Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-21

ned iooker-on peered further into tbc room
ana saw Edward Guild staggering aim
lessiy about, also with blood streaming
rom nis head, holding his biood-siained
hanus 10 his face. The dazed eIesk iust
Wa,'ea long enough 10 take in the scene.
anc then beat q preeipitate retreat. TIE
Wbo'e honse was Immediately alarmed.
etSerai men ran 10 the police-staiion. and
ID snort time Captain Berghoid. OF the
Iwents-seyeDth precinct, and number OF
MS oihcers arrived upon the scene, quickly
followed by an ambulance from the
Champtrsstrect h0sp!tai. The Captain,
with his men, went at once 20 the
room where the traredv occurred,
and broke in the door. IN the sight
which Clerk Seheidt had seen was bor-
rib'e, the one that now presented itself was
gbasly. Edward. the wounded man. hal
fallen across the he'd next that on which
his brothers bleeding form hay, and was
gssping for breath. Blood was still pour
ing from the wound in his bead Just back
OF the right ear. flowing upon and stain
ing everything near him. Little pools OF
blood had formed IN the ereases OF the bed
covering aud on the floor, and everything
was red.
Captain Berghold went Immediately
10 where Louis was lying. hal! in and hall
out OF bed. He was fully dressed with the
exception OF bis coat, which hung on
cbnif. The pistohball had entered his right
temple, and just as the Captain reach
ed him he gave one or two gasps, started
conyulsiyely, and died. lie had not ut
tered a word. Attention was then paid 10
the other brother. lie was still conscious.
hut evidently had received a mortal wound
and was fast sinking. All he could cry
was, " He did IL: he shot us botb.'' Moth
iDf more could DC drawn from him, and
he was taken down stairs on a stretcher,
put IN the ambulance, and sent 10 the los
pital. Nothing of any consequence was
found on his person. The other man,
being dead. was left where he iell 10 await
the coroner, and Captain Berghold took all
he could ind in the room 10 the station
house.
No baggage Of any kind bad been brought
by the brothers. On Louis's person were
found silver open-iacc watch Of ancient
date. seal ring, and s2.s2 In money. A
leather po'ketbook taken from his pocket
contained several papers. One OF them was
his naturalization paper. taken out in Can
ton. Ohio, on November I. Another was
a letter not iDclosed in an envelope. written
by Virgil q. Gilmore. OF the banking firm
of Gilmore 4 Co., CINCINNATI. 10 a
Mr.. J.. Hofer, which SAID: ~ write
YOU and inclose draft for s2J2.lj.
payable 10 Mr.. Edward Guild. and y
draft for Slls.Co. payable to SIR. Louis
Guild. There Is balance due them in
January Of 2,026f. deposited with our Paris
correspondent The letter bore no date.
Several slips OF paper bore what rcsemblcd
q sort Of inventory OF the amounts due the
brothers at various tunes, from an inheri-
tance Of some kind. The figures added up
reached total OF J,000i. And this is ali
that j. known Of these unfortunate men.
u j. confidently asserted and generally be-
lieyed that when the brothers fully realized
their moneyle-s condition here they deter
mined that the best aud only thing
for them to do was 10 die. They then
made up their minds that one OF them
should kill his brother and then himself
with the murderOus weapon in the posses
session Of Louis. To decide which one
should commit the horrible crime they
probably "tossed up" A bloody penny
was found on chair. and The loud words
that the plumber heard after the allible
conversation between the brOtlcrs were
probably uttered by Louis before hr fred
What position the men occupied is not
known. but from their talk their hcaycrs
inferred that they had been farmers in
Ohio. Their hands. however. are as sofi
IS those OF woman, and do not indicatc
that they have ever done very much man
ual labor. The body Of the dead man will
be- removed to Coroner kcnncdy's under
taking establishment. Coroner Kennedy
visited Edward at the Chambers-Strect
Hospital last night, but could obtain no in-
formation from him. Notwithstanding his
wound the unfortunate man was conscious
and very much excited. The doctors ut
the hospital say there is very little chance
OF his recovery.