Evening journal., 1921-02-11
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NOTE WALKER
FOUND ALIVE,
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this afternoon TO visit Camden to
interview Walker and learn II pos
sible IL he. Walker. had known
Smith OF Rigby and II so whether
he was with the man at the time he
was shot.
Following his arrest Walker said
he spent Wednesday OF this week in
this city and on returning 20 Cam
den had spent the entire night talk
ing with his wife and mothar-in-
law. Following this talk he left
the house and Mrs. Walker notified
the police who placed guard
about. the place. Last night when
Walker returned to the house he
was arrested.
Just what he told his wife and
mother-in-law on Wednesday even
ing is not known here.
For awhile the local authorities
thought Smith or Rigby, whose
body was found at Brandywine
Springs with a bullet wound in. the
mouth. was Walker. as a note writ
ten in a book found at Oak Grove
stated that the writer who signed
himself as William F. Walker, was
tired OF living and hinted at suicide.
This note read as follows:
January 2s. 1921. My name Is
William + Walker. I was married
on January "a. 1921. to Miss f. W.
McCabe. Please find her II you can,
for me. and tell her I am sorry for
what l did. pray to God to forgive
me for leaving her. l hope she will.
I am tired OF living. ! was married
mtired OF living l was married
by the Rev. William Groom, SAT
Vine street, Camden. n. j. I loved
my Dorothy with all my heart and
soul, but / was afraid she did not
love me, for I did wrong by leaving.
can see now what l did and / am
sorry. but II was too late. have
two brothers and one sister, A. L.
Walkr. 2941 West Mosher street.
Baltimore. The Rev. J. c. Walker,
Winter Park. Fla My sister, Mrs.
T. w. Headley, Rainswood. Va.
Please tell my Dorothy goodbye for
me and tell her TO be true Chris
tan. II God would have compass
sion and lift this burden from my
heart and give me back my Dorothy
again. and n ! knew she would for
give me, i would be happy, for love
her, but / was too hasty. II was all
my fault am TO blame, and me
alone. but not l; 1t is the devil in me
and ] have tried hard to resist him,
but I can't. He has got the upper
hand OF me. 1 cry unto God. but
He is not to be found, so what have
written is true. I do not know who
will receive this. but whoever you
may be. please in the name OF God,
let IL be known. Good bye.
(Signed) William F. Walker.
''P. s.-I will say that my Dorothy
, is not to blame. for there is no bet
ter girl in the world than she. Nc
truer girl ever born than she"
i In the back OF the book Is written
[ sn2Os n. S1st" and on the opposite
e side is written wall Brook, 1s74-J.'
( Following his arrest last night
Y walker was greeted in his cell BY
5 his wife and mother-in-law. His
! bride told him she forgave him and
y would take him home as soon as h'
/. was released He threw his armi
D around her and said: MY pooi
y Dorothy Then both began tS
weep.
4 Mrs. Mccabe brought her son-in
= laws supper. She said she woult
81 bring ali his meals He was aw
- fully Jealous OF Dorothy" said Mrs
E McCabe. He went away through
3 jealously. more than anything else.
Constable George Wilmington
: who Is at work on the case OF th'
suicide here is awaiting for Mrs
George Rigby, OF Philadelphia
I whose husband disappeared severn
r years ago after marrying her.
1 Mrs. Rigby Is expected to arriv'
4 here this afternoon to view the ef
fects OF the dead man.
D A member OF the coroner's jury
a | who requested this morning that hi
: I name be withheld said that while M
- had voted for a verdict of suicide
= there were something's about tn
evidence given that would indicate
that the man had been killed.
The revolver found lying on th'
. dead body, this juror said, had tive
empty cartridges. but the barrel wa
I. clean and had evidently been clean
ed since the last shot was fired.
There were two places on tn
. ground where blood was plainl,
visible-one where the body lay an'
: another several feet away.
The dead mans hands were fold
ed in his lap in such a position as NJ
|, injured man was likely to have fold
A ed his hands
a The revolver was not held In tn
!, manner in which 1t would have bee
II the man had used the weapon.
If There were blood spots on tn
= dead mans right arm which appear
A.. ed as though made by another ma
l. with bloody hands.
J. The position OF the body, accord
IA ing 10 this juror. and the revolvs
l. I'm his hand with the wrong fingt
l. resting on the trigger, would ind
of cate that the man had been ktlle
ye and that an attempt was made
NJ make Il appear a case OF suicide.
DANCE FOR SOLDIERS.
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