting the
pnysician 10 escape. became known ct
Westhampton Hospital yesterday after
noon
Since the investigation or the mu--
der and the search for DR.. IIadley po-
lice and county authorities are known
to have been puzzled By several devel-
opmcnts which lead ,hcn, 10 believe
that the fugitive was iuceGvinc word
or their actions.
me Tact that Dr. iadiey disappeared
fe" hours after tho authorities her,.
began to search for him and other sus.
pi:i9us circumstances have caused the
oiaciu!s 10 put a watch on several fic
ureH III the case. -
CORONER SNEAUs jurors.
THEN DECLARES RECESS
wh,eh hG,STonsr sr. -; EIlmer Brtgi,t's jury.
terday Mris wns aitoeaoen eaiaea for o'e!osk yes
I'M Iaydy body ef MIS- Sue en-" KatiisenM Gls sMaaa aaa
was viewed 40 Ssin WIN o. asE r. hisha ss
and ,I1o Cos'rrsls- bright told tho jurSn
tneT Wou!d BIO summoned later 20 Il,
Following the iinpaae!in: o, RI.
Inryi IydXi,, It was announcer thai no ac,ioa ios
oner James NJ Wh:.e!d. s I0o of RishnooG Rht,l coT
l,, makes Il report on tho anulysIs OF the
W,,,.h T1,ntSnts OF Mrs. tladley's sto,naeh. IN
sought. The formal I'Hp inouesf arc oeins
aSe'.mi psetHn 20 be conducted during an.
HADLEY'S WAR REcOpp
IS REPORTED NIssIyc
Announcements by The War
Ment In Washington that the recnsd !,
oi,bor' oi Dr' Hadley's military career f1avs
ened the BELIEF of authos,f,nse ut,en: fs,trength. M
fr;erGs irS mGsssing surgeon had one or moas
shield mho w, have been attempting 70
hhngiy, and has caused the officiais uhwif, =,
tbc bco,ne IN, more visilant in investigatine ~
Accordinsr .dhs OF tn those under suspicion.
w ashinston. an army Officer stat,na uil
IiSisios M on was from the officers reserve
ment lion one Ghl,ed day las, at a. the War Depart
INSPECT Dr.. Hadley's records. These
as nefg can 'nrned ha "a, over to him, and. as far
since. Tse rs cameo W,n have not been seo,,
Sta.e San aeihitely that the papers ha,I
u, psen stolen, but an investigation is
nnSsra,ooa nnd%n 20 be in progress. Police. it is
secure @ these records from Was;iinston.
ana ,n nag hat peen Informed several days
ago tnat the papers were missing. N
BELIEVE DOCTORS FRIEND
ShbLED FOR DOCUMENTS
war ori'Gers Gers IN the fling branch OF the
mitted the possibility of the paners
neihg taken by friend of Mr.. Had
tt,; icy ana aestroyed. These records con
sician's description. his homS and re!s -
'Nes ana his status as a married man.
wri,, IL aa hnown that Or. IIadley had
these the nurse at westhampton hos
pl,ai 70 whom he became engaged on
January 23 he also wrote another LETT
from Friendswood. Texas, further la-t
mentinE the alleged death of his wife
in In Porto Rico This letter is said 10
was in Richmond, having been for
warded from Cincinnati here
EVERY PRECAUTIoN
TAKEN RY POLICE
Every prccaution rs being taken by4
the police and county authorities. ac-,
day TO prevent the disappearance Of
the chief witness for the prosecution -
the army nurse at westhampton, ltSts2
love with DR.. Hadley, and had promisea
to marry him. is being kept under the
closest surveillance, although she has
promised TO aid the authorities =
II is understood that the young wonI-ys
an whose home Is in New York City.@
maintatned faith IN hor surgeon sweet
HsaFt Until MI she learned HAT he had
had died in Porto Rico. Then she ad- 8
mtted her disiliusionment and, accord.
ing 10 good authority, gave the of
hccrs letters from DR.. Hadiey and told.
them other facts she knew.
SAY FtADLEY CLAIMED
WIFE SOUGHT DIVORCES
Word from the Westhampton HOG
pital is, to the effect that this nurse
knew The surgeon was married hut
that she had been told by him thai
Mrs. iadlcy had gone West to secure
a divorce. others at the hospital wern 3
under the Same Impression, according
10 the reports current there NBSfi
Members OF the coroncr's Jury in..
paneled yesterday to investigate and y
determine. IL possible. the manner Of
Mrs: tladiey's death. are: r. j. Todd
J. t. Mcdonald, w. Fleet Kirk Hern.
don Clay, j. w. Reams and L. H. Ycnrp
GRAND JURY MAY TAKE
s,,-,.<i, UP CASE AT EARLY DA1't:
The Commonweaith's Attorney. OF
tienrtco County. who was present 'wititH
SheriH Webb Sydnor and police dcter- Il
ttves 4; Nolsen's morguc yesterday. n
when the 3urymen were sworn III
stated that no plans had been made for
calling n special session of the grand
lery 10 conaider tho Had!ey case. IN
would not state tha. Tho grand iu.SS
might be convened shortly TO jldiSts IA
the nhystclan. as a means OF txpsd3A$f
Ing extradttton. should 81 bccpnisst Ii
necessary. The grand Jufy'x next TfxA@