Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-04
Manchester
and
Chesterfield.

Gus Bottoms. the alleged slanderer OF
Miss Farmer. is still missing, and has not
been seen by his wife since the suicide
of the young lady.
Mrs. Bottoms was seen at the home OIL
her sister, Mrs. Walter Holmes, in Ches-
terrified county yesterday afternoon oy
Dispatch reporter with whom she talked
concerning the tragic ending OF MISS
Farmers life
THE last time I saw him was several
DAYS before Miss Farmer killed hersel1.
He has not been here, and 90 not know
where he is at the present time. haven I
| heard from him. It is true that he reared
Mr.. Farmer would harm him. ana ne
left because he thought his life was IN
danger"
A son of Junius A. Brown, father-ln-
law of the missing man, was also seen
Yesterday afternoon at his home ABOUT
one mile from the scene Of the SUICIDE:
Mr.. Brown said that Mr.. Bottoms hao
not been there, and that his sister, VINO
was formerly Miss Pearl Brown before
her marriage to bottoms, ana was hol
ILL., as has been reported.
Pearl and Gus were married at Bon
Air about four years ago, said Mr.. Brown.
..Thev have a little boy, Raymond Brown,
who is l year Old They seemed very
happy until Gus was accused OF SANDER
ing Miss Farmer. Gus Is a very STOUT
man. He weighs about 200 pounds"
Mr.. Walter Holmes, who is i'll with ty-
phoid fever, was also seen. He declared
that Mr. Bottoms is not the. only person
who talked about Miss Farmer. lie lalo
| the beginning of some of Miss Farmer 5
| troubles on the heads Of the LADIES'
| Aid Society of one of the churches OF
| Chesterfield county. He said that Mr..
| Bottoms had lived in the neighborhood
| all his life until about a year ago. when
| he moved to Manchester to live. and DC
| came motorman Oh one OF the cars OF
| the Richmond Passenger and Power Com
| many. Mr.. Bottoms had told Mr.. Farmer
| in the presence of Mr.. Holmes what he
had said concerning his daughter. MI
| Bottoms was in the presence Of MT.
! Farmer at the home of Mr.. Holmes
dav or two before the suicide of Miss
| Farmer, Mr. Farmer was then told that
other persons had talked about his daugh-
ter. Mr.. Bottoms did not deny what he
is alleged to have said concerning MISS
Farmer, and her father left the home or
Mr. Holmes hoping to find the other per-
sons who were circulationg damaging
reports concerning his daughter.
| Mrs. Newly, mother OF the m1ssl1iS
man, was seen last evening. she sale
| that her son came by her home last Tues
hours He left and has not been seen
since. Mrs. Newly supposed that he had
| gone to the home of Mr.. Holmes to see
his wife and child. Mrs. Newly also salo
| that others were concerned IN Wha1 mao
| heen said against Miss Farmer. she
thought that Mr.. Bottoms left home be-
cause of the threats alleged to have
been made by Mr.. Criddle, an uncle OF inc
young lady whom she frequently Vlsileo
II 1onc 0f
said about Miss Farmer, but there are are
| whosaid something, too. "The matter
others who said something, too. The
matter is likely to so to the courts be1ore
it is gotten through wlth' colt''luee
Mrs. Newly.
1t has been reported that Bottoms ha:
been seen in Petersburg. His wife Is
greatly concerned over his Whereabouts
and would like to hear from MN. ont
is pretty little woman, of the brunette
TYNE. and has large blue eyes ana darf
hair. She is about "a years old