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New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
THREE WOMEN CLAIMED HIM
Trio, at Altar, Accused Richeson
of Promising to Marry Them.

| Kansas City, Mo. Oct. N.-The Rev
| Clarence V. T. Richeson. held in Boston
on a charge of numbering Miss Avis Lin
nell was pastor of the Bethany Baptist
/ Church in this city from 1901 until 1901
when he resigned by request following the
sensational disclosures of three young
women. each Of whom accused him Of being
engaged to her.
4 scandal was created among the con-
gregatOn when the three women, two OF
them members Of the church, made theiT
accusations against the pastor at the close
Of one OF his Sunday morning sermons.
"All through the sermon" said a mem
Der of the congregation to-day. 'the three
sat together in the front row. The sermon
was an eloquent one on Temptations of
Young Girls in a City" Just after the SER
vice the three women approached the
preacher at the altar.
You promised to marry me- said one.
Are you going to do IT.?
"'You promised to marry me, too said
the second. Are you going 10 do that?'
land me, too. said the other, crying.
How about me-?
"The women all wept hysterically. The
Rev. Mr.. Richeson, who was calm, said
there must be some mistake, and left the
church. Then he went 10 Liberty, Mo. The
trustees wrote for his resignation"
Friends of the young pastor in this city
recalled to-day a remarkable essay which
he wrote for the college paper Willie a
student at the Liberty institution The
contribution, entitled Loves Tragedy"
contained d vivid commentary on the mem
orable Shakesperian scene in which Juliet
QuafIs the supposedly fatal potion ana is
found in a stupor by Romeo, who in de-
spair ends his life This scene inspired
Richeson 10 write the following passages
now significant because of his later ro-
mances in New England:
Opposition always gives pain. and no.
where in the life does II cause more sor-
row than during that premature stage
when loves inevitable dream has the pos
session OF the hearts Qf boys and girls. u
seems, too, that but few young folks ever
love without being moested by some fastid-
ious old aunt or fanatical uncle who has
been disappointed in love. so, OF course,
they set the worlds standard by their own
examples. There is no picture 10 be seer,
in all the literature tnat so much ap-
proaches true love as that OF Romeo and
Juliet Theirs is one OF mutual intenseness
not prompted by fictitious sentimentalism.
The love OF Romeo and Juliet Ia as truly
the tragedy OF love as Othello is the trag-
edy of jealousy; Romeo and Juliet Is the
picture Of love and It's pitiable fate in a
world whose atmosphere is too sharp for
this tenderest blossom OF love. Theirs was.
as the anclents tell us, all true love ever
will be. love at first sight, and now Il is
in so cruel tragedy. Only few hours OF
married life until Romeo must fee as a
murderer just when their love seemed TO
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
.RICHESON HUNG IN EFFlGY
Deacons Let Former Pastors
Figure bangle in Churchyard.

Hvannis. Mass. oct 21.-An effigy Of
the Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson hung
to-day from the limb of tall elm tree
in the ward of the Baptist Church, OF
which he was formerly pastor. The
effigy. which was discovered at dawn,
had been suspended some time during
the night after the regular Friday even
ing prayer meeting at the Baptist Church
had ended.
The figure was fully dressed in black.
The face was painted, and pinned to the
coat was a large placard bearing the in
scription The Rev. Richeson.' Nailed
to the foot of the tree was board, on
which was painted these words
Guilty. Read Luke, xvii, :.
This Scriptural reference is:
eft were better for him that a mill
stone were hanged about his neck and
he cast into he sea than that he should
offend one of these little ones
The Revised Version reads: Than that
ne should cause one Of these little ones
to stumble"
The size Of the figure corresponds
closely to that of the former pastor, of
whom. according to his old parishioncrs,
il was a striking likeness.
Another card, bearing the signature
! Wig. Committee" requested that the
effigy be allowed TO hang until 10 o'clock
! tonight. when it would be burned on the
| Hyannis baseball grounds.
The presence Of the effigy was reported
| TO the deacons Of the Baptist Church
! early in the day. They held a confer
ence and finally decided TO allow the
effigy to remain on the tree. It was the
sentiment of the deacOns that if the
effigy represented the feelings of the
people of Hyannis it might be good
idea to allow it TO dangle in the church
ward as a warning TO the youth Of the
town and to leave its removal TO the
| town authorities.
The position Of the figure was such
that il could be seen for a distance Of
| about a thousand feet on either side Of
! the church. and most of the townspeople
! journeyed TO the church to make a close
| inspection Of IT.
The effigy was finally cut down by ].
! 5. Nicherson. whose home faces the
| church. Mr.. Nickerson is not a Baptist
and has no friendship for Mr.. Richeson.
| but he objected to so grewsome an OBJ
| ject hanging opposite his residence.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
HELD AS WIFE P0IS0NER
Allison MacFarland Explains How
He Got Cyanide.

