Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
NOTED AVIATOR IS KILLED
EUGENE ELY DIES WHEN MA
CHINE PLUNGES TO EARTH.
Birdman, in Trying to Make Dip, Mis-
judges Distance and Starts Down.
ward Glide Too Soon.

Macon, Cain spite of pre-
monition which prompted him to
give the address of his wife to his
mechanician so she could be notified
in the event of a mishap, Eugene Ely,
who gained world wide fame by being
the first aviator to fly from and to
the decks of United States warships,
assembled in his aeroplane to make a
sensational dip at the state fair
grounds here and a few moments later
plunged 100 feet to his death.
Misjudging the distance Ely started
his downward glide too soon while
running at mile a minute and was
unable to make the rise. When the
machine crashed to earth the aviator
was hurled clear of it by nearly hun
dred feet He was unconscious when
reached by his mecnanician, Frank Cal
lin, and died ten minutes later before
he could be removed to a hospital.
Ten thousand Mortified spectators wit
messed the fatal plunge and stood in
awed silence as Father Hamilton, a
missionary Catholic priest, performed
the last rites of the church as the
aviator expired
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Mr.. Richeson issued, through his
fiancee and father, statement to the
effect that he was confident that the
poison mystery would be satisfactor-
! lily solved. He has been making the
Edmand's residence his home since
his engagement to Miss Edmands was
| announced.
About the time the lights were turn
ed out in the Edmands mansion, po-
lice headquarters began to assume an
unwonted activity. William Hahn,
the druggist, was closeted with Dep
uty Superintendent of Police Watts
and Chief Dugan Of the Boston bureau
of criminal investigation
Hahn then proceeded with his story,
which Is as follows:
/ was in my store at Newton Centre
ON the afternoon Of October 10 when Mr..
Richeson dropped in. l was glad to see
him. having become well acquainted with
| him while he was a student at the New
7 ton theological school and greeted him
| cordially. We had talked of old times for
several minutes when he changed the
subject to complain of dog. The dog
|
| continually whining and growing. When
he spoke of killing the dog I suggested
that he chloroform it, but he asserted
that this would cause too much OF a
smell. Besides he wanted something that
| would do the work quickly.
| Then ] said We'll. here is some cy-
anide of potassium. That will kill quick
ly enough" and the minister agreed
WELL give me some of that" 1 warned
him that 1t was a dangerous poison and
| told him to be very careful about using
| II. l gave him enough cyanide of potas-
SUM to kill three or four dogs. When
I had placed this in the paper the min
| lister said: well, you had better put
in some more!" So / added two or three
chunks to what I had already had out
What I gave him was enough to kill at
least ten persons
1t was after he had received the cyan
ide that Mr.. Richeson said: You have
received an invitation to my wedding and
don't want you To fail to come 10 IT.
| Then he added: This may seem very
| mysterious to you. Can you keep a Sc
cret? Well. you know haven't bought
this" With that he went away and ]
haven't seen him since.
Steal All but Mans Bed.
Lisbon, O.-While John McCauley