Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 169, 21 May 1912 — Page 1

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SUICIDE WAS FOUNDTODAY IN THE GLEN Peter L. Gills, a Machinist, Seats Himself on Bench - and Swallows Three Ounces of Carbolic Acid. SORROW OVER LOSS OF WIFE IS CAUSE Sylvester Eggleston, Guest at Same House Where Gills Boarded, Is Missing. Police Are Notified. Peter L. Gills, aged 45, a machinist employed at the Hoosier plant, yesterday; afternoon, shortly after dinner, left his rooming house and went to the Glen Miller park. In-the back part of the Glen he sat down on a bench near the old log school house, and after tearing up some letters," pulled a half pint bottle of carbolic acid from his pocket and drank about three ounces of the fiery fluid. With calm deliberation he replaced the. bottle in his hip pocket, stretched himself at full length on the bench, covered his face "with his hat and awaited death, which came soon. No traces of convulsions showed in his face hr body. His mouth was burned hut not his lips;' Despondency over the death of his wife some , years ago probably caused Gills' suicide. r f ? ' ' The police stated this afterbon that Sylvester Eggleston, aged 62, who was a boarder at the same house where Gills roomed, has been missing since Sunday. Both the suicide and the missing-man boarded at the home of 'Mrs. Margaret Wysong, 417 North Eleventh street. A Grewtome Discovery, f This afternoon r shortly after 1 o'clock, John Hawkins, an employe of the Glen, having occasion to make a trip through the back of the Glen, saw the man's form on the bench. He called, to the man and receiving no reply came closer and investigated. He "was horrified to discover the-inairwas -dead, with the face and hands showlng blue-black spots of disintegration. He called Park Superintendent . Hollarn. Later Coroner Pierce arrived and took the body In charge. In the pockets of the dark brown suit the man wore, were papers showing him to be ieter . Gill, of 417 North Eleventh street. Also in his pockets were a gold - watch, $3.75 and several papers and clippings. He wore a brown shirt and white collar and blue bow tie, with a brown hat and black shoes. He had gray hair and was smoothly shaven. The letters showed Gills had been a resident of Chattanooga, Tenn. A letter from the Citizen's National bank of Chatanooga to Gill had been torn up and could not be deciphered. He had several other letter from Chatanooga and in a notebook the address of Mrs. Mary Frist, Chatanooga, Tenn., was found. . The coroner stated death had probably occured within" thirty hours. Gill had boarded at the home of Mrs. Margaret Wysong, for about four (Continued on Page Six) News Nuggets (National News Association) NEW YORK, May 21. As a result of melancholia, brought on by brooding for its native country on the Amazon, a monkey belonging to Mri: Clifford Harmon, committed suicide by drinking poison. NEW YORK, May 21. Six women drew lots at Fordham hospital for the possession of the infant of Mrs. Rebecca Lipschiltz, who died ten minutes before her baby was born. The child went to Mrs. Victor Britt. WASHINGTON, May 21. Tomorrow, Henry K. Fulton, who is 72 years old and is known as "Washington's millionaire pawnbroker," will marry Ethel Tibbetts, 32.LOS ANGELES, May 21. Nat C. Goodwin denies that he is married to ' Miss Margaret Moreland. The famous 'comedian says he will not marry again until he leaves the stage for good. NEW YORK, May 21. John Stern, owner of "Baby," a 29 years old truck horse, gave a reception to the animal on the Broome street pier. " Stern figures that his horse has covered 150,000 miles of hauling. ' MONTCLAIR, N. J., May 21. Edward S. Ellis, the author, in a letter to town authorities, complains of a sluggish pool opposite - his house which he says yields 11,894,673 mosquitoes a day. NEW YORK, May 21. At the age of 80, Dr. Allyn Gorton of Brooklyn, has become the father of twins, a boy and a girl.. Dr. Gorton is an enthusiast on eugenics.

