The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
HIS DEATH
MYSTERIOUS.
Remarkable That No One Knew
Of Killing Of James
Calder.
PROBABLY STRUCK BY A CAR
Body Had Lain Beside Track
for Hours Before
Found.

Mr.. james Calder, a wolf known citizen,
was killed by a blow on tic left side OF
his head while going to his home, No.
1903 Floyd Avenue, Sunday night, some
time after the services at Galway Bap-
| list Church. Ills body was found lylr,,
| near tho Westhanpton cur track about J
O'Clock yesterday morning, at Shepherd
| Street and Floyd Avenue.
! While nearly everything points to the
! fact that Mr.. Calder was struck by q
chr, there are contingencies which give
rise to the suspicion Of foul play. rho
I foundation for such belief s slim, how
over, and may be built solely upon the
fact that while, the blow was evidently
received before 10 o'clock Sunday night,
, and Mr.. Calder may have lain by the
side OF the track until he was found early
yesterday morning, the Wcsthampton car
! motorman did not see the body. That IS
where tho faint OF mystery appears The
car had TO blood spots upon It. as was
proven by examination. The car passed
the point at which the body was found
several times after 10 O'Clock, and yet
neither the motorman nor conductor OBJ
served the dead man as he lay stretched
out upon the ground within n few feet
Of the track on the north side.
Head Was Crushed.
MIR. Calders head and face oil the left
side were fearfully crushed. His left
shoulder side! and leg we're also badly
bruised His Geath must have been M
Simultaneous, All day yesterday. curious
people went out to the spot and looked
at the great pool Of lifes blood In which
tho body had lain for hours.
Coroner Deas held an autopsy yesterday.
Tie will summon a jury and hold an III
quest ut the county courthouse tomorrow
afternoon at 3 q clock. t
The coroner has received inforna ton
that two colorcd women reported having
seen the body near the track shortly
after 10 O'clock Sunday night, and tina
a young white man saw It later on II
will endeavor to find these persons anu
have them testify ut the inquest to-11or-
row.
Mr.. Calder went to Calvary Church Sun
day night, where he Sings IN the choir.
When he did not return at tho usual hour
his family became alarmed, and phcned
to his brother, Mr.. Humphrey Calder.
The latter tried to cheer them up, but /
later, at urgent appeals, he dressed him
self and was about to go to his brothers
home to look into tho matter, when ne
received a message that the body had
been found by a neighbor. He hurried
to the scene, where he found the coro-
ner and he then sent for Undertaken
Bliley to take charg OF the body.
Had No Enemies.
There Is no reason in my mind TO be-
lieye anything else but that he was
struck Ny an east-bound car" sud Mr..
Calder yesterday evening. He hadn't an
enemy in the world. SO far as ] know. and
nothing In his pockets We're disturbed.
The corner at which the body was found !
was the one where lie crosses the street
every night on his way home, accom-
panied by his ncighbor and fellow Work-
man. Mr.. John Powell, ana on SUNDAY
night. coming from church alone he
crossed at that place through force pt
habit. ! 1 do not pretend to say whose
fault it was. but I an, satisfied my
brot her was struck by q car
Mr.. Calder was In his sxtieth year. Flo