The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-31
Feared That Mr.. Roy Jennings Was
fsuI|y Dealt With.
MARRIED ONLY TWO MONTHS.
HIS Bride Highly Cultivated Young
Lady irou,i Buckingham couaty-he
Did Not Fell Her OF His Employers
OF His Purpose to Go Away.
Left His Best Clothes
at Home.

The Richmond police have been in
formed of the mysterious disappearance
from the city Of Mr.. Roy Jennings, who
has resided III Richmond for some
time. He issa native Of Amherst county.
and a bridge builder by trade. He has
been employed by the company con-
5structing tiis Chesapeake and Ohio via
ducts.
Mr.. Jennings only about two months
ago married Miss Florence Apperson.
daughter of NIr. John r. Apperson, who
was at ontss time connected with the
school system of Buckingham.
The young wife is at Mrs. Bullock's,
No. Sos East Leigh Street, and she cam
not accounssfor the absence of her hus-
band.
He has been away since Friday before
last. He tol no one when he left that
he would not return. While he had ap-
peared to Ee depressed for few days.
this did not excite any comment until
after2he failed to reappear at his board
ing house.
LEF!nSIIIS BEST CLOTHES.
Mr. Jenn3I,gs TOOK breakfast with his
witeSony tne81.lornIng of the 18th Of Octo-
Der. lie tGis her nothing about going
away from the city. What is most
peculiar, hGs wore an ordinary working
sutton. cloIn In;9s He had too or three fine
SUITS which, he left in his wardrobe. In
fact ct,SsA ~ Jennings went away without
a satahei@ort trunk or change of cloth
5 ing.
Mrs. Jennings was, of course, anxious
when 11ssfs bslsband did not return in the
evening sss usual. not having informed
her of hisgintention to leave the city.
in quiry was made of Mr..
Jennings employers. He had not re-
ported for work on that Friday. They
did not know why he had failed to come,
and supposed he was sick. His employers
SAID he had said something about want
ing leave Of absence. but had not
made a formal request to that effect.
:, Days passed and the husband did not
come home, and Mrs. Jennings wrote
home telling of her troubles. Her brother,
a Buckingham county merchant, came
here to see her. He has now returned
home. Mrs. Jennings is still at her board
ing house longing and praying for her
husbands return. She cannot account
for his absence and has contided to
friends that she fears he has either conn
mitted suicide or has been foully dealt
with.
EARNED GOOD SALARY.
very happy. He earned very good sal
airy, and, as far as known, was able tc
save up some money Once, shortly be-
fore he left, he told his wife that he
thought he could earn eight dollars a day
in South Africa. She replied that they
could live very well on what he was
earning here.
Mrs. Jennings met her husband at Mrs.
Bullock's boarding house about two
years ago She came here to accept a
position with one of the department
stores. 1t was not thought by the board
ers that they were i'll love until two
months ago, when they Were married.
AS one expressed it last night: They
seemed to act rather coldly toward each
other until after the wedding, and then
they were just about as afTecGonate a
couple as you could tind.''
Mrs. Jennings is Il highly cultured lady,
and belongs to an old Virginia family.
She is only about twenty years of age.
Her husband is q few years her senior.
Mrs Jennings has been urged to return
to her Buckingham home, but She de-
clines to so. believing, or rather hoping,
that her husband will return.