The Washington times., 1921-10-25
DR.. HADLEY
is ON TRIAL
AS SLAYER
oray-Hairsd Mother Sits Near
as Alleged Wife Killer Pleads
Not Guilty.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 26.-Dr.
Wilmer A. Hsdley was put on trial
for wife murder this morning in
Henrieo county circuit court, with
his swset-faced, trusting Quaker
mother from Friendswood, Tex,
seated bshind him, prepared to tell
the jury what q dutiful, loving SON
he had always bssn, II the defense
lawyers, GrSy HAddon and Julien
Gum, deemed Il sxpsdisnt 70 put
hsr. on the stand. Dr. HAdlel
pleaded not guilty.
s ,CsaftsSAn Ckswdsd. -
The former ressrve army surgsou
wss the cynosurs Of many curious
and toek his ssaa, for but few had
seen Film since he had been brought
hack 10 Richm0nd last month after
being captured ON . ranch near
Farmington. M M, following a ma
ticn-wids search that had extended
over q peried Of nearly three years.
Only once had he been taken from
his cell In Henrico all and that was
when he was brought before Judge
Scott the day he was indicted and
his case set for trial. II
The prisoners aged mother. who
arrived here Sunday night, lost no
time In hurryins to the jail to zee
him. The meeting between the two
was said TO have been touching TO
q degree, That their mutual affec-
ton is deep and abiding was indi-
Gated by a statement made by DIR.
Hadlsy soon after his arrest. He
aid that during the long period that
he was q fugitive from Justice he
newer missed q week writing to- his
a. often. Just how he managed to
DO this without being detected he
did not undertake to explain.
Presecuter Paints Word Picture.
welby Beverley. commonweaith's
attorney OF Henrico, who Ia prosecut-
Ing the case single handed. an
nounced that he expected to prove
that DR.. Hadley deliberately. with
malice aforethought." as the indict-
ment charsss,- drugEed his wife. for
meriy Sue Kathleen Tinsley. Of Gin
talented and accomplished
and then threw her body
into the James River on November
~. 1913. at q point barely a mile dis
tant from west Hampton Debarka-
ton Hospital. where he was stationed
the latter part OF that year.
Mr.. Beverley also expected to es-
tabiish that Hadley had grown weary
Of his wife, who was said to be
some years older than he. and that
he was infatuated with an army
nurse At the hospital from New York.
and wrote endearing letters to her
after he had obtained an honorable
discharge from tho service early In
1sfs. apd had returned to
his home In Texas.
BY this the States attorncy
planned to establish the motive for
the crime. He also planned 10 es-
tablish through the testimony of Mrs.
A. II. Evans. OF Cincinnati. sister OF
Mrs. Hadley. that DR.. Hadiey wrote
her on December 5, 1918, from At
lanta, Ca. white he was enroute to
Texas. that his wife had died of
Influenza At San Juan. Porto Rico,
the very day she disappeared here.
and had bcen buried In the Govern.
ment Cemetery, there.
Nurse To Testify.
ny the testimony OF tho nurse who
has since married another man and |
ID now here a. q witness for tho Com. |
Mr.. Beverley expected 70
prove that DR.. Hadley represented TO |
her that his wife had gone West to get
! divorce and would not return 20
Richmond. Through the affidavit of |
ArsL Bette Clark who died at her
holne here the very day DR.. Hadley |
was captured out West, II WAS planned |
10 establish that he told her that his |
wife had gone North unexpectedly on
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