The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-01

y stance he has ever been called TO act
tfncnlly over tho body OF u pupil Of his
m the i1iEl, School. The suicide OF young
Bates removed him from the scope of the
law and there was nothing for tho corr
uncr 10 do after learning the cirrifn.
stances OF the double killing.
The Fatal Wounds.
t|pon examining the wounds Of the dead
ne saw that tho bail had entered the head
OF the young lady All inch behind the right
ear, Oh the tIsvel or the top Of the ear.
end passing through the skull twice,
lodged III the skin on the other. side. She
( died instantly. Bates placed tho t1,uzslc
& III the rcvolverSin Ills right temple. The
bullet lodged somewhere III the head lie
lived possibly a minute. After cues.
{ tion,ng friends Of the family rs to the ante
4 cedents Of the shooting, and seeing that
AZ the law had nowhere to lay It's hand, Or.
Taylor gave the bodies to their respec-
tive families. Funeral Director Billups
X prepared both for burial, and took that
Of tho young man to the house of his
father.
Miss Gentry was, an amlablc and lova-
hle young lady. While she went with no
4 one as constantly as with Bates she was
( greatly admired by, young men, and her
popularlty must have had something TO
90 with the feelings In the breast of the
j Young man which nerved him to such
deed. The impulse driving hin, seemed TO
be that If they could not be together IN
4 life, they should 10 In death--and they
were. l3.
Was a Church. Worker.
She was In her twenty-tfird year and
a member Of tho Unlon-station Methodist
Church and Sunday school Sllc vas also
Z a member of tho Leo Cook VS.. a more
i sl,ric tp$, St,n q
not known.
He, too, was member Of Unlon-Sta ton
and II teacher In the Sunday school. Ills
position was that Of note clerk at the
First National Bank. Ills record Is cx-
celent, and he was held in the highest
regard. His books We're found absolutely
correct. This comes from high official
source. He had no objectionable habits.
ond was without question n man of the
highest personal character. I1e was in
hlstwonty- fourth year After leaving the
High School, he went to Richmond Col
lege with the intention of studying law.
but gave up this plan temporarily. at
least, and went into tho bank.
His, father and the entire family. save
Mr.. f. T.. Bates, Jr.. were away spend
ing period near charlottesville. The
two brothers slept at home AMI took their
meals out. Tho absent ones We're reached
hy4,wlre and returned homo on tho eve
ming train.
AMlss Gentry. Is survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs j w, Gentry; two sisters.
Misses Zele and Winston, and one bro
ther, Claire ". Gentry, OF California.
Mr.. Bates leaves his parents and
three sisters. Misses Susie. Ellen and
Ruth Bates. and three brothers Frank
! T., Jr., Howard and Clarence Bates.
Double Funeral Possibly.
& The funeral arrangements in either case
will not be made until to-day. The father
( of the young man did not get to the city
A until . o'clock last night The two fam
lilies will confer. and 1t Is possible that
double funeral will occur tomorrow from
Union Station Church.
DR. John Harmon pastor OF BOTH was
p telegraphed for and came from Chester.
field county, where he was helping In a
+ meeting and spending his season of rest,
He went from one stricken house to the
other speaking words of comfort AS
soon as Mr.. Bates and his family reached
< their home all friends retired. and they
were alone with their beloved dead. Many
called at both homes all during the day TO
express their sympa thics, The immediate
community has been deeply stirred by
tnrrih1n ovpnt i ai.