The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-20
Letter REVEALS
PATHETIC STORY
WIFE or PROBABLE SUICIDE RE-
FUSES TO ALLOW HIM TO
RETURN TO HER.
OLD STORY OF DRINK
ASKS ONLY TO LIVE UNTIL HER
HoYs ARE REARED, THEN DE-
sIREs RELIEF FROM
LrFES CARES.
OLD STORY OF DRINK

Determined refusal on the part OF
his wife and family to become recon-
.,ilei with him and to allow him TO re-
| turf, to his former home may nave oeeh
the reason that ]. b. Murphy walked.
as the Virginia Railway and POWER
company officials believe he did. IN
/ front of a Seven Pines car near stop
/ No . Saturday afternoon with suicidal
intent. The car crew say that nj
ateopea on the tracks about fifteen fess
| in front of the car. and. before Motor
man Ford could apply his breaks SUM
eieptly. hc was run down, and carried
! along the track cars length. he
was picked up UNCONSCIOUS, ana was
rushed in the city ambulance to Grace
| hospital where be died at 1:fb o ciocA.
| Judging from letter found on ms
person Murphy had evidently peeh
separated from his FAMILY Tor sonic
time. and was endeavoring 10 effect
I = reconciliation withs his wife ana
/ children The answer IN his arpeas
/ from mis- unhappy wife says that. when
tn. boys ara grown. she hopes God VIII
relieze her Of the burden Of life she
advised him to &c 10 his sister VINO
/ couid do more for him t'san anyone
else.
Wife Has Hard struaats.
/ The Letter follows;
t---l.f -e;r44Ttfe,- Ore. April &c. laa
/ Received your letter today in an.
syver TO your question IL am going 10
remain here.
No. am not. Am leaving hero next
week. May 20 back TO X. C. AT sorrse
future time As far as you coming
here. no positively. no.
/ have been making a living for tbs
bows 60 far by hard work and lind
II al am able to take care or.
7 did all could for YOU, but drink
wns always more TO you than family.
/ Now. am able to take care of you.
You have only yourself TO keep, You
| surely can do II.
! The Walsh have an been transferred
| to different places aud are not here.
{ as they Kept me long enough. I don't
propose. to be a burden on them any
Longer You have your nerve to want
! 10 come here. There is nothing here
| for anyone To do: that is why ] am
! leaving. hut where I go to no one villa
know. When the boys are raised and
, q BIZ, to take care Of themselves / hope
! Ifol will relieve me Of the burden ~nt
! life If il Is His holy WITH. ! leave here
the first Of Nav. Your sister wants
Won TO come there. She can DO more
| fer YOU than anyone else. She has tbs
/ means.
: tSigned) EN-. MURPHY.
The letter sas addressed 10 J. r,
Murphy. Municipal Farm Mo.
II was evident that Murphy. at the
| time OF his fatal accident, was on his
way 10 visit his sister. Mrs. Law
renee W. Caiiayhan. wife of the
/ keeper of the National cemetery al
Seven pines. The only clue which
| Claim Agent milford had as to his
| identity was torn envelope. of which
! the left hand, Garner remained intact
/ I'm this was written in Ink, Return
! TO l.. W. Cailayhan. Seven Pines. Va
! 1t was straight clue, and Mrs Cal
| layhan was informed of her brothers
| tragic death. She said that she had
/ not seen him for twelve years. and did
not know that he was in Richmond.
| Though, cognizant Of his faults. she
| was very fond Of her brother, and
! would have received him with open
| arms had he come. The first news
| she had OF him was that he was dead.
and she was almost FRUSTRATED with
! grief. She will make arrangements
| for the funeral.
Car Crow Arrested.
.Mctorman j. r. Ford. who was IL!
| charge of the car at the time. and
Conductor q. NJ. Andrews were ar
rested at o'clock Yesterday afternoon
| on. the formal charge of murder the
warrant being served by County Con-
stable Beck. They were Immediately
recognized In the sum Of $500 each. for
| their appearance before Squire r. J.
I Puryear in the county Magisterial
i court on Wednesday morning
COronsr TAYLOR viewed the body at
Benefits undertaking establishment
| YESTERDAY morning. and decided to hold
I, an INQUEST at 3 o'clock tomorrow az
| ternoon. Several letters round In the
! dead mans pocket were read to him.
but he stated. that none OF them con-
veyed the idea that he contemplated
piaintixe nature. Some OF them had
been written By hiisssslf. and had not
been mailed. One. OF them spoke OF
guards and their work. evidently re-
ferring to the municipal farm, in Mic
suuri. hut whettIrr they meant thai
he was one Of the guard or one iii con-
flneinent Coroner Taylor said he could
not determine.
As The AFFAIR occurred Just beyond
the corporate limits. the case was turn
ed over to Sheriff l.. H. Kemp. OF Hen.
rico county who will be aided in his
Investigation BY Policeman b. H. Wer-
ner. Of the city forco
Coroner Taylor was not notified Of
the mans aeath By the hospital an.
thcriti4s. He was notified By Frank
Milford. clsiri agent Of the street rail-
way company. Whether the nnan real
ly contemplated suicide, or lust walk.
ed accidentally on front OF the car. may
never be determined, but the theory u
that he threw hiriself IN front Of the
heavy car with the intent TO XIII HIM
self. (
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