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SENSATIONAL TURN IFi ARCHIBALD CASE Witness Testifies to Another Note that the Jurist Endorsed. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, . May 21. Another bomb was exploded before the house judiciary committee today -when H. C. Reynolds, attorney for the Boland brothers, was recalled to the stand and described an effort to have John T. Lenahan, a former member of congress, discount a note for $2,500, of which Judge R. W. Archbald either was the maker or endorser, while Lenahan had a case pending In Judge Archbald's court. The testimony was utterly unexpected. Reynolds declared when he left the stand yesterday that he had told everything he knew in connection with the case and it was generally supposed he would leave the city today. After the cross examination' of Miss-Mary Boland had -been, concluded Representative Norris recalled Reynolds. "You stated yesterday you had told everything you knew regarding this case. Have you anything to add now?" asked Norris.. "I overlooked yesterday," replied Reynolds, "tq tell this committee of an incident that occarred last March or February in the office of former congressman Lenahan, who in 190S was associated with me in a case before Judge Archbald. When I was in Lenahan's office I reported to him the story of the $500 note which Judge Archbald had tried to get the Boland brothers to discount. He then informed me ttiat in 190S when he and I were representing the old Plymouth coal company in its suit against various fire insurance companies W. W. Rissinger, treasurer of the coal company, had come to his office with a $2,500 note for discount. I don't remember now if Judge Archbald was the maker or the endorser, but his name was on the note." Reynolds explained that the note was finally discounted after Lenahan had refused to have anything to do with it. Rissinger, the next witness, detailed the project which required the preparatlo of the $2,500 note, explaining Judge Archbald was. an endorser and was to receive one-third share of the stock of a placer gold min in Honduras for endorsing the note. The other endorsers were Rissinger's brother-in-law and a Honduran who ' had Interested him in the project. The title to the gold mine was not clear,-it was later ascertained, said the witness, and he had paid interest on the note since 1908, when it was made. Judge Archbald, h4 said, had paid nothing. WANT WILL BROKEN Spaulding Case Being Tried in Circuit Court. Objections to probate of the alleged will of the late Francis R. Spaulding, are being heard in the Wayne circuit court by a jury today. The case is being brought by Florence E., Charles E., William R. and Louise Spaulding, all minor children of the late William Spaulding, by their next best friend, Mary E. Spaulding, versus Julia Spaulding and Lizzie S. Balrd. The plaintiffs in the case ask that the probate of the will be denied, alleging that the late Francis R. Spaulding was of unsound mind when he made the will and also that undue influence was brought to bear upon him at the time of its execution. The late Francis Spaulding died at Toledo, Lucas county, Ohio in October last year. - He left forty-six acres of land, which is located east of the city to the defendants. The jury which is trying the case is composed of John M. Eggemeyer, Thomas J. Addleman, Stephen Endley, M. J. Kelley, H. P. Pardieck, M. E. Hunt, William Turner, John Jordan, Wlliam Sudhoff. Harry Otte, Newton Jenkins andvphn W. Sparks.

RICH3IOXD, IXD., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1912.

