The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Six Weeks Search for Two
Brothers Results in Dis
:overy of Body of One.
MOTHER NOW FEARS
FOR LIFE OF OTHER
Walter and Ernest Robinson Leave
Home and Family Gets No Word,
Murder Not Suspected.

Secret and apparently hopeless search
for Walter ana Ernest Robinson, AGED
tTenty-siX and twenty y-four. respective
( ly. missing for SIX weeks from their
homes in Warrenton, Va, has finally re-
suited IN the finding OF the dead body
Of Ernest, the younger Of the two broth
ers, but has left the sorrowinE family
bafled on the trail with not a clue to
the other brother, who, II IS now feared,
must also be dead.
Showing sigIs Of decomposition, but
without evidence Of foul play Of any
kind. the bcdy Jf Ernest Robinson was
found in a thicket a short distance from,
the railroad track near Casanova. a lit
tie station between Warrenton and Cal
verton. According 70 advices received
by Miss Gertrude Holmes. 4 cousin. en-
ployed by a Dank niE firm. in this icty.
the body was idendhed by two stock
certificates found iu the pockets. From
appearances. the body had been lying
in the weeds for two weeks.
Today Miss Holmes. as well as other
members OF the family here and at
Wsrrenton, are becoming more and
mo-e racked by the fear that similar
fate may have befalIen the other
brother
The mystery OF the unfortunate
young mans death INCREASES as. Give
after clue is advanced and found value
less. There is a suppOsitiCn that death
ma! have been caused b. heart failure.
or that the young man may have been
poisoned, the absence Of marl5 upon ths
body apparently disposiEg Of tGe theory
of murder otherwise.
One Ray Of Comfort.
There IS but one ray Of comfort for
the relatives who are continuing the
search which has srEeady resulted in
one tragic finding; thar is. the fact that
Walter Robinson, the missing brother.
has habit at times or leaving home
and keeping his whereabouts unknown
for several weeks Miss Holmes said
today:
SOur only hope Is that Walter has
.scdApted position somewhere and had
not notified his mother. he once did
this, staying several weeks in Rich
mond before writing US. We are afraid.
however. since the finding Of Ernests
body, that the two may have gone OF
together and that both OF them are
dead can't explain the death or
Ernest unless he was murdered or
dropped dead from heart failure, as
some Of the family have.
IF Walter Is alive, II would seem that
he would have sent some word as 10
his brothers disappearance, or even II /
he did not know Of IL, inquired about
his whereabouts and told his mother
OF his own. The mystery is worrying
US all, for IL would seem that both boys
might have gone of together and each F.
met a tragic end"
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relatives in and near Washington. /
among them being Miss Holmes, Ned |
Gill of Kenilworth. an uncle. and
Charles C. Randall, another uncle, OF
near Fort Myerr Va.
Left Home Six Weeks Ago.
Ernest Robinson and his brother left 1
Warrenton six weeks ago for Wash /
ington- Both young men were popular 1
members Of the Warrenton Rifles and /
had friends in this city.
4 friend recently told the family that /
v alter had been seen on a street car
in Washington. This fact has not been /
verified and the members Of the family 4
think that some accident must have be 4
fallen the stin missing brother. for il 1
is not believed he would have permit /
ted his brother 10 leave the train or /
that he would have waited so long
before sending word 10 his mother at 1
ed from home for a short time with /
out notifying his family, but on this 4
trip, when their destination was known 4
to the mother and when the two broth /
ers We're together, word was expected 4
from them within a few days
Beth the young men were well known
at Warrantowu, where, until recently,
they owned the general store. The
mother is reputed to have A comfort /
able income, and is not dependent on !
her sons. but is in a position TO aid \
them. She caused all her relatives and /
friends to take up the search for the 4
missing men, and they in turn have
communicated with the authorities OF /
villages along the route from Warren
town to Washington.
Papers Are Used
Personal ads have been largely used. |
and the private search has at last
brought about the finding Of the dead
body Identified as Ernest Robertson
With robbery eliminated as a motive.
and the murder theory unsupported by
signs Of violence, only the brother who
has disappeared can solve the mystery
as II Is now stated by the family.