The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
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Mr.. John II. Gill Sends a Y #Bulllc,t# :Bl3'uils,t#
~ Through Ills
Brain.
WAS ONCE A CITY poll ~ lcEMAN 9! 4 ] 4 !.
Did Faithful Work Bit Butt TOR Tor
5 Years Health Had Been 8s.
Failing 555.8
ian who ls 10 provide 1de' Tor 'r g ne
sap,Ily lis worse that, ar, el. ats ea q
what the BIble teaches.''' lsS j N III

J5 "a m "a i who falls TO provide Tor his
family ls worse than al, nfldcl. hats e
what the Bible teaches.'' .Ss 35s si XII
These we're the last words y Ohm ll \. Gill, Gil,
t.n,. past threc-scorc years and ten, was. vas
z fenrd to say. 4Ss5 ~ MI II ~. ,a
h,r.# a iii was a great Bible reader me Inc
IA Hoy Book 8,sns ever ncar his 5h;lilh ai'u ~
Il ii ,s teachings lo found the only com m
fort lit his declining $ycnls.s rs /. q
8 EIjs fuling health and innbiity y 70 en- -
gage lii business preyed upon MS MS nlahu, ~ 2
and finally drove him to fire the8 m ta'ai a.
II shot that cent him to his grea re va var re-.
N No. zoos &pleasnnts Street on yesterr-. r.
day morning all was quiet and pen sc fui' ";
B There was no thought M death, nc flt'i
IL ~ em,iontion 81 sorrow. ~. cii scycnty-S u
i've years or had not left his ROOM
but His family were engaged IN I thclr ING
NJ regular household duties. St# @ u y h. IS jS al
Suddenly at $50 o'clock 9. plst o. X $ siiot =.
n rang out shurp and clear. THAT was me
III onIys sound-rlo scream Of pal y. no dull
sound as Of III fall, followed the report. s
5,rbc old mar,'s granddaughter gave the
" larn d I'd Mr.. Join 4 !. Gill rushed quick;-
Sly to the scene Of the ira SEQ yss,g y,
e NJ II ca chcd my fathers be- side Win
w,,g minutes after the shot, and founu
x llIri dead. u
This \ IA what Mi Il j John II. {; III told q
reporter Of The Tines D ispat cl,,
Ei,aa TX must flryo been instantaneous
NH hoit lid pain or suff fferingS OF Q $llngcr-
Ing life @ Tint Mr. Gil placed a g pistol g. g.
r his mouth and fired 1t, Is net true: 4 ne
i1nuzzle OF tho pom sas III pllaced .spe.
lind tl,c righ: ca =, for the bullet that Ll
brought relief a aftcr zen rs g 4 Al suffering, 81
u entered there s. .55 vi Il! 35t
From llla beginning lost thes very end q
the war, Mr.. g III served with
in tho Fifteenth Virginia Regiment, ana
was for many years MI einber Of Lee Lee
Camp y from which he lately resigned res on
account of failing licnlt .stt
}5ss Eo 4 "a forteen " yanrs he w lem per
pf the police force pf this and tho se
81 who remember him then speak hig MY q
Ills faithfuliiess to the Int erests of3 the me
city. II ssl5 $ w. &
Y Mr.. n Gil was sa naty OF Charles City
county married Miss SOPHIA "a.
of this city, In 1861, md by the union
here were nine children, six OF whom
ii re living a this time. as q ollows M Rs.
VI. .iTholnas yVinder. Mrs. J. Il. rignor md
u iss Itummie Gi II, all of this ell p. y.
N John II and j. G.. Gill; IIe Is also sur
sviycd by two bro Tiers. Andrew \. Gill.
e,f this city. and Theodore g Of I'alt'-
more. III q 55i4S u 9a AS. g, 9 .I5
Street Baptist Church and was the old
gest member OF acuse Lodgc ohTlNillshltls -
s. OF Pythians. @S s i @ ,s3
s The Ne neral Will n take place from the
late residence OF Nj. I'll, 4 N zoos Pleas
ants Street. on Monday afternoon at . .
o'clock. & 5Ss tsfS$ Sst