The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11

easy to suppose that in a comparative
sense Its deadly effect would be instan-
taneous 80 to speak. Surely there would
be some synptomatic effects In addition
To the breathing before death came Dr.
Williamson fell, at the place where
standing. he took the drus. me weak
heart would account for the suddenness
of his death. but tho overdose OF ch4ofa1
surely would not. 80
In response to my request for partlcu-
lars Immediately after Dr.. Williamson
death, DR.. Davis wrote me very tull
account In quoting from his COMMUNE
cation. leave out all of the narrative
down to the evening before tho sad death
occurred: About / o'clock that AFTER
noon he went up to his room to sleep;
silent TIL about Z, then came Into the
of,ice where I was. Soon thereafter wc
went out to supper, and about 1880 ne
went to bed for the night" (Hero rol-
lows q lengthy statement from Or. Davis,
setting forth the facts that he Kept the
Office key In his own bed room that night;
that DR.. Williamson spont a quiet nlgnt
In his room adjoining that OF lor. DAVIS
and that DR.. Williamson was already
dressed and down stairs waatihg ror
him when he descended) I'm the morn
ing we went into tho office. where we
talked about ten minutes He then asked
mo to give him some aromatic splrlts
of ammonia, which ! did. He, went out
and I went into the kitchen. Where my
wife was at the time. talked with her
few minutes. returned to once. nearo
stertous breathing, discovered William
son behind the counter, just collapsed.
oil IN a bean: ran to him. smelled chloral
hydrate on his breath He had no pulse
when discovered him."
HIS HEART SUCCUMBED.
Tn other words, the weak heart sue.
cumbed, but Charles l.. Williamson did
not die the death OF the intentional sui
eide. In truth, there were never more
incentive to living nor less temtationH
toward dying than inhered In his cir
cumstances at that very time. Ills mar
ried life was an unusually happy one;
his graduation. which he had achieved
against great difficulties and dlsadvan-
tuges. made him almost jubilant in glad
ness tho future doomed up before him,
bright and full Of hopefulness: to launch
out on his professional career was an ar
dent dosire, inspiring to life and activity.
and not to inactlon and death. Out OF
NV personal knowledge. l can verify
and endorse, statement written by one
who knew him better than any other on
earth knew him, One whose heart Is
breaking for him to-day. writes: II know
he did not take his precious life, He had
too much to live for, and loved his lite
too much to end 1t, IIe had seemed
unusually happy since his graduation
He toyed too in tho anticipation OF start.
Ing out to make something Of life. Ills
call TO West Virginia he regarded as
the first step toward the waiting sue
cess. There was never a time In his He
when he had less cause for despoh-
dency."
That no was depressed at tho time IS
true, but there was nothing IN the lacts
to make him hopelessly Respondent AND
all his efforts were being directed to-
wards getting himself out OF the condl-
lions that caused the depression On Ills
necessary stop-oyer In Richmond. on ms
way to West Virginia. In an unGuarded
moment he listened to the tenlpter anna
the reyiying power OF old associations and
took a drink with old friends a. This
drink was followed by another and an
other, and soon he was no longer HIM
self. He was still under the influence
of intoxicants when he reached W.nl-
freds. about noon. on September 9th, nj
though a stranger would scarcely have
suspected It, The few days that lie held
for him In Winifreds, were spent u
fighting appetite, and trying to recover
from the effects and power of Ils short
drinking spell. Had not his weak heart
failed him, no would have recovered.
He died battling against the demon or
drink. lie could have gone out and
easily obtained the drins for which every
thirsty nerve was crying and PLEADING,
hut instead he was, and had been Tor