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WHOLE NUMBER 18,992. RICHMOND, VA., TUESDAY, MAY 21 1912.
THE WEATHBB TO-D * V-FAIR. PRICE TWO CENTS,
TENETSOFCHURCH
TO BE EXPLAINED
Presbyterians Seek to
Remove Existing
Prejudice.
COMMITTEE WILL
MAKE STATEMENT
Question of Union With North?
ern Branch Is Referred for Re?
port at Next Assembly.
Amendment Proposed to
Elect Infant Clause of
Confession of Faith.
[Special to The Tlmea-Dlspatch.]
Brjstol, \'d., May 20.?The adoption
of. a resolution to appoint an art in
lerlth committee to pieparc a brief
popular statement of lh< doctrines of
tho church, which was adopted by a
narrow majority and after a lively de?
bute; the passage of a resolution to
appoint a committee to confer with
th>- United Presbyterian Church on
the subject of a union with that or?
ganisation; the report of the com?
mittee on church societies, recommend,
lue the appointment of a woman sec?
retary; tho consideration of a propos?
ed amendment to the elect-Infant clause
of the Confession of Faith, to be sub?
mitted to the presbyteries, and the
adoption Of the mlnorlt) report of the
committee on marriage and divorce
refusing to submit to liiu presbyteries
the matter of a revision of the Con?
fession in this respect. Were the prin?
cipal doings of the day In the General
Assembly of the Southern Presbyter?
ian Church.
The contest over the preparation of
a popular statement ? mbodylng th?
doctrines Ol the church was precipi?
tated by requests from missionaries
and overtures frohi presbyteries ask?
ing this on account of the prejudice
against the church because It is
? barged bj its enemies with believing
lu Infant damnation and predestination
of souls to hell, it developed a light
between the progressiv, s and conser?
vatives, and the former, led by Dr.
.lames I. Vance, of NuMivlllc. won by
Xa vote of !??? to 83. ?>r Vance plead
f.'r tin- assembly fo "put In twentieth
e. nttiry terms, the truths of our Con?
fession."
Dr. F, M. Wood, of West Virginia,
said that the criticism was not
against the Confession, but really
against the Word of God. Dr. C. F.
Heed, declared In speaking on the sub
led that there ??j no use in talking
of union with the United Prosbyler'an
? if we aie going to discredit our Con?
fession."
To lliplnln Doctrlurs.
Strong speeches were made against
It. but tho advocate;, urged that the
statement was not to compromise any
of the teaching.- in th? Confession,
but to explain them.
I'r. W. U. Bogst, of Atlanta. pl:ad
for a change 'n the Confeea'on so as
to HUthorUi only one giound of
divorce?Impurity. He lost by the
adoption of the rerun of the majority
of his committee. ?
Th^re was much deliate on th? sub?
ject of the elect Infant clause, and
majority and minority reports came
from the committee on this subject.
Di. Webb, of Louisville, presented the
majority report, which proposed that
tiie Confession shall be amended so
as to provide specifically that uil in
fahts are elected ami regenerated.
The minority report, pr-sented by Ur.
1. S. McKlroy. of Macon, Oa., contained
practically the same opiesslon In a
different form. The consideration of
this matter was deferred. All speak?
ers said that the Confeenlon ns It
stands does not teach Infant damna?
tion, but that it was capable of that
construction.
The report of the commute,, on sys
t mafic beneficence was adopted with
slight amendments. Tho chteil feature
ja i .i o appropriation of $550, )0J for
foreign missions and 1129.000 for as?
sembly's home mlss'ons.
The report of [he committee or. Ro?
manism will be made to-morrow af
t i noon, ipd will lie on* .-f the impor?
tant events, of the assembly me-ting
Woman fircrctar}'.
Contrary to e^tfeotatlons upon the
purt of a good many of the commis?
sioners, tiiff General Assembly to-day
adopted that item of the report of toe
standing cjmmltte on c.iiurch societies
v hlch recommended the appo'ntment
of a woman, secretary. When the rec
oiumendatlon was put to the house it
?was adopted without a dissenting vote.
