Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
MAN FOUND DEAD.
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found along the trolley tracks. me
handwriting in the book 10 that OF
william f. Walker. according to tho
brother from Baltimore. who said ne
recognized the writing
The Camden police today said tnat
no report has been made to them OF
man named Walker being missing.
Rev. Mr.. Grum, the pastor VINO mar
r,ed the couple, said today that inc
hr,da called at his church last night
ana .boved him a telegram from tho
brother of her new husband. living IN
pa,t,rnore. to the effect that he had
viewed the body. but that 1t was not
that of his brother. 1t was also stated
that Yesterday morning tho prioes
mother said that Walker had no reia-
tiyes. as far as she knew.
| Deceased Wore Glhsses, walker Diuh =.
4. Walker declared yesterday that
tho bodv of the man at the morgue is
| that of a man twice as old as MS pro-
| thor The dead man wore glasses, II
y,,a aonarent from lines over his nose
and n case containing spectacies found
| in his pocket, while Walker, said his
brother never wore glasses OF any
kind In his life. :,
Tho statement left by william II.
| Walker. barring reference to death,
which point has not been settled, IL
| correct In the main, according to the
| hrother who was In this city. He said
| that ALI the addresses are correct. a.
7, walker. however. said he did not
| ,xnow that his brother had been
] married.
II is believed that the man round AT
| pr.ndvwine Springs might have COM
4 10 Ia
nerson to fire two shots into their head
Tbis depends entirely upon whether or
mot the first shot skaters the brain
| A strong -willed person who decided
| 20 fire into his own brain twice. &C
| cording to a physician. can do SO
There have been cases of suicide where
| four shots have been fired.
| Another development regarding the
| man found at Brandywine Springs Is
| that the conductor of the car which
| carried the supposed suicide to Brandy
| wine SPRINGS declares that the pas.
sanger had n heavy gold watch and
| chain when he carried him on the car
| when the body was found, there ar
ticIes were missing.
Brooklyn Man Missing.
| G. O. Shepherd, about 20 years old
is reported missing from his home. IA
| Prospect Place, Brooklyn. n. \. IN
Philadelphia police have been aske'
to look for him in that city. He lef
home the day after Christmas. saying
IL is said, that he was going to Phiia
delphia. His wife is now very III
shepherd In described as feet III tnche
tail and weighing las pounds. Whel
he left Brooklyn he wore no bearc
He is said to have had $4,000 Wit
him.
whether this man has any connec
tion with the Brandywine Spring
tragedy is unknown. but an invesuga
ton will be made in the effort to iden
tify the Springs victim.
Tuesday night. the mother said, Tn
man appeared despondent and abou
1890 that night was seen preparing Z
leave the house. When asked wher
he was going, the mother said. he re
piled that he was going out looking 70
a lob and would not be back until h
! found one Later that night he re
turned and startled tho occupants c
the house by shouting Get cop. m
( mind is gone" A police officer wa
called, but the man had disappeared
He returned TO his room later in IN
night.
"Wednesday morning he left not
with the mother. 20 the effect that h
was going over 70 Philadelphia and
the girl would forgive" him. she woul
find him at $50 North Ninth stree
Philadelphia. II is presumed Wake
spent the night at this address. Thurs
. day morning he returned 10 Canide
. and IL was then that after asking fC
. Ia ha la 4r
, The mother of Walkers wife an
I the young wife have known Wake
for about four years. the greater pal
OF which time he had boarded at the
) home.
Had Postponed Wedding.
Mrs. McCabe said that three oth'
: dates had been set for the wedding
: her daughter and Walker. but that {
all three occasions he had asked th'
y the marriage be postponed. June
2 | of last year was one date set for u
wedding and on the day following, Mr.
McCabe found a note supposed to ha'
: been written by. Walker. addressed
the Camden police and whom IL ms
u concern" In this letter he said he d
not want the police TO make any a
rest for he had killed himself oy
love. This letter indicated that sufci'
: had been planned at that time. but
= was not carried into effect.
% Mrs. McCabe said Walker had oft,
threatened 10 kill her daughter II
ever found out that she was the eau
= of him not being able TO marry her al
he said he would do the same to q
mother, after which, she said,
threatened to kill himself. he w
very much IN love with the daughts
= according 10 Mrs. McCabe. who sa
!. that Walker had said ne would mar
y the girl. "even IL force was required
II Mrs. McCabe and the daughter bo
= expressed themselves as believing tn
~ the man is alive, but that his mind h
been affected by something and tn
= this accounts for his disappearance.
State Detective f. w. Mccoy todt
started an investigation into the nay
> terry Of the body of the man found
- Brandywine Springs last Friday NOR
ing.
Ie Not Walker. Wife Says.
~ Mrs. william +. Walker, wife of {
missing man, visited the morgue
4 Deputy Coroner Nichols office tode
= :. with her mother. Mrs. Mary McCa
~ of Camden, n. j.. and after viewing t
as body, said that they were positive tn
the man found dead at Brandywi
! Springs was not Walker. The moth
u and her daughter. who appears to
- no more than a child, came TO this eli