Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-07
HADLEy IS SPEEDED
TO RICHMOND; WILL
ARRIVE TOMORROW
Sheriff Sydnor Reaches
Chicago; Leaves Today
With Prisoner.
ACCUSED ENLARGES
ON HIS CONFESSION
Declares He Cave His Wife
Whisky Containing Poison
Potion.
THREW HER ~ nIvEn ALIVE
ih-Army Surgeon Says Hr Took ~,
Victim To spot Where Body Was
Found In Rowbo
THREW "En N RIVER ALIVE
Nictim q" spot Where Body Was
Found In Royybont


win the murder of III. wife here in
1918. and now in tho uetody of
sheriff w webb Sydnor and Com
'n"n"calth's Attorney Beverley. OF
iIcnr!co County. where the alleged
crime vas committed, is expected to
arrive in Richmond some time to-
morrow, according to kilograms re-
'eiV.d yesterday by j W Erb. su-
pcrintcndent OF the local branch If
tho P!nkortpn National DIRECTIVE
Agency. y message received l..,
night stated ,hat the party had ar
rived ia Chicago. where they spent
the night Leaving this morning 10Y
Richmond II ,hcy come straight
through. without further ,topovrrs.
'hcy should arrive here tomorrow
evening.
That Dr. iiadlcy poisoned his wife.
sue Tinsley Hadlcy. shortly after
Thanksgiving in 1913 and threw her
INTO the James River. with stones
tied to her waist, day or two later.
rs said I" be- the substance Of tho
confession made by Or. Hadicy to
the lienrico officers. although local
officials stated ,ha, they had positive
orders from Sheriff Sydnor request
Ing them TO give out no details OF
the admission.
Gn,e Wife Poison I'ntIon.
Tn" dctail~ aS received are to the
effect that !iadl"y gave Mrs. IIadlcy
hottl" ~ WHISKY containing Eoisou.
irducins her 10 drink it lie then
rut her ia u boat and rowcd up the
jamc. River. above tho WcStha m
fridge. where he placed her in tn
water with the stones To her waist;
ON the same nigh; that he is said
TO have committed this murder, he
claims TO have Killed a Or. Griffith.
the dispatches TO Mr.. Erb state. but
Il careful search OF death records in
Richmond and Henrico County and a
close questioning OF local mcdcos
disclosed the fact that no such death
was reported at that time. That
Dr. Griffith has ever practiccd mcdi-
cine here is regarded as unlikely, as
no one could be found who rcmcm-
bcrcd him.
MIR. Erb declared that he did not
take much stock in the part of the
confession which related to DIR. Grit
hth saying that he was prepared 20
20 ahead with the evidence in the
case independent Of any statement or
confession from Hadlcy He stated
that inquiries we're being made at
the War Department in Washington
to ascertain il there was such "a man
as br. Griffith stationed at the de-
harkation hospital located at Rich
mond University during the latter
part of the war
Mny BE "InSSntIun.''
Mr. Erb was of .he opinion that
Dr. jIiadlcy may have invented ''Dr.
Griffith" for his own purposes and
may try to palliatc or excuse the
killing of his wife by some account
OF attentions to Mrs. Hadlcy by DIR.
Griffith.
Another angle to the report that
Dr. Hadiey has confessed to the kill
ing Of Or. Griffith was given when
local officials stated that Dir. Hadley
may intend to enter n plea of in
sanity when his trial comes up. IL
was said that. with his own confess
sion 30 bc used as evidence against
him. to prove insanity would be his
best chance of escaping the full pen
atty Of the law. Since his capture
officials declare his actions to have
been rather peculiar at times.
Although the confession of Hadley
is said TO have contained the state
ment that he left Richmond imme-
diately after being mustered out OF
the service. and went to Texas and
remained at his fathers home until
nc was informed that he was wanted
Tor the murder of his wife, MIR. Erb
said that he was prepared to show,
at the proper time. that IIadlcy was
IN richmond until about the time
that MS wife's body was identified.
january %. and then left the city.
sums Up Situation.
summing up the situation, Mr.. Erb
said That he was fully prepared to
go into the trial and to test every
statement of DR.. Hadley in regard to
ms movements after leaving the SER
vice.
when arrested last week at Farm
ington, New Mexico. after n search
Continued on Pago 2. Col. A.