Tals report recommended that the
four executive committees be directed
to select a woman possessing suitable
gifts as a secretary, who shall devote
her ?ntire time to the work of organ?
ising the women Into synodlcal and
presbyterisl unions and local societies
under control of synods, presbyteries
find sessions, nnd eo-ordin-a.t lng tvo
tnen's and young peoples societies hut
organized. During the past year tha
women's societies liav? contributed to
foreign missions $ 104,20V; to home mis?
sions, 152,161; to local causes, $185,185;
to other oatiscs, $62,176; giving a to-tai
of $3S3,1~6. Th' membership of the
women's societies Is 69,4*1, The young
people's societies, with a membership
of 26.SOrt. contributed a total of $36.828
to a*l ca.V??;s the past year.
A committee consisting of Rev. R. C.
Becd, Rev. S. G. Morris. Rev. .John F.
Cannon, lion. Allen G. Hall and lion.
W. p. Stevenson, was appointed to
eoiifer with a similar committee from
the United Presbyterian Church to
ascertain whether a basis of union Of
the two churches Is practicable..
Dr. Smith liiprcMfH Keg-ret.
Soon after the opening of the ses?
sion of the assembly this morning
Rev. I'.gbert W. Smith rose to a point
Of personal privilege and slid that he
desired to express to the assembly
his regret for having used a word that
he used on Saturday morning with
reference to the circulation of certal.n
scandalous rumors he. had heard.
Another commissioner said that he
hoped the representatives of tho press
would not give out the features of the
proceedings of the assembly as that
referred to by r>r. Smith such promi?
nence In the headlines, and another
commissioner said that In view of
the fact that this prominence had been
given In the papers, he hoped the ex
planatlou of Dr. Smith to-day would
appear in "boxcar letters."
It Is predicted by some that the
membership of the assembly w'll be
higher two years from now If three
(Contlnued on See nd Tage)
OHIO RESTS AFTER
CAMPAIGN STRAIN
To-Day, Result Will Be
Told by Ballot .
Boxes.
CANDIDATES MAKE
WHIRLWIND FINISH
Three Presidential Aspirants
Carry On Their Fight Until
Late Hour at Night?Taft
and Roosevelt Both Confi?
dent That Victory Has
Been Achieved.
Columbus, Ohio. May 2<>.?Ohio to?
night rasted from the strain of the
last two weeks' campaign, 'luring
which four presidential candidates
bombarded the State from one end to
the other, and is ready for to-mor?
row's Primarien.
Three of the Republican candidates
for the presidential nomination car?
ried th?,<r tights almost up to the hour
of balloting, and lat to-nlghl Presi?
dent Taft, Colonel Rooaevelt and
Senator Li Follette were still making
public addresses, offering their final
pleas with the Republican voters for
suppoi t to-morrow.
Governor Judson Harmon ended h's
fight for the Ktato Jsaturdny night.
The second to the last Ktato to hold
oresldentlal preference primaries and
the- home of two of the candidates,
Ohio Is considered the crux of an
unusual political situation.
Campaign Without Precedent.
Activity In the Ohio campaign Is
said to be without precedent In the
prcs'-nt presidential conteets. It was
In this State that Colonel Roosevelt
hist presented the platform upon
which he Is basing his fight.
President Taft nnd ills former
friend, the ex-President, have crossed
and recrosstd each other's trails In
their couises about the State, speak?
ing front the roar of special trains, In
open air meetings and In town halls.
Wood row Wilson, Governor Har?
mons only opponent, did not enter
the State. Harmon's antagonist has
been William Jennings Bryan, who.
speaking for the Ohio Progressive
Democratic League, has berated the
Governor, and urged Wilson's nomina?
tion In several campaign tours.
President Taft and Governor Har?
mon to-night went to their homes in
Cincinnati. The President will leave
to-morrow afternoon for Washington,
and Governor Harmon will heat the
returns at his home.
Colonel Roosevelt and Senator La
Follette completed their campaigns,
tho one leaving for the East during
the night and the other for the West.
Supporters of all factions In tho i
four-cornered contest are expecting a
large primary vote. Because of the
complicated ballots returns are not
expected until lat.-. The polls will tie
open from r.:.td In the morning until
the same hour In the evening.
l.oylla Is Confident.
Lewis C. Laylln. Taft's Ohio man?
ager, was confident In his prediction
to-night on the eve of the primaries
that the President will not be turned
down by his own State.
