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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
LITTLE REVEALED
BY THE AUTOPSY
Examination OF Body OF Child
Said to Have Been Murdered
Is Unsatisfactory.
CoRoNER's INQUEST TO-DAY
Jury Will Meet at 10 O'clock to
Hear Evidence in Mer-
riman Case.

| Following the autopsy performed
upon the body Of the infant son OF
! Charles c. Merriman and his wife, Hat
| tie T. Drummond Merriman, yesterday
| Coroner William II. Taylor declared
| that he had no doubt but that it would
have lived IL given the usual care. His
! examination showed the infant to have
| been fully grown and well developed
| but it was impossible for him to say
whether il had not died q natural
death. However, what was seen was
consistent with the belief that death
was due to asphyXiation by gas. Hav-
ing been buried in lime for two weeks
beneath the floor OF a woodhouse al
Merriman's home, 1915 West Main
Street. the body was in a frightful state
of decomposition. which made the au-
topsy unsatisfactory.
Aside from this there were few de-
velopments In the case yesterday. AVER
riman was arraigned in Police Court
as a Suspicious character. suspected OF
having killed his child. He appeared
without counsel and pending the re-
suit of the coroner's inquest, which
will take place this morning at 10
o'clock at the City Hall. his hearing
was continued by Justice Crutchfield
until tomorrow.
Mrs. Norman Improving.
Mrs. hartman. who told Of the
murder of her child in aidelirious mo-
ment. while a patient in the Virginia
Hospital. suffering from kidney trou-
BILE, and which led to the arrest Of her
husband and the recovery of the body
by detectives. was last night said to
be improving. She had not been told
of her husbands arrest
Merr'man is confined in the City
Jail. and has shown little or no emotion
over his arrest. Whether he will be
called as q witness at the inquest to-
day is not definitely known.
So far the name Of the trained nurse
who heard the delirious talk of Mrs.
Merriman has been withheld. but DR..
Taylor said last night that she would
be a witness, as well as Detective Ser
Eeants Wiley and Kellam. who found
the body of the child, and DR.. NJ. E.
Nuckols. who attended Mrs. Merriman.
Although Mrs. Nerriman would have
been a material witness at the inquest.
Dr. Taylor said that he would proceed
without her evidence.
Little Evidence Against Prisoner.
Aside from his own signed statement
that he dug the grave and buried the
child, the police have little evidence
against Merriman. Under the State
laws his wife cannot testify. He has
admitted that the child was killed in
bed while with himself and wife, but
in some manner unknown to him. The
motive for the clandestine burial was
to shield his wife.
Marriage records in the Hastings
Court show that Merriman obtained a
license on July 1. 1912, and was mar
ried on the same date by Rev. j. NJ.
Rowland, pastor of the Laurel Street
Methodist Church.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
NURSES DOING
SPLENDID WORK
Report OF Instructive Visiting
Nurse Association Shows 1870
Visits in Month Of October.

During the month Of October alone
the astonishing number Of 1000 visits
to 200 patients were made by the
nurses. of the Instructive Nisitihs
Nurse Association in this city. accord
ing to the monthly report renderei
Tuesday morning at meeting OF the
association. held at the Nurses home.
223 South Cherry Street. Inc nurse
OF this charity rendered medical anu
and instruction on each OF these visits,
More than half the zoo patients listed
are visited for the irst time DURING
the last month.
The recommendations OF the RAY
ground and Recreation Association OF
Richmond TO the Council for enlarged
facilities for outdoor exercise FOR the
children of the city received the
unanimous Endorsement Of the asso-
citation, and committee was ap-
pointed to appear before the Council
at an early meeting and urge imme-
diate action Of a favorable character
The summer report Of the Visiting
Nurse Association. embodytng the
work done at the Lakeside Baby Hos
pitai, home for sick children oper-
ated by this association. shows that
the pas, season has been most active
and useful one. This feature OF the
associations work Is in many re-
spects the most difilcuit Of all. because
of the difficulty met in attempting 10
persuade mothers to let chhoreh go
out to the hospital regardless OF no"
sick the young one may be. The asso
citation. however. is facing this haLufa a.
obstacle with determination ana Is
a,,emntipe TO eradicate the foolish
superstition
Full All summer.
7, is an od1 condition tina: although
JuIv was unusually co,l. the Bap5
Hospital cared for the largest nuInocF
Of sick children during that 'aoht"'
For the major portion Of the SUMMER
tn, hospital was kept full, but ct tunes
the demand for accommodations WIZ
so great that tw, children were soire-
times PUT in single crib. Nhlie al
first glance the death rate al IN" h's
pItal appears rather large. the reason
is easily seen when ii Is understood"
,b,, NOSE mothers refuse to let theh
children enter the hospital until almost
every hope for recovery is gore.
The report contains eNpressi'G s Oh
s.,..,s,,,r nd institutions. Ali
through the work Dr.. ID. L. huos'i' "a
Nh. Richmond Health Department
acted close SsHlpdthS 49,
Hos,ital and the nurses and was u
great service in having the nurses WISH
every case Of typhoid fever in the Guy
during the summer. One OF the nurses
went along for safety's sake on ho,a
of the all-day picnics given by the
Associated Charities for SICK coioEeo
children
I, was the Visiting Nurses AssocIA
ton that first set on foot the move
ment to send a dying Australian wo
man back to her home. An idea "n.e"
was carried out by The Tinnes-Dss
,.tcb's nub,ic subscription. The city
probation officers also worked IN CO.
operation with the nurses in nntner :
ms cases. Special thanks were gwen
TO DIR. J. Allison Hodges. VINO. oes'o.s
sending nurses from his hospit.i o"'
+, the Baby Hospital. voluntarily IT,
lived several of the associations pa
tien,s who were in the direst nseo d
medical attention
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
CUTS THROAT TO ROB CHAIR
Harvey G~sUey. CO0Se0red % Dse W.
ve1ker n, AssewVss SWs~iA~ - Jsss.

