The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-31
GIVES No CAUSE FOR
kTT[MPT ON LIFE.
J. G. Bullock Resting Comforts.
ably at franklin House.
WAS VERY TIRED OF LIE.
After Drinking Laud4num He Disap-
peared. but was Cared tor, by Mys>
ter'ou, Friend, who Lett Note
on the Bed Signed "H."
WAS VERY TIRED OF LIE.
After Drinking Laudanum He pisan-

ME-. j. 6. Bullock who was reported
by a morning paper OF yesterday as
having taken laudanum and myst. riously
disappeared. is at tue Franklin House,
and as Well as, could be expected under
Use circuH.s> ances
V ME at the supper table Monday
i:isht. he told a Trend and f:Iow-
uca.der Of his. Mr.. j. L. Cox, that he
was In the way OF everybody. and was
going to put an end to his LIE. At the
same time ne halded Mr. Cox folded
paper and told him to read it later on.
Ar Cox tIeAt>d the matter as a ioke-
and promised to follow Bullock $ ins.rnc.
tlens. Ar. Cox went to mis- room, and
uetore Ietirlng opened the paper. He
found that there were the ad .iesses of
thles people, and three two-ce4t DOS ,age
Stamps. Ine Presumption Is that Ar.
Eu,tock expected his fliend to write TO
the Parties after he had carried ont hi
threat at tie table.
Mr. Cox retired and had nearly fallen
eis!eep' Wien he heard a knocking at nj.
dor Upon dressing himself aid going
TO the door. he 10 nj Bullock the; e and
apLa. emily in a dazed condition. az If he
hnd been drinking. Following Bullock to
ais ro m, young Cox ask, d h m wat was
the matter. whereupon Mr.. Bullock asked
I'm drink of water. and as Cox III r. q
~ get the pitcher he took the glass. and.
turning the laudanum into it. placed it
70 MS Ups and drank nearly the entire
contents Mr.. Cox sprang at him and
succ: eded in knocking the glass from
Ills hand. breaking it and spilling what
was left of the dose Then realizing
Wat had caused Blu 10, K to act in such
a peculiar way, he called the city am
bulance, and also notified the police
authorities
COULD NOT BE FOUND.
During Mr.. Coxs absence young Bull
eek left the house and could not be
found anywhere. Dill gent search was
made. and it was not until very late
.our that he was again found iu his
room with a bandage on his head In
exp anation OF his return was note on
the bureau, which ready Have no fear:
he is all right
HARRY"
This is all that could be learn yester-
lay concern ng the mysterious affair.
d.. Fieg 7nheiner, Of the ambulance
corps, russed to the scene. but when he
ceeched there Bullock had gone. and he
could rot render any assistance.
MAKES a STATEMENT.
III letter yesterday young Bullock
II have not as yet seen the morning
9aper. This IS all I know: Yesterday
(Monday) + vas drinking some. although
was not drunk.
II had NOT been working much lately
not making enough to pay expenses.
Yesterday afternoon l was feeling de-
spondent and down-hearted.
81 went down town ard bought fifteen
cents worth of ansenthe and ten cents
worth of laudanur I drank 1t all at
once. and came to the clearinghouse.
T remember coming in the office and
sitting down. That is the last I remen-
Ser till / found myself in my room this
morning.
.'Ay friend Mr.. Adams tells me thee
was q reporter down to see me Just be-
IRE ct out ~ nv he'd a'a .
to see him. and am too nervous to
come down to your office. hence I write
This. Respectfully.
81. G. BULLOCK.
Mr.. Bullock has ben in the city only
. bout two weeks. and IS e~p'oved by
painter by the n7na Of Rhodes. He is
a yorng man Of about TWENTY-FIVE wears
cf age. and is very in e,!igent. He has
ony one eve. the other having been TO-
etroved and has red hair. He will give
no rsa~on fer the atten1nt to end his own
l'fe. ard seemed to be IN very good spirits
Yesterday.