Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-12
REMAINS BROUGHT HOME
Body of Suicide Tolson To be Bur-
led AT Arnold's Beside
Mothers Grave
FUNERAL TOMORROW, 2P. M.
Cause For Suicide Of Popular Young
Man Still Remains A Mystery
His Accounts Straight

The remains of William f. Tolson.
Jr., who was found dead in Patterson
| Park, Baltimore, yesterday morning,
were brought home last night.
| Immediately after receiving word
from the police department of Balti-
more that man said to be William
E. Tolson, of Annapolis, was found
dead there, four of his intimate
friends, viz: Harry and William
Tongue, Frank Baker and Elmer
| Bacon. journeyed to Baltimore, hoping
that the Baltimore authorities were
mistaken, and that they would find
the body to be other than their friend
Tolson. But Immediately after view
ing the remains they were shocked to
find their jovial companion of Sunday
afternoon really a corpse.
Preparations were made at once
to convey the body to his home here,
and after the legal requirements of
the coroner and police department the
remains were taken to the undertake
ing establishment of Charles Evans,
on Mount Royal avenue and prepared
for shipment to Annapolis. Arriv-
ing here over the Short Line about
9 O'Clock, they were taken to his
home, 157 West street, where today
his many sorrowing friends are view
ing them.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row wednesday, afternoon from his
late home, thence to Arnold Station
by the 2 p. m. car, where services
will be held at Asbury Church and in
terment in the cemetery beside the
grave of his mother. The pallbearers
will be selected from his intimate
friends. Undertakers Taylor & Sons
have charge of the funeral arrange
ments.
1t is still somewhat of mystery why
Tolson should have taken his life.
His close friends can only say that he
was respondent over the thought that
he was only able to earn enough to
provide for himself and family of
grandmother, father, sister and broth
er, and had frequently commented on
having to work long hours and his
long rides to and from work, which
were making him nervous. He was an
excellent book-keeper; had his ac-
counts in very good shape, and since
he had no complaint from this source,
the mystery of his untimely demise
only deepens.
In the account contained in a Bal
timore paper, reference was made to a
race track badge found on him. This
was given Tolson by a friend merely
as souvenir, and it is known that
he never used it, and certainly could
not be financially involved in sources
of such nature. Until February
last, when he secured position as
book-keeper for the American Ice
Company, in Washington, young Toll
son was book-keeper for Mr.. p. B.
Cooper, who operates a transfer SER
vice and who had quarters in the
Pennsylvania ticket office on Maryland
avenue.
That he fully contemplated suicide
is shown by letters found in young
Tolson's pocket. One of the epistles
was addressed to Miss Lola Toson, his
sister, who lives here. The letter,
written in a flowing business hand,
| reads:
"Good-by, Lola, and say the same
for me to the others. Willie
Another letter was addressed to Mr..
H. M. Tongue, Jr., also of this city,
who was his most intimate friend.
The communication stated:
"Couldn't stand the grind any
longer, Kid. Bye-bye. Bill. "
The third letter was addressed to
Mr.. Henry Jaeger, chief book-keeper
for the American Ice Company at
Washington, as follows:
Won't be there. Have shuffied
off the mortal coil. Tolson.'
The dead mans accounts at the
American Ice Company were reported
| to be correct.