The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-06
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moved the remains to his rooms and
prepared them for burial.
DR.. Taylor found no money in the
found. 1t was dated November oath,
and came from young lady to whom
he was engaged. who signed herself
Rosa. and is now in female school
at Springfield. Mo. TIE letter can have
nothing to do with the occurrence It
was such as any you're woman would
write to man to whom she was be-
trothed. She assured him Of her con-
tinuing love, and urged him not to study
too hard. as his health was worth more
than learning.
y pencil and some matches Were also
found The books were Sallust's Catalina,
a note book, and a card containing some
observations of Henry W. Grady on tenn
perance.
FACE WAS DISFIGURED.
The face was much disfgured. The
flesh was swollen and the blood settling
there. had discolored it. When he ex-
sn,ined the body at the undertaker's
place. Dr. Taylor found that slight de-
composition had taken pace. The face
were buried in the hat. Stuffed in the
hat also weree two handl5erchiefs of
nnc quality, one hemstitched and con-
s:Gera bly, smaller than the other Neither
had any mark wfla tsoever. The clothes
we're blue serge. purchased from o. H.
Berry & Co. and were wet with the rain
OF Thursday night.
The name OF Mr.. Thompson on one
of the bottles would indicate that it and
its deadly contents were purchased at
tha West Main Street drug store Mr..
Thompson told the coroner that he did
s>Il some one two ounces of chlorofornl
Wednesday evening. but does not know
who the prison was This is not one
of the nelson's where the druggist has
to register the name of the purchaser.
as it is used as Imminent as we'll as in
hailed. Mr.. Thompson does not say 1t
was not Broa3dGs nor does he know
it was He sold the drug to someone,
but in the rush of business has just for
gotten who
Mir. Broaddus did not reach college
Monday. Not coming home Monday
night. Mr.. Daniel thought best to let
Dr. Broaddus know. SO wrote him The
minister got the lettsr Wednesday, but
was not alarmed. lie told a Times re-
porter yesterday afternoon he thought
his son had gone to visit Mr. Clinton
Eroa deus, a relative. in Manchester or
his uncle. at West Point. Thursday he
concluded to come to Richmond, and
reached Mr. Daniels house about mid
night. Yesterday morning he was about
to start out on a search whsn President
Playwright received the message clear
irg up the disappearance mystery.
FATHER CANNOT EXPLAIN
Or. Broaddus said he was n t loss to
know what could have caused his son to
kill himself He was unusually bright.
was also ambitious hut very sensitive
1t may have been unlind ard unjust re-
marks. Ills was not the nature to stand
slurs
Never. was a man more deeply dis
t1eseed than the father He stopped
while here with Dr. Mitchell at the coll
lese He is a relative of Mrs. Mitchell.
ard has known her from childhood.
When she came in the room yesterday
afternoon after his return from Mr..
Dznisl's, and gave him such comfort as
Law IN her power the strong man broke
Down utterly. and his great body shook.
AMI sobs and cries made his words in
articuiate. He telegra phed his wife as
soon as ne knew his sons fate. and she
awaited the sad Homecoming.
TIE father and Professor Mitchell left
with the remains on the Norfolk and
Western train ct $50 o'clock for Ivor
derot This is seven miles from the
spGdensd home Or. Breaddus said he
Thought the fnter,nent would be made
80, pnspoSDENr AT TIMES.
Young Broaddus Was at Richmond Col
through he session He ives adH7itted
10 he col, eye this session as a non-re i
4a,; student. The professo S say he
has done we in his classes. His fellow
students have noticed fits Of eesr nd
encv. They came and went. cfsen leay-
ing him uinaturally hrigh and hopeful.
The BroeJGus family comes from
Caroline county, DR.. Br2addus, he
81 icl,en father is 8 cousin OF Dr. I'm
= Broa 7tlur, one OF the grea est Bap-
,ist ministers CT he Socth en- at his
daath president of tn Southern Baptist
theological Scninary at gu So lie.
coli EGE IN DEEP MOURN NJ
The news of tire 90 II caused deep
college. Recita ions for the rest of the
dsv were lite thought of. Thr col sc
vas again plunged into mourning. For
student iey cold in DEATHS .uaent Broad
.lns in Richmond, and Trustee James III
Danville.
The college has lost by sudse' death
in the two and y half mon rs of this
sess:or two trustees ana two students
A little while ago Co'orei Tsbh. OF
HAMPTON. a most usef',l t"ustee. dieI
,,,,ay~erte w NJ Aubin Terre l. a pr m
,sing student dso-pei Ge7d from his
bicycle OIL Broad Street about two weeks
ago.
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