Allison Mcfarland, advertising manager
for the Crocker- Wheeler Company, whose
wife was found dead from cyanide OF
potassium poisoning in her home I'm
Newark Wednesday morning. was for
maIly charged with murder yesterday
afternoon and was committed to the Essex
County Jail without bail.
Before being taken to the Jail. where he
is 10 await the action OF the grand jury. NJ
called the newspaper reporters TO his side
and said he wanted to make a statement.
After making a general denial Of the
charge against him, he said in part:
| am unable to explain the manner Of
nv wifes death. ! do not believe shc com
,,1Itted suicide, for she never gave any IN
dication that she was unhappy or discon-
tented with life. / am certain her death
was the result of accident IN mlstaklnS
for a harmless bromide the deadly cyanide
Of potassium that was in the medicine
chest in our home.
| obtained the cyanide OF potassium at
the works Of the Crocker-Wheeler Conn
pany at the request sof my wife. We had
kept II in the house In the other cities in
which we lived. We used it to clean
ieWelry put the cyanide in bottle
That had stood for some time along with
Others on the top shelf of the chest Most
of these bottles were empty selected
bottle that had previously contained
did not axe bottle containing bromide
of potas that my wife had used and
change the contents The bottle / used
had never been handled 80 far az ] know,
by my wife. ] labeled il cyanide by past
ing a label over the original one, and left
the bottle on the top shelf, 40 my wife
had 10 occasion 10 disturb Il.
He denied he had changed the label on
the bottle between the visit of DR.. Gale
and that OF County Physician Mckenzie.
He also denied that he and his wife had
had a serious quarrel or that she had ever
ouarrelled with him about another woman.
adding that she never had any reason
10 quarrel on that score"
II was disclosed that the detectives were
working on "A theory that woman whom
mcfarland knows may throw some light
on the case This theory was prompted, 1t
was said by an examination OF some let
ters found I'm MacFarand's home and in
his desk at the CroCker- Wheeler plant
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
REGISTRATION GAINS.

Albany. oct 2l.-The total registration IN
Albany for this year is 26,ool an increase
of GIG over that for 1870. when the last
municipal election was held. The total tof
1910 was 26,l2a
Troy. Oct 31-Troy's total reSlstrauoii
for four DAYS is 1873. against ls l06 in 1910
and 1857 in le9
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
GAINS
27,252 OVER 1907
Fusion Issues Arouse Interest
Equal to Last Campaign
for Governor.
TOTAL THIS YEAR 618,917
Manhattan and Bronx Fall On
on Last Day-All the Other
Boroughs Show Marked
Increase.
TOTAL THIS YEAR 618,917

