Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-02
PLUMBERS SUICIDE.
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL TROUBLES
THE PROBABLE CAUSE.
Kilograms Found In His Pockets sustain
This Interpretations Wreck ON SUNDAY
on the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

PETERSBURG. VA, october i.-''pe'
cial)-The suicide OF Mr.. ChareS d.
Plymmer, a cotton broker ana wo''-
known and popular young man VI '"''
city, which occurred at the 81 JAMES
Hotel. In st. Louis, on ffioas i"'''
which mention has been made. IN TINS
correspondence. was pa'hi"' "''
10 his friends and relatives mere ~ ~
,eorned from kilograms and letters
founa among his effects that business
md financial troubles led him 10 co''''"'.
the act. 1t seems that MI ii"'''",e'
had been an occasional guest ~ WV
ST lanes for several months anu was
well known TO the clerks ana hap''"es VI
,,o ho,,sc He was described by them as
o,,,.o,.. n yeli-drcssed and gentlemahiy
wan vho had plenty OF money anu
10, ,s" 80, ~ generously with his friends
H. ece,ned 10 be reticcnt about his busi-
80 matters and beyond the fact that
r. caiIcd himself n cotton broker ana
~, no had a great many acquaintances
ar,onp men Of that class, h''Ie "a9
lnown of him in the great western Guy.
I, ts said that Mr.. Plummer slept IN
bis room al the 50. James on THURSDAY
night. and on Friday afternoon returned
=, fnIl possession Of his faculties about
4 o'clock. About 4:30 l.. NJ. pistoi-shot
was heard in his room. the door OF
rh,ch was found locked. and as fire.
,rcnt knOckings met with no response
,ntrance was effected through the tran
nom. on the floor. clad in his under
clothes. lay the dead body of Mr.. Plum
NOR with n wound in his right SIDE,
tust above the lunE.
HIGHLY RESPECTED.
Tho deceased was citizen Of Peters
IurC, son OF Mr.. H. l.. Plummer. ana
highly respected. young man. NUMBER
VI letters were found upon his person
among them an affectionate note from his
mother. and several Of n formal business
iharacter. There was also found money
nrder. issued by the Postal Telegraph
COMPANY. Of this city. which showed That
young Plummer could not have been in
financial stress. Two kilograms found in
his pockets shed some light on the young
mans possible reasons for eelf-destruc-
Non. Both were from his brother. H. L.
pmmmcr. Jr., of New York, which read
rs follows:
&C Il. Plummer st. Louis:
can only send So. You must manage
with that. Answer II YOU can make 1t
10. II. l.. PLCMMER.
&C. Il. Pmmmer st. Louis:
Your connection with Rogers IS broken.
Return home at once. Delay makes mat
tors worse. If you need money. how
much? II. J.. PLUMMER.'
The latter telegram is supposed to have
Zen notice Of dismissal. and may have
been sent because the unfortunate young
mans habits were known to the firm.
IL Is expected that the body Of young
Plummer Will reach here on Wednes day.
RAILROAD WRECK.
a serious wreck occurred Sunday morn
ing at an early hour a short distance west
Of Blackstone. on the Norfolk and Western
railroad The locomotive of the east
bound freight train became disabled and
the engineer finding that h. could not
keep up tho speed OF his train. sent a
nagrnan ont to signal the train following
behind. The latter train. however. could
not he checked in time. and the result
was a collision. A number OF cars loaded
with corn. flour. and rice. consigned TO
Richmond. wer- wrecked. and the track
was torn up for some distance. Nobody
was hurt.