The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-01
WILLIE HILL TRIES
TO KILL HIMSELF
Robbed Brother OF $3.50, ana
Escaped Prosecution in
Police Court.
FIRED BULLET INTO BREAST
Boy Felt That He Was Disgraccd
for Life. SO He Wanted
to Die.

Returning to his home, 1909 Little
I page street, yesterday afternoon al
~ o'clock. Respondent after he had
been dismissed in the Juvenile Court
on Il charge Of stealing 1886 from his
brother. Willie Hill, seventeen years
old. entered Il vacant room ana fired q
bullet into his right breast. At the
Memorial Hospital. whore he WAS car
ricd. II WAS said last night that he
would probably recover.
Ills brother. George L. Hill. report
ed TO Detectives Sergeant Wiley We'd
ncsday night that his room had been
entered and the money stolen. APP
parcntly there was no clue to the
thief. In Police Court the following
day two negro women were heavily
fined and each produced II large roll
OF bills. Curious MS 10 where the
money came from. Detectives Wiley
and Kellam made Inquiries about II.
The woman said I had been lavishlN
srent the night before by two young
white men. They gave descriptions of
young hin and youtl, who said he
was Joe Martin. Their arrest fol
lowed.
Tho parents and brother were grief
str cken when they learned that VIII
lie had been arrested for stealing the
money. must of which was recovered
from him.
Brother Wouldn't Prosecute.
When the ease was called in thc Juvc-
milo Court Yesterday morning George
Hill refused TO prosecute his brother.
and Justice Cru,chheld at once dis
missed the charge against him and
Martin.
The father. mother and brother dis
played a marked anxiety concerning the
boy and constantly to!d him he mad
nothing to fear.
Going home. Willie Went out aud re-
turned in Il short while. Little heed
report Of n revolver shot alarmed tn
household. and n hurried investigation
showed tho startled brother and par,
ents that the hoy had sho, himself. He
was found lying on the floor of an UNI
occupied room, with blood gushing
from wound in his right breast.
The City Hospital ambulance. with
DR.. j. J. liulcher in charge. made
hurry trip. and emergency treatment
was rendered. after which the boy was
rushed - the Memorial Hospital. The
bullet, which had almost passed out
the back was removed by DR.. George
Ben Johnston. and IL was said tbut
the patient would recover.
DIsrrncc1 for Life.
The boy told DR.. tlulcher that ne had
been disgraced for life and could not
face the ruin which he said stared him
in the face. He attributed his down
fan to his evil associates.
lie protested that ne had not intend
ed 20 rob his brother. but had been
urged time and aga,n b. friend to
take tho money. Who the friend WAS
he would not say Ho aaded that the
friend" went so far in his entreat,cs
10 make him thief that he threatened
TO chloroform HIM
The revolver he used OF thi:ty-two
caihre, he borrowed after he left the
Police Court, but refused TO tell where.
he got 1t.
The stolen money had been saved by
George Hill, who Is mechanic en-
ployed at the Richmond plant of the
American Locomotive Company, and
who has been married but a short while
He was preparing 10 make the first
payment OH piece Of property on
which he expected to shortly build a
home of his own. More than $500 Of 1t
was recovered by Wiley and Kolam.