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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Chronology Of Case

October ID, 191l-Avis Linnell Of
Hyannis, Mass, once fiancee Of
Rev, G.. V. T. Richeson. found dy-
ing, apparently suicide by cyan
ide Of potassium, in bathroom of
Boston Young Woman's Christian
association.
October 1d-Medical examiner
finds that girl took poison, believ-
ing it was medicine, and declares
she was murdered,
October 15-Richeson seeks relief
from notoriety at home of Miss
Violet Edmands, his prospective
bride, Brookline hciress.
October 1a-Police learn that
William A. Hahn, a Newton drug
gist, sold Richcson cyanide of po-
taSsium.
October 21-Richeson arrested at
Ednands home after all-nieht at
tenpts OF police TO communicate
with him,
October 31-Richeson indicted,
charged with first degree murder by
special grand jury.
November 11-Trial set for Janu-
ary 10.
December g0--RicneSUn mutilatcs
himself in coll at night. pecessitat-
ing serious surgical operation
January 3. 1872 Richesop writes
to counsel, confessing his guilt.
January 6-Comsel makes Rich
eson's confession public.
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MORE INDICTMENTS
AGAINST DIR. LYMAN
Rr Associated Press,

Ry Associated Press,
LOS ANGELES. Cal. Jan. 1.-TWO in
dictmcnts were returned hy rhc federal
grand jury today against DR., John Grant
LYMAN. the former Los Angeles pro
moter sentenced recently at San Fran
cisco for having couspired 10 escape
from federal guards. Both indictments
charge Lyman with fraudulent Use OF
the mails In promoting the Panama Land
Development company, There arr now
three indictments Of this nature AGAINST
Dr. Lyman,
Bail was fixed at s26, 900 Lyman will
be brought haro for trial after he serves
his sentence of eighteen months at Nc
Ncills island.
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W|NTRY BLAST
BRINGS DEATH
AND SUFFERING
Intensely Cold Weather All
Over the Middle West and
Nearly All Other Sections
of United States.
MUCH DISTRESS IN
THE LARGE CITIES
Morgue Turned Into Place of
Refuge for the Living; Live
stock Freezing on the
Western Ranges.
BY international News Service.

BY International News Service.
~ HICAGO. Jan. 6.--With little prom
Use Of rclIet. the entire middle west
and northwest continued today 10
~ shiver In death-d calling cold. There
was little or no wind and this
lessened the suffering In Chicago and
many other sections OF the country
The cold wave continued 10 add TO It's
toll Of human life. In addition TO the
thirty-five deaths reported from various
points OF the middle western states. ten
new deaths due to the severe temperature
occurred today. Six Of these were in
Chicago. one in Michigan, one in Iowa
and two In Missouri.
Minnedosa, in Manitoba. was the cold
est place on the map, with a tempera
ture OF % degrees below zero. BattIeford
In the Canadian northwest, was close
second with q degrees below. while Du-
luth and Devils Lake followed with 81 be
low. Iowa: Nebraska and Wisconsin all re-
ported readings varying from l5 TO 20 de-
grees below. The mercury AT Washington
D. C, and Boston was as high as 6 degrees
above zero but the cold wave was ad-
vancinS on the cast and temperatures
are expected to fall in those cities to-
morrow
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emler Is Pleased.

-psn shi kai is pleased al the action
S"e powers. because il relieves the
-''s' administration OF responsibility
msnros the maintenance Of com
'.suof which the impcrial troops
- We unable TO do. The powers do
Assume the administration OF the
'''' and consequently the imperial
p'oni by the arrange mcnt, the trains
o''ng available 10 the reoels.
s'mer Yuan Shi Kai has sent a i.ls-
~ Wu Ting Fang compls ming that
/. .,,"conaistcnt with the national CON
-" 10 establish republic. the
-. ot Which mas taken