o . W5 r V-J I w i imKifirH " m-- "Win KIIUIk, -- ftms -. --- - VICTIM'S MOTHER FORGIVES SLAYER . t. . Mrs. Linnell Says She Believes Clarence Richeson -Was Insane Man. (National News Association) HYANNIS, Mass., May 21. Because of her firm, belief that Clarence Richeson went to his death not a sane man, Mrs. Edgar Linnell, mother of the poisoned Avis Linnell today declared there is nothing but forgiveness in her heart for the former minister. She said, "yes, I forgive Mr. Richeson for this dreadful thing. It is my firm belief he went to the electric chair an insane man and that he has been mentally irresponsible for some time past. "Up to a short time ago I could not believe he was guilty, but I am afraid that fact has been strongly established: His sister has been in this house often and I Jmow her very well, well enough to love her, and I feel sincerely sorry for her and the remainder of the unfortunate family. More than that T Cannot. saytL''VS" "' '. " WAS EXECUTED TODAY. BOSTON, May 21.The body of Clarence Virgil Thompson Richeson, the former pastor, who was electrocuted in Charleston prison at 12:17 o'clock this morning for the murder of Miss Avis Linnell, lay today on a marble slab at the City Morgue in North Grove street. Crowds of curious persons, who had surrounded the prison despite a heavy rain as the execution was taking place, moved back and forth before the barred doors of the morgue while the postmortem execution the final act in the drama, was being performed. Before' Richeson paid with his life for the death of the pretty Hyannis choir singer on October 14, 1911, at the home of the Boston Young Women's Christian Association he wrote a full statement. This was turned over to his spiritual adviser, the Rev. Herbert S. Johnson. It may be made public later. Than an envelope containing cyanide of potassium, the poison with which Avis Linnell was killed, had been sent to Richeson a few hours before he died became known today. It came from New York City, but failed to reach the prisoner, the packet having been opened by Warden Bridges. That Richeson died bravely was the unanimous verdict today of all the witnesses who attended the execution. He showed no signs of emotion or fear and his actions bore out his recent determination: V "I have given myself to God. I shall die like a man. - Rev. Johnson said: "Richeson .died like a man. He displayed the same courage and fortitude in the death chamber that has marked his conduct throughout his imprisonment. . Medical Examiner George B. Magrathmade this statement: "I have see the majority of the executions and as I recall them,' Richeson is the only man who spoke while strapped to the chair. His replies to the questions put to him by Dr. Johnson were the most extended statements ever attempted" by a condemned man in this prison. Tucker, before the death shock, handed a paper upon which there was writing to one of the guards. Cassill knelt beside the chair and prayed. The others all had to be assisted into the chair and were dumb after they were seated in it." Only one shock was necessary to kill Richeson. Nineeen hundred volts, eight amperes, was administered for one minute and eight seconds. CAMPAIGN TO LIFT DEBT ON A CHURCH For the purpose of raising $10,00 on the debt of the new St. Mary's church, a committee has been appointed to superintend a general canvass which is to be made In the near future. The committee is composed of the following members of the St. Mary's parish: Miss - Alice Harrington, chairman, Frank Cronin, John F. McCarthy, William H. Kelley and John Feley. John J. Harrington, a member of the parish has offered to pay $1,000 towards the debt in case $10,000 is raised by July L .

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- r If i mil ,,, 1 1 j.-ie..., . HAVE A ; PART ALSO Criticises Board for Ignoring It in Street Car Negotiations. A rebuke to the mayor was administered last evening by Councilman Weishaupt of the street car investigating committee, when he stated that it would be best for the council street car investigating committee to be called into consultation by the board of works when meetings were held with the street car company magnates on their visits to this city. The mayor stated this scheme would be all right but that the board never had received more than an hour's notice from the traction men when they visited the city. "Somebody lied," said Weishaupt in regard .to the street car question. It is claimed by Superintendent Gordon that he has no authority to make extra car service arrangements, but higher officials state he has. Weishaupt wanted tne street car committee continued. It was. Gordon will be asked to appear before a special meeting of the committee and the .board of works soon. Speed maniacs, mostly confined to the young bloods, were deplored at council last night. The police were given instructions to catch all speeders and fine them heavily. The police will be given stop watches. Signs will also be placed at all entrances to the city announcing the speed limit is eight miles per hour. The superintendent of the Glen was condemned for forcing speeders to slow down in the park. One of the victims was chief of police Gormon. The hospital matter seemed to be on the verge of breaking out again last evening but escaped by a narrow margin. The committee appointed to nominate the city's two representatives on the hospital board' reported back to council that it wanted more definite instructions. Council gave them. The two trustees will be chosen from the city administration, one of them to be a councilman and the other to be a member of the board of works or some other city officer. Edward McMahan, city controller, will be one officer nominated. The accident to the new auto truck was barely mentioned at council. His honor spoke of it, deploring the unfortunate occurrence and stating that a special meeting of the council would probably be called to make arrangements for the rebuilding of the truck if negotiations with the factory building this truck do not materialize. Following the reading of the light plant report,- Councilman Weishaupt and Supt. Johnson had a heated argument abont the cost ot electricity. The difference between the ' cost of running arc lights and the proposed cluster light system was the subject. The new seats at the Glen, are not enough, council believes, and 200 more may be purchased later in the season. Councilman Burdsall entered objections against holes in Linden avenue, Hunt street and Charles street, where gas and water companies have - left deep trenches in the surfaces. He albo entered a protest against the garbage! being allowed to accumulate in the alleys of the Eighth ward. The light plant report for the month of April follows: Due from the city for lighting streets $2,041.90; actual ca6h receipts $8,462.03 with incidentals making total receipts of $10,560.20, and leaving' after all debts had been paid an actual cash balance of $3,099.25. The municipal fund now contains $32,510.94 and the sinking fund has $1-,-13S.99. POLICE HUNTING A CINCINNATI YOUTH The local police department' today received a communication fjom the chief of police at Cincinnati asking the local force to assist in locating Louis Hines. aged fifteen years, who disappeared from his home in that city April 30. Chief Gormon said this morning that he had seen the youth whose photograph was also sent him by the Cincinnati chief. He said that although he remembered seeing the boy he did not remember when or where.

