Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17

Coroner p. J. Bean OF st. Marys
County Md, after an autopsy on
the body OF Miss Wilma Wigginton
today declared positively that she
did not meet her death by drowning.
Her viscera will be turned over TO a
chemist for analysis.
Possibility of foul play was seen to-
day in the mysterious death of Miss
Wilma Wigginton, 35-year-old archi-
tect, whose body was found floating
yesterday in the Patuxent River, about
two miles from Milestone Landing, Md
Although DR.. P. j. Bean, st. Mary's
cidentaI death by drowning" the theory
Miss Wigginton may have been muir
dered gained strength when several
wounds of mysterious origin were found
on her body.
The wounds, it was found. were in
the form of six or seven small holes
in the Woman's throat, two similar
holes in her shoulder and a bruise
above one of her knees.
Holds Death Suicide.
Despite the condition of the body
however. Harry B. Pitts, security sales
man employed by Washington real es-
tate firm, who has supplied investigators
with virtually all their information
concerning Miss Wigginton, declared
he is convinced she committed suicide.
This conviction, he explained, is
based on the fact Miss Wigginton, in
one of two letters received from her
Wednesday, informed him she planned
to end her life.
Questioned at Solomons Island, Nd,
where he went. he said, in an effort TO
prevent Miss Wiggintcn from carrying
out her plan Pitts told investigators:
Miss Wigginton, whom have known
IL or Is years, was in Washington re-
Gently. trying to get a job with firm
of architects. 1 saw her before she
left for Solomons Island.
Il received two letters from her
Wednesday morning when went to my
Office, in the 1400 block of K street
In one OF them, apparently writ
ten some time before, Miss Wiggin-
ton said she was planning a trip to
Norfolk or some place farther South
In the other note, mailed special
delivery, she said she was going to kill
herself
Il Immediately took an airplane to
Norfolk. but was unable to locate her.
From Norfolk I hoped to Baltimore
first Of all because I wanted to check
the passenger lists Of the Merchants &.
Miners Steamship Co. there, and sec
ondly because I had a bunch she may
have changed her mind and gone to
Baltimore instead of Norfolk. Finding
no trace Of her, returned to Wash
ington"
On his return to the Capital, Pitt
said, he telephoned Solomons Island
four times, but all the calls were fruit
less. He finally decided to make trip
there, he added.
Minister Finds Body.
Pitts reached Solonons Island afte!
Miss Wigginton's body had been foune
by Rev. Samuel Baur of Vienna, Va, Q
retired Methodist minister, who came
upon it while fishing near Green Holly
Creek.
Rev. Baur summoned j. ]. Bradley
who assisted him in pulling the body
ashore. The body. which appeared t
have been in the water about three
hours, was clad in a black dress anc
a f1imsy undergarment, but was shoe
less and stockingless
Bradley notified Coroner Beam who
with Justice of the Peace Harry P
Wise, summoned residents of the sur
rounding territory, including Solomon:
Island, in an effort to establish the
woman's identity. The body was moi
identified. however, until after the ar.
rival of Pitts. who Immediately notified
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