Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-30
BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
SlICIDE OF EN-MANoR COLLIER
OF PETERSBURG.
D:SPONDENCY CAUSE OF The DEED.
A sketch of His CONGRATULATIONS
Positions He Held in Public Life
other News from the Cocknde
CITY.


PETERSBURG, VA. June 29.-(Special)
Hon. Charles T. Collier. one Of the old
est members n the bar Of Petersburg
and .r. u our most distinguished citi-
z.ns. committed suicide this morning
about >a....a az his residence. ON High
street ly shooting himself through the
hs.1 H. WIS lying in bed at the time,
d., set having risen TO dress FOR the day.
The u inon used was q colts revolver
Tie t.u entered the right temple. pass
e. ol through the left temple. struck
OH. l.adboard Of the bed. glanced off
AGAINST the wainscoating of the room.
al4 .el 20 the floor. where il was found.
Death was almost instantaneous.
1I- ana Mrs Collier had made arrange
meats TO go this morning on an excur-
-.. t0 Virginia Beach, where Mrs. Col
..r has an interest in a summer college.
H. Was out az his Office attending 10 his
I..ie,- 0ual duties as usual yesterday.
end when be went home IN the evening
D. ,ttt directions with a legal friend who
occupies an adjoining Office as TO the dis
position Of his m'is and as TO business
tiers during his absence ar the Beach.
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-'-'. Tie received ms carry e"uc"''"' q
hools iu petersburg ana bIuHs"'Oh
county. and classical cducaloh az
Washington College Wow Washington
and lee University. and az the Univer-
sity OF Virginia. He graduated i'm law at
Harvard University. and began the prac-
tice Of his profession i'm Petersburg as a
r.qrtuer Of his father. the late Hon RO-
~ y Collier soon afterwards he
,...,..s g. pri,ce C-or,s countv where
49,, ..l.rl.l,, If aq. a. v,ae elected TO
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,.-.. ~, t1.5lrst,,r,, ,,e VA. sent from this
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...,.,-'., lie comm term i'm the House Of
WIG ms Io~i ~ '.-in =, - ','o ~. ~
h..e-'les 'h'' 'HV wal OloNc
accepted postum on 'nt stan Vi p."O
Itl wafer 1N!hh, Win Tue rum q. me-
telaut-colonel and went 70 norfolk. In
May, l@l. Wnhe serving ~ TINS cdpdc''y'
n was again elected 10 me LesIsialure
II l@2 he was elected 20 me CoiIeaerAte
Congress from lAla uIs1ilc'' 10 "'4 'ng va
cancy caused Dy the resignation Oh non
Roger a. Pryor. Whilst serving in Con-
gress he was also member or the COM
mon Council of Petersburg.
on tho memorable gth OF June. 1906
whom the city almost fell into the hands
~ tb. Federal forces under General
Ts,,+z when the battalion Of reserves
ur6er command Of the brave Colonel
FIetcher II. Archer rendered such signal
service in saving the city Colonel COL
Her was breveted on the field as adjutaht
IN place OF Adjutant Guy Johnson, NOR
tally wounded for gallant service In me
face Of the foe" In that capacity ne
served until nearly the close ot the war
ON the fateful morning OF the eVdcua-
tion. April g. 1850. Colonel Collier, as a
member Of the committee appointed by
the Common Council in company win
Mayor W. W. ToWncs, met the ieu'I"l
forces. under Il flag Of truce, SURRENDERED
the city. and asked for The protection oil
the citizens. a,..,
In leDC was eiecleo Mayor, anu H'.oN
the Office unul leoo' Fhen ne VIZ ~
moved by the inilltaIy olilOei ulD ,,i...cI,,
reconstrucuon act. ne "9S at,.. 80
elected president OF lIe go, - ,t,s
weldon haiiioaa COhhp9Hy' Si'u ne ,.,r,ed
oAee TOT lou. ,,ro,o So, In ms
,e - aeai1 .lected Mavor and served
a. s.cb sor i've consecutive terms. re-
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tor man, ,,cars Sfr Collier was an
elder and Jealous member of tho Tabb-
street Presbytorian church and was a
consclentious christian. In every posi-
ton 10 which he was called in public and