?It's a Taft victory and It's all over
but the shouting." hi said. "Ohio
looks better for Taft to-night than it
did forty-eight hours ago, and it
looked mighty good then. Within the
last twenty-four hours there has been
a remarkable change in sentiment for
the President among the. farmers."
Chairman Walter F. Brown, of the
Republican State central committee,
who has managed Roosevelt's cam?
paign in this Statp, did not make any
final prediction as to to-morrow's out?
come. The Ohio Roosevelt committee,
however, said: "Assured that delegates
pledged to Theodore Roosevelt will
be elected in a substantial mnjority
of the twenty-one congressional dis?
tricts, we continue to expect a prac?
tically completo sweep of the dis?
tricts by Roosevelt."
Llcutenaiit-Governor Hugh Nichols,
campaign manager for Governor
Harmon, said that the people of Ohio
will support Governor Harmon in
to-morrow's primaries.
Taft'S Clght Ended.
Dayton. O., May 20.?President Taft's
seven days of spcechniaklng throughi
Ohio came to an end here to-night'
with a final plea to Republicans of
his own State to g^Ve him their sup-j
port at to-morrow's primaries and to
defeat Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, |
whom Mr. Taft dubbed ? the bolter."
Mr. Taft appealed all day long 'n
practically every one of the dosen
speeches he made for Republicans to
consider and keep In mind Mr. Roose?
velt's Cleveland speech. where the
President snld he prophesied a bolt.
He continued to predict the wreck of
the grand old party it Mr. Roosevt it
does not change his attitude and 's
not assured of the nomination by the
I Republican National Convention. He
asked Eepubllcans to remember how
long that party had existed, what it
always had stood for, and to dee'de
for themselvce whether or not they
wished to sec It disrupted to "gratify
the ambition of on" man.';
Mr. Taft has made no predictions
before any of the primaries In other
States have been held, and he fol?
lowed this rule to-day. His friends
believe that he has made a note?
worthy effort to win Ohio, and many
of them were confident that the re
Suit of the trip will bo evident at thp
polls Tuesday.
Mr. Taft's only engagement to-mor?
row Is one at the polls In Cincinnati,
and he expects to leave that city .n
the afternoon for Washington.
Most of Mr. Taft's attacks on Colo?
nel Roosevelt over his predecessor ex?
pecting to "bolt" the Chicago conven?
tion were nllko. I Hero Is one del'vered
late to-day at Xenla: "Mr. Roosevelt
said at Cleveland, the other night 'n
effeca that he was going to bolt If
he were not nominated, and that when
he bolted If he were not nominated
he would he the Republcan tvsrty. and
(Continued on Second Page.)
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, NORFOLK.
Um C. A O. Fast Trains? Leave Richmond
!>:'iA A. M. and I :P> V. M. J3.il round trip.
Special coschfs for delegates May :;.
Detroit Team Will Take
Field To-Day With?
out Cobb.
NO CONCESSIONS
FROM BAN JOHNSON
Players Decide to Go Back Rather
Than Have President Navin
an Innocent Sufferer?Cobb
Urges Them to Decision.
Will Lose Nothing
in Fines.
Philadelphia. May 20.?On the ground
that they did not want to see Frank
N'avin. president of the club, suffer for
uny action on their part, the players
of the Detroit American League basa
ball club, called off their strike late
tills afternoon and agreed to play the.
regular scheduled game In Washing?
ton to-morrow without the services
or Tyrus Cobb. Thus ends one of the
most extraordinary situations that has
ever been brought about In organized
basebail.
As a condition of v. turning to the
field, the playera said that they want
It distinctly understood that they will
still light for the principle Involved
and for which they struck.
In returning to thu club, tile play?
ers received no concestioni from Kan
Johnson, who ha*l Indefinitely sus?
pended Ty Cobb for attacking, a spec?
tator in a game In New York last
wets.
Mr. Navin, however, premised the
men that If they would return he
would do his inmost t ; have Cobb re?
instated as quickly as possible; tnui
he Would do all he COUld as a club
owner to have the. American League
give better protection to the players
on the field against unsportsmanlike
conduct on the part of spectators, and
that he will see that nunn of the play?
ers will buffer any financial loss as the;
recull of any fines that may be Imposed!
upon tneiu by the league.
