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Show cc Colonel Wilson Serving Sentence In Federal Prison Passes Away Atlanta, Ga , Aug 26. Colonel C. C. Wilson, aged 67, former president of the United Wireless company, died late last night at the United States penitentiary here, There ho was serving serv-ing a three-vear sentence for UBing the malls in an attempt to defraud. Uracmic poisoning waB given as the cause of tho colonel's death. Colonel Wilson was stricken while reading in the prison library. Prison officials said he had been in good health up to yesterday. The colonel's young wife, to whom he wus married just beforo his conviction, a little more than a year ago, lias been notified. noti-fied. Colonel Wilson begun serving his sentence on August 23, 1911 He war, taken to New York last May by one of the prison guards to testify in bankruptcy proceedings instituted against tho United Wireless company. Court proceedings necessitated his retention in Now York several months and it became known that he was being be-ing allowed a great deal of personal liberty In the time. Instead of being kept In the Tombs he was allowed to go whore he pleased, and on one occasion, oc-casion, It was said, he was seen near his former haunts on Wall street, Tho federal judge took notice of these reports and ordered an Investigation Investi-gation Tho guard was dismissed and early last month Wilson was returned return-ed to the Atlanta prison. |