Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-13
CORONER 70 PROBE
DEATH Of WIFE Of
HAOLEy AT NOON
Interest i'll Case Centers in
Evidence Expected TO
Be Introduced.
DIR. J. +. BRIGHT TO
PRESIDE AT INQUIRY
Investigation, Begun Nearly
Three Years Ago, Will
BE Concluded.

The coroncrs inquest into the
death OF Mrs. sue Kathleen uadiey.
whose body was found in the lame,
River, near wcstham Bridge. D.ccm
Der 30. 1913, Will be held at -
O'Clock today at the Hrnrico County
Courthouse. Twenty second and Mann
streets. Coroner j. Fulmer Bright.
who conducted the preliminary in
Iuiry nearly three years ago. win
preside
All interest in the case OF DR..
Wilmer Amos IIadlcy. incarccrated
IN the Henrico County JAN since Inst
Thursday, charged with the murder
OF his wife, cen,crs in the findings
OF the jury. and evidence expected TO
be introduced at the inquest
Despite the misstatemcnt OF fact
in Hadlcy's confession regarding the
shooting OF DIR. j. y Griffin a, tho
time the cN-army surgeon is alleged
to haN" murdered his wife. Shcrin
w webb Sydnor. who has been work
inr unrcmittingly on ali clues de-
VcIopcd since the commission of the
crime. still clings tcnaciousIy to- th.
belief that lIadley had difficulty with
second person and either shot him
or disposed OF him by other means.
ana has started afrcsh on IA line sf
inquiry To that end.
SubStnntintcs Denial.
Substantiation Of the denial made
by DR. Griffin. OF Hollywood. Cal.
that ne was witness to the shaving
Of the wife OF Dr. TIadlcy. was given
in information received during the
day from the Adjutnnt- t-,iencrai's Of
nee In Washington. showing that OH
tho date of the murder Of Dr. Grimm
was serving overseas. l!adIry. in
his confession. declared he shot NJ
Griffin twice on the night Of the
murder.
Or. Griffin stated that he was asso-
clated as an assistant to Dr. fIadlcy
in hospital at Eagle CliT. col, hut
ihat they parted company because he
thought the practice of his superior
was uncthical.
Z Shcrif Sydnor does not believe the
second killing or shooting took place
ut the river bank, bu, said there
was reason to suspect pr. Hadlcy had
a rival, ana that he had the latter
In mind at the time OF his confess
sion. Tic does not attribute the adj
mission cf a second crime by the ac-
cused S-gcon to motive to plead
insanity at tho trial. hut that. re-
pent'nG of his confession in the see
ond affair. he gave the wrong name
in an effort to vindicatc himself by
alleging attentions TO his wife by DR..
Griffin.
IiadIry's Father Rcticcnt.
\ dispatch from Frirndswood. TEX,
states that c. J. IIadley. father of Dr.
Hadley, who is expected To come to
the aid Of his son. was making no
plans TO come to Richmond. and
would have nothing To say when
asked az Ia whether he would assist
in the legal fight 10 obtain his sons
freedom.
y second discrepancy in the confcs-
sion was revealed by Sheriff Sydnor.
when he stated shat he had evidence
to show that Or. Hadley did not take
his wife TO the Country club of Vir-
ginia on the afternoon of November
"a. previous TO taking q boat ride on
tho river. where he .seclarcs he gave
his wife whisky poisoned with chlor-
al and then threw her body in the
wntcr Sheriff Sydnor says the evi-
dencc shows the 1iddlcys took "a
street car 10 stop near W"sihamp-
ton. where they alightcd, walked TO
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