H0rSey GOOOey. SO0~e~Wea 10 Ose w.
veWker =, NtteWVSs SwsrjA~ IN Joss-
In an attempt 10 cheat the electric
chair Of its prey. Harvey Iooney. con-
dcrnncd to die on November - for the
murder Of -. NJ Martin. town sergeant
% New Castle. sIasacd his own throat
Tu.sday morning in the Craig County
Jail when he learned tina. Tn" prrif-r-
tisry guards had come TO take b'ru 20
Raymond. His attempt on his life
failed. and he Is row lodged in a death
cell in the peaiteptiary.
Ills guards brought the news Of this
second attempt at sslf-dessructscn
when they arrived in Richmond yes-
s.rdsy with their prisoner. immedi-
atciy after shooting Town Sergeant
Martin. Looney turned his revolver on
himself and nr~d bullet into hts alb
dorucr. but the physicians In the Cliff
ton Forge Hospital saved him In spite
OF himself
when Looney heard that fhc prison
guards hsd come to take him to the
penitensisry he plugged tie Jock Of hts
cell tc prevent Interruption and slash
cd his throat His struggles we're
overheard by the tafIcr. wiro forced an
ensrsnc. 60 the cell ~ tine TO stsuneh
the aow Of blood and save his life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
GETS EIGHTEEN YEARS


Clinton cosvay colo-~j. seventeen wears
Cd ws< convicted yesterday by jury IN
'h. Hastings Court % attempted cr!miasl
assault upon Mrs. Hannah Joseph. OF Fwen-
ty-ntnJh and streets. vas ssn'encsS TO
s.ry. .ixht-~. y.srs IN the r~nt;s attzry.
Commemorative Attorney Sinttrsc FoIkes
made = strong plea FOR the Jury to return
the extreme penalty Of death.
The attack upon Mrs. Joseph took place
~, ;h. -tSNt Of joy u. Conway broke into
tn hou.. ard found Mrs. Joseph ss'~cr.
Edward Watkins. coIorsd. who hsa sres
sur -soned - = wt;-c.a fos the 'crn 7ncn-
w.zih. hs.ia= fsraIshsd Tho officers Who
u,sS. the aF..,t vita Terminating ,Eid,r~-
stsirst rcn~sy. charged hts stoTy On the
WIRES sts.d sae give testimony fsvorssi,
TO the d~fsa.e Iuds, Eienardyos ordered
bI-, placed sn1~r 500 peace bon1 for
- Give months for making fsiss statement,
q. the Officers. tIe vent 60 fsf in default.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
sUsTAlNs LOWER COURT

Judge Wells Hands Down Opinion In Case 81
City Against rsbb.
In an opinion handed down yesterday -
Judge z II. Wells In the Hastings Court
the decision o! the Police Court In the case
OF the city agains: B. H. Tabb was affirmed
rabb was fined SO and costs on the charge
OF violating the city ordinance by falling to
pay his tax Judge Wells affirmed the lower
court In the opinion that the ordinance hae
beer. violated but reduced the one to "a
o. exceptions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

Rs~So~vA Csspse 60 90 Nsssss's Gss
Oe0g e0y We11oOg.

