The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-20
THE OAKWOOD SUICIDE.
Further speculation a, 20 the Identity o
the Deceased.

/ Further speculation a, 60 the Identify of
the Deceased.
Yesterday Mr. Joseph K-rsey. who
lives in the.rear OF No 2222 east Main
street. was seen by TIMES reporter iu
regard to the identity oi the young
man who committed suicide in Oak
wood cemetery last Sunday evening.
A RUNOR.
4 rumor had spread to q large extent
that kersey know who the man was
that bad selected the bushes in The bot
tom at Oakwo0i cemetery as "a iit place
to kill himself. SIR. kersey first told
his story at the bar-Ioom kept by Mr.
James l.. B0ttO. 40. -223 east Main
street. The reporter went I'D Botio ?,
place. He sent across the street ion 3lr.
kersey.
Dir. KERsEY S STATEMENT.
In conversation with lhe reporter.
Mr.. Kersey said that last Friday Mr..
--- Nelson had como % him and asked
for a loan Of twenty-five cents. He
did not loan il 70 him. lie then stated
that he had been discharged from bis
place of business, and that hc intended
to ship on one OF the vessels u che
river. He stated that Nelson bad been
discharged from Mes-is. Cohen & Co..
corner of Main and Fourteenth street.
and probably might have killed himself.
ALIVE YESTERDAY EVENING.
\ TrMEs reporter went o. Cohen
place corner OF Main and Fourteenth
street and then learned that Willie
Nelson had been employed next door
by the clothing store. conducted bv lhe
firm of II. Fisher d Comga5y. Dir. IT,
Marks. q member OF the finn. told t.e
reporter that Mr. Nelson was NOT dis
charged for any ill conduct. but had
simply ceased TO be- am employe in ile
regular order OF business. Ito was seen
by Mr. Marks yesterday evening
EFFECTS OF THE Diseased.
The silver watch. chain. pistol. peck
ct book. and all other prop riy taken
from the person Of the urfouuna.o
man can be seen 40 the clerk IS Office oi
Henrico County Court The announce.
ment in the local columns Of the TINES
yesterday morning that they could be-
found at tie court clerk 5 Office BROUGHT
many people there.
Mr.. Samuel +. Waddiil. tie clerk. .
says it Will be pleasure 90 him 90 show
the articles to any person who desires
to SEE them.
THE MONEY.
There was much comment yesterday
as 10 the disposition Of the money left
by the deceased. hls last c0mmuuiCl- /
ton. though not signel, was in the na- /
tue of will. AMI an of the $50 63
should have been used 20 give the body !
Christian burial, instead Of having been .
expended az it was.
A CORONER NEEDED.
Yesterday Judge f.. c. Minor took
cognizauce Of the fact that lhe county
Of Henrico needed q coroner who was .
a physician. lie has accordingly sent
10 the Governor two names as the law .
requires They are DR.. Armsfead l.. /
Leftwich and Mr. John VI. Noegler.
Won BLUCHER STILL LIVES.
The Washington star of yesterday
says. The young man who recently +.
suicide in Richmond was
not Gebhard.. Count Won Butcher, as
was supposed by the police here When
the count saw the article published I'M
Yesterdays star me visited Lieu
.enadt Amiss at the FIRST PIE.
,iuct station to prove that the police
we're mistaken Ia their belief that he
mad committed suicide. The supposi-
ion that it was Won Butcher who COM
nitted suicide was based on note
which he wrote 10 Mr. Edison IN which
ne announced that he preferred TO
cave this world. To DAY the STIR re-
'eiyed a letter from Won Butcher as
'ollows: Seeing your publication in
yesterdays STIR cOncernin. tie suicide
If young man III Richmond. supposed
o TO Gebhart Won Butcher. have
he honor to inform you that ] am
ivIng. and that said young man must
'e somebody else. have been in the
homeopathic hospital and DID write
hat letter to Mr. Edison, but did not
'orrow any money IN the month of
eptember. 1889, from any hospital
fticial. When did write that letter
vas very sick with heart failure and
I'd not expect to survive sunday