Registration for this year ended last
night with n total increase for the Tour
DAYS over 1907, the last "off year OF
27.252. In that year the total registra
tion was 59l .s65, while this year it was
61S.9l7. In 1910 with campaign Tor
Governor on the registration was 6l',-
797. so that il can he fairly taken that
the fusion issues this year have aroused
at least as much interest as the fight for
the governorship. did last year. The
registration in 1908, the last year Of a
Presidential campaign, was 6S2,16S~
on the first day OF registration this
year there was a falling off from the
total for the day. as compared with the
same day in 1907 There was an in
crease this year on both the second and
third days of registration. and last night
the books closed for the year with a
total for the day Of 161.434, which was
an increase OF 6,779 over the 1907 total
for the fourth day Of 154, Cos.
In Manhattan and The Bronx the
registration yesterday was S2,9Oi, MAX
ing the total figures for those boroughs
fer the four days 320.031. This COM
mares with a total OF 300 ,020 i'm 1907. a
decrease this year of 1889 for the four
days and Of GA for the last day. On the
last day of registration in 1907 1921
declared their. intention OF voting.
Brooklyn shows an increase for the
four days of 14.S61. and the registration
in the borough was 3.9i4 heavier on the
last day this year than it was on the
same day In 1907. The registration in
Brooklyn Yesterday amounted to 6o,43i
with total for the four days of 23l, I46
In 1907 the figures were j6, 400 for the
last day and 216,s79 for the four days.
Queens kept up yesterday its consist
ent increase. with total OF l".ul Tor
the last day and 5l.4S4 for the four
days. The figures in that borough in
1907 were 106Si for the fourth day
and a total registration cf 3S, 100. This
is an increase in Queens of 13,329 In the
total registration and an increase OF
3.OS7 Tor the last day.
Richmond also continued TO increase,
with a total Of 1850 for the four days
LIZA more than the four days registra-
ton Of 1907 The registration in Rich
mond yesterday amounted to 4,322, while
in 1907 IL was 1860 on the fourth day, a
difference of 362 in favor of this year.
The registration figures by Assembly
districts for the last day in 1907, 1910
and this year, with summaries by bor-
oughs for the last day and of the total
registration in the same years, follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
OWEN WISTER MUCH ALIVE
Novelist Disturbed by Report of His
Death When Hunting.
GRv T.legraph TO Tho Tribune. !

Philadelphia, oct. A.-Owen Wister. tho
Philadelphia novelist. rumors OF whose
death we're circulated recently. IL disturbed
because OF the false report. and is about
to return East from the hunting fields ot
wyoming. This news came In telegram
from him received by a Philadelphia news
paper to-day. The telegram says:
Many thanks for kind letter, just re-
ceiyed. Disturbed and distressed by anxie ETY.
OF friends Please publish personal news
OF my being ali right II YOU see NJ. In this
city and Ogden the rumor was still sup
rosed 20 be true.
A letter also was received from Mr.. Wis
ter telling of his present trip. II was post =
marked @ Ranch. at Teton. Wyo In it
Mr.. Wister says he is enjoying himself tre-
nendously and that he IL In the hest OF
health The hunting he says. Is good.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
DESCRIBES COMING MAGAZINE
E.J. Wheeler Tells N Y. U. Students Ii
Will Follow the English Type.

The New York University School of Com
rnerce Accounts and Finance opened IT'S
special course Of lectures for students in
journalism last night with baWaru D.
Wheeler. editor OF Current Literature, As
the speaker.
NJ. Wheeler's subject was Magazine
Journalism of To-day" and in the course
of his remarks he pointed out to the pros
nective newspaper and magazine writers
ibc essential features of the launching and
maintaining of a periodical
In regard 10 the establishment on an
American publication that would compare
fayorahly with such English publications as
",rhe Spectator" and other magazines, Mr;
Wheeler said that such a magazine would
have To reiv upon editorials OF a newspaper
rather than Of a magazine nature 10 IN
surc it's success. Such publication, ne
said he believed to be the coming Ameri-
can magazine.
SUNDAYS NEW-YORk TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for So 80 a year.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22

Syracuse Oct. H.-The total registration
IN this city for four days is oo,565. This Is
a slight gain over year ago. but q loss q
nearly 90 over two years ago. Wheh lour
mayoralty candidates were In the ne'u'
The total I'm 1910 was 5o,i99 and in 1879 II
was 81 49,
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22

any statement 10 the police,~and' accolu-
ing to his counsel, there is no prospec'
of his doing so for several days to come.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
COLD WAVE HITS THE WEST
Trees Killed in Texas Panhandle,
Missouri Has Hours Snow.
BY Toleera ph 20 The Tribune J

Dallas. Tex, Oct. 2l-Texas is In the grip
OF a cold wave. Snow, the earliest In the
history Of tine state, has fallen over the
Panhandle of Texas and Northwestern Ne"
Mexico. for the last twenty-four hours. Az
Amarillo the sight was novel and abso'
Iutely unheard Of before. ,,a
In Tucumari. y. NJ; Dalhart. HerIoru
ard Plainview Tex, and other ianhahole
pnints many trees and much shrubbery were
killed by the snow which extended south
within forty miles Of Big Springs Ward
County Tex.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
rp, ToIcgraph TO The Tribune !

