The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-23
CAPT. PROCTOR'S SUICIDE
4 WELL.KN0WY PRINCE GEORGE
NAV TAXES HIS OSy LIFE.
P.tsrsburg Conncii Accepts the PROPOSE
zion for the sale of tho Virginia ana
CaroIins-vIrginia Synod.

PETERSBURG. VA. oct 2-Special.-
! THE friends of Capt. William II. Proctor
| here In Petersburg were greatly shocked
to-day TO learn that he committed SUICIDE
! This morning at O'Clock at the residence
OF mis- sister, Miss Bette Proctor IN
Prince George county. captain ProcH
had been respondent and iow-spirlted lor
some time, but no one had any liea thd'
he contemplated suicide. .
Captain Proctor failed TO come down 20
the breakfast table this morning, anu
Miss Proctor sent message up 10 hl0
room 10 know L. he would haze his feak-
fast sent up TO him. He sent word BACK
that he didn't care for anything TO eat,
and few moments later the report Oh
the discharge Of pistol was heaf1 t ~.
Captain Proctor's room. a nlenper Oh ul
family rushed up TO the room, when II
was found that Captain Proctor had shol
and killed himself.
DELIBERATE SUICIDE.
The suicide was a cool and deliberate
one. At the time that Captain proctor
shot himself he was In sitting posture
on a rug in front OF the fireplace re
had placed the muzzle Of 3l-calbTe
smith q Wesson revolver under his gauze
shirt Immediately over his heaIt' anu
fired the fatal shot. The ball did not 20
through his body. pu,,,o
CAPTAIN Proctor was a native Of Prince
George. and one of the best known anu
most respected citizens of that county;
He was about siXty-twO years or age anu
had never married. He graduated At the
University of Virginia with the degree
Of Master OF Arts and was a man OF
wide information. Before the war he car
Tied on the drug business here. the style
of the firm being. Reeves q Proctor. AZ
the breaking out of the war he enlisted IN
the Confederate army as private IN lhe
Prince George Cavalry, but was AFTER
wards promoted to captain OF that com
mand, and made a brave soldier. lie lost
q leg i'm one of the battles.
HIS Business CONNECTIONS.
After the war he was largely engaged
In the peanut trade here, which business
he carried on for some years He was
deputy in the United States Internal rev
enue office here under CoHectoI ELttt,
and made faithful officer. For the past
few years he had been living win ms
sister, Miss Bette Proctor. captain ROC
tor was a member Of A. +. Hlll lamp
OF confederate Veterans, and was WlleIy
known in this city.
4 colored man named Richard Merritt
was found dead in bed Yesterday AFTER
noon at his residence, on GIN street,
Judge J. NJ. Mullen to-day granted an
absolute divorce 10 Mrs. otto Inge IRON
her husband. Mr.. and Mrs. lnge were
married some time ago.
The Common Council will visit Norfolk
and Lamberts Point on next THURSDAY
morning. at the invitation OF the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company TO see
the improvements which have been Hdde
by the company at these places. ABOUT
eighteen members VIII so. Inc parry
viii leave here in a special coach, Whlch
viii he attached to the Cann1n-ball train
They will go direct through TO- Lam
bert's Point returning to Norioik lateI
I'm the day, and leaving there On me lIdll
which reaches Petersburg shortly after
midnight
DELEGATES TO THE SYNOD
The delegates from Petersburg 70 the
Synod Of Virginia, which viii convene
tG-morrow in the First Presbyterian
church al Danville, will leave here In
the morning Mr.. I. G. Riddle is the
representative from Tabb-Stres Ple5by-
terrain church. and Mr.. Charles Epes Is
Inc delegate from the Second church
Rev J. W. Rosebro -. D., and Rev. =.
X Vim pastors Of these churcncS, re-
spectively. will also attend the sy1od
\ few days ago Mr.. charles BJtts, OF
Surry county, shot and Killed two me
deer without taking his gun from MS
shoulder
SALE OF THE VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA.
The City Council was in session until
a late hour tonight, considering me
proposition for the sale Of the Richmond,
Petersburg and Carolina railroad 10 the
New York parties who are nesotlat-
ing for It,
The proposition presented by Captain
s. W. Nonable. chairman of the city
finance committee, was as follows; Iropo-
sition submitted TO the Common Council
of Petersburg, OCTOBER y, lSft, 10 bulIH
tn" Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
railroad.
lst The city IS TO convey 20 Mr. r. y.
Davis and his associates its interest ~
the property and incomplete works and
it's franchise in the railroad, ana an or
the shares Of stock therein created by
the Council
ID. The purchasers or the company are
to execute a mortgage on the rallrcdd
not exceeding $4,000 per mile, In which
100000 of per cent. bonds are 10 he
secured to the city as a prior Hen 10 all
other claims or debts against the COM
pany. whether secured in the MORTGAGE
or not until the completion of the road,
and then the city's 100000 Of bonds are
to stand on the same footing as the
other bonds secured on the mortgage, ana
are further to deposit in bank $4,000 in
money or securities, which are to be
forfeited to the city if the road be nos
built by July !. 1895.
Sd. The road is to be Of standard Guage,
well graded, and the work 10 be com
menced by January ], 1879, ana TO be
completed by July T. 1896.
The proposition, after much discussion,
was adopted, with the understanding that
when the final contract for the sale OF the
road is presented 10 the Council at its
next regular meeting such suggestions
as 10 changes can be made by the Couh-
ell. If il sees lit to do So