Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-24
JOHN A. LAMB DIES
FROM PISTOL SHOT
We'll Known Attorney Passes
Away at Stuart Circle
Hospital.
ACCIDENTAL, SAYS CORONER
Studied Law in Office of Federal
Judge Waddill. and Was
Widely Known.
ACCIDENTAL, SAYS CORONER

John :, Lamb. forty-twn years old.
w"l'-l'nowu attorney Of Richmond
and % son Of Captain John Lamb FOR
sixteen years Congressman from this
h'Siri"t. died yesterday afternoon at
81" o'clock at tho Stuart Circle Hos
pital from pistol shot wound without
rcgaining consciousness Coroner J. NJ
Whitfield. who conducted an invostira
ton, held that lac came to his death
as th" result Of q pistol shot wound
apparently accidontalIy inflicted" and
""cned an inquest unnecessary
The funeral Viii hc conducted to-
morrow morning at II o'clock from tho
home. 100 North Fifth Street. bv Rev.
Russell cecil. -. y. pastor OF the Sec
onh EaptisJ Church The interment
VIII hc private and Will he made in
hollywood Cemetery
Nj Lamb is survived by his wife ana
three children. Edwin Blair Virginia
:. and Martha Wade Lamb. and his
father, Captain John Lamb
bctcctiV" Sergeant John wiiv of
iIeadnuartcrs. conducted AN invcstica-
ton into the shooting yesterday after
noon. but has made no report TO the
Detective Bureau. Mr Lambs family
was seated at tho breakfast table YES
tcrday morning whom they were thrown
into fright by tho sound Of tho pistol
shot. y moment later they heard his
body fall 10 tho floor
LYING on FLOOR IN
UNCONSCIOUS CONDITION
Hugh Woolfolk. brothcr-in-law
rushed 10 Mr. Lambs bedroom and
found tho lawyer lying on tho floor in
AN unconscious condition. with blood
trcklinc from wound just behind
his right car. The pistol was found
lying near tho mans right hand Mr.
Lamb was only partly dressed at the
time. lie Was hastily removed from
his homo TO stuart Circle Hospital. and
DR.. Il. y. Iiord. tho family physician
was summoned.
Physicians wcrc unable TO determine
at once his condition, and an N-ray
photograph WAS made shortly before
noon to locate the bullet No operation
was performed. and MIR. Lamb died a
short tim" later. TIc was attended by
DrS Lewis &. Bosher ~ l.. Graz and
y Ilord Members Of the family
stated las, night that they believed
tho shooting 10 have been clearly acci-
dental
Brock cnbrouch Lamb. a cousin. and
the dead mans law partner said that
hc hal been seriously i'll in January
=
treatment administered by his family
physician. and had completely rccov-
cred. n" returned to his Office about
month ago, and since that time had
been busily engaged in his practice
READ LAW N OFFICE
or JUDGE W4DDIIL
Mr.. LAMB was horn in August. 1879
IN Charles city County. the son az Cap
tain John Lamb and Mrs. Lamb. who
was Miss Martha Wade before her mar
riaGc He received his carly education
in local schools ami studied law AT
Richmond College. from which he grad
uatcd with honors. Mir Lamb read Law
for some time in the Office of Federal
Judge Edmund Waddiil. Of this city
and received much of his carly train
ing from this distinguished iurist
While Mr.. Lamb had never held pub
lie Office. he was active in Richmond
and State politics. having made his
first campaign speech III 1895 during
the first campaign of William Jennings
Bryan. He has figured in practically
every campaign since that time His
legal practice was confined largely TO
the civil courts. and his talent won him
an enNiable reputation.