0SrS0OO1 CO0Vse go 90 NOe0O0'O to-
OsUg eNy We11oog.
Bernard & Crouch. Of esos West
Ns.r street. and Miss Floyd y. Var
bfovgh, Of 1893 West Main street.
we're married IN Washington ysster-
dsy afternoon. The wedding. was not
a runaway affair. - v wss known TO
relatives % both parties
Mr. Cruoch H. clerk ~ the employ
Of the virginia Fire AMI Marine Insur-
dsus,,ter Of Mrs. Mary y. ysrsrcush.
of jSes West Main street The bride
: nd GROOM went North from Wsshtng :
con on a short wedding trtp. They
win soon return 10 thls c3ty % mees
their home
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
WORK FOR SARAH
Flies Swatted Now VIII Prevent 1nnumer
able Descendants

swat the fly may not seem a suitable
slogan for November weather and coming
winter but II is earnestly recommended oy
the State Board OF Health in specia! Dull
lerin given out yesterday
Fly swatting." says the bulletin. is =
corr.rnendable sport at any time. but II II
yer, fruitful during the late autumn ana
winter. The fly killed in midsummer is but
one OF an innumerable host; the hy killed
In winter is sturdy settler. who VIII be
the ancestor OF countless pests during the
following summer. In every home a few
fi-s are observed during the winter. buzz!ns
Iaziiy about or summing themselves against
the wind0wpane. These are the flies 70
watch and to exteE!n!nate. Tor they are the
ones responsible for the summer army. swat
few flies now and you will have less TO
swat next summer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
MANY R0BBERIES

NumerOus Complaints YeNeFdnv Maos u
the Polico.
Numerous reports OF email robbers were
Yesterday made to the police. They were
Al follows:
Mrs W S. Jones, 40 North Eighth Street.
room, entered and a gold bracelet stolen
Sam Eisner. 1905 Eas, Main Street. one
watch and s. IN currency stolen
MoNickie q McMahon, l3h North Eleventh
street. Office entered and SILT stolen
Frank Smith. II. East Franklin Street.
room entered, and two raxors stolen
stuart Ragland. 1914 Grove Avenue. had
stolen from office o. Blair & TAob. :o9 TTav-
eler.. Building. one gold watch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
SUING for Commissions.

Trial began yesterday in the Law and
EQUITY Cour, OF the sui. OF Pollard & Bag
b. against ThaIhimer Brothers for $500
claimed as commissions the sale OF real
estate. The case is being warmly contested
anu will probably occupy several days
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

pe,~~..~e q. p Smith returned yesterday
from Gloucester County Courthouse VIII
Henry Davis. cosered- who u waase9 W
Riehmosd 90 t~o ehosUe0 OF hoUDeosvoktoo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
Panama Canal

Venezuela, Trinidad, the Barbados and
Bermuda arc included in the itinerary
OF the
Special Cruises
From New York ........ $l4S and up
From New Orleans Sl25 and up
From Key West ....-..-. $lle and up
Call for illustrated folder.
RICHMOND TRANSFER COMPANY,
500 East Main Street.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-05
EYES GET FIRST ATTENTION.

There is no such disguise as that
of the eyes. If we want to get an
impression Of a persons face we have
to look at the eyes. You will find
this in any railway carriage or pub
lie conveyance. You are interested
in a face; you fix your eyes on the
opposite eyes. If the eyes meet both
fail +; the eyes drop apologetically, for
the inquiry is too intimate. The two
people know well enough, though
neither may be artists, that you can
not get an impression of the face by
looking at the chin, or the forehead,
or the nose; you must look straight
at the eyes-the window of the soul
and the face becomes a recognize
able unit. The best disguise as
burglars KNOWS the mask that
covers the eyes only.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-05
HIS SIMPLE EXCUSE.

the Judge-The court is inform
ed that you haven't worked for years
The Culprit-It is true, judge.
The Judge-You have neglected
your family, at the same time insist
ing that your wife and sons should
support you.
The Culprit-True again, judge.
The Judge-Well,, what's your ex-
PLANTATION?
The Culprit-It's very Sinple,
your honor. l agree with DR.. Woods
Hutchinson that four hOurS work
day is enough for any nvrand
by not working now Pm trying to
uuoc the mischief l did 20 many
years by working overtime"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-05

WIZ e. X. sothern's Father Was Ger
tain raoon Did N0t Write
shakespeare's Plays.