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TAFT MODEST DECLINES TO CAST BALLOT

However, Every Other Voter in the State of Ohio Appears to Be Visiting the Polls Today. OHIO BALLOTS ARE VERY COMPLICATED And in Columbus, the Cast ing of Votes, as a Result, Was Very Slow. Dixon Charges Vote Fraud. Natlonal News Aseoclttlon) CINCINNATI, May 21. President Taft's modesty would not permit him to vote in the presidential primary here today. The president remained at the home of his brother, Charles P. Taft and did not venture near the ballot box. Special arrangements were made for election returns to be received at the Taft residence for the benefit of the president's ' brother. The president will leave here for Washington at 3 o'clock this afternoon. VOTE AT COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS, O., May 21. Complicated ballots caused much delay in the voting in the primary election today, and at noon less than one-fourth of those qualified had named their choice of presidential candidates. Many voters consumed more than five minutes and very few got through in less than three. So slow was the average voting that hundreds were unable to wait, and postponed their balloting until later in the day. The betting was light and held about even between President Taft and Col. Roosevelt, while Harmon odds of 2 to 1 were offered without takers. BIG CLEVELAND VOTE. a. CLEVELAND, O., May 21. That forty thousand votes would be cast in Cleveland today in the presidential primary was the prediction today by leaders of both sides following a heavy early vote. Sixty per cent of the vote, it was asserted would be Republican. The weather is clear. Betting picked Harmon and Roosevelt as the favorites. ' COLONEL IN GOTHAM. NEW YORK, May 21. "I am a better warrior than prophet." This was the statement made here today by Theodore Roosevelt upon his arrival from Ohio where he has been making a whirlwind campaign for a week against President Taft. The Colonel arrived at the Pennsylvania station at 8:08 o'clock and was met by a number of friends. He went into an impromptu conference in the waiting room, mapping out plans for his New Jersey campaign. Still talking "fight" he and his followers entered the dining room and had breakfast. The Colonel said he was going straight to Oyster Bay to rest up before his campaign in New Jersey. He will spend Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Governor Wilson's state. He seemed to feel pretty sure that the Ohio primary election would give him an even break with Mr. Taft. After ex pressing his poor opinion of his own qualifications as a prophet, he continued: "The Ohio fight has been one of the hardest of the campaign and I am glad to get a rest." Col. Roosevelt announced that he would not go to South Dakota for a presidential campaign although he had received a number of invitations to do so. DIXON'S CHARGES. WASHINGTON. May 21. Senator Dixon, chairman of the Roosevelt national committee, discussing today the Ohio situation said, "I received word late last night that the Taft managers in Ohio, in some of the southern and eastern counties had last evening distributed thousands of fraudulent ballots. These ballots were being distributed in the mining and mill towns." STEEL PROBE WAS CONTINUED TODAY (National -News Association NEW YORK, May 21. Inquiry into the affairs of the American Bridge company was continued today when the hearing of the government's suit against the U. S. Steel corporation was resumed before Examiner H. T. Brown in the customs house. Evidence was brought oat to show that three separate associations or pools had existed for years In this branch of the steel company's activities. The first witness was John C Langdon, a Brooklyn real estate oeaier. woo was secretary to W. C Temple from 1902 to 1906. Isangdon swore that Temple was director of the bridg'e pool, acting in the s&tne capacity as E. E. Jackson,

