The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-18

| their persons. Olt Is ABOUT twenty
years, the other twenty five Answer
what to do"
He sent reply, which was not made
public, and mentioned the strongest clue
which he has. He has ordered them to
be held until he sends further iustruc,
tiOns III the case.
| Prominent Sixth district citizens, ill.,
Guiding II. H. HaineS, president of tie
| Rising Sun National Bank, aud Judge
James Evans, of the Orphans Court,
asked that a reward be offered for the
arrest aud conviction Of the murderers.
! This will be granted if those il custody
should prove to be the wrong parties.
All the city pawnshops have been in
formed Of the number Of Mr.. Richards
watch, which also has his initials en-
graved upon it.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
On Wednesday Coroner Litzenberg of
this town assisted by States Attorney
William S. Evans, with Mr.. New
man Davis, Steuographer, held an in
quest over the remains of Mrs. L. Jennie
| Richards and investigated the facts per
tanning to her death. The Coroner left
Eikton about niue o'clock and began the
investigation which was held upon the
| front porch OF the Richards homestead
about one O'Clock, the following having
been summoned as jurors II II Haines,
President of the National Bank of Rising
| Sun, foreman. Jesse y Kirk, School Com
missioner OF Cecil county, VIM. w Moore
a prominent member of the Cecil Farmers
Club, John Frank Hlniman, David G.
| Brown, Milford 3 Richards, Luther j
Richards. James r Coates, Stephen ]
Murphy, George L Ash of the Cecil
| Democrat, Charles T HinchlIlfe OF the
Meas, and Il Dunbar livoryman of
Eikton. After the jury was sworn they
visited the room where Mrs. Richards
was killed and then Mr.. Richards in his
chamber and hear his statement which is
as follows:
Il am the hush and of the lady killed.
| This occurrence took place Monday abOat
l a. NJ. | was lying in bed next to the
window. My wife was on the opposite
side aud my little boy III the middle. My
wife awOke me and said there was some
one i'll tae room. | didn't hear any noise
then. 1t WAS very dark ard | couldn't
see. Then | thought | heard n noise
about the foot OF the bed around the
bureau. [ called out, Who's there"
| There wasn't any answer. | felt there
was some one in the room. | said,
speak, or I'll shoot | reached in the
window aud got the pistol. My wife
raised up in bed, and just then the burg.
lar shot. Lsaw the flash of the pistol
The pistol was just across the foot Of the
bed. got my pistol and shot toward
| the door and then ran out into the hall.
There was some one moving in the hall
coming from the boys room. | was
afraid it was my oldest boy and called,
Willie, is it you?' He ran up against
me aud shot and knocked me down the
steps. was So excited that | do not
know what occurred after that"
Further questions put to the wounded
witness revealed hat he was shot a
second time by the burglar at the bottom
of the steps. Nj, Richards also said his
wife did not speak after she was shot,
aud that he could not see his assaiIant n
distinguish the color of his clothing. He
also testified that eleven railroad certifi
Gates of par value $50, some silver knives
and forks and $t5, stolen out of the
pockets of his clothing, were taken
together with large and small pocket
book. Mr.. Richards declared that was
all he knew.
Harry Richards, the second son, tif
teen years old, said he was ava kened by
the pistol shots, but knew nothing else
about the affair.
William Randolph Richards, seventeen
years old, and the senior of "a family of
four children. stated that he was ava
kened by hearing his father calling. He
went out and found his father at the
bottom of the steps, but did not hear any
pistol shots His father, the witness
said, was laying with revolver and a
heavy iron chisel in front of him. His
shirt was burnt in the back and front.
Tee front door was open. Father said
he wasn't shot, AID told me to run back
quick and see what ails mamma. | found
her with blood on her head Presently
papa came up and sank down on Tie
floor. | went cut of the room and he
came downstairs and told me to go for
assistance | went over to John Thomas
Murphy. | saw my brothers watch on
the steps. Had some new silver knives
and forks aud they are gone. l don
know if any initials were on them"
Mrs. Randolph Lsngd0n, sister in
law of Mrs. Richards, and a colored ser
want girl, Florence Broddy, were the
only other inmates. Mrs Langdon stat
ed that she has heard a noise around the
corner of the house before retiring and
called Me- Richards's attention to it.
1t sounded like some one walking but
the matter was very soon dismissed from
the minds of the family. Further than
this she was unable to shed any light on
what took place. She stated that she
slept in room opposite to that occupied
by Mr.. aud Mrs. Richards. 81 heard
two shots. Tie first didn't annoy me,
, as | thought it was one OF the family
firing at rat. At the second shot
: heard noise and some one going down,
and Mr. Richards calling willie. Willie
get up: some one is in the house." Mrs
Laugdon then went to the room where
, her sister in law was, found her lying il
! bed, unable to speak.
, Florence Broddy, the servant, didn'i
, know anything and the testimony of Mrs
0 John T. Reynolds. neighbor, who wen
Y to the house to aid the wounded people
"A was unimportant.
Drs. George 5. Dare and Charles E
n Turner, who made the autopsy, describ
9 ed the nature OF the wound, and stated
= that death was caused by hemmorage o
:. the brain. The ball entered on the RICH
4 side of the head behind the ear ant
n lodged against the skull on the left side
S back in the base of . the brain 1t was
# 80 caliber centre fire bullet. Pieces o
}. bone which were driven into the brail
o were exhibited DR. Turner also told tn,
y, story of his call to the house on til
If morning of the tragedy, how he stage
. at Mrs RIchaIdS's hedside until She die