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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24
PERJURY CHARGE.
The Children Of Mrs. Melvin Ac-
cussd of Swearing Falsely.
One of Them Is Prominent in
Local Society Circles.
is WEALTHY.
Defendant in Suit fer Premium
on Insurance Policy.
Also in Action of KaIb Heirs to
Recover $25, 900.

ChargeS OF perjury on the part of
Harvey Melvin and pretty 1S-year-old
Lena Bond, are made by the prosecu-
ton in the case against Julia A. Mel
vim to recover a $405.50 premium due
on a $4,000 life insurance policy.
The two children of the Topeka wo-
man testified that they heard certain
conversations between their mother
and agents of the insurance compan-
les and in rebuttal the plaintiff intro
duced evidence showing that they
could not have been present when
these conversations were alleged to
have been held.
Late Monday afternoon the plain
tiff called several high school instruc-
tors, who produced the school rec
OrdS and testified that Lena Bond
then Lena Melvin, at the hours she
claimed to have been at home was in
school, Records also showed that
Harvey Melvin was working in the
office of Crane & Co., at the same
time.
1t was an allegation of the discov-
cry of this evidence that resulted in
new trial in the case after a jury
last May returned verdict for Mrs.
Melvin. The witnesses were called in
rebuttal after Mrs. Melvins two chill
dren had reiterated their former tes-
timony
Mrs. Melvin is wealthy Topeka
woman, owns an $4,000 home on To-
peka avenue and much other valuable
property. On the witness stand she
admitted that her income from real
estate sales averaged $4,000 a year
and that she dealt extensively in
Texas realty. Her daughter, Lena
Melvin-Bond, is an attractive and ac-
complished young woman and is
prominent in the society of the young
er set in Topeka.
The first intimation of questionable
business dealing on the part of Mrs.
Melvin was made public six months
ago when heirs of the late DIR. Kalb
of Mcpherson, filed suit against the
woman to recover nearly $25,000,
which she is said to have secured
from the aged physician as his con-
fidential advisor 1t is claimed that
DR.. Kaib had a mad infatuation for
the bewitching young widow and
that his childish faith in the woman
enabled Mrs. Melvin to increase her
private bank account and practically
squander the entire estate, in which
were included several Valua BILE farms.
This suit aginst Mrs. Melvin is now
pending in the Shawnee county courts
and viii be tried sometime in the
September term of court. Only re-
Gently $4,000 note which KaIb had
given the woman and which Mrs.
Melvin had sold to a Kansas City
party, made its appearance in Nc
PherSon and was filed as one of the
liabilities of the estate.
These charges against the woman
could not be introduced in the trial of
the present case, but attorneys for the
prosecution directed their fire against
the woman's children. Whether w:
H. Davis the plaintiff. will ask for
the arrest of the to young people on
a charge of perjury, would not be dis
cussed by any of the attorneys con-
nected with the case. The action
was submitted to a jury in Judge
Dana's court this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24

a very touching sermon, most of which
bore more or less directly on the way in
which he, an innocent man, had been
prosecuted from the church by jeal-
ousy. At last he gave his resignation
to one of the deacons and. tossing back
his long black hair and raising his
hands, he said, I would rather face :
row of gatling guns and all the de-
mons in hell than the lying tongue of
a Jealous woman
"A great many of the women be-
lieved the minister cruelty abused and
guiltless, and some cried and carried
on after it happened. When he had
departed several of them got up a din
ner for him to show that they still be-
neved in him, and he promised to come
However, when the time came they all
gathered at the house and waited and
waited, but Mr.. Richeson didn't ap-
pear. I remember one woman told ne
she had to quit going to church, be-
cause her husband wouldn't let her go
as long as Mr.. Richeson preached. The
women of the church gave him a gold
watch and a gold umbrella. After Mr..
Richeson left the deacons got together
and announced that the first qualifica-
ton the next preacher must have was
to be a married man"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24
ONCE PAINTED IN THE PULPIT.
A Kansas City Shoir Singer Tells o1
RichesOn's Troubles There


