The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-03
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Coroncr's Jury Mystifiedl by.
Killing Of Jatnes Calder
Sunday Night
his WIFE FOUND The BODY
SHE and Daughter ii, a Lonely
Search Along tic Cal.
Tracks.

A8 Several hours We're consumed yester-
day afternoon at the county courthouse
In the hearing Of evidence by the como
ncrsHJury in order to place the RESPONSE
billty for the death OF Mi. James Calder,
Mir. Calder was found dead, with a part
Of his facc and HEAD crushed carly Mon
day morning, lying BY the side Of the
Wcsthampton car tracks, about two
squares from, his home.
Nttcr hearing n number Of Witnesses,
Coroner Dcnss adjourned tic proceedings
,intil o'clock this afternoon. AT II
o'clock this morning the jury Will visit
the scene, so as TO faniliarlzc them
scfvcs with the locality. In the hearing
tic cornore Is being assisted by the Pas
sdrgcl and Power Company, through
wliosc aid II number u[ Witnesses hive
l,ran secured.
The story OF The ira gedy Is a sad one.
ana was made vivid by the recital Of the
details, as far as known. bS those VINO
knew anything about the case.
Mir. Calder went TO Calvary Baptist
Church on Sunday night to sing i'll tho.
choir. as was his wont. .
fAftor the services he took Il 3roat
Street car for home. This car Was III
charge OF Cnimnn Crouch. who rcmclnT-
$rers stopping Ills car Mt the West hampton
junction TO allow Mr.. Calder to alight
Az was q little after . o'clock. and ths
two exchanged Good night. as 1dr..
Calder went on toward his home, about
sis squares out Floyd Avenue.
5s THAT wa IS the last time Mr.. Calder vas
Sentative. so far as Is yet known. lie
went on In tho darkness OF tho night.
ni,,f :
4nesses before the coroncr's jury, inc
mySterysof the death thickcncd.
Wife Found the Bod u.
AS Tile hoursg passed At the Calder nome
aud ,tl,c husband failed to return Mrs
Calder grew alarmed. ne had never rc.
manned away so long before. SO uneasy
&,ljd Mrs. Calder become. that she nwokc
her daughter and told them OF hcr feel
&irr She went out md began her walk
coward tic city, nlong4 Floyd Avenue,
led on by. some impulse that she could
not resist Her daughter. Mrs. E u
Moody. followed hci and her son, Roy,
was soon III the wake of the othcrs
iii the lonely walk toward the city, the
Mic was some distance in advance Of the
pt ilcrs. Z,
suddenly Il scream broke tho carly
5,,o,ning Stiffness Il was yet. dark. but
Ii inc, gloom. Mrs. Woody saw her
mother kneelins over Il PROSTATE form.
1T was father she said TO the jury.
'.tMolhcrisltnd his hat on. which she had
picked up from Tue ground some fret
away The body lay about four f fcct
tfronr1tl,c car ira cks. and almost para.-
Rlel will item. The head was toward the
Vest. we took Inotlur home, and Alr.
Robert n corson, WHO came up IN the
ins,,ntime, suggested that we leave the
i,ody where wc found it, until tho coroner
examined IT, FL III
lnt!,e meantime Mr. Humphrey Calder,
4lrohcr Us tho dead man. hurried from
Ills homo at Reservoir Park, having bccil
called by phone. Mr., Gorson sent Tor
tic coroner. ana County OFFICERS B:anch
nrd Green were notified.
As dawn ciept up the skies, the little
party saw that the dead mans face,
on Tic left side, lad tech cruelty battered,
either tlrou6l, being struck by II car Or
II, some other way,
'rlc coroner viewed the body and turned
1T over To the family, and Undertaken
HlilcS' took It in Charge.
F5s Officers Branch and Green went to the
( car barns. and learned thnt#ca No. ISL
Vas the ono that had been running on
tie Wcsthalnptop line Sunday night, af--.