The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-26
UNKNOWN MAN
DEAD IN STREET


RICHMOND, VA, BPECIAIs-Ex-
animation made by the police of
who died on Grove Avenue yesterday
morning after he had been found In
a helpless condition by two negro
boys. throws a web OF mystery over
the entire case and discloses the fact
that instead of being q wandering in
ventor or travelling salesman he was
q wealthy Scotchman and appears to
have been financially Interested In the
railways of Hamburg. Germany.
Family Skeleton.
The police thoroughly examined
all the papers and letters yesterday
evening. They found besides a num-
Der of pictures. q remarkable will. OF
which there were two copies.
Besides the Information gathered
from the papers. Mrs. Christian Juhl.
OF $50 West Clay Street, who had
read the story of Whytehalrs death
in yesterdays Evening Journal. called
at Chief Werner's office this morning
and told him that Whytehall had
made her house his headquarters
while In Richmond. He came here
last Monday from New York. He en-
gagged rooms to stay until June. when
he said he inteaded to go to Ham
burg, Germany. whore. as above
stated he had large financial inter
eSts.
From what Whytehau told her Mrs.
JuhI says that the man was very
wealthy. though he appeers to have
made no oStent0tious display. She
told Chief Werner this morning that
Whytehall had made q large deposit
with one OF the banks on Main
Street. She did not know the name
OF the bank. and as all the financial
institutions In the city are closed to-
day nothing Of this could be learned.
WhYtehau appears also to have
been an inventor. and at the time OF
envelope opener which he wanted to
put on tho market In the United
States and In several European coun-
tries.
HIS PAtent.
Considerable correspondence was
uncovered between WHITEHALL and
Mum &c Co., OF New York. regarding
the patent, while in the mans pocket
was found patent office certificate
securing the rights on the patent
opener.
While at tho homo OF Mrs. Juhl
the man was working on q mechani-
cal toy which very much amused both
Mrs. Juhi and her husband.
The mans death was really caused
by q desire TO economic. Sew
eral days ago ne was taken sick, suf-
feriDg from an attack OF the grip
He determined. to go TO the William
Byrd Hospital and sent for q taxi
cab yesterday morning. Finding that
the fare would be 81. and failing to
induce the chauffeur TO carry him to
the hospital for fifty cents, Whyte-
hall determined to ride as far as he
could on the street car and walk the
rest OF the distance One OF the pa
perS found in his valiSe showed mat
he had written the directions as TO
how he could reach the hospital. He
was to ride out to Stop No. s on the
WesthamptOn line and walk back to
the Boulevard, on which the William
Byrd Hospital Is situated.
He rode out on this car and got
OFF at this stop. In walking back to
the hospital. however. he appears to
have lost his way. and being weak,
and suffering from exposure he was
overcome and fell on the roadside
where he was found by the two boys
who carried him TO the home of
Young Jones. 3317 Grove Avenue.
Whytehall died just as he reached the
Jones house
of pictures. many Of which are Of lit
tie girls. Some of these pictures ap-
pear To have been torn or cut from
their frames, and wherever names
were written on the back, they have
Leen carefully erased or marked out
SO as to render them unintelligible.
With the papers the police brought
10 light about dozen picture postal
cards. These appear to have been
sent TO WHITEHALL, but in an enVel-
ope, as the cards were neither stamped
nor addressed. The cards contain
friendly messages. and several of them
are signed Edgar" One Of the card.
contains the message: Don't forget
Miss Florence Eichler."
Also the Valise gave up many scraps
of paper on which were written strange
philosophic sayings. quotations and
platitudes. some of which are OF re.
iQrl nat
are the following;
They all had to come to me.-ever
the President OF the United States
The American child Instead of beIne
spend &c.
I More meR are led TO their ruin b.
the white jewelod hand OF some wo
man than by their love OF horssracing
gambling and fast living.
Though Mr.. Juhl says that she un
| derstood from WhytehalIs converse
ton with her that he had no family
the draft OF the mans Will-writtel
/ in his own handwriting-indic
] that he was married some twenty o.
Jwenuy-IIvo yea ago and had thre
children. one of whom, the first, die,
! in infancy.
On account of what he terms crue
treatment Whytehall left his wife an,
disinherits her. ON account of disre
spect he cuts off his two living chill
dren-a son and a daughter-witl
one dollar each.
Envelopes filled with newspaper
clippings were found by the police il
the mans clothing. and these clip
pings indicate that Whytehall, durinl
recent years at least, had taken grea
| interest in the financial world ant
was in sympathy with many charita
| BILE institutions. The belief is, there
fore, that new without a family h
| intended to leave what money he pos
sessed-and he is believed to hav
been a millionaire-to charitable in
! situations.