The Washington times., 1908-10-11
Walter Robinson, Whose
Brother Was Found Dead,
Writes to Mother.
RELIEVES HER FEAR
THAT HE HAD DIED
First Learns of Tragedy While in
Hospital, Suffering From Effects
of Fall From Building.

Il knew nothing Of the search being
made for me. OF my brothers tragic /
death, Of the fear of my family that
l had met a similar fate, or OF the TACT
that my people did not know Of my /
own illness and whereabouts. until 1
read in The Times that Ernests dead
body had been found and that mine
was being hunted"
Mourned for days as having met an
end similar to that Overtal1ing his /
brother, whose decOmposing remains
We're found in a lonely spot Of woods 4
near Casanova, Va, a few days ago, /
Walter Robinson, youngest Of the two
Robinson brothers, who have been miss |
ing from their home in Warrenton, Va /
for six weeks, walked into The Times |
office yesterday afternoon and gave /
the foregoing summary Of a story both /
thrilling and pathetic in its details and
tragic in its denOuement
Ill in Hospital
While the search had been In progress !
for Walter and Ernest Robinson, TWEEN
ty-fve and twenty-seven years. respec-
lively, the former had lain i'll in the
Emergency Hospital in this city. while
the latters dead body had awaited
finder near the railroad track just above
Warrenton.
Walter Robinson fell four stories from
a building at Twentieth street and
Pennsylvania avenue two weeks ago
and was removed to the hospital in a
most serious condition Too i'll to write
himself he depended upon Washington
newspapers, which circulate in War
renton, and a relative living near Fort
AIyer, TO acquaint mis- mother with his
whereabouts. Both means Of communi-
cation failed and Mrs. Robinson began
a persistent, racking hunt for her two
sons. both Of whom had left home, up
on different days. presumably for this
city.
Advertising, neighbors and relatives
were appealed to and one day the past
week the body Of Ernest Robinson was
found. Its condition indicated that It
had lain for perhaps two weeks in the
sun and rain. Identity was possible only
through papers carried in the pocket.
The theory Of Walter Robinson is now
that his brother came to Washington,
or some other city. and was returning
home when he fell a victim either TO
heart disease, with which he was a
sufferer, or TO the club Of an assassin.
Sought Second Body.
The body of one son found, Mrs. Rob
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other, the increasing fear gnawing at
her heart all the while that he, too,
would be found dead.
IN the meantime, Walter Robinson
had been slowly convaIescing from his
almost fatal fall and upon leaving the
hospital read the story in The Times
that relatives in Washington had been
asked by his frantic mother to assist in
the search. Yesterday the missing man
wired his mother that he was safe and
came Immediately to The Times Office
to acquaint his other friends here and
elsewhere with the same fact
MY mother has seen a great deal of
trouble" he said, and under the cir
cunstances, as now learn them, must
have been most miserable. Tragic
deaths have haunted the family for
years. Ny grandfather was killed in
the civil war; my grandmother died sud
denly of heart disease; my father was
drowned when I was but child, and
now my brother Ernest is found dead.
while 1 myself have had a nost mirac-
ulous escape
Might Have Failed.
Had ISnot seen the story n The
Times Of the search being made FOR me.
I might have failed to acquaint my
mother with information as to ny
whereabouts for a day. a week. Or two
weeks Ny brother and I both have
left home frequently on business trips
and have neglected 10 write immediate
ly. I am glad that I can now relieve
all anxiety as to myself. for the bereave-
ment is hard enough as It is.
Il last saw my brother when as mem
bere of the Warrenton Rifles we were
in camp together at Chickamauga dur
I ing the summer. I left home two
months ago and came to Washington to
work I understand that he was bound
for this place when death overlook him.
He had no enemies and L am inclined
! to think It is a case Of heart failure. as
\ it is hereditary IN the family and he
4 always feared an end of this kind II
J his pocket when found were certificates
= Of stock in a Tennessee minis company
Il belonging to me and to him."
Formerly in Business.
The two brothers were formerly fl
business together in WarTenton, Mrs. /
Robinson, their mother, being vel
% do and assisting the boys in then
financial ventures.
The missing young men were cousins
Cf Miss Gertrude Holmes, Of Washing
ton, and are also related to Charlie!
Randall, a Fort Myer contractor, anS
10 Ned Gil. Of Kenilworth. Miss Holmes
received letter several days ago ask
ing that she insert want ads in tho loca
~ papers ia an effort 10 locate Walter
the Lcdy Of Ernest having already beer
found. The publicity given the matte
Il Hr'tg h The Times news columns cam
~ 3. attention Of the convalesceut mai
n and % happy reunion is now to follow.