Special Mretlnir To-Day.
The special meeting o;' the American|
League will be held lO-;uGrrow at 11 A. j
M.. at which the club owners will at
clde what punishment, if uny. shall
be inflicted upon the strikers. Tno
?luestion of a line against the club, it1
Is expected, will also l.u taken up by
tilit league. Atter the ?..lec.tlng 1'roal
de'nt Johnson will go to New Yuik miu
Investigate the assau'.'. cade and on
the result of tills Inquiry, it is said,'
will depend the reins .utcmcnt of ttiu
star centre fielder.
Matters In this unusual case begun|
to develup as soon as Mr. Navin ar?
rived here early In the uay. He Drat
saw Mr. Johnson and had a thorough
understanding with illm, anu upon;
leaving to go into coherence with
the. players. Mr. Navin said that it
was a question of whether the player?
or the club owners .\ould run the
league.
The Detroit president was In confer
encu with his men for nearly two
hours. He told them M.\ Johnson had
annouiiceJ to lilm tha. there would be
no compromise, and that they would
have to return to the ball field without
Ty Cobb or take the consequences.
Mr. Navin made .1 personal appeal
to them. He told them that he was
tiie principal sufferer in the affair, and
lie did not feel that it was Just to him.
Cobb told the players that he lelt he
was responsible for what nnu occurred,
and that while he appreciated the ac?
tion of his team mutes, he felt that
for the sake of Mr. Navin, who had al?
ways treated them well, the players
snuuld reconsider their action and re?
turn to the club. Ho ctdded that he
was willing to -.stand alone, and take
whatever was coming, one way or the
other.
The result of the conference was a
proposition from the players delivered
to Mr. Johnson by Mr. Navin, which, it
i3 understood, was to the effect that
the. men would return to the game If
Cobb were reinstated on Wednesday, or
at some fixed time. Mr. Navin did not
bring back a very favorable reply, ac?
cording 10 the players, but reported
that Mr. Johnson had put the whole
matter up to Mr. Navin that he must
place a team in the field. The players
then decided that Mr. Navin should not
be the innocent sufferer.
The second conference was brief, and
shortly before 4 o'clock the newspaper
men were, called In and the announce?
ment was made by the nun. lu lh?
presence of Mr. Navin, that they had
agreed to play in Washington to-mor?
row without Ty Cobb. >-n the promises
made by Prealdent Navin.
SHU ITithtlug .lohnsou.
All th? players expressed their sym?
pathy for Mr. Navin. They said they
did not want him to suffer any financial
loss. The players further announced
tliHt they will continue to fight against
Mr. Johnson's atltude toward the play?
ers and that they want an Investigation
made before a player is found guilty
of misconduct.
After lh> conference several of the
Detroit men said, now thai t!i,. ques?
tion lias be -n brdught to public atten?
tion, they will keep up the agitation
that the players be given a square dial
in the mutter of suspensions. Several
of them said they had received letter.)
and telegrams from players in both
the major leagues expressing .-yinpathy
for their cause and promising assist?
ance In th->lr fight Whether there will
be any organized movement among the
players to have grievances adjusted,
none of the-Detroit men \eould yenturj
to say.
The Detroit t ?am left for Washing?
ton at 8 o'clock to-night, accompanied
hv Manager Jennings. The game sched?
uled between Philadelphia ani Detroit
here to-day was called off by agree?
ment,
LITTLE ROCK AROUSED
Highly Armed Men Are Scnrcblng for
Murdere r.
Little Kock, Ark.; May 20.?Eighty
armed men. Including ministers, al?
dermen, business nini professional men,
began at midnight a vigil to pro teal
Little lloi'W citizens from mysterious
as.snults by nn unknown person, whoso
career culminated Sunday in tho
I shooting and killing of a baby, in arms.
DEATH PENALTY
WIDELY OPPOSED
Sentiment Striking
Among Veniremen in
Claude Allen's Trial.