Springfield. Mo, oct. 2l.-The first snow
of the season fell here this morning iot
an hour. The snow preceded any frost IN
the ozark Mountain region. Al Mountain
Grove. Mo, a heavy, binding shoWstorn
ragged two hours this morning ana iour
inches fell
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
Prisoner Sleeps and Eats We'll.

Richeson suffers the loss neither OF
slumber nor Of appetite at the Charles
street Jail His supper last night con-
sisted of coffee and bread, the regular
prison fare for the final meal Of the day.
He ate heartily. At s o'clock he was
ready TO go TO bed. He lay down on the
prison cot and slept like a man without
q care.
Early to-day he was awake and ready
FOR breakfast. He drank plenty Of cof-
fee and ate bread again. For dinner he
had roast pork and peas. His supper
consisted Of a beef stew. Tonight he
maintained the same calmness Of de-
ineanor that characterized him since he
entered the Jail. He has not yet made
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22

The GUARANTEE TICKET which you find attached TO skirt
| MUST BE CAREFULLY PRESERVED, as no claim VIII oe |
allowed without Aso claim will be allowed on any petu'
| that has been altered is al the bottom
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30
State Fair Wants More Money.

The members of the Kentucky
State Fair hoard will ask the Leg.
islature for an appropriation Of
$685. 900 to be used in paying off
a debt of $50, 900, providing a
permanent agricultural building,
at cost of s75, 900; an addition
to the gratdstand, at a cost of
s75, 900; a fine arts and woman's
building, at a cost of SIS, 900; a
poultry buildings at a cost of $780,.
600; an administration building
at a cost of SIS, 900; an addition.
al tract of land providing an out
let to tie Ohio, $1S. 900, and ST.
600 for drainage, sewerage, etc.
Since the establishment of the
State Fair 1907, 900 has been ex.
pended on ms maintenance. Of
this amounts$40, 900 was appro-
priated by the State.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30
Where kentucky Ranks High.

A little more than one.tenth oG
the 1922, 52G, 300 collected in in
ternll revenues in the United
States during the fiscal year which
closed July /, 1911, was paid in
by Kentucky. Only two States,
Illinois aud New York, exceeded
the $33, 295, 1888 levied and paid
in Kentucky toward the upkeep
of the Government. These facts
and many others of interest to
Kentucky were made public in
the annual report of Commission.
X. f. Cabell, of the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30
Yau8hn's Mill.

l.. &. Lyle and wife are visit.
ing friends and relatives near
Winchester this week.
Mr.. Geo. W. Bush has almost
completed his store house and
will be ready to move in a few
days.
Mr.. Chas. Bush, visited his sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Mckinney, near
Winchester from Saturday until
Monday.
There is some talk of changing
the route of the mail carrier on
Hardwick's Greek which, if done,
will slightly shorten his distance
and afford a better road.
Sunday, December 3. will be
regular appointment of Bro. Low
cry from Winchester at the Chris
tian church. The Sunday school
will be held in the morning at
10 o'clock.
Judge j. II Hardwick was on
the creek investigating some Of
the bad places on the road. 1t is
hoped that immediate action will
be taken to fix one or two of tie
worst places which will soon be
almost impossible.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30
Taken to the City

a special from Lexington OF
November % says: About TWEEN.
~ little mountain children from
the Highland Orphan Home at
clay City had the time of their
lives today when they were
Brought here on a special car to
get glimpse of the only city
they lad ever seen and revel in
a sight of the Christmas things.
The trip was given free of charge
by the l.. d K. Railroad Com
pany, and Mrs. John p. Dunlap,
principal of the school, was at the
head of the party. The children
ranged from 8 to IL years old,
and most of them had never been
out Of the mountains before or
ridden OH railroad train. Their
glowing faces and quaint ques-
tions attracted much attention
wherever they went. They were
given dinner at the Phoenix Ho-
tel by Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. Mas.
sic, and presented with large
number of toys and other gifts by
benevolent persons. Besides Mrs.
Dunlap, the cnildren were accom-
panied by Mesdames Irwin and
Mcclure, and their teachers, the
Misses Mclean, Kennedy and
and Stamps.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30
Given Life Sentence.

