The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-02
Petersburg
RURAL MAIL CARRIER
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Petersburg. Va, June Anderson
j. Fucker. s'xty-ffve years old. a resi-
dent Of Ettrick and rural mall car
/ rier, carrying route from the Peters
/ burg postof!ice over the Richmond
and Petersburg turnpike. serving
section OF Chesterfield county, COM
mitted suicide shortly before & O'Clock
this morning by shooting himself
through the head with a revolver In a
stable in the rear OF his home. III
health was ascribed by members of
his family as the cause OF the suicide.
Mr.. Tucker left hts houae q few
minutes before O'Clock and a little
while later one Of his sons found him
dead with a bullet wound in his head
just back of his right ear. and the
pistol Erasped tightly in his hand.
The report OF the revolver was not
heard and the body was discovered
merely by accident.
Mr.. Tucker had been connected
with the Petersburg postoffice for
number or years. He leaves a widow,
TWO sons and three daughters. A. J.
and w. Clement Tucker Mrs w w
Hehson, Mrs. T. l.. Eubank and Miss
Eugenia II. Tucker: also one broth
err and one sister. G. 3. Tucker. of
Ahesierfield county, and Miss Fannie
Andrews, of South Richmond
Enlists In Hospital CORPS
William A. Rucker, a popular young
patarshaFEef,-se n-t,f- Mrs-p-P
Rucker. OF Jetersville, but for the
past eight years in charge of the de-
livery and mailing department, 81 the
Rncker Dry Goods Co, conducted by
his uncles. Messrs. w. NJ. and ]. A.
Rucker. enlisted today at Richmond
in the hospital corps. and was ordered
to report Immediately at Newport,
ky Young RaekAss splendid
specimen OF an athlete. having for
several years been active in all ath-
leucs in connection with the local
Y. NJ G. A. He was popular among
the young men Of the city and scores
of them will wish him deserved sue
cess
Veterans TO Escort President.
senator Thomas s. Martin last night
wired Commander Bcckwith. OF A. r.
Hill camp. Confederate Veterans,
President Wilson's acceptance of the
camps offer to act ss his escort from
the White House to the hail In which
the Confederate reunion will convene
next Tuesday The information was
received by the camp with great en-
thusiasm and by rising vote Presi-
dent Wilson wes made an honorary
member of the camp. Commander
Beckwifh was instructed TO forward
him an official badge of the camp
and Senator Martin was telegraphed
Immediately. to inform the president
OF the .eamn,g action IT is not be-
lteved that an honor of this kind has
been conferred upon any other camp
of Confederate vet rars
WIN Go TO Eastern Shore
About thirty members of Peters,
burg council, Boy Scouts of America
Rave volunteered to go to the eastern
shore OF Virginia, this summer to as-
sist the truckers of that section in
harvesting their potato crop AT an
enthusiastic meeting of the Scouts
held at headquarters last night Ex-
ecutive Norsk outlined the necessity
of cooperation with farmers OF the
country this summer. The boys who
have volunteered will report at head
quarters Monday afternoon at 4
O'Clock for vaccination by Drs. Mar
tin and Leigh as a measure of pre-
caution against typhoid. Scout Ex-
ecutive Norsk will accompany the
boys to the eastern shore.
Failing Or In Drunkenness,
The report OF Chief of Police Rag
land. OF the Petersburg police depart
ment. for the month of May shows
total Of 1877 arrests. among them %
for drunkenness. as against 21o ar
rests made on the same charge during
the corresponding month last year.