TEN QUALIFIED
TO SIT ON JURY
Taking of Evidence in Case of
Alleged Slayer of Judge Thorn?
ton Massie Probably Will
Begin To-Morrow?Youth?
ful Prisoner Sits Silent
in Courtroom.
nv AI.K.VAMIEIl FORWARD.
j WythevlUe. V*.. May .". When the
examination of the first venire of 100
] citizens of Wythe county was com?
pleted at ?; o'clock this afternoon, ten
I men sat in the jury ho\ quel'fled to
j try Claude Swanson Allen for the
murder of Judge Thornton L. Massie,
1 of Carroll county, Six others must be
secured before the necessary panel of
sixteen is complete.
Upon adjournment of court, Judge
Waller Jt. Staples preparul a new
list of fifty names, und Sheriff David?
son at once hegan the work of sutn
' mining them, it is hoped to hive
?enough present to ke'p court in scs-I
: slon constantly to-morrow uhtil tho I
. Jury Is complete.
1 It Is probable that the taking of |
evidence will begin 011 Wednesday,
[unless unexpected obstacles arc en?
countered In secur'ng the needed Jury
j men. The ease with which ten men
j wen- found to be ellglole was sur?
prising to the court and the lawyers,
.In view of the gre: local Interest in
the trial of Floyd Allen, and the nat?
ural fdrmatlon and expression 01 opin
! ions.
Defenae Objects Vigorously.
At one time. there were eleven
jurors who appealed to bo qualified.
' K. P. Scott, a merchant miller, had
formed ah opinion as to the guilt of
Floyd Allen, but none as to Claude
All. n. The defense objected very
vigorously to his admission, but .lodge
j Staples s^nt him to tho jury room to
Join the other ten.
Later, R. II. Willi \ for the de
i fense. tenewed Iiis objestloh, saying
that an opinion as to Floyd Alien III]
this case. Involved as it is in the
conspiracy theory, must necessarily
j affect any of the co-defendants
[charged In the. same indictment. Court]
; an<l counsel looked uv precedents, and
! the rule as laid down In the McC?e I
case was examined. At last it was;
' thought best to excuse Mr. Scott.
The jury as it stands is made up as '?
1 follows: II. K. Lii.x. farmer; J. B. Wll- j
liams, fanner; Charles C. Neff, brick
mason; M. F. Litz, farmer; J. W. Mar- !
tin. farmer; W. Z. Jonas, farmer; '
Miller Copenhaver, farmer; A. Y. j
Dlxon, farmer; B. O. Huddle, merchant;
i S. O. Fisher, public school teacher. |
Three of the accepted Jurors were j
placed In tbe box over the protest
of the defense, whose attorneys Chal- I
lenged them because of opinions they j
I had formed or expressed. Judge i
I Staples admitted them upon their
statement that they could discard
1 their opinions and give the prisoner.
I a fair trial.
I In reply to one objection. ^Judge]
Staples said: "I doubt if ihern Is a;
I man In the United States who has.
: not expressed a hypothetical opinion
I In this case."
I Eighty-five of the veniremen were1
' actually in court and were examined, j
i The remaining fifteen sent or brought j
j excuses of various kinds, which were
I accepted by the court, mostly in
' volvlng cases of illness. One or two I
i exemptions were claimed, and natu
i rally many had formed such opinions
! regarding Claude Allen's guilt as to
disqualify them.
Many Oppos.- Death Penalty.
The most remarkable feature of this
work wns the fact that no fewer than
twenty-seven of the eighty-five venire?
men expressed conscientious convic?
tions against the infliction of tho
death penalty. Did such a sent'ment
exist throughout the State, tho oppo?
nents of capital punishment might
speedily accomplish results for their
belief at the hands of the Legisla?
ture.
Judge Staples grew suspicious of
this. "Vou are under oath." he said
firmly to Venlreman L. P. Codmany.
"Have you heard any one on the out?
side of the courtroom to-day. among
those summoned here, d'SCUSS the
i proposition that scruples against the
death penaltj would get a man ex
I cused from Jury service?"
i "I did not." replied Mr. C'ormany.
I "HOW long have you entertained
;theso convictions' pursued Judge Sia
i pies
I The venlreman insisted it had been
l a long while \ similar question was
ask*d w. E, Richmond. He could not
! remember whether or not he had heard
! such an evasion of jury duty discussed.