Judge watkins was given a
life sentencein the penitentiary
at Stanton Yesterday. He was
tried and convicted for killing
Louis Napper at school trustee
election in Breathltt county more
than year ago, The case was
transferred some months ago to
this court from Breathitt count.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

1t is reported that number of
Eastern mil.ionaires have formed
syndicate which will buy sew
eral great farms near Lexington
and will transform. them into
trotting farms, making l.exiug-
ton the trotting horse center of
the United States
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

The sum of $3.50 has been
set aside by the Government to
be applied during 1913 for the
construction and completion of
Lock No. II on Kentucky river.
This is the last lock provided for
in the present project and will
give slack water to Beattyviile.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30
gift for the FRAY"

Is what is said of onr ready,made
clothes for children. They stand
the wear and tear of child-life ard
Unlike the Children
Themselves, do not run away when
washed. A look through will con
vince you. Mrs. J. W. Williams,
Clay City, Ky
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

A. j. O'Berry was hanged in
Camden county, Georgia, fer the
murder of negro woman and her
daughter. This is said to be the
first instance in that State where
a white man has paid the death
penalty for killing negro.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

get work day off, if such were
not the case we would most as.
suredly be with the Mountain
Press boys at Hazel Green De.
cember 9Th. We greatly regret
that we cannot be with them.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

Kentucky leads the Union in
the quantity of distilled spirits
with As, 1873, 576gallons to her cred.
t,followed byIllinois with4O, 467,.
742 gallons and Indiana with Is.
5SS. 022 gallons.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

Seattle without water and
light owing to flood" il a head
line in recent daily paper. W.
may understand how flood wiz
put out a light, but We can't see
how it will produce water
famine.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

The sales at the Lexington
loose leaf tobacco warehouse last
week aggregated 279,0lO pounds
which brought $21, 1876 50, an av-
erage of a cents per pound.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

According to the monthly court
report no less than $4,000 cattle
are sold in Mt. Sterling each
year. The Mt. Sterling cattle
market is secon d only to the Lou.
isville market of all Others in the
State.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

In Kentucky there are 472
State banks, about half of them
having a capital and surplus of
500, 900. Only about one-fourth
Of these banks have capital of
fifty thousand dollars or more.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

The Rev. w. z. Fryman, of
West Liberty, is in the city Wis
iting his brother, Pastor Louis
Fryman, and attending the meet
Ings at the Methodist church.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

Judge +. G. O'Rear and Gov.
ernor Wilson are each added to
the list of possibilities for the
place succeeding Justice John M
Harlan deceased.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

We had one to work our trust
for so cents not long since. We
drove to a neiehboring city and
paid so cents for horse feed at
noon. 1t clearly developed that
the horse got no feed at all or
water either. We don't care So
much for being beaten out of the
80 cents, but pity the one that
will starve dumb brute for dis
honest gain.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

GovernorWIllson after his term
of office expires will return to
Louisville where he will resume
the practice of law.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

Miss Grace Shimfessel who is
attending college at Lexington,
came home to spend Thanksgiv-
ing.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

Born, Thursday, November %
to Judge and Mrs. Luther Loving
a daughter.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

The coal man sail smiles now.
L. will soon be time for the ba-
rons to make some kind of a rul-
ing with their miners so as to
make Them go on a strike so the
mine owners will have an excuse
to put coal up and sell the sur
plus they have mined at a much
greater price than they can af-
ford to take.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

Five divorce suits filed in one
day is the record of the Louisville
Circuit Court Monday.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

DIR. Irwin reports the birth of a
son to Mr. and Mrs. VIM. White
Nov. Doth.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

FOUND-Small money safe
with some change in it. Apply
at his office.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

Born to Mr.. and Mrs +. Stok-
ley, Monday. November 9th, a
laughter.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

The lazy man considers all
toll slavery.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

Our variegated business con.
nections are such that we never
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

The turkey crop in Kentucky
this year snrpasses all recent
years, according to reports. The
dry weather at Matching time
was fine for the young turkeys
In addition there was the late,
warm fall, allowing the young
sters to mature, which will bring
the average weight of young
birds higher than for many
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-11-30

Farm boys who are not over.
run with work should set lot of
traps over the country and mar
ket some fur skins. The market
is always ready for furs at a
good price. This requires no cap.
Ital and but little time and will
handsomely repay the bows for
their trouble.