Kansas City, Oct. 24.-''Yes, the Rev.
Clarence Richeson was rather atten-
tive to me, but that was nothing. He
was attentive to nearly every young
woman in his congregation until they
all began to find him out" said one of
the young women last night who sang
in the choir at the Budd Park Baptist
church when Mr.. Richeson was pastor
there. He was a wonder as a love
maker, too. Just like the ones you see
look from their sad, soulful eyes and
always touch you so tenderly and
gently and lingeringly that they just
appear to be burning with devotion.
Love used to be the favorite theme in
his sermons, too, and / know there
were more than one in the audience
who used to think his sermons We're
intended for them.
Romeo and Juliet were used as il
Illustrations so often that The Rev.
Richeson's Romeo and Juliet sermons
came to be a stock expression in the
church, and incidentally a joke with
some of US who early lost faith in him
He was very theatrical himself and
I once heard him say that he got his
inspiration to study for the ministry
from seeing a play, The Sign of the
Cross in St. Louis. 1 shall never for
get the dramatic way in which he re-
signed from the church. While pastor
he became engaged to a young widow
Sne was StuuSlHS III NdllWduhee dIleI
their engagement, but she learned
things that made her think she had
best return to see her fiance. One
Sunday night Mr.. Richeson brought to
church another girl to whom he had
become quite devoted, fancying his
fiancee was in Milwaukee at the time
While he was preaching his sermon
she entered the church and he tainted
in the midst of his sermon. Soon after
that he was told his resignation would
be accepted. The church was packed
the night he resigned and he preached
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24

Mr.. Mather entered the railway serv-
ice in 1882 and for three years was in
the treasurers S. office of the Chicago,
Burlington & QufDes railroad In 1885
he was admitted to the bar in Chicago
and three years later he was appointed
attorney for the Chicago Rock Island
& Pacific railway at Chicago, becom-
ing, i'll 1902, its general counsel and
in 1904 its president Mr.. Mather had
been chairman of the board of direc-
tors of the Westinghouse company
since 1909.
He was director of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific railway. vice
president of the St. Louis & San Fran
CISCO general counsel of the Chicago
& Alton, a director of the National
Bank of the Republic, Chicago, the
Mercantile Trust company of New
York, the Equitable Life Assurance
society and the Havana Electric com
pany and a member of many clubs in
Chicago and New York.
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TO DIG UP BODY.
The Remains Of Avis Linnell
viii Be Exhumed.
Authorities Hope to Find the
Missing Poison Receptacle.
A GREAT LOVE MAKER.
Richeson Is Remembered by WO-
men Of TX. C. Congregation.
Few of the Young Ones Escaped
His Attentions.
A GREAT LOVE MAKER.

Boston, Oct. 24.-In preparation for
the special session of the Suffolk grand
jury next Thursday when the case of
Rev. c. V. T. Richeson, pastor of I'M
manuel Baptist church of Cambridge.
who is under arrest on the charge Of
numbering Avis Linnen in this city on
the night of October II, District Attor-
ney Pelletier today went over the evi-
dence in the hands of the police Of
ficials. With ample financial backing,
Richeson's lawyers will contest the
case against the accused upon every
ground known to medico-legal juris-
prudence.
The report of the analysis of the
stomach of Avis Linnen by Professor
Whitney of the Harvard medical
school is being eagerly awaited.
On order of District Attorney Pei
letter it was arranged to exhume the
body of Miss Linnen today and have it
brought from Hyannis to Boston. IN
cidentally it will be definitely known
whether the recepticle which contained d
the cyanide of potassium was left in
the pocket of the bath robe which was
buried with the body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24
GIRL is NUMBER /
Mary J. Kendall Gets Prize I'm
Uncle Sans Lottery.
Geo. X. Laban of Newton, Kansas,
Has Eighth Choice.