I To other members of the venire the
I 'ourl put the question In this form:
'?Do you place your personal opinion
' ?hout capita! punishment against the
laws of the land'.'' -/ ? ,
! Ve.pireman Georg- W Smvthe h.wi
(Continued on Second Page.i
Her Prayer Answered.
Woman Prays for Steep, nnd
llurglnr Chloroform* ller.
Milium, ?in.. May SUV?A burglar
vtltb n bottle of chloroform WAS In
?trumental In nn*?erlug the prayer
of Mm, Isabella Itengon. aged sev
ent.v-flve years, early to-day. On
retiring lo*t nlabt Mr*. Reagan to.ld
her flniiKhter. Mrs. noberln Her?
bert, n-red forty years, thnt she
had prnreil for n "night without
waking eml dreniulng."
The two women, both widow*,
lived alone except for a poodle dog.
Some time In 'h- nl;hi n burglar
entered nnd drugged all three.
\f?er ransacking the house he de?
parted with *" In rnnh, nil the
money the nonirn had.
"I got the ?leep I needed no bad?
ly." ?ns >lm. lleagan's eommsnt to?
day.
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR, RICHESON
PAYS EXTREME PENALTY FOR
HIS MURDER OF AVIS LINNELL
CLARK.XCR V. T. RICHBSOX,
FLOOD AND BYRD
WILL LOCK HORNS
Fight tor Control of State Con?
vention lb Between Speaker
and Congressman.
OFF FOR NORFOLK TO-DAY
Indications Arc There Will Be
No Indorsements or In?
structions.
[Special to Tile Tinier-Dispatch.]
Washington. May SO.?Practically
the entire Virginia delegation lti Con?
gress will leave Washington either to?
morrow afternoon or early Wednesday
morning to attend the Mate Democra?
tic Convention at Norfolk. In many
respects this convention will 1?.. the
most interesting which the State lias
seen in many a yea.-, though from
what was said this afternoon, neither
I'nderwood nor Wilson will be in?
dorsed, nor will they have the satisfac?
tion of s-eeinc. the delegates receive
instructions tor them.
Congressman flood, who in all
probability will 1?? made 011? of the
"big four" to Baltimore, spoke inter?
estingly lo-nny concerning what the
convention might do.
"I do not believe that the conven?
tion will either indorse, or Instruct,"
said Mr. Flood. "At the same time. I
do not think the Wilson people will
run sway with the convention. Tnis
will he the first time that I have ever
differed on such matters with llichard
Evelyn Byrdj leader of the \\ llson
forces in ? Irgluia, Who Is my brother
in-law, but v.'- certainly disagree 011
tii.- Wilson proposition.
"Mr. Byrd and I have always stood
firm in everything since we have heen
in politics, and it will be a strong!
thing if he votes aga.'.iat me for a
delegate-at-large, and 1 should have
to vote against him.
"Another peculiar tiling is that I
have a nephew, a son of "Dick" Byrd,
I who will also in all probability havo
I to vote against me n.? a delegate."
Aside from what Mr. Flood snld. It
! Is learned that the light between the
! Wllsol and the Underwood people will
I be a bitter one. Then- are two or
I three members of the Virginia delega?
tion in Congress who ire going to the
I convention to stand uy Wilson to thi
I last, wiiiie the UnAerwodd people are
i just as determined to bt-e that the Ala
1 bamti Congressman get* all that is
I coming to him."
In uddltth to this, there Is some
I llarmep feeling In Virginia, and this
j may Come up in the eon vent ion. Con?
gressman l.anih Is one ot the stti ngest
j Harmon supporters in lue Hons . and
he doubtless will he hoard from.
It Is not known yet whether Senator
? Martin will be able 10 leave Charlottes
ville for a long enough time to be at
j the convention, but pr'ValC letters re
I celved by his friend* lo re are to the
? effect thai if Mrs Martin's condition
' permits It he will be there.
j Senator Rwanadn nhd others will
! leave with Mr. Flood to-morrow after
? noon. It now looks as i, the ficht will
I be one of ]"lood again.-". Byrd for con?
trol Of the convention. P. If. McO,
C.lrlfi Pnnle-Slrlcken.
