The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
HE PRICED
HIS COFFIN.
Robbed by Stranger: Windsor
Man Commits Suicide.
DEATH FROM LAUDANUM
A. g. Spivey Ends His Life Because OF
Unfortunate Horse Trading and
His Having Been Robbed at
Franklin Hotel.
lspeclal to 1,he T4mes-pispatch.l

FRANKLIN VA. April "a white
man named A. g. spivey. who lived near
Windsor. Va. after inqulring Mt an
undertaker's the price OF n coffin. COM
mitted suicide hereto-day by taking laud.
anunl. It seems that he had been on
drunken spree for several days. probably
longer. He went to CORTLAND to Coun-
while drunk. on Monday or Tuesday
traded horses. and. of course, got worsted
In the trade. Ie came here yesterday
morning, still drinking, and again fraoed
horses, and yesterday afternoon ne SOLO
his horse to liverymnn here. During the
day yesterday he talked several times
to acquaintance hero about his morse
trades and his being drunk.
Some time yesterday he made tho az.
uuaintance OF man who seems to have
been a stranger to him and everyone else
hers Last night the two went to the
Franklin Hotel, and took room together,
Spivey registered both names, putting
the other down as w. II. Jones, MyEle,
or, at least that Is the way 1t looks on
tho register, but the writing Is very I'M
perfect. They went to the room about
$3.50 P. NJ. but the hotel porter says that
INC TT1HH Teblslclcu uS JOIiCo ShAhS wy " -
In about an hour and said he was going
oct awhile. he has not been seen sincc
at the hotel. and only once. short time
after he left the hotel. In this place.
During tho night Spvey went to an
other mans room and told him that the
fellow who was in his rom was gone,
and had robbed him OF all his money.
Early this morning Spivey left tho hotel,
not making any complaint to the hotel peo-
pie nor to the town authorities. He went to
a furniture and undertaking store and
inquired the price OF collins. saying that
he was in SO much trouble that he could
not live. He did not look at the cof-
fins, however. but asked for some writing
paper and wrote letter. Ho went to q
drugstore, bought laudanum. went around
town telling his troubles to several &C
auaintances and told some OF them that
he had intended killing himself. and had
bought 1audanLm, but had changed his
mind and was going home.
Shortly after noon he went to colorca
restaurant and borrowed glass, some
sugar, and a spoon. to take drink he
said. It is supposed that he drank the
laudanun then. Shortly afterwards he
went to prominent drugstore and told
several people In there that he had taken
laudanum and written to his mother
and that he wanted to be carried around
to another place kept by an acquaintance
and laid down where he could sleep. The
bystanders Immediately called for doc
tor but he soon became unconscious, nnt
died in about an hour, despite all efforts
to save him. The letter to which re re-
ferred was found in tho postofIlco nd
dressed to Mrs. Elenora Spiyey. Wind
sor, Va.
The man registered as Jones at the
hotel with Spivey last night or emo az,
swering to his description was seel al
Carrsvle this morning, and toot the
train from there to Suffolk. and ron
Suffolk went down the Nansemord River
on the steamer. 1t Is doubtful II lie cen bt
convicted Of robbery, even II caught. a:
Spsvey IS dead.