Gregory S. D.. oct. 24.-With the sing
ing of a song entitled Just Before the
Drawing, Sweetheart" and an address
by Judge Witten who has charge. draw
ing for the 1000 prizes in the Rosebsd
land lottery began at 10 O'Clock this
morning. The greatest interest. nat
urally, hinged upon the winner OF 80.
1, valued at SlU,---. Two little girls
drew lots to see which OF them should
have the honor Of drawing out the
first number.
The girls who drew the first one thou
sand numbers We're Virginia Foster.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Don Foster
of Dallas. and Dorothy Slaughter.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs II. +. Slaugh-
ter of Gregory.
The drawing. viii take three dayz.
1000 names being drawn the first day
and 5000 each Of the last two days.
making a total of 5000. Any claims that
are not fled on after the 5000 have
been given an opportunity TO do so viii
be thrown open for settlement under
the squatter's right plan.
terry is Mary J. Kendall SIG st. Joseph
street. Rapid City s. ID.
NO. 2, Frank D. Boyles, Gregory.
No. 3. william Rothemeier. Mccain.
No. BE- ~olom d. Johnson. KeIervine.
No. 8. CHARLES c. ordeze. Rapid City.
No. 6. Richard o'Maney. OMEN.
Neb.
No. Z. Leonard W. Enmaker. Omaha.
Neb.. 254 Dodge street. Merriam hotel
No. 8. George x. Leban, Newton.
kan, s22 S. W. Second street.
No. 9. Clement J. Daegling. Chicago
5000 Woodlawn avenue.
No. 10. Fred A. Gundatch, Fairfax.
No. Il. Henry F. Chamberlain. ciif-
No. p. Emma Auerswold. Herriolx.
S. D.
No. IA, /. w. SplichaL Dodge. Neb.
No. Is, Burns D. Andrews, Sargent,
No. 1s. Edward Dishaw. North Loup.
No. II. NJ. ]. Mocarr. Piedmont. s. d.
NO. IS. Albert Nauman, Warrensburg.
No. 10. Frank Bleha. Gam Valley.
: No. @ 20. WIN Bett Armstrong. OF
No. p, Frank HaIkel. r. 21. Lindaii.
No. p. Joshua L. Schulz. 1912 K.
street, Lincoln. Neb.
No. 2S Nick A. FandalL r. 4, Meta
No. "a. Frank s. Richardson. station
one. Sioux Falls, s. d.
No. 25. Harry +. Atwood, Villisca, Ia
35, J NJ Battman. Greensburg, Kan.
SO, Francis p. Gavin, 955 Reynolds
avenue, Kansas City, Kan
80. w. II. Hedrick, North Altoona,
Kan.
~, Harvey c. Leer. 1922 W. 29th
street, Kansas City, Kan.
az. Raw Rankin, Lincoln, Kan.
52. J. c. Collins. 3S36 Prospect ave-
nue. Kansas City, Mo.
81. J. NJ. Tarleton, Eudora, Kan.
Frank B. Boyles, OF Gregory. who
drew No. 2, is the son of a man who
had a good number IN Gregory county
in a drawing five years ago and filed
adjoining the town Of Gregory.
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Continued on Page Four)
KILLED IN STUDY
DR.. Helen Knabe, indianapolis
Physician, FOuIly Murdered.
No Clue Found to PerpetratOr
of Crime.

indianapolis. Oct. 24.-Dr. Helen
Knabe, former state bacterioIogist.
was found dead in bed with her
throat cut today in her apartment and
the police, after an investigation de-
tained for examination jefferson
Haynes, negro janitor of the apart
ment house. his daughter Eva HAYNES
and his housekeeper, Miss Fannie
Winston.
DR.. Knabe's body was found when
her assistant, Miss Katherine McPher-
son, entered the apartment. The body
and the bed upon which it lay were
covered with blood, but no weapon was
found in any of the rooms, nor was
it apparent a robbery had been com
mitted. All the windows were closed,
though the physician, who was devot-
ed to physical culture habitually slept
with the windows open.
Dr. Knabe was last seen alive by
Miss Mcpherson. to whom she had
said late yesterday that she intended
spending the evening in study She
lived and had her office on the ground
floor of an apartment house in a pros
porous and quiet neighborhood. No
persons, so far as has been learned,
heard sounds of struggle in the
Knabe apartment last night. Augusta
Knabe, the physicians cousin. and the
latter's stepfather, Frank Kropp, told
the police that DR.. Knabe had no enc
my so far as they knew.
She was 35 years old and graduate
of the Indiana College of Medicine.
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Until the President Returns to
Washington Next Month.
NUMEROUS VACANCIES
In the Judicial Department Are
Awaiting Action.
His Train Is Proceeding Across
Minnesota Today.

Glencoe. Mimi. Oct. 24-When Pres
ident Taft returns to Washington next
month not the least of his labors will
be the filling of judicial vacancies
which have arisen since the adjourn
ment of congress in August There IS
practically no chance now that a sue
cessor to the late Justice Harlan viii
be selected by the president until he
reaches Washington 1t was said to-
day that Mr.. Taft has given no consid-
Grafton at all as to a successor to Jus
tice Harlan. He has received many
suggestions as to how he should fill the
vacancy on the supreme bench and
many names including those OF Attor-
ney General Wickersham. Solicitor
General Lehman and several others
prominent in public life have been
mentioned.
It was said today by members OF the
presidents party that the president
has -etermined not to take up the
matter until after congress meets. Ia
addition to appointing a justice Of tho
supreme court, Mr.. Taft Will probably
fill this winter existing vacancies IA
New York, Montana and Wisconsin
districts and also a successor 20 United
states Circuit Judge Grosscup OF Chi
cago.
In addition to these appointments
the president will name a member OF
the international boundary commission
to succeed the late Senator Carter and
a United States marshal for the north
ern district of New York
Glencoe was the first stop on the
presidential schedule today. Between
TINS town and Minneapolis. where the
president viii spend the night his tram
was expected to make several stops
Although South Dakota was left be-
hind United States Marshal Seth Bull
lock of that state is still travelling with
the president today Col. Bullock an
peared today in the same sort Of black
slouch hat that he wore when he used
TO chase outlaMs for Nj Rnn..nol.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24
CHAPTER III.