Atlapta, C?a? May 20.--Twenty-f.vc
or thirty girl ooern lives were driven
pnnio-'strlckeii to the street and prop?
erty lvss estimated at JoO.000 caused
by fife'which broke coil 1st? to-da y at
58-60 .Mitchell Street, near Ihn ter?
minal station. The building was oc?
cupied by the Warren Manufacturing
Company, .manufacturers of suspend?
ers.
POLICE IDENTIFY
VICTIM OF MURDER
Woman Slain in Los Angeles
Bungalow Was Miss
Minnie Quinn.
DILLON IS HELD GUILTY
Former Richmond Man, Who
Committed Suicide, Believe.I
to Re Murderer.
[Special in The Tlmes-Dlspatch-I
Chicago. 111.. May 20.?Chicago de?
tectives believe that they have Identi?
fied at last the victim of the Los
Angeles murder. If they substantiate
their belief they also will have
established the Identity of the murder?
er.
Mlas Minnie Quinn, formerly a maid
In the homes of . Mrs. Harold McCor
mlck, In Lake Forest, and Douglas
smith, in winuctku. Anally has been
settled upon as the woman In the
mystery. A dosen persons who were
Intimately acquainted with Miss U'ulnn
were shown a picture of the murder?
ed woman to-day. All declared that
It was a photograph of Miss Quinn.
In addition to the picture Identi?
fication, the follow ng corroborative
faets regarding M'ss uulnn were
learned to-day;
She has been missing for six weeks,
she was a Catholic au 1 :'. member of
the young Woman's Sodality of the
Holy Name Cithedr.il. She had clothes
similar to those worn by the murder?
? id woman. She was reported to have
j been engaged to a C C. Dillon, form
: oily of Richmond, suspected by the
[police of the murder. She told friends
Ion January 7 that she >vus going on
ja trip with Dillon. The bloodstained
satchel Hlllon was carrying when he
[was killed has been identified as the
; propert) of M'ss uulnn. Chicago
[dentists have identified the Los
Angeles victim as Miss Qu'nn by
I peculiar woi k they did on her teeth. I
Picture Identified
j Among those who id ntilied the plc
i tu re was Douglas Smith, who em?
ployed irr as a ma'd until January
j 7. lie was certain that the picture
' of the dead woman's body, taken by
! the Los Angeps police, was a llke
I noss of his former servant. Servants
I employed fit the Smith home were
1 equally positive in Identifying the
? photograph.
I 'Miis Quinn received frequent cabs
! from a man of Ihc name Dillon, who
j answers the description of the i'. C
I DUIon killed by a train Saturday,"
j Mr. Smith top) detectives Howe and
i Burns. "She told other servants In
1 the house that she. was engaged to
I him. Before she left my employ she
j told servants that she was going on
a trip with Hillon to visit his rela
j tives. She' asked that they keep the
i Information secret."
Further corroborative evidence was
' secured from Mlfs Delia Callahan.
who conducts a ' servants' employment
! bureau si Bit; Ruth street. She 's the
i last person ^ivho saw Miss Quinn In
; Chlcngo. a* far as Mho police could
learn to-dav. Tho girl visited her
[ April S. she\ aid, staying only a few
minutes. Shy left in a hurry, Miss
j Callahan said, declaring that she had
I an Important i ngngement.
I "I have known her for ten years,"
; Miss Callahan asserted. "She lived
1 with mi a short time when she llrst
i came here frOin Ireland, where all
her relatives now live. She was a
good Catholic ami a member of a
young ladles' society at tho Holy
(Continued on Sig.nd Rago)
His Own Life Forfeit
for One He So Cruelly
Took.
CALM AND SMILING,
HE MEETS HIS FATE
Steadily He Walks Into Death
Chamber, and While Seated in
Chair Expresses Forgive?
ness for Everybody and
Declares His Willing?
ness to Di?.
LEADING EVENTS
IN FAMOUS CASE
October 1.",.?Avis l.tnncl die? In
Y. \\ . C. A. home |u Dotlon. I'apcra
pronounce It nulcldc.
October 10.?Aria Llnnell'a broth
eT-ln-law comes to Boston to claim
body. Teil? of engagement of dead
girl und rtlcheinon. Woman deciaren
Itlchcsiin hn,I telephoned front her
home making appointment with
?nmr one nt V. W, C, A.
