The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-06
All Savannah, Mo-, Convinced That
the Murderer Never Will
Be Tried.
TOWN TIRED OF NOTORIETY
Families Involved, Including the
Richardson's, and Also Many
Lawyers and Officials Feel
the Same Way.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Kansas City. Mo. Jan. 6-Orders were
received to-day by the agen, Of n detective
force. who has been at work on the Rich
ardSon murder. TO drop the matter. No rea-
son was assigned. The man declines TO say
What were the prospects when he aban-
ooned the search. 1t being the rule OF the
frm for which he works to be noncom-
municative except on daily reports to the
home Office
A lawyer who is interested in the case
stated that every effort now was being di-
rected TO quash the entire proceedings.
we viii ali be called on he said. "in
week or SO. There is no politics in the
deal: otherwise Il might be forced to an
Issue. but the social prominence OF the
Richardson family and OF those who have
members connected with the scandal. the
little Richardson children and other rea-
sons, all are demanding that the matter be
dropped.
THE evidence OF the servant and her
sweetheart will be smashed into smither-
eens when the time comes. 1t IS only
question OF how we can let go. The affair
started out mystery. but turned out
commonplace case. Men are hiding behind
woman's petticoats to-day. and they are
safe. because there is money to keep the
screen up. Nobody Will suffer for the death
OF Richardson"
These views are more general In Savannah
Maybe there was a burglar in the house
and he had to light his way past Mr..
Richardson" Is the way old friend of
Richardson's put It when asked for HIS
views. On Christmas morning this man was
tramping about the town offering to pay his
share toward any reward that might be
necessary to bring the murderer to justice.
Now he is willing to let bygones be bygones.
Mrs Richardson has stanch friends and
they are proving their friendship by their
unwillingness to voice rumors which reach
their ears.
Want to he Let Alone.
ut will be all over II the outside papers
will let us alone" said a city official per
sonally am not Interested, but i know men
who are. And / know women who are In
terested because the names OF their kin
folk are. We are trying to get nasty
ghost down and, being small town, with
How about the Prosecuting Attorneys
Officer"
what can It DO in the face of de-.
termination on the part of a community TO
this fight The family is doing nothing to
get the murderer: l know that. The muir
oerers friends are not anxious TO have him
arrested. Who Is going to make the hghtf j
wane. Now. we Will show you how We can
bury trouble In Savannah"
The officers who have been trying to
solve the mystery Of the death Of Frank
Richardson are again as much at sea as
ever. SO far as finding satisfactory clew
is concerned. They are now ready TO aban-
don the theory that George Naught, or any
person whose testimony has been taken. can
give more information that will aid In dis
covering the murderer. There has been such
a turning of suspicion from this direction
and that by different persons connected
with the case that the public has become
bewildered. The officials have reached a
stage where they are working without any
definite plans.