The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
TOWER PENINSULA
SHOCKED BY SUICIDE
John S. Wyatt, ST., One Of Elizabeth
City Countys Most Prominent
Men. Kills Himself.
MAN OF LARGE MEANS
Used Forkcd stick to Discharge shot
gun. Blowing on Top OF HIS HEAD
Stood High In business Circles.

I'll Hampton Va. Sept. 3.--Jchn :.
wyatt. ST. the Oldest and one OF the
most successful merchants in the town
of Fox Ri!l ard man widely known
throughout Elizabeth city county
committed suicide this morning by
blowing the top OF his head off with
a double barrelled shot gun. Mi Wyatt
went 10 q feed room IN the rear OF
his store about clock andN was
found little while later by Mrs
wyatt who went 20 the store to sum
mons her husband TO breakfast, lie
had used a forke6 stick 10 pun the
Trigger Fl his gan, and almost the
entire top part Of his head was car
r;ed away by he shot.
f-pon discovering ter husband dead,
Mrs. wyatt screamed for help ana
soor neighhorS came 10 her rescue
Mr.. Wyatt however, was then dead,
and Or. George h Nanderslce. the
coroner of Elizabeth city County. was
informed 81 the suicide After fnves-
tigating an the circumstances Of the
death. Or Tanderslice gave certih-
cate Of death by suicide
No known Cause
Members Of Mr.. Wyatts family as
well IS mis- friends. arc absolutely un-
able 10 give any cause fer i'le rash act,
as Mr. WYATT IS supposed to have
neer man vofth IL the neg nhorho0d
Of sf00 aho and all of his family ties
were OF the most delightful and pleas
ant character
This morning about $50 o'clock
Mrs. Johnson went to the Wyatt store
te make a purchase and at that time
Mr. Wyatt was apparently in the best
OF hamor as he joked with Mrs john
~ -4assaaIglG1--ca- Al41- tEs- general
conditions az the weather When ne
left his wife 20 go "a open the store
for t'1e day he gave no indications OF
7ts ~ente?N plated act. but. on the otne"
hand seemed 10 be unusually cheer
FL So far as could he learned Mr.
Wyatt left nothing 10 give his family
clue 10 tho reasons that prompted
him in desiring death
Mr. Wyatt was slxty-three years old
He was born in Fox Hill and forty
--~erx aro ne opened n general mer-
ifanise store ~ his s,attUe toHn end
also gagged In the fish business. lie
made money rapidly and was success
ful IN oil Of his business undertakings
He WAS man Of generous spirits and
= t1r r-7e7st cheerful disposition hahn;
THE Improvement of Fox Hill and that
section.
Holdings In Hampton.
Mr.. Wyatt was a director In the
Merchants National Bank and the
Home Fire Insurance Corporation OF
Hampton, and held stock in many
other local enterprises af 1'lis city. He
had the reputation of being a friend
to the young men and had been inr
strumentai in starting u number OF
young men in Fox Hill in the fishing
business, as we'll az helping them in
other business enterprises. In fact
the advice oil Mr. Wyatt on matters
Of business was sought by most of the
citizens of Fox hin. He mad served
the town as postmaster and also serv-
ed several terms on the hoard of SUI
. peryssors OF Eliza beth City County
n 3r0na Chesapeake District.
III Mr. Wyatt In survived by his widow
and two children. Or. Gyr Wyatt. OF
White Sulphur Springs, and Mrs How
lNrd e. Horstman. of Hampton.
u The remains were turned over to
Tndertaker Frank c. Rees. but the
arrangements for the funeral services
will not be completed until later in
the day
1'Ae suicide OF Mr. Wyatt created
n sensation in Fox Hiu and The great
est sorrow soon swept over the town
becaUse of :te untimely death of its
rRost prominent and wealthiest citizen.