The evening world., 1909-03-24
FUGITIVE LOCKS
OUT POLICE AND
KILLS HIMSELF
F. H. Richardson, Accused Of
Getting s5oo,ooo by Fraud,
Trapped in Harrisburg Hotel.

HARRlSBuR RG, Pa. March FL
Trapped in his room in the Hotel Lynch
from whict .here was no escape, +. II
Richardson. formerly shoe manufa,.
turer OF Elmiya, ~ T., accused OF the
embezzenen, OF 100000, slammed the
door In the face OF the Chief OF Police
about o'clock to-day and IL minute
later killed himself with bullet,
through his head
The door was broken open and Rich.
ardson was found lying on the Noor
with his head under the bed 4 stteam
Of blood was pouring from the head 4
vhlise lying nearby was broken and in
II was found letter written on Hotel
Lrach paper. 1t read:
My. name is + II. Richardson, Ell.
mira, y. y. Call II. II. Rockwell. Of
Elmira. n, y
n. H. Rockwell is prominent at
torney Of Elmira, who was Richardson's
auVlSeT, ana lS MS uICI'.,
Richardson was m listed In New York
ton days ago on charge Of grand lar
ceny IN the second degree, at which
time he was unGtr arrest in Chicago on
a similar charge
The fugitive had led his pursuers a
cliasa Srofr'ths moment he left Chicago,
and wien the detectives closed in on
HIN re determined to ud his life
rather than go back to Chicago or New
York and face the accusations made
against Mn.
The Indictment Of Richardson In New
York grew ont Of charges made against
him ty the Credit Mems Association,
ard A tlosa+t or.n more banks Fraud was
charged and more tlan !alf million
dollars was obtained from the banks
and business houses IN money and mer.
chandisc, i is said.
Books FaIsif'ed, II Is Said.
This Wv ocosipltslIed, It was
charged, by means Of falsifcation Of
Richardson's books, which he inyarla.
bly submitted to those from whom he
sorght heavy loans
An eY Ya-niria,ion OF RiclIardson's boo.s
in New YORK, II was claimed. showed
that he lad manipulated his books in
such a manner As to make them show
that h.s assets tar exceeded his l!ab,u.
tlAs DeSts in,urred IN the pas, Ave
years. sgsrega,inx I3@,eD. were con.
cealed, II was alleged.
Il was further charged that In an
effort TO obtain renewal OF ogtstandlr.
notes, more money and more mtrchan.
disc, Richardson. prepared Il number n,
s,atements purporting TO be an in.
-ysatnry-ot his business. condition which
he widely distributed among those who
we're later vIctlmized by MIN
Banks That Suffered.
On the strength Of these statements 1t
was charged, Richardson borrowed
$500 from the Lincoln Trust Company,
,l5.cO from the National Bank or
Aperica, 81 800 from the Importers and
TradatS Bark, $500 from the ChetuIng
Canal Trust Company of Emira, s5,O0o
from The Merchants National Bank of
Elrnlra. $500 from the Trust National
Bank Of. Corning, sG.JEn from the Cen.
tral National Bank Of Cleveland, t2j,r0o
from the International Trust Company
Of Boston, s1,5t0 from the Northern
Bank OF Nen. York, s3n"e from the Ma
rine National Bank ~ Buffa1o. $50
from The Miners National. Bank NJ
Rlossburg and '!joo each from banks at
Athens, Pa. CbIcigp ana Parker, :
Uak.
Since Richardson Indictment q mum.
bsr Of t,ahs, and business firms ~ Phil
adelplha and Boston nave claimed tina
,hey wert swindled on, NJ yaripus suns
by hts npsra tipns
Richardson aheglted MS shoe manu-
ficturlhg business from his father sey-
aral yenra Ase, nrd II was t''n IN
most pruspeTuus CONDITION TITO Richarl.
sons are Icgnrded az one uf the wealth.
lest and most Influential families of ~
mira