October JT.?ltlctic?on'? landlady
mnyn he had returned bond to her
srtth remark that ahr had better
rauh It thoroughly, thnt It con?
tained poison. Cambridge confec?
tioner tells nf ItlehcNOn coining to
store on nflornonn girl died and
purchnnlnfr peculiarly nlinpr,] jnr of
candy. Identical tilth jnr found In
Ktrl's room. Woman teil? of arcing
pantor nnd girl eating together In
rmtaurnnt. William ltnhn, Newton
,|niBKl?i, tell* of aelllog cyanide
potassium to niehenon.
October 37.?nicheann arrested at
home of Violet Edmunds, His
flnncee,
October 30.?Grand Jury returns
Indictment of murder asnlnut pot?
ior.
October St.?Rleheaon pleads not
trollt y. Trial set for January 15.
A'os-eraher 1.?Rleheaon resigns
from pantorate.
November a.?Resignation refused
by church.
November 24.?Church accepts
rcNlBwatlon.
December 20,?Rleheaon mutilate,
himself In cell.
January .1?Rlcheson confesses
srulltt atatcracot given out on Jan?
uary 0.
Jannary 0.?Rleheaon pleads
sruiltyt nentenced to be executed In
! week bealnnlng May 10.
May 21.?(13tlT A. M.> Rlcheson
executed.
Danton, Slay 21.?Clarence V. T.
nicheaon ??? electrocuted at 12tl7 this
morning. The curreat n?? turned on
at l-ilOiO'.'. and the prisoner wan de?
clared totally dead at 12il7.
The former ISnptlM clergyman, con?
fessed poisoner uf Avis Ijlunell, of
Hynnnls. bin one lime swecthcnrt, si um
outwardly rnlm when he entered the
drnth chamber, nnd he maintained his
composure whl'e the straps and elec?
trodes were being adjusted an he aat
In the electric chulr.
Rlcheson walked to the chair erect,
eyes straight ahead until he sat down.
Then he closed his eyes and kept them
shut until the end. Seated in the chair,
i he was asked a series ot questions by
I the Kev. Herbert S. Johnson, ills
spiritual adviser.
During his answers he said:
"Ood will tako care of my soul, and
I pray for all. 1 forgive everybody."
The last of the questions was:
"Are you willing to ule for Jesus's
sake'.'" The reply, in an even, well
modulated tone, was simply, "I am
willing to die."
Tho current applied was of l.DOu
volts, light ampere-. One. application
was sufficient.
When the officials and witnesses of
the execution entered the death cham?
ber, after walking through the prison
yard in a pelting ram. they heard
sounding through the walla the strains
of song. It was RlchVSOh and his
spiritual advisers, Mr. Johnson and
Chaplain Stebbins, singing. Distinct?
ly audible as they elOLed were Hio
j words:
I "For 1 know, whal o re befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well"
Leaves I ell Smiling.
Klcheson left hi.s coll smiling at
l.'.ev Before starting on the deatn
inarch, he shook hands With William
i A. Morie. his counsel, who at the last
menu nt had been admitted as a wit?
ness of the execution, and with two
chaplains, the Rev. M. J. Murpny. tno
Catholic! prison chaplain, being also
present. Then he said: "I'm ready."
mid wo Iked on.
lie was dressed plainly In a black
cnevlot suit, a frock coat, white vest;
wnite shtrt, turn down collar and a
I black bow- "t. With gent studs In his
shirt front, and with low. black shoes,
brightly shincd. Ills head was shav
' ed down the middle.
The party then entered the cham?
ber. Rlcheson. accompanied by tho
clergymen, followed .-non after, thu
unfrocked minister appearing as cairn
..s either of hU companions.
Among many letters addressed to
Rlcheson which wero opened by War?
den Bridges to-daj was one which
I was found to contain c.-tnlde of potas?
sium. It was mailed from Station N.
New York City, on May VP. at 3 K M.
It contained no clue to the sender,
the powder being inclor.ed in a small
[ subenvelope nwrked "headache pow?
ders." An analysis developed that It
was poison of the same nature as thai
which killed Avis Mnhell.
j Attorney Morse s?ld Hist he advlss
d Warden Brldgei to -.oak. public the
. fact of the receipt tins powder.
Klcheson was entirely l.ir.ocent of any
iCont inued on 131glit h " Pa go. >