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Show WIFE MURDERER : ENDS JWN LIFE MINEOLA. N. Y.. June 29. Dr. Wal- ter Keeno Wilklns who was convicted of the munler of his wife, Julia, by a1 jury here Friday, committed suicide in the bath room of the Nassau cnunn Jail tonight bj banging himself with a rope. Althoucli the aged physician's pulse was still beating when he -was cut j down, and eyery effort was made b j the Jail physicians to save his life, he died a few minutes after S o'clock. fr Wilkins" neck wac broken, it was an- j nounced Jail officials were unable to explain how the doctor obtained the rope with which he ended his life The rope Dt Wilkins used was brand new. He had been thoroughly searched Saturday, jail officials said. |