The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-04
FARMER WILSON
CAN'T BE FOUND.
He Has Been Missing From Home
for a Month.
WAS LAST SEEN IN RICHMOND.
Came Here To Visit His Brother at the
soldiers Home, Who Has Since
Died-Was Drunk and
Had Money.

Mr.. J. VI. Wilson, of Norfolk. was in
Richmond yesterday searching Tor some
trace OK MS iatner, MIR. Jonn ]. wilson,
a prominent farmer oil Chesterfield, whose
plantation is near Matoaca postoifice. lie
Was last seen in the Capitol square Win
three strangers on March lth.
His disappearance since that time has
caused great anxiety TO his family, and
there are reasons Tor believing that he
has been foully dealt with. His son, who
lives At III Windsor avenue, Norfolk,
came up u Richmond Sunday TO invesu-
gate the disappearance of his father, and,
after making inquiries IN different parts
o fthe city. called yesterday at the Gov
errors Office To invoke the Governor 5
AID in the matter.
Mr.. Wilson. who is a young man OF in
telligence and tine address, gives this ac
count OF the disappearance Of his father;
THE STORY.
MY father had brother, Mr.. William
Wilson. who was an inmate Of the Con-
Tolerate Soldiers Home in this city and
this brother wrote to father requesting
him 10 come over and pay him a visit,
and also TO advance him one dollar. 10
pay for the shipment OF some shoe
makers tools from Crewe, Nottoway
county.
in response 10 this letter from my
uncle father came over TO Richmond on
the morning OF the It'll and in company
with my uncle visited Il pool-room In this
city. where they started to drinking.
My father always carried several hun
dred dollars on his person whenever he
went away from home, and on this occa-
sion had between 1--WE and six hundred
dollars In his pockets. After leaving the
pool-room my father and uncle went into
the Capitol Square. and both of them
were greatly under the influence of
liquor While standing near the Wash
lngton monument three strangers came uD
and entered into conversation with them.
"AIl at once my uncle complained o!
feeling very III and asked my father 20
90 on with him TO the Soldiers Home.
one OF the men thereupon put his arm
around my uncle and said Come on. old
man. and let us 60
at first my uncle thought II was my
father who had addressed him. and when
he found out it was a stranger he struck
AT him with a stick which he had. and
the stranger ran off.
HE MISSED HIM.
MY uncle then went back to get my
father. but it being dark could not either
thing Of the three strange men. My uncle
searched for him the best he could, and
not finding him went on out to the Sol
diers Home.
Early the next morning my uncle went
over to Church Hill. expecting TO find my
father at the house of a relative, and
was much surprised and shocked when
told that my father had not been there.
MY uncle continued 20 be sick from
the night he left my father. and that
week he died This story OF my fathers
disappearance / obtained through my
uncle. who. In his illness. reproached
himself for writing 70 my father request
ing him TO come to Richmond.
"My uncle and father were very much
devoted TO each other. and when my
uncle learned that my father had not
shown up since the night he left him in
the Capitol Square he grieved great
deal.
MY father had on three pairs OF pants
when he left home. and the money he
had with him was I'm the under pair"