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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-21
ANOTHER life FORFEITED TO
FREE Use OF POLICE GUN

Harris dashed into the alley the
detective pursued. gun In hand.
When the pursued man Got into
the alley he stopped and turned.
his way blocked by wagon. Then
followed the shot"
landon said Harris appeared to
be wirded hc regards the shoot.
Ing az without excuse.
Bsnnlek Defends Gun Man.
IL Is unfortunate that Harris wan
killed. but he was under arrest
and took hts chances when he ran
away from a police officer said
Chief OF Police Hannlck today. IL
Is serious proposition 10 try To
escape from an officer after you
have been arrested. suspected OF
having committed felony"
Against Rules 10 Shoot
Bannick admitted that Il was
against the rules Of the police for
a policeman 10 shoot to XIII except
In self defense.
bianchi has reputation for
shooting at the legs of suspects
who try 10 escape Last fall he be.
licyed he shot a man In the legs
when he was pursuing him ia the
nelghborhood OF 18th and Jeffer.
son. suspecting him 20 be holdup
man. The man eacaped
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-21

Amaiority OF the great number
Of letters sent TO The Star on
the absorbing fllrt question
fsvor flirting.
OF course there are plenty OF
folks who oppose II in eloquent
.tvIe.. but there are lots and lots
mora who boost flirtations just as
enthusiastically.
Flirting II natural, Just like eat
ing and sleeping, and Is harmless,
really leads to good ends, IL done
with good intentions. That seems
10 be the majority opinion.
The contest closed at 10 o'clock
this morning, with another flood OF
letters. The prize winners VIII be
announced In The Star Monday att
ernoon. The first prize Is a box
for "The Flirting Princess" at the
Moore; second prize, four orches-
ira seats; third prize. two seats,
and fourth prize, one seat. The
seats can be obtained by the win
nors for either Monday or Tuesday
night performance. II you see your
name MS winner. just come 10 The
Star editorial rooms, seventh av.,
near Union, and youll get your
tickets.
SO many answers were received
that Il has been impossible to print
a tenth OF them. but all will be
considered In Judging the contest,
Here are some selected at random
today:
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Protest Sunday

All arrangements are completed
for the big Mcnamara protest meet
ing and parade In Seattle tomorrow.
The parade will start from the La
Dor Temple. Sixth av. and Uniyer-
sity st, at 2 o'clock. and the mass
meeting will follow at Dreamland
pavilion. Seventh av. and Union st.
Purpose of the protest is to raise
fund TO help the defense and to
counteract the effect of the 81 .5o0.-
600 fund already raised by the Ma
tional Erectors' association and 9TH
er bodies to aid the prosecution.
Parade will move from Labor
Temple TO Pike ST.. to First av.. to
Yesler way, to Second av., to Union,
to the pavilion.
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There Is no warrant In law for any
such action. The detective ought 10
be brought before the grand jury ~
once. that this indiscriminatc. Grim.
inal shooting may be, stopped"
councilmen Grlffishs and Goddard
were coming down from the city
hall after o'clock yesterday. when
they saw Harris body lying on the
cement floor OF The police garage.
The blood was flowing out of his
mouth. and be had evidently Just
died
What n the matter with that
mani" Grlffiths asked.
~Oh. he is just a common thief.
One Of the detectives shot at him 10
catch him. replied one Of the at.
tendants. coolly.
Bianchi says he thought Harris
was turning 10 shoct him and that
is why he did not wait. but shot.
lie tried TO shoo. him In the leg,
bat missed the mark. be says
No Excuse for Shooting.
An eye witness 70 the killing was
Senator Daniel Landon. who was on
Washington st. when Harris was
shot. u sa~ Hsrrs running down
the street. The detective ~ss not
more than ~ feet behind him A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-21
nv PEARL siNpELAR
THE Girl In the Taxi

