Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-23
FUNERALS OF VICTIMS
WILL TAKE PLACE TO-DAY
Miss Elise Thorpe to BE Buried Near
Grave OF Boy Who
Shot Her.
CRIME DUE TO INsANEJEALous,
DR.. Bright Decides That No Inquest
Will BE Necded-Winn Had Been
Brooding Over His Quarrel With
Miss Thorpe.

Funeral services for both victims of
the double tragedy at Highland. Springs
on Wcdn csday night. when Raymond
Vim. twenty years old, shot and killed
his sweetheart, Miss Elise Thorpe. sew
entccn years old. and then ended his
own life. will be held to-day. VIM
will be buried this morning. while the
murdered girl will be laid TO rest III
the afternoon. Only a few yards sep
arate the graves in lakewood Cemetery.
The little community at Highland
Springs was Mortified yesterday al the
news OF the tragedy. and hundreds of
persons visited the scene The ward
III the home of Louis Ruth. where the
murder and suicide occurred was ,hr
object OF much curiosity. although
there was nothing 10 show that such
a tragedy had broken UP ;hc happy
party held there fcw hours before.
scores O; friends and relatives visited
the homes OF the victims vest
Insane jealousy was 80 evidently the
cause of the crime that Dr. ]. Fulmcr
Fright coroner Of IIcnrico County. de-
cidcd thht an inquest was unnecessary
Yesterday morning when No viewed the
bodies OF VIM and his victim. The
accounts of eycwitneSses we're heard
by DR.. Bright. who thcu granted per-
mission for the bodies To he taken TO
the homes to be prepared for burial.
ROTH FUNERALS WILL.
TAKE PLACE TODAY
The funeral OF young VIM. Will be
held from the homo Of his father.
Luther VIM. collector for local in
Surancc concern. "a, S;op 10. at II
o'clock this morning. in;erment will
be in oaliwood.
The funeral OF Miss Thorpe will be
held from Ncwbridgc Church at 1870
o. clock, and the intermcn: will also be
in lakewood. Eight young men. friends
of Miss Thorpe since childhood, will
be the active pallbearerS. while hcr
girlhood friends will be honorary pail
bearers.
Little or no additional details of the
crime were brought on; Yesterday.
Several persons stated that Winn had
apparently been broodne over his
quarrel with Miss Thorpe all day We'd
nesdaS. causing remarks To be made
about his manner. lie rode on the
same car with her once during the
day. but did not speak. Several hours
before tho murder he was seen near
the home OF II. L. Bew. her stem
father. but did not attempt TO enter.
That he Was then waiting for her Is
believed
WAS WELL LIKED ny
PEOPLE OF NE:IGHRORHOOD
Miss Thorpe was OF "a bright dispo-
sition. and was a favorite among the
young people OF her neisrborhood.
She was recent graduate of Smith
deals Business College. and was en-
pioyed as s,enographer by the Spot
less Company. Miss Thorpe had been
receiving attentions from VIM for
several years. but recently she had
been cool towards him. and friends
believe that she no longer cared for
his company. The quarrel which pre-
coded the crime occurred on Monday.
and was caused by Miss Thorpe re-
manning in Richmond with relatives
over sunday. and then declining to
receive VIM that night on the plea
that she was going TO retire early.
AS far as could he learned VIM
was we'll liked by the boys OF the
neiShborhood. He had held several
positions in the last year. being with
the Chesa peake and Ohio Railway. the
American Locomotive Company, and
then with an insurance company lie
only went with the Richmond and Rap
pahannock River line on February !.
He VAS said to he devoted to Miss
Thorpe. and extremely Jealous OF any
young man seen In her COMPANY No
objection TO his calling on Miss Thornc
wa. made By her mother. although Mr..
he" her steprather. was not tavorablv
inclined toward him. but had never
had amy words with him over the mat
ter.
Miss Thorpe is survived by her
moihcr. stepfather: one stcpbrothcr,
Hinton Few. and two haif-yisters.
MiSses C.audic Ey and Ee.nice Lee
Ecw.