e. II. Sothern contributes an ar
ticle on the great Shakespeare-Ba-
ron controversy" in the Munsey He
says, in part 81 recall that when 9
boy with my father in London / one
day picked up at an old book shop &
paper covered volume which bore
on unusual cover design. In Che
center was huge kettle, under
which was a roaring fire. Emerging
from the kettle we're Shakespeare's
head and shoulders. Above this de-
sign was Shakespeare's name, and
the bullying side of the kettle bore
the words boiled down In short,
Shakespeare Boiled Down was lit
tie book containing brief summaries
Of the plays. An earlier owner Of
the volume-evidently an enthusiasts
tic Baconian-had run his pen
through the first and last of the
three words, making the title read
Boiled Bacon
'0Taking the book home, l hand
ed it to my father, and asked for his
opinion.
"'It is nonsense, Medal nom
sense. It is utterly impossible, had
Bacon written the plays, that the Sc
cret would not have leaked out. For
example-Bacon had a wife, and her
g faithless one. Take every line that
has come down to us from the days
of Shakespeare, and you can't lay
your finger on a word or phrase that
can be twisted, pinched or tortured
into the faintest suggestion. that Ba-
con was the author of the plays
which are credited to Shakespeare.
That the real authorship could have
been kept secret would be a greater
inexplicable-than
the Sphinx
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-05
A FINE LINE OF COPY
RIGHTED ART CALENDARS.

The plans for your advertising campaign
this year should by all meansIinclude hand
some Art Advertising Calendar for 1918.
We have secured the exclusive agency for
the Copyrighted Calendars produced by the
A. M. Collins Mfg. Co., of Philadelphia.
This is one of the largest and most sub
stantial Calendar houses in the United
States, and the quality Of their line is SUI
perior to that of any ever shown in this
section.
This line will be handled exclusively by
us in Christian and Trigg counties. It in
cludes great number and variety of sub
jects in full color, as well as some hand
colored pictures of exceptional beauty.
The samples for 1913 will be in our hands
shortly, and we shall be glad o.show them
to you at an early date. MAKE NO PLANS
FOR YOUR 1913 CALENDAR UNTIL YOU
SEE THIS EXTRAORDINARY LINE.
H0PKINSVlLLE keNTUCKlAN.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-05
| & n .
Time Card No. ia
effective Sunday April 80. 1911.

effective Sunday April 80. 1911.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. sc. &N o. Linn. 11:56 .. n
no. 5l-St. L. Express 5:35 Q.
No. 9l.--Evansville Ac. 1905 a. m
No. 95.-Dixie Flyer, 9.O1 q. "a
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ac. 7:05 a :,
!NS. 63-St. L. Fast Mail.5;33 a.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. &C. & St. L. Linn, 5:25 a.
No. 62-St. LOUIS Express. 9:53.
No. 9O.-EvansvilIe Ac. 4:l5 p. m.
No. 94.-Dixie Flyer, 6:27 ..
No. 66-Hopkinsville Ac. 8.55 ., r.
No. 54--St. L. Fast Mail, 1920 /.
Nos. 95 end "a will make Nos. "
and 91's stops except 81 will not ST.
at Warrington and No. 95 Wi
not stop at Warrington or Emplr,
M. q and s. Connect at ST. Louis 4nd o,O
pUnts west.
No. 81 connects AT Gurnrie ,or Me,Gpbi -
1oints as far south az Erin and Tor Louis1
Cincinnati and the East.
No. So and IS make direct conn a. Ct
rie for Louisville, Ginlun4tt and all Don
aorth and east thereof. NJ. X aod 81 IA
acct Tor Bempt is aud ~ay iiUnra.
o. q runs through ~ Cal-4pp evd si.
rry passengers 70 point ~oILn OF Evans
No. 90 through sleep=rs TO atlanta, Mat
jackson VILE, ST. Augustine an TauFs, D..
Aino Pullman sleeDe-s 70 New OTisa.... G
,ascts at Guthrie for points East ana "ss.
50 will not carry o-ai passengers 'or pr'ts ~
NaShvills Ter
J. C. HOOE. AIT,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-05

Mrs. Malade (weakly)-I wish to
explain again to you about willing
my property.
Family Solicitor-There,. there
don't worry yOurseIf. Leave it b
me.
Mrs.. Malade (resigned) II sup
pose might as well You'll get it
7 THE Sketch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-05

Mrs. Green-She referred so much
to her late husband. How long has
he been dead?
Mrs. Wise-He isn't dead. He's a
newspaper man and never gets home
till very late at night.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-05
Time Table
No. So.
In effect May Ia. 1911.

MORTH BOUND. ,vEs
No. $50 - Evansville Aero
p1odation................ : 40 n
No. SO2-Evansville = NATION
Express. ....-.,,........1 70 a n
40. 840 Princeton mixed. Is p n
SOUTH BOUND. ARRIVES
No. S41 - Hopkinsville mixed
.........~... ............. III OOa 10
90. 32l- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
vile mail ........ ...... 3 80 p %
20. Observation-Disclosures
vile Express. 6 40 p n
Train No. 332 connects at Prince
con for Paducah, st. Louis and way
stations. also runs through to Evans
vile.
Train No. 302 connects at Prince
ton for Louisville, Cincinnati, way
stations and all points East, also
runs through to Evansville.
Trains No. $40 and BAL, local trains
Between Hopkinsville and Princeton
T. L. MORROW, Agent
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-05
Tennessee Central
lime Table No. 8 Taking Fife.

SUNDAY. Nov. Y, 1911.
EAST BOUND
NO. Il Except Sunday Leave Hop
kinsville. ....... $50 an
Arrive Nashville. 9:45 a D
No. 16 Sunday only leave Hopkins
ville......... ............ 400 a. m
Arrive Nashville. .11:15 a. m
No. Ia Leave Hopkinsville 1880 .
Arrive Nashville. .7;45 p. t.
WEST BOUND.
No. II Leave Nashville...".8:J5 AL
Arrive Hopkinsville ll:2OA.n
No. Is Leave Nashville......5:O0 Pm
Arrive Hopkinsville 8:l6 PIN
TT. MORROW. Agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
.H|LLES AND CRANE
 GUESTS0F MIR. TAFT
Plans for Continued Exist ence of Republican Party
 Are Discussed

Washington, November S.--Two of Pres ident Tafts most valued advisers in the campaign, Chairman Hilles of the re- publican committee, and Senator Crane of Massachusetts, were guests at dinner to- night at the White House. The Presi- dents plan for the continued active ex- istence of the party, and the possible sue cessor on the republican ticket to the late Vice President Sherman were dis cussed. MT. Hilles has announced his intention of favoring a man to take MT Shermans place who would meet the ap- proval of majority of the national com mittee. So far returns from commit teemen clearly indicate that Governor IIadley of Missouri is the most favored man.
 The national chairman planned to be back in New York tomorrow to help close the affairs of the national head quarters. He is expected to return to Washington to take his desk as secretary to President Taft within 10 days
 He will remain with the President prob ably until March 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
HOCK|N'S PICTURE IN ROGUE GALLERY McNamara Warned Mem bers of the Union About
 Letters to Him

Indianapolis, Ind, November SIT en- close a photograph which I took from the gallery"
 That was the way Edward Smythe, sec retary of an iron workers union at Peoria, Ill, sent to the unions headquar- ters at Indianapolis, a photograph of Her bert s. Hocl1in, member of the executive board, which had been taken from the rogues gallery of the police department, according to letters produced by the gov- ernment at the trial of the accused "dyna- mite consiprators' today.
 John J. McNamaras reply to Smythe as read, was:
 That was not the way to send that photo. Hereafter when you find photos of members of the executive board in the rogues gallery put them in separate envelope and mark them personal. Presi- dent Ryan was present when your letter came and I told him he had fine ex- ecutive board"
 Hockin, accused by Ortie E. McManigal as the director of the flying squad' of dynamiters, and now successor to Nc Namara, was said by the government to have been photographed in Detroit, where he formerly lived.
 After the loss of life at the Los Angeles explosion and during the six months be- fore the arrest of the dynamiters, Mo Namara wrote letters to members of the union cautioning them to be careful as to the kind of letters they sent to headouarters in connection with the read ing of a McNamara letter to Murray l.. Pennell, Springfield, H., as follows:
 Am surprised at the kind of letters rol write Hereafter be more careful, for the Lord only knows who reads these let, ,fs."
 The government produced seare-head s'warning' and signed by President Ryan and Hockin, which was published in the union magazine a month after the Me Namaras were arrested and the purpose of which, the government alleged, was to induce the members to destroy evi- dence about dynamiting.
 Accusations that Phillip A. Cooley New orleans, had an iron worker admitted to membership in the union to do dynamitinG and that Cooley planned to blow up work at Houston, Tex, were detailed by the government.
 A McNamara letter dated January 10 1911, to Cooley, was read:
 sIt seems to be common knowledge that a certain member was admitted for a purpose and all the details seem to ps known by several people l am of the opinion that it would be un%isc to dc anything whatever Under existing CT cumstances person cannot be too care sul for there are so many persons act ing as informers. Another report received was that you wanted some organizing work done for much less than it was worth and much less than was set aside for this particular job. l can understand how that would be 1T some fourflusher got all the particulars and then got cold feet he would justify himself by saving some body was double crossing him