The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-07
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iLando1 Gill, Youth oftG Good Hab-.
/. It's, Drops Out Std
denly. S35t5
HIS WHEREABO ITS UNKNOWN
Was Employed at Southern Rail
II way Passctgcr&O Office, Doing
5;s Excellent Work. 73l


Nj. and Mrs. w. q. Gill, Of No n q Us
Spring street. this clty. are dee ply con-
cerned about their y vctltcen- year-old
s on,s Landon Gil. who has suddenly q dis s
appeared. Us n VI q az M
"A Up 10 last Wednesday evening he had
been employed by tho southern Railway,
recently In the passeng ger department q
| the road. Young MIR. GIN left his home
last Wednesday, evening about o'clock 'r1!
saying that he was going down to. the
Main Street Station Rail way x. N. @. ~ A.
10 play tho piano for nm entertainment NJ
thcrc Since that time mono OF his family
has seen him, and no one clso who KIN oNs
him. as far MS can now BIO ascertalned.,
| rho young man had for some, time been
employed us n fnessongc IN K the otllce
ofs Assistant General SFrelgh It "a agent y. II
Drake, Of tho Southern Railwy, In this
l city "A bout 4 q month q go e ne 4 accep tot 4
the pos ton. OF stcnograp flcr IN the Office
Of District Passenger a. gent C.3W.W est-s
Ibury, OF the Southern Rn way. succeed
ing Mr.. Nicholas artery. ia y 4 y js5S
Mr.. g III entered upon the discharg o of
Ehis DUTIES February 1st, q nd had Just
4 drawn Ills first months salary In his
1 new posi- tion last Wednesday. The &rc.- n
lIniuhcrationSoft the place ins the passengei
department was considerably better than
! his former posi- tiorl3a as messenger, and Ith@
young man was apparently we'll pleased
with his now work, and doing Sexcelently
l5inNits lie did not appear for work Thurs
day morning, and It was supposed no WI
|Sill until It was learned a his residence
lithat his family did not know whore he
was. Il. Mr. Gill, his father, received that
day al letter from tho son, stating Cunt he
was going away and ellng them not
toSworry about him., as he was NIL right.
| He did not state his plans further nor in-i
1 dictate his destination Of. even tho 5dircc-3
Etlon he would take. From last NIednes-i
day night to the present day lie hassnot
been seen nor heard from fir her.siE
s "a Mystery. &
~ The unexplained departure OF tho young
man Is source Of great anxiety to his
parents. who are wholly una bic 4 to ac-.
| count for his sudden and Explained de-
determination to leave his home and rosi-.
1 ton Captain Westbury. In whose, office
lSwith his work there, ami gcqunily ti,ysti-
4 fled BY the unexpected and Sunex planned
disappearance. 3t.i II 5555s rs N al;3
i 1.-The letterStO his parents nnounclng
1.-THE disa appearance was written on a$ REM
lington typewriter and railroad atton-
cry. and was signed II Mrs Gill,s hand
Eswriting 3 Land was ~ brief and
l5beyond the meagerness of tho nforma-
4 ton conveyed 1t Is not re nlarkable In any
Prospect, being a natural and affect Tomato
note written Il by h al son / q his parents,
1 announcing his determinatio ton to 30 away.
IN the coursetof his letter he asked that
|sh!s music be looked after in his absence.
/ and states that he will writ to- his pa
i5rents SONG time Y Dung G was q
i very clever pianist and was fond |. OF music,
His ha bits were steady and was res
garded by his parents a 9 4 g exc n1plary
young man OF rather retiring. manners
and modest temperament. ;s sS
.EDespIt dIligent inquiry In this city and
letters to relatives h residing in other
places, Mr. Gill, the fathe Of the young
man, has been unable to get any trace OF
| his son, and Is becoming very. anxious
concerning him. So far as known there
! is absolutely no motive for his strange
disappearance He is not known To- have
expressed to any one a. desire to- SO away
4 land seek his living elsewhere, and was
apparently well satisfied with his ]. new
| position. fs1ii3 " s q a.
| Rs The elder Mr.. Gill has determined to
circulate throughout tho country by
lfmeans of the mails, q postal card bear
ling n picture OF tho young man. and
i giving a statement Of his disap pearance,
and Is having such q card pre- pared, 3
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