The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-17
End Was Due to An
 Accident. USED CHLOROFORM
 TO RELIEVE HEADACHE Popular Lawyer in Crenshaw Capital to Defend Client. Body Was Brought to Montgomery and Funeral Will Take Place This ' Morning--Demise a Great
 shock to Middle
 Alabama.
BY WILL T. STEPHAN.

BY WILL T. STEPHAN.
 Luverne, Sept. 1s.-(Special D. Judge Terry Richardson. of Montgom- cry, one of the best known men of his age in Alabama and one of the most promising, was found dead in his bed at the St. Charles Hotel this morning at o'clock, with the pillow and sheet at his head saturated with chioro- form.
 He had retired suffering acuteiy from an infiamed eye and severe head, ache To assure himself of restful sleep before undertaking the respon- abilities of the defense of Aubrey Roach, charged with murder, he had bought small vial of chloroform. ihe vial. which had contained two ounces, was found almost empty under his pli- low with the cork out Near his race he was holding in his hand part of the sheet crumpled into ball. on which he had poured few drops or the chloroform.
 The sheet and the pillow nearby was stfll wet with the chloroform which had leaked from the bottle. His pody was still warm. but the heart no nao ceased to beat. He had been dead less fhan two hours, the doctor said.
 Leaked from . Bottle.
 T. was tbe onInion of Dr. Marvin Yendrick. who was immediately call ed and of all others who came to the room. that Judge Richardson nao walked in the early morning hours ana attempted to seek sleep by inhallng . few drops of the chloroform. Tn his drowsiness he had not recorded the hottIa with suficient force. As he showed 1t under his pillow, the cork fell out and the fatal fluid. unnoticeo, ran out upon the sheet and pillow al his head. .-,. ., well known ssenngrapher, had occupied A different bed Mir. McGauly nad retired perhaps two hours after Judge T7ichardson and had been careful nos to disturb his rest, knowing thar ne ba6 comnlatned of illness before going to had MT. Mc5auley rose at o'clock in the morning and dressed quietly, 'heiiavfne Judge Richardson would not care to get up until breakfast was ready. asleep, lying on his right side. with fhe mosauito net drawn around his bed. Mir. McGauley tiptoed out or the room ana waited in the fofflce nearby for breakfast Just before the break fast bell rang Proprietor Dudley sent d boy to awaken Judge Ricnaroson. The hoy knocked loudly without re- ceiving response and this attracteo the attention of Mir. McGauly.
 He went to the room to awaken fudge Richardson himself. It was then o'clock and Judge Richardson was still lying upon his right side, apparently sleeping. MT. McGauly put his hand upon him to awaken him., lie snatched 1t away immediately. The horror of the situation broke upon him. His friend was dead The end had come in the darkness.
 Dr. Marvin Kendrick was called. But the call had come too late. Death had come before the doctor. The summons had come in the morning hours. after midnight For the body was still warm and the sheet was still wet with the spilled chloroform. There had not been time for the chloroform to evap- crate.
 Friends Horror Stricken.
 Judge B M. Miller. who was to hold court at Luverne for Judge J. C. Rich ardson, the father of Judge Richard son, was asleep in a near by room. He was Immediately called. Solicitor Charles R. Bricken. a close friend Of father and son, was summoned with Col Claude Hamilton. Judge w. l.. Parks and other friends.
 They all gathered in the little room at the hotel. stunned and horror strick- en. The suddenness of the awful trag- edy. It's horror to the living, gave no opportunity for words They had seen him in the early hours of the night, the picture of strength. bright. witty and laughter loving. But he lay cold in death-that finality of death from which there is no hope. no rescue. The cold, irrevocab1e decree had been writ ten. Appeal was useless. impossible. The awful mystery silenced them. He had passed beyond the reach or help of any friends, however willing, how ever tender they may have been.
 Judge J. c. Richardson had exchang- ed courts with Judge Miller. Judge Richardson was to hold court at Sell ma, beginning today, and Judge Miller was to sit the criminal week for him at Luverne.
 friend of the father and son, Solicitor Bricken said: Telephone Judge Pitts at Selma to break the news to Judge Richardson, 4 couldn't talk to Judge richardson over the phone about 1t.
 Mrs. Terry Richardson and the chill dren were visiting at Greenville. 1t had been Judge Richardson's custom while out on his circuit. to phone them nightly, but last night he could not get them over the phone The distressing news was this morning 'phoned to GreenviIIe and carried to them.
 The first news of the terrible acci- dent sent to Montgomery was contained in a phone message to John V. smith, the law partner of Judge richardson and so the chock sustained by those friends at Luverne was carried to others who cared for the dead
 Judge Richardson came to Luverne from Montgomery yesterday afternoon reaching here about 630 o'clock. In the party with him on the train were Judge B L. Miller. Solicitor c. R. Bricken. Pat McGauley J. c. McLendon and Will T. Sheehan. Judge Richard son was man who. was peculiarly fond of human association and com panionship. On the train he was in excellent spirits. He was always live ly and witty in company and he was especially so on the train coming to Luverne. He complained once or twice. however. of having a badly inflamed eve and this he said. had given him q bad headache.
 ROOmed with Mir. McGauley.