New-York tribune., 1919-03-20

message from Baltimore was on Sun.
day, the day following, when the docto,
had talked with him over the telephone
Mr.. Friess gave it as his belief that
the thought of being put under arrest
had so preyed on DR.. Wilkins's mind
that he had become temporarily un-
balanced. The lawyer added that he
could account for the doctors fight in
no other way.
Had Willingly Submitted
The disappearance Of Dr. Wilkins
preceded by few hours the actual
issuing of a warrant for his arrest.
For a week he had been under CON
stant surveillance and at no time
throughout that period had he shown
the slightest desire to avoid the au-
thorities or to thwart them in their
Investigations. He accompanied them
to his home at Long Beach, where the
murder of his Wife took place, sew
eral times, and submitted willingly to
having Impressions made of his finger
tips.
The. murder of Mrs.. Wilkins was
particularly savage in it's character.
According to the reports made to the
police by DR.. Williams, she was struck
down by burglars, who were surprised
in the act of robbing the Wilkins
home at Long Beach, by the return of
DR.. Wilkins and his wife from social
call they had been making.
search for the supposed murder
ers was Immediately begun and within
tew hours time q Gordon of police
was thrown around that portion Of
Long Island where it was suspected the
men might be hiding At the same
time, the Nassau County authorities
instituted an investigation along en-
tirely different lines.
No theory other than that of rob-
bers was advanced for several davs.
Then District Attorney Weeks let it be
known that he was working on a clew
which might lead to sensational is
closures within few days. X.
Simultaneously with this announce
their attention to DR.. wilkins. They
exhumed the body and made a more
minute examination of the injuries
which had resulted in Mrs. Wilkins's
death.
The first disclosure made in con-
nection with the case revealed the fact
that Mrs. Wilkins was possessed of
considerably property. A will which
was found disposed of the estate in
such way as to leave DR.. Wilkins
practically penniless.
No mention of DR.. wilkins is made
in the will filed yesterday in the Sur
rogates' Court. The document bears
the date of June 26, 1908, at which
time the murdered woman was Mrs.
Krauss.
Prize for German Study
After several bequests to friends,
Mrs. Wilkins directed that out oe the
sale of her reslduary estate $1,000 be
given to the College of the City Of
New York and $1,000 to Normal Col
lege. These sums are to be invested
which the trustees of the institutions
are to buy two pins to be awarded each
year to the scholars standing highest
in English and German.
Other public bequests are: Zeta
Chapter of the Phi Sigma Kappa So
ciety, $1,000; German Hospital, $1,000, |
and Ladies' Caritas Society, 81 900. Mrs
Wilkins also provided that out of the
proceeds from the residuary estate
$4,000 be used to buy burial plot and
erect vault in Woodlawn Cemetery,
of the vault. To the Lutheran Gene
terry she left $1,000 for the care of the
burial plot and vault of relatives.
Mrs. Wilkins left to her nephew.
Edgar D. Pitschke, and her niece, Eve
lyn Pitschke, her interest in eight lots |
in. Harrison, N. j. The nephew also
receives his aunt's watch and studs
and the niece the diamond earrings
and pin. Mrs. Minnie Z. Pitschke,
sister-in-law, receives opal earrings, a
pin and chain. Mrs. Sophie Bentz,
friend, receives a gold watch and
watch pin, and Mrs. M. Ducomte all
of the decedent's rings. Mrs. Wilkins
asked that. all the rest of her jewelry
either at her residence or in the Gar
field safe deposit vaults, is to be equal
ly divided among her friends, Mrs |
Julia Pye, Mrs. Julia Lange and Mrs.
Louise Smith.