The state Journal articles of Satur-
day and yesterday have been criticised
by some readers on the ground that
there was too much levity in a case
so serious. Don't worry about that.
No one knows more than the State
Journal staff that people do not like
to read a technical discussion between
professional or class interests. They
do not understand it and if they did
they would not be interested. Furth-
ermore, the people don't like to read
long articles.
Now, don't for a moment think that
this question, which has been dis
cussed in the papers. is not a serious
one. 1t is a serious one. It is serious
to the writer and it is serious to the
people of this community, but in order
to get needed attention we have to
sugar-coat long article. 1t seemed
to be necessary and there has to be
injected a little alleged humor to make
it readable, so that the subscriber will
find himself up against serious state
ments. before h knows it, and will
read them through thinking possibly
he may run on to something so edible
that it will please his palate Further
more, this paper is of the opinion that
most people take themselves too seri-
ously. We are all prone to that. Things
are never quite so bad as they appear.
The readers must not gather the i'm
preston from these random notes that
the State Journal is in any serious
difficulty, for it is not Furthermore,
it is not afraid of it's morning COM
petitor- 1t is not asking for aid, sym
pathy or comfort. because it has all
of those kindly attributes within its
own circle of present subscribers and
readers-and they are a fine lot but
what we DO want the readers to m
de~stand is what follows on another
page, for the State Journal, fortunate
in a big and kindly list of subscribers
ana advertisers is afundantly equipped
financially. and otherwise, 20 take care
of itself:
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DEATH OF Mr.. MATHER.
Former President of the Rock Island
Dies in New York City.

New York. Oct. 24.-Robert Mather.
chairman of the board of directors of
the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring company and director of
many railroads and banks, died at his
residence here at $50 o'clock this
morning, after a short illness. Mr.. Ma
ther had been confined to his resi-
dence here for several days. but the
fact of his serious illness did not be-
come generally known until last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24
BRYAN IN KANSAS.
With Champ Clark Will Campaign for
Taggart.

Kansas City, Oct. 24.-William J.
Bryan and Champ Clark, speaker of
the house of representatives, will dur
ing the first week in Noyemb Der speak
in the interest of Joseph Taggart, can
didate for congress in the Second Kan
sas district to succeed the late Alex.
Mitchell. according to an announce
ment made here today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24

the actress, was married today to Ric-
cardo Berteili. president of an art
bronze company of New York and son
Of the late Admiral Luigui Bertelli OF
the italian navy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Oct. 24.-Forecast for kan
sas: Probably cloudy and unsettled
tonight and Wednesday. Probably
colder Wednesday and west portion to-
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24
Batted for Mathewson in eighth
PHTLADELP LPHIA

Davis. Meyer. Barry, 2; Merkle. Three
base hit-Doyle. Hits-On MatneWsonn n ~ ~
hits-Snodgrass Thomas, Oldring, Collins
Double plays-Baker to Davis Left on
base-Nsw York 6: Philadelphia g. Bases
on balis-On NIathewson I; Bender 2
Struck out-By Bender 4; Mathewson o;
Wiltse 1. Time of game-1:5o Umplres-
Dineen behind the plate; KLEIN on bases;
Connolly right field; Brennan left field
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24

It is considerably warmer today and
the wind is blowing at a 80 mile an
hour pace which is sending hats flying
along the streets. The Indications ac-
cording to the weather man are for
cloudy and unsettled weather tonight
and Nadnasdau- The hnlIrlx raa dIrr.a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24
day. The hourly readings

Have you seen Goldberg or Mutt and
Jeff today? They surely do make you
laugh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24

