Show UNKIND AND UNTRUE Wilson Family Deny a Herald Story of Neglect and Suffering John Wilson a farmer of Hlnckley Millard county and James W Wilson of the West Side fire department brothers and who are uncles of Alexander Alex-ander Jr William and James Wilson who wero killed In the Scofield disaster and burled here yesterday protest against the statement published In yesterdays yes-terdays Herald of the suffering and neglect of the wife of Alexander Wilson Wil-son Jr The facts are they state that Mrs Wilson gave birth to a child on April 25th six days prior to thC explosion and that she was never neglected or left alone for a single moment much less for three days as stated In the Herald article On the day of the explosion the Pleasant Valley Coal company sent for help to the miners at Clear Creek and a number of the men with wives and daughters came to Scoficld at once and among them were Robert G Wilson an uncle of the dead man and his wHIrs wH-Irs Wilson then aided the wife of Mr Andrew J Wilson another uncle oil the dead man nho llve next door to the sick I woman in caring for her John Wilson arrived at Scoficld Tuesday and James W Wilson came Wednesday Wednes-day There were five uncles and a cousin of the dead man on the ground besides the two women and these men stale that there was not only no neglect of the woman but that the treatment I of herself and child were at ill times under the advice of thc local physician I The falsehood of thc statement that Mrs Wilson was told of her fathers I death Is shown by the fact that her father died In Scolland several years ago and before she came from that country to America Mrs Wilson and the bubo are doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances and they will be brought to Salt Lake as soon as the physician recommends their removal |