The Washington times., 1919-01-31
NURSE IN HADLEF
CASE EBREAKSDONN

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 31.-SuRer-
ing a nervous breakdown, the army
nurse to marry whom, the police
claim. DR.. Wilmer Ames Hadley slew
his wife. may not be able to appear
at the inquest to be held, probably
tomorrow, over the body Of the dead
woman.
The nurse Is now in the Westhamp-
ton Debarkation hospital. No steps
have been taken to detain her as q
witness, but she viii be kept under
surveillance.
Several letters, written by DR.. Had
ley before and since the body OF his
wife was found in the James river
near here, have been turned over 10
the police BY the nurse, who has
turned against the man she prom
ised to marry on April 30 next, and
now says she Is wiling 70 aid in To-
eating him and bringing him TO JUS
tice.
No Confirmation OF Capture.
Reports that the doctor has been
epprehended in a small town in
Texas, the home OF his parents, are
not confirmed.
Sheriff Webb sydnor has offered
$500 reward for information leading
to his arrest, and II is understood
Governor WestmOreland Davis VIII
offer a similar reward
DR.. James n. Whitfield - expected
to announce today at the compilation
of his analysis OF the stomach Of the
woman, whether poison was found
The police are working on the theory
that the woman was poisoned and
then thrown into the river.
Another theory is that the woman
was choIled and then taken to the
river. While there are bruises on
the neck the police say these may
have been caused by rocks and
stumps in the river as the body was
washed about by the freshet in De-
cember.
Asked for Doctors Record. '-
It was Tumored today that Dr..
Hadley had a friend IN RichrAond
who was keeping him Informed a.
to the movements Of the police. In
, quiry at the War Department in
washington disclosed the fact that
a young man had called and asker for
the service record OF the doctor. Later
the record was missing.
Another development is that Dr..
Hadley was permitted to ask for his
discharge from the Medical Corps %
avoid being dishonOrably discharged
| He is sEiS to have Intentionally @laid
down" on his job in an effort 70 Sc
cure his discharge. He would have
been dismissed for ineRicieney. II is
claimed, il he had not asked a dis
tcharge.
1t was learned today that DR.. Had
/ ley suffered a serious accident two
years ago when he was thrown from
horse in Cincinnati, Ohio, his wife's
home For a time, It was believed
that the doctor had fractured his
| skull. Since that time, intimate
\ friends claim he had undergone men
tai changes which they attribute to
the accident.
1 Wife Ten Years HIS senior.
Mrs. Hadley was Miss Kathleen TiE-
sley, daughter OF william TinsIey. the
Cincinnati architect She was well
/ known as a musician and, six years
/ ago, while touring Texas, she met
/ and married Dr.. Hadley. at that time
! surgeon for the international and
| Great Northern railway. Mrs Had
/ ley was ten years the senior Of DR.
/ Hadley.
Mrs. A II. Evans, sister OF che
dead woman. who came from Cinctn-
| natl to take charge OF the body, Il
aiding the police in the search for
4 the doctor. Through her they have
| learned of a number Of cities in
/ which the doctor has lived. It Is
probable that a search will be male
| in St Louis and several other points
in Missouri, since Hadley lived there
/ at one time.
The army nurse also is cooperating
with the police. She is said to be q
member Of a prominent Eastern fam
/ lily. Dr. HadIey, it is claimed.
thought she was wealthy in her own
| name.
1 The last direct word from Hadley
was from a small town in southern
/ Texas. The authorities feared for =
time that the doctor had escaped
across the border and was hiding in
/ Mexico.