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SECURED -FOB QUAKER CITY Deal Which Brings Castle Auto Lamp Company to Richmond Has Been Closed, It Is Announced. NO BONUS OFFERED THIS CORPORATION It Buys Old Richmond Mfg. Co. Plant Because It Desires to Locate Centrally in Middle'West. Through the efforts of Lee ABhley, general manager of the Westcott Motor Car company, a new manufacturing concern has been added to Richmond's already long list. The new concern is theCastle Auto Lamp company of Amesbury, Mass., one of the four largest manufactories of its kind in the country, and it will occupy the old Richmond Manufacturing . company plant in West Richmond. This plant has been purchased by the Castle company, the price not being an nounced, from James M. Judson, sec-. retary and treasurer of the Richmond Lamp company, which concern now occupies the building with one or two smaller concerns, which will seek other quarters. Mr. Judson. it is announced, will become a stockholder and officer of the Castle company. Thursday President F. E. Castle and General manager Quinn of the Castle company will arrive in Richmond and the formal transfer of papers will take place and the two officials will make preparations for the remodeling of the West Richmond plant, which they expect to occupy by the first of July. The deal for the purchase of the plant, the negotiations for. which were opened by Mr. Ashley several weeks ago, was closed last week when Mr. Judson was in Amesbury. Has a Big Payroll. The CasUe Auto Lamp company is one of the most substantial manufacturing concerns An New England and at the present Time, a slack season, employs about 250 men. During Its busy season it has over three hundred men on its payroll. When the concern Is moved to Richmond it will bring with it, besides the officers, nearly all its expert mechanics and the population of Richmond will be increased by sixty or seventy families. Richmond's new industry was not enticed to the city by a bonus bait. The officials of the company desired to locate the plant some place in the Middle West, the home of the automobile industry, and Mr. Castle and Mr. Quinn were induced to visit this city by Mr. Ashley, who met them in Detroit. When they arrived here they were taken to the old Richmond Manufacturing company plant, which met with their approval and they immediately asked Mr. Ashley to begin negotiations for its purchase. It was stated today that John Willis, of Toledo, president of the Over land Automobile company and one of the wealthiest automobile manufacturers in the United States, owns a controlling interest in the Castle Lamp company, and that the treasurer of the corporation is Isaac Kinsey, of Toledo, president of the Kinsey Manufacturing company of that city, which company is one of the largest concerns manufacturing automobile parts in tne country. OLD LANDMARK LOST Arlington Hotel, Washington To Be Torn Down. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. D. C. May 21. The rap of the auctioneer hammer resounded today through the corridors, parlors and chambers of the Arlington hotel, marking the beginning of the end of that famous old hostelry. The entire furnishings of the hotel are being sold at auction and when the sale is finished the old buildings will be dismantled and out of the debris will arise the New Arlington, expected to be one of the finest hotels in the country. Washington hotels possess an interest of their own. To the great travelingOpublic they are more, than mere commercial institutions they Invest themselves with an historic interest which hardly attaches to public hostelries In other great cities. For many years the Arlington has been one of the landmarks of the national capital. The hotel is situated on Vermont avenue, almost on the corner of H street, opposite Lafayette square. DiagonalIr across is the famous home of Dolly fladison. Three stately residences formerly occupied the ground where the main body of the hotel now stands. One was occupied by William L. Marcy, secretary of state under Franklin Pierce; another by Lewis Cass. Buchanan's secretary of state, and a third by Reverdy Johnson, minister to England. The H street front of the hotel consists of a nnlon of the former residences of Charles Sumner and Samuel C. Pomeroy, who was United States senator from Kansas,

