The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
IS HE DROWNED -?
mvsres,oUs DISAPPEARANCE OF
Mr.. ~. C. WALTER.

Have Committed Suicide In
,,..c.paI-Boys Find some Of His APP
80, ,he understanding for the
Body.
yos,erday afternoon about O'Clock Mr..
coor,o 3. McAdams while in his store al
Tenth and Main. was somewhat startled D!
,,.o announcement made by two white boys
INC la that his name had been iounh III
t.o,,, If. d, coat Of a man supposed 20 nave
,'..,.,,,;.tod suicide. ~ was learned mat lhe
.,,a, ,rae Mr.. ". &. Walter. who is the ih,
ror,o, of 4 railroad signal, and principa
e,rct boider i'm the Universal Electric ian,
,,.., -iynal Company. which was oi-ahl@eu
W., time AGO 10 carry out and sell the IN
a. Walter was subject 20 attacks OF
.,cr,al alteration and has been a patent
IN "a inuatic ASYLUM some years ago La.
r-,lev NIGHT he was suffering win one ni
,toeo attacks and Saturday morning Ut
peter was called Boo and pfescriptN loI
him. lie afterwards LEFT the house a9o guy
no o'clock. as usual, ana was not iii'7o' ~
his family until o'clock. ,.-.,...i.,
ql,a .fafomcnfs 0f the boys who brought
,he message. one OF whom is Eugene Ter
Tins -nf -0uth Laurel street. r. az ioiioN- /.
NOV ,goro out shooting for robins, ana Weni
r- tho Canal about a mile above the oiu
,.,,mr.houea As they were lettering along
T, man uas-ed them. and as they feacneu ihe
EASTERN end Of the switch which runs oui az
liz. tbrao.mllo locks. th8} saw him siiih-
o- "a milo of railroad ties. bis iace
i,,riod i'm his hands. They went several
bnndrod wards further up the TRACK anu
then came back. When iney feaclel lr'
snot thew had Ten the man, DE haa ui7ap-
neared. They found ON the TIES his -l9 ,,.'
/ I'M his bat and a stone on top oi lneh' n,
| hov- were somewhat startled athheihs lN.s'
articles. and leaving them where lne4 NeI.'
"a Isiprod down the track, ana met Nal.aiii
/ Ito.kira. who Is the agent at point lus.
Z i'iacy me- switch where there is small
.t4fion. ne went back with the boys ana
nro.nrod The bat aud gloves, ana brought
/ ih.,1 down the canal TO bis station.
farfaiu HOPKINS stated that between u
and II o'cock be- was coming mp the Canal
! ir.f above the old pump-house, and saw 2
/ man walk across the pipe recently flefitu
thDro and prk n garment from the wafer,
1 o-bioh was am oyerc0at. This man called
Uorkin-. and DO was suggested ihat lne.
/ look I'm the pockets. which lNel uNli guy
found n patent Office skcicl. Nhich de
/ been issued last February 20 w. G. w ai
Ter aud George b. Mca9 i,i any any
book containing The names Oh a.leI . anu
! VcAdams. Hopkins suggested inai ine MAJ
/ carry the coat 10 the police station but n'
/ HING d Oh the pipe, ana if was alltl "i"
,offeu bv Nr. George Hooper, supenniehd'
enf of HOLLYWOOD. and carried 10 bis house.
Nr a. 4. Walter. the father Of Mr.. W &
Walter i. a well known ieweller, ana DE-
e,nnIoved bv Lumsden. Mr.. McAdams in
I o.rinad bit. Of the coat being found noalln-
/ In the canal. and he Immediately SURPRISED
( that his son had committed suicide. ne ac
! cordiuelv went % see Mcssrs. y. I. LAM
and ID. q. Richardson, who knew Mt, W
| Walter intimately. and asked them 10 hh'
ON all that was possible. ...
Thev accordinal. vent up tie canal apo
hoard the statements Of Captain Hopkins
and tine two bows. and Identified the over
/ cont. hat and gloves as ihe property ol Mt
/ "A q Walter. They made further searcl
FOR other articles. but nothing else Wa'
Mr.. Richardson asked that the water b'
entirely turned Oh last night as is custom
ary on Saturdays. and the BODY VIII e'i
IDENTIFY he found this morning, If at an.
MIR ". q. Walter is % Weil-knoWn mar
about Richmond. aud viii le remembered
as having exhibited his invention In tn'
Whie building soon after that paper SOLD
out. lie was 0i mcdiun Aelshi. wore spe.
facles. and was rather careless about ni'
/ dress. 40 reason can Doe assigned Tor ma
act fif be- did s0i except thaiol mental aueI
alton.
lie is the brother of Miss Carrie Nalter
/ who married 5lr. John Briggs some year
ago. and vino was 40 one time one OF on
best choir singers. Miss Nireie " alief' UT
Eugene Walter Who was 100 one time con
nccied with The Electric Light ,ompa
ny of this city. and MIR. 'h'fies " "i',i
Mr.. ". &. Walter lives 40 No. 1W ea-
Broad street. over Herman Smiths, ana ha
"a wife and three children.
Mr.. Richardson said I'D conversation yes
tordav that Mr. Walter was in DIS ONO
Friday. and Doe remarked Afterwards ho'
depressed Doe appeared 10 Doe.
the coat found was "a beaver with lu
collar. and contained beside the uopk am
drawing "a pipe and some smoking tobacco
Mr.J. 7. r.. Odcll. ci the Baltimore an'
lOhiO road. is president oi the signal Com
lpany. Or. x. g.. Cafen. jr., c-pfe7iaenl
and Mr.. James X. Branch is secreiaf! am
treasurer.
Ofcourse. The whole matter is % complct
conjecture. and twill NOT Doe known unit
today whether Mr.. Walter committed su
eide OBJ not The c0a.. bat and gloves am
his ureyi0u. actions au point to mat con
clusion. and as Doc Was NOT heard from "a
home at late hour last night the conJec
lures 10 is feared viii prove true.
Mr. Walter was known Co large numne
Iof business men OF This city. and 10 is hope
that even yet be may turn up alive ant
well.
his family have lhe sympathy Of all ID
their hours Of suspense. ane many friend
will go this morning 90 toe canal 90 lind an
more evidences Of Mr. Walters disappear
ance.