You can skip this too. If not inter-
ested, because there is a mighty in
teresting ball game going ON, at this
writing, and the State Journal viii
have a complete report of IL in this
Issue, with Associated Press wires di-
rect from the ball field at Shibe
Park. Philadelphia.
It was not expected to give our
readers another chapter of the RE
miniscences of a Journalist" because
the manuscript, which had been
found. was lost, the story coming to
an abrupt ending last night, but the
office boy, this morning, picked up
the remaining part of the entire man
uscript and in the roll was found the
following chapter, tie third
1t is hereby confessed that the
writer would rather read the ball
game story and considers 1t much
better news. In fact, the Managing
Editor of the State Journal said we
could use mighty little space on the
first page for that rot about "Ardur
undt Franc" as everything except
ing 49, matter was sidetracked to-
day and was lucky to even get in on
an inside page.
That is the reason we have to start
these few lines on this page and
switch over to the inside.
But here is the next chapter and
when the boy picked it up he said
something about wish I had a pair
of tongs." He got this idea from an
impression, which is prevailing, that
the morning Capital is now carried IN
from the front steps just before
breakfast by the cook, who has been
using a pair of tongs for this purpose,
as well as to stir the kitchen fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-24
Third Inning.


New York-Murray flied to Ra1,ar
Merkle after feuling half dozen ba1Is
struck out for the second tine 1eflls IN.
zoR 0unted toward first but was on out
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-07-14
NEW YORK FOR
An INCOME TAX
Legislature Rsaiies Proposed
Amendment ID Constitution

Albany. July 13.-New York states
approval Of federal income tax was
given yesterday afternoon when the
assembly alppted1 byfa voteslof 81 TO
AZ the resolution ratifying the pro-
posed amendment to the United States
constitution. Several weeks ago the
senate approved the measure. Only
one democrat. broke away from the
party pledge to support the resolution,
and nine republicans voted aye des-
pite the protests of their leaders.
Republican opponents declared that
New York state would suffer at the
hands of the western and southern
states, which had "put their heads to-
gether" to indirectly do to inanufact-
uring and business states what they
could not do directly.
"A tax on incomes from whatever
source derived" republican Leader
Merritt said, will act in manner det-
rimental to the securities of this state
The western states need money for
Improvements and they propose to
reach for 1t where It is. | don't like to
see New York delivered, bound hand
and foot, to a sister state"
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DRUGGISTS TO M0REHEAD
DURHAM MEN ATTENDING An
NUAL CONVENTION.

The annual convention OF the Re.
tail Druggists Association OF North
Carolina began yesterday at More.
head City and will hold daily SEES
sions for the next five days. Ad-
dresses and papers by some Of the
big drug men Of the country are
slated and varied program has been
arranged for the entertainment OF
the delegates at the popular resort
Among those who left from Durham
10 attend the convention today, were
President. German Bernard. OF the
local association, Secretary r. w
Vaughan. Mr.. Verne Rea, Mr.. II. r.
Goodall and MIR. w. NJ. Yearly.
Among the addresses TO be made
will be one By Mr.. Max I. Payne. OF
Greensboro. president of the North
Carolina Retail Druggists AssocIa-
ton. and others by Mr.. J. II. Beal. OF
Scio. Ohio. and Mr.. julius p. Rem
ington, OF Philadelphia.
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KILLED 4 man
/ SIX YEARS As0
Gssisrs Arrested When They
Came Back In State On Visit

Greensboro. July 1i.--After hav.ng
escaped Identification and arrest for
six years by going under the assumed
name OF Davis in West Virginia, Eli
sha and David Gunter were recognized
and arrested here yesterday on the
charge Of killing William Frazier In
Chatham county In the year 1905.
The two men are about % and %
years OF age, and the younger. David.
has been married for few months.
His wife was with him at the time OF
the arrest She was overcome when
she learned that her husbands real
name was Gunter and that he WAS
charged with capital crime .~--.'s.--i
Frazier was shot down I'm bis front
yard one night and fell at the feet Of
his wife. who accused the two defend
ants aud another brother. still young
or. OF the crime. A true bill Was found
against them and they heard OF II and
fled the state, going TO West Virginia.
where they assumed other names and
lived until the youngest Of the three
died. and the second In age had mar
RED The crime was committed near
cumnock. on the Cape Fear & yadkin
Valley railroad.
TO newspaper men here the men
said they were the parties wanted, but
avcrred they are not guilty OF the
crime. They came back because they
thought after six years all would be
forgotten and no attempt would be
made TO prosecute the case. They
were IN the hotel Clegg eating break
fast when recognized Officers were
called In and the two men were ar
rested q fw minutes later at the de-
pot as they were about TO board a
traiaL