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KAUFMAN AND MAYOR HAD A WARM DEBATE

Councilman Attacks the Ac tion of Mayor in Appoint ing Meat Inspector in Illegal Manner. ZIMMERMAN TELLS OF GREAT RECORD 'I Am the Man of All Men in Richmond" He Informs Council. An Investigation Was Ordered. Council last night, led by Harry Kauffman, made an attack on the may or which finally after an hour's discission, led to the appointment of a committee to investigate the cause of -the withdrawal of the federal meat inspector from the city slaughtering ' house, and appropriating the sum ot . $50 to pay the salary of a city lnspec- , tor until the committee finishes Its work. Council to a man backed Kauffman, and although the mayor made a ; long, impassioned harangue, denying anything but the best Interests ot the city had influenced his appointment of Dr. George Ferling as meat inspec tor without , consulting the board of . health, the irate councilman from the Sixth ward insisted "There was a Bigger in the woodpile somewhere. Dr. Davis of the board of health. Dr. Ferling. the mayor's appointee, and H. Holsapfel. owner of the city slaughtering house, were present at the meeting. Ferling did not have anything to say, but when $5 was appropriated to pay his salary for one month, and he was asked If he would accept it, he angrily refused to make any statement. Signal for Rump. . The reading of an ordinance appropriating the annual salary of a meat inspector at 75 a month was the tig-. nal for Kauffman to jump up and question the mayor's right to appoin Ferling. He quoted the law proving the mayor should have consulted with the board of health before appointing any- -one. Then the tilt started. .; Mayor Zimmrman said "I am the mayor and in a case where action Is required I have always been there on the jump and I will take what action I think best In any emergency. Kauffman sharply replied. "You may be the mayor, that is all right, but you did not comply with the law which says the board of health should recommend the appointment of a meat Inspector." To this the mayor answered. "I did not overstep my authority. I am the man of all men In Richmond. When action is required hve I not always been the first to act? Did I not save the city from burning down when the Colonial was afire, ordered fire engine from other cities at my own expense when I was not the mayor, bat then I said I would be the next mayor : and I am, and while I am the mayor I will do as I think best If the board of health wants a change they can have one by recommending some one else. I acted quickly as I always do everything, and for the best Interests of the city. Councilman King then arose, and asked how it happened that government Inspection inaugurated here and then withdrawn. The mayor said he did not know how the city secured a government inspector, but that the man was withdrawn because of a lack of interstate business at the city slaughtering house. Mystery to Davis. "It has always been a mystery to me how we ever got government Inspectors here," said City Health Officer Davis. "I got a letter from Washington recently saying that It was the government's Intention to withdraw inspection here. I wrote the department and asked lfunsanltary conditions was the cause, and got a reply saying that the sole reason for the action "was the lack of Interstate bnsines done by the Holzapfel house. I wrote to them that I would see If Holzapfel could not Increase his Interstate work, and received In reply a' three-line letter peremptorily withdrawing the inspectors here." Kaufman then came to the point Immediately. He said to Dr. Davis, "Did you ever interfere with the Inspection at the plant! Dr. Davis replied "No," emphatically. ' Dr. Bond's name was then brought into the discussion. It was stated that Washington authorities had said that (Continued on Page Eight) THE WEATHER STATE Fair in the south; showers in the North portion tonight or Wednesday.' ' Cooler ' tonight In north portion. LOCAL Fair tonight and Wednesday; not much change in temper ature. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Forecast for Richmond and Vicinity: Fair tonight and , Wednesday. Maximum temperature 83 at S p. m. Monday. Minimum temperature 60 at a. m. Tuesday. Temperature at 11:30. 81. Barometer 30.00. Direction and ve locity of wind, West, S mOs per

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