The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-24
Tor a transfer down Main from that

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point.
MY car reached Eighteenth Street
art five minute to :. and Gregory had
ample time 10 catch the 1905 boat on
the Old Dominion for Norfolk. Greg
called me by name. and thought
afterwards that he was hurrylE}g &c
Kcatch the boat, though he made nc
Preference to 1t. am absolutely GER.
stain OF the hour. because Gregory com.
pared his watch with mine and asked
particularly about the time"
Railroad people at the freight office
Thought last night, however. thai
Gregory might have been there at Z
question which a person could not
reesll with absolute certainty, and sug-
gcsted that Whitmore might have got
his time confused. But Whitmore's
mind is clear on that point.
J Found by Waterman.
: d. c, Throckmorton, n fireman at
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany's power house at the foot of
Twelfth Street. said yesterday that he
Was going home early Sunday morning
when he found Gregory's letter, keys
and, papers on the city wharf. The
statement heretofore that these docu-
,nsnts were picked Up at Twelfth
about 5 o'clock Sunday morning" said
DIR. Th~rockniorton. Il had turned over
toward the water, my attention having
been attracted that way by two boats.
and as l glanced down ] saw the keys.
a letter TO Mrs. Gregory, and half a
dozen letters addressed to Gregory
They were not in = conspicuous place
I saw the letters addressed to Gregor,
in care of the automobile company OF
which he IS president. and that is how
got In touch with Mr.. Triton, the
manager. The note to Mrs. Gregory
was addressed In pencil. There was o
business address in the upper left hand
corner OF the envelope, though 1 did
not observe the printing clearly"
Ridicnlc Suicide Theory.
During the day the railroad people
believed that Gregory left town at II.
O'clock Saturday night for the West
oyer the chesapeakefland Ohio Rail
way. and a unbe of kilograms have
heen sent to Cincinnati! In the hope of
getting some trace of him there. No
matter when or how he left. Gregory's
associates IN the railroad Office abso-
lutely refuse to believe that he jumped
In the river. and they regard this elev-
enth hour appeal TO the police to drag
for his body as ridiculous and a need
less expense on the city.
Regarded ns Wealthy Man,
While G%regory's salary was only 500
q month, he spent money with Il lavish
hand. being regarded downtown by
men who did not know where he
worked as a wealthy citizen or indie
pendent means. More than a ySar G
heHtold ore of his friends that a motor
car was an expensive plaything, AID
that one cost him more than $50 a
month for It's upkeep. lie employed
n white chauffeur. He always pai Id
cash for what he bought. and he was
one OF the most liberal spenders IN
the leading cafes.
The public, therefore, has been un-
able 10 understand how he could live
o, such q swift gait without aroustng
suspicion in tile office where he was
IN the habit of handling large sums
of money on a nominal SALARY. His
hooks were audited less than n year
ESQ, II being understood that nothing
out OF the way was found on n a
occasion. But Gregory was regarded
as 9 man OF unlimited means as far
back as two years ago. which leads
70 the belief that the total amour. Of
his shortage VIII run four OF five times
higher than the railroad company mas
1ntimated heretofore.