love laughter. ] like to hear
ifs rippling sound. It's music "a
my ears, both off and on the stage
But I shuddcred when ! heard
the sound Of IL In Judge Gays
court this morning. IL was so ou,
of place Seven human beings
were answering TO criminal chArg
es. Four OF them had been tried
aud convicted. and they appeared
In court. under the watchful eyes
Of deputy shcriffs. to receive their
sentences. To me. the occasion
was as solemn as witnessing .
death. And. indeed. II II not q lis.
ing death when ones liberty Is
taken and ones days must be
spent in prisonY
And IN this scene Of tragedy.
there we're those IN the courtroom
who found opportunity 10 laugh.
People whispered 10 each other OF
trivial matters while the poor.
shrinking creatures stood up for
judgment.
A woman. tall. graceful. and fair
looking. young in years. was among
those whom the sheriffs were ieai.
ously guarding. And ] noticed a
sordid eagcrness on the part OF the
crowd which surged clear TO the
door when court opened. TO stare
az her. Che was not sentenced.
Her attorneys secured weeks
postponement. and | am really glad
tina, | did not have TO witness the
ordeal of a woman receiving sen
ience
What n power the judges have.
Personally. should not like to
possess Il. Theirs is the power to
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shape the destinies Of men and
women. One word may mean such
an awful difference. saw Judge
Gay give man a sentence which
lacked Just one day less than the
maximum that he could have given
under the law. And Just minute
later. he sentenced a man to only
10 DAYS In the county jail. when he
might have given him much
longer term. ! was told.
In the first case. Charles Hollen.
beck. ~. was given years and
364 days In the penitentiary for
biackmaillng an iS-year-oid girl.
The other case was that of John
NJ Lutz. young man OF about 25.
who said he would 30 back home.
to Chicago. and go 20 work as a
railroad man. lie had been charged
with stealing ring.
cannot imagine that II would
be pleasant 10 WELD such great
power over mems lives as judges
do. One little mistake might have
terrible consequences.
One young fellow. only II. stood
up for sentence before Judge Main
lie was neatly dressed. and looked
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EXPECT 1000 TO
HEAR SMITH

First revival meeting In Seattle
under Gipsy Smith will be held az
the Mammoth rink At 3 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. There will be a
second meeting at 1880 .. m.
The rink has been prepared TO &C
commodate 1000 persons. A chorus
Of several hundred voices has been
trained. under the direction Of DIR.
Ralph Atkinson, chairman OF the
arrangements committee Council.
man Blaine will be the chief usher.
Several overflow meetings will be
held in various downtown churches.
Gipsy Smith will hold meetings In
Seattle for two weeks.
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Marion Pleads

Victor l.. Mar.on, the special de-
tectlve charged with grating. was
arraigned this morning, and plead
ed not guilty He Is being de-
Tended by n. w. Grass, and Former
Prosecuting Attorney Vandeyeer.
Marion was employed as special
agent for the prosecuting attorneys
office during Vanderveer's term.
He is accused of trying to extort
81 800 from J. w. Dalton, Jr.. on
the promise to fix II with Prose
cutor Murphy and Deputy Lundin."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-21

Giving the lie 10 the frantic
claims Of the plundcfbund that
the pioneers OF Alaska demand
the opening up OF the country
TO the uninterrupted cxpIoita.
ton OF the Guggcnheims, Alex
ander Jameson, p years a pio-
neer OF Alaska, and man
known throughout the North
land, in Seattle from his home
in Rampant. declares that the
pioneers are a unit against the
Morganhcims and the black
hand methods OF tho special in
tercsts in the North.
Jameson is one OF the pioneers
who conferred with Clifford pinchot
concerning the operations OF the
piunderers.
The Guggenheims have spread
over Alaska like a pail. declares
Jameson. They have driven out
the pioneer. blankcted the country
with fake claims and retarded the
development OF the country. They
nave employed thuEgery and muir.
der 10 drive rivals from the field
and have Instituted n reign OF ter
ror against the pioneers who dare
operate In Alaska without first ask
Ing their permission.
'iIad not President Roosevelt
withdrawn the coal lands. the most
gigantic swlndle In the history OF
the United States would have been
perpetrated. Whole hog or none
is the motto OF the Guggenheims,
who control the White Pass rail
road and are working ut Cordova TO
bottle mp the entire country.
"The pioneers demand relief from
abuse OF the power OF attorney.
which has enabled the ougoenheims
"a hlanksf the countrv with thou
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-21
THE AYES HAVE IT; THE MAJORITY LIKE FLIRTING

Ing is right. because girl has no
right 10 make "roo-goo eyes" nj ev-
cry Tom, Dick and Harry on the
street. and n man has no right 10
flirt with girls. II they want TO
meet. they should meet through a
proper Introduction. Many couples
are made unhappy through flirta-
tion. PRUDY.
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TERESA F. MOORE.
Flirtinq Is Bad.

Flirt Editor: Would flirt? Well,
guess not. If a single man flirts.
IL is because he has nothing TO
think .abont or nothing 10 think
with. II q married man flirts, he
doesn't appreciate his wife. If his
wife isn't any good, be ought to
have enough of women. And wom-
an who flirts would not make a
good wife or mother
MRS. c. ,. p.
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SO bright and intelligent. He hung
his head down when the judge
spoke 10 him. and Judge Mains
words gave me more JOY than most
anything ! have experienced be-
fore.
This is what he said In sub
stance:
Il am going TO give you another
chance"
could not bear the laughter and
jesting In Judge Gays court when
those poor creatures had TO face
arraignment and sentence. but who
would not have smiled happily
when Judge Main told this boy that
he could have another chance?
Yes, indeed, smiled. was so
happy when | left Judge Mains
court room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-21
NO CAME YET


PHILADELPHIA. oea. 2i.-ror.
rents os rain which fell steadily
throughout the night. transform
ing Shibe park into scrisshic Lake.
caused another possponemert Of the
fourth game OF the worlds cham.
pIonshlp series between the ke~
York Giants and the Philadelphia
Athleslcs today.
The next game viii probably be
played here Monday. weather per
milling.
Unpleasant Tlngc.
An unplcasnutly merccnary tinEe
Is being added TO the worlds cham
pionship situation today by a
squabble among the players IN re-
gard TO the motion picture receipts.
The players are asking why they
should pose for the motion picture
men without sharing In their re-
ceipts. Who gets the money ?"
they are demanding.
The Giants have reached an un.
derstanding among themselves that
they will not pose for any more pic.
lures Until an agreement IL made
whereby they set a share OF the pro
cecds.
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Upheld BY both Chief OF Po-
lice Banniek and Captain OF De
tectives Tennant City Detee-
tive Joe Bianchi today rests
under the load OF a man slain
BY his gun for trivial ottense.
and after the slain man, Frauk
Harris. had refused TO stop run
ming when the detective or
dered.
The police system OF asSump-
tion of guilt and the exercise OF
brutality has cost the life OF an
other man in Seattle.
Because detective thonght he
saw Harris trying to sell a cheap
lace curtain. and because ne
thought a man trying 10 sell a
cheap lace curtain might be thief,
the detective took the mans life.
Seeing Harris al 500 Washington
st. In store. Bianchs told him he
was under arrest. and Harris ran.
Down the street he fed. the detec-
tive close az his heels. Out OF
breath and frightened by the de
tectiye's threats. Harris ran into
an alley between First and Second
avs.
Dropped BY Bullet
A second later he saw Bianchi
whirl around the corner. revol-
yer flashed and Harris dropped.
pierced through the right side Of
the back with the revolver ball. lie
lay there until the patrol wagon ar.
rived. his faee covered with blood
expelled through the nose from the
bleeding lungs. tie died before he
reached the City hospital
In the meanwhile the cheap cur
tain had been forsotten.
Bianehi's Story.
nianchl in his report 10 the chief.
stated that Harris was running
down Washington st and that no
one would aid him In catching the
running suspect though Blanchi
shouted to them to catch him
when Harris bad gone Into the
alley. Bianchi saw II Was impossible
To oyertake him. He shot and Har
ris fell
II ran TO where he fell the re-
port goes ON. II saw he was Sc
riously wounded. | stayed TN the
officer on the beat arrived. Then
I walked back to where Harris had
dropped the bundle. picked Il up
and went to the station and re
ported To Capt. Tennant-"
Calls 10 Murder.
Il call II red-handed murder.
said Councilman Austin +. Griislths.
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just Can't Helm II.

Flirt Editor; think II born in
a person TO flirt. You meet a gen
tleman. He will be very pleasant
and the first thing You know you
will be making eyes at him. When
ones husband is around IL makes a
difference, but when one Is alone |
guess Il is more from the want OF
something better TO do that makes
one flirt.
TERESA Il MOORE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-21
VIoIet Ia Prostrated.
Flagship Sunk

(By United Press Leased WtreD
PEkiNG. Oct. 2f.-Consternation
10 general in official circles here to-
day. because Of reports that Ad-
miraI Cabs flagship has been sunk
BY the rebels and that the COM
mander himself was captured dur
ing the battle between the naval
forces OF the government and the
land troops Of the rebels on the
vangtse river. near hankow. The
panic 10 general.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-21
WILL HE LET
PEOPLE VOTE!

tBy United Press Leased wirsb
WENATCHEE, Oct. 21.--Cov.
Hay, on his arrival here today
TO address the Good Roads con-
vention, said that he could not
decide Immediately whether he
would call an extra session Of
the legislature TO pass on
presidential primary bill, as he
ls requested to do In petition
circulating among the conven-
tion delegates.
we will have 10 see how big
the petition is first" said Hay,
ambiguously.
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Goo-Goos Too Much.

Flirt Editor: Would flirt? um
well II might depend ON who, and
what "he" was. and where we were.
Just a smile or two wouldn't hurt
either. do you think? But this
"goo-goo eyeing" and "dimple show
ing" is too much for me.
l.. II. s. GIRL.
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No Harm In Il.

Flirt Editor: don't think there
Is any harm in flirting. IL done in
nocently. Evil-minded persons
look at II as bad act. while 9TH
ers would take II as a joke. II all
depends upon the persons involved.
know Of several very happy mar
riages that actually started by
flirting. Nj. G. A.
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A nnck and Water.

Flirt Editor: III saw pretty
girl that looked as tho she did not
take life too serious and could see
a bit of fun in flirting. would ! flirtg
Say, does n duck take to water?
How will a fellow express his ad-
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tDy unitsd Press Leased wirs)
BOSTON, Oct. 2i.--csunt and
haossrd. his nerve completely gone.
and on the verge Of complete physi-
cal and mental collapse. Rev. Cisr.
enee Richeson 10 today heIplessiy
watching from his cell the merciiess
Investigation Of his alleged murder
OF Miss Avis Linneli. the beautiful
is-year-old girl found dead In her
bathroom, In which the police are
hourly weaving new evidence into
the net which 10 drawing more
tightly about him.
tn. police are now firm I'm the
belief that the motive for the al
legged murder Was desire on the
part OF the young clergyman 10 re-
move Miss Linnell. to whom he had
been engaged. as troublesome OBJ
stacle to his marriage with Miss
Violet Edmands.
What Autopsy Revealed.
The reputation OF Miss Linnell
was blameleEs until she fell under
the minister's spell No suspicion
touched the young girl until the
fatal night when she sat In her
bath room and swallowed the two
crystals Of cyanide which sent her
TO face her Maker. believing. the
police say. that IL was medicine
which would avert impending
shame
Only when the autopsy revealed
thai the girl was to become a
mother did the police begin TO forge
the links Of the chain OF circum.
stantial evidence which led TO the
arrest of Richeson and the lodging
OF charge OF first degree murder
against him. Now they have al
most completed well-subsfan-
tiated theory OF passion. greed and
inhuman cruelty on the part OF the
clergyman. almost incredible for a
wearer Of the cloth.
In contrast to Miss Linnell. Miss
Edmands is not beautiful girl.
She is. however. heiress to an es.
tate valued AT 100000. Her en-
gagement To Richeson had been an
nounced and hundreds OF invita-
tions for the. wedding sent out.
when IL was called off by Mrs. Ed
mands upon the minister's sensa-
tional arrest
She Knew Of Girl.
II seems certain thai Miss Ed
mands knew OF Richeson's ac-
quaintancc with Miss Linnell
Friends OF Miss Avis Linnell say
that she frequently visited Richie
sons quarters in Cambridge. and
was there on one occasion when
Miss Violet Edmands arrived In n
brougham and called out greetings
to the minister. Friends are posi-
tive that Miss Linneii was formally
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fny United Pres. Leased wire,

HIANNIS, Mass, Oct. q.
That the sentiment OF the res
idents Of this place. the home OF
Avis I.inncll. is strongly in
flamed against Rev Clarence
Richeson, her alleged slayer, is
shown by an effigy OF the ac-
cused clergyman which, until
noon today, swung from an elm
tree before the Baptist church.
where the minister first met the
girl whose romance with him
ended in pitiful tragedy.
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So Much Fun.

Flirt Editor: Flirt, Why. that's
awful! IL is meanness. and that
Is precisely what makes II so much
fun. The craving is TO do that
which is forbidden. Conventional
ity says. Thou shalt not" Thus.
Il must be terribly nice II some one
labels II that way. II you insist
on knowing why we possess such
a characteristic. ask Grandma Eve
why she wanted the apple, after
being told she should not have Il.
I'll bet she would have flirted, too,
had there been anything but Adam
and the stumps to reciprocate.
MISS G. l..
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GR0sscUP MAILS HIS
RESIGNATION TO-DAY

CHICAGO. Oct. 2is--unised
States Judge Peter s. crosseup an.
nouneed here today that he would
mail his resignation from the fed.
srsi bench TO President Tan this
Afternoon.
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Girls Have to Flirt.

Flrt Editor: DO believe in
flirting? should say yesl II
doesn't make so much difference
with the girl under 20 she has
chances for the future. But the
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Why Not7

Flirt Editor:
Two blue eyes,
Blue as skies;
Two of brown
Got that downg)
Brown looks at blue.
Blue looks some, too;
Red lips smile
Hold hands awhile;
Would | flirt7
Where's the hurt?
Il. C. p.
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Actress as Reporter Tells Of Grim
Scene in Courtroom
Sentence Day

. Miss Pearl sindeiar. The 4
= Girl in the Taxi" visited tho 4
= king county court house this 4
. noFning for The Star. She
= tells her views OF Sentence
= Day In court. Miss sindelar 4
4 IL the granddaughter OF For.
4 nssr Judge John T. McCarty 4
uf the Supreme court Of Cali. 4
\ fofnia. but her visit TO the
4 courts this morning for The 4
4 Star IN the first experience
= she has ever had In a court 4
= room. =
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dame of 20 and up hasn't any time
to waste She must flirt. She does
flirt. And | flirt with her every
time get chance. When one gets
tired, turn TO the other.
q N II.
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miration of girl he doesn't know
II he doesn't flirt?
LAWRENCE PEDROSE.
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Nauohtv. but Nice.

Flirt Editor What do | think Of
flirting? II is naughty. but II is
nice. MRS. A. J. ROSS.
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sands of seribbled bits Of paper
When the prospeesor goes 70 file on
. claim, he faces . lawsuit.
We want a change ia our form OF
government. by which commission
sStcted from each judicial district,
shall administer our affairs. instead
Of a Guggenheim bureaucracy.
transportation companies have
brought In more people than the
country can support. taking their
money The GuERenheima brongh,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-21

IN Slass To break the wages. and
the Canadian government was fore.
ed 10 employ them TO keep them
from starving
Development. not exploitation. Is
what we want. The pioneers are for
Plnchof aud conservation. They are
against the combine which would
levy tribute on every man IN Alas
kn. The Guggenheims are now
bigger than the law: when a court
decides against them. they employ
criminals and thugs 10 accomplish
their purposes A man with n
franchise or claim is not safe II
the Guggenhelms want the fran
chisc"
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NET 7lG47ENS AROUND MINIS STER,S NECK
Points to
Murder of Girl

engaged TO Rlcheson.
The Missing Link.
The missing link In the chain OF
evidence Is when and where the
cyanide was given 20 Miss LinDell.
The police expect TO supply this
link soon. They claim 10 have wit
nesses testifying that on the Thurs
day prior 10 the tragedy Rlcheson
telephoned TO Miss Linnell from
the home OF Mrs. John Danakln in
Cambridge. saying:
well, I will see you on Sat-
urday. II seems long time
until then"
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HRSxS SRxk NSYSS =
4 THE Aisska pioneers ara 4
= crying for rciief saainst con- :
4 ser.sslon faos and demand the Z
= opening UP Of Aiasks."--The 4
4 Special Interests. =
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May Plead Insanity.

way Ticao insanity.
A plea OF insanity probably will
be introduced in case Rev. Richie
son Is proven guilty OF the terrible
charge against him Friends sup
port the insanity theory. and point
10 Incidents In the minister's past
life as proof that he has often
shown symptoms Of being mentally
unbalanced.
Girls Mother Thinks Pastor Insane.
Mrs. Linnell. mother OF the dead
girl. is convinced that the minister
Ia insane.
Mr.. Richeeon, whom I loved az
a son. worried us often By attacks
which he had at our house. she
said today. Although these at
tacks did not appear to be serious,
they left him in a highly nervous
state. He worried over this, and
once insisted upon breaking off his
engagement with Avis, giving his
poor physical condition as his rea-
son. The engagement was renew
ed. however.
Avis firmly believed she was
tH8d8eu 70 MN Wncn hne ufco.
Refuses to Speak.
kicheson remains very taciturn
In his cell. He refuses 10 speak to
anyone and scarcely ever answers
his guards. Motionless and sleep
less, he sat all night long. staring
into the darkness with wide open.
expressioniess eyes.
Edmands Stands BY Him.
The father OF Miss Edmands.
Moses Grant Edmands. wealthy
resident OF Brookline, refuses to
desert Richeson In HIS hour Of ad-
yersity.
Violet 10 Frustrated.
Miss Violet Edmands Is prostrat-
ed. and a physician is In constant
upon her.
= cannot believe such a thing 10
possible" aserred Edmsnds today.
we have had, and we still have,
every confidence in our future SON
in-law, and we will stand behind
him until il is proved. as fairly be-
lieve Il will be proved, that he has
no connection with the death OF
Avis linneii."