The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-29
OOGGETT ENDS It
BY KILLING SELF
YOUNG MAN. FACING SERIOUS
CHARGE, PUTS A BULLET IN
HIS BRAIN.

Harry Doggett. aged %. car in7
spector for the II. +. e. y. Railroad.
committed suicide Sunday, shortly be-
fore noon by shooting himself in the
head with sa-caiibre pistol. assign
ing as his reason that he could not
bear UP any longer under the dis
grace Of the charge that had been
brought against him that ne had at
tempted capital crime upon "a sixteen
year old negro girl Of Heurico conn
~. The deed was committed In his
room at the home Of his brother S04
West Clay Street. this city
Doggett was found, partly undressed,
lying on his bed, the cover of which
lad not been turned Geisa. From a
wound in his right temple blood was
streaming out on his pillow. The
revolver lay close hv his right hand
The city ambulance was telephoned
for and DIR. thurman responded. He
said death had been instantaneous. Or.
W. III, Taylor, the coroner, was called
iii and after interrogating members OF
the family as to the circumstances OF
the occurrence pronounced poggett's
death to have resulted from suicide,
ard gave permission for the body to
be prepared for burial.
Leaves Two Letters,
The young inspector left two let
tiers. One was 10 his mother and was
signed Your heart broken son. Harry"
la IL he protested his innocence Of
TIE crime imputed To him. The other
was 10 a young woman and 1t too con
tanned earnest assurances that no was
not guilty Of the charge brought
against him
II was about a week ago that the
charge was FIRST made aginst Doggett.
II VS. continued from time 10 time
ard IT is said that the delay and sus-
lsense agttated him considerably The
warrant was sworn out by Henry
James. the father Of the girl. and was
issued hy Magistrate puryear, OF Hen
rico county. Doggett was admitted to
bail in the sum OF $1,000. Henry Allen,
Of Glen Allen. becoming his security
The young man is survived ny his
parents. r. F. Doggett and wife. Of
Carolina county FIVE brothers-Owen.
Frank and Herman. Of Richmond; VIII
liam. of Ashland. and Thomas OF Caro-
line county, and by two sisters-Mrs
Mamie peatross and Miss Stella Dog
geit. both OF Caroline county.
Dcggett's body Will be sent to Dos
we'll Tuesday morning for interment.
leaving Elba station at S 40 o'clock.
Following is the letter left by young
Deggett 10 his mother.
May rs. 1911.
Dear Ma. You have no doubt heard
OF the crime / am charged with,
which ] am innocent of--did not even
see the negress the morning the
crime Was committed.
So l cannot bear the thought Of j,
any longer, although 1t may be a
mistake on my part to do what ! am
about To enter.
But you know / hare tried TO hive
H..
falsely charged with this, which yor
know Will be the downfall OF any
man. So | have decIded that deatt
Ia the only thing that will release me
Of ouch troubles, although | know
this will almost kin you, but hope
YOU will never think hard OF me fol
SO doing.
And truly hope YOU may learn 0
my innocence from Others. which
am just as innocent as the angels il
heaven of this crime.
The thought of this thing and tn
way my name will be used by Law
has brought me 10 this.
Have just been thinking this thin
over this morning. This is the frs
suicide in my family. or the first .
have ever heard Of. no YOU can jus
imagine how ] feel about It, Yo'
can plainly see my name is RUNE
and there is nothing ror me 10 liz
for in this world.
viii again say ] am innocent o
these charges against me. VIII ca
on God as my witness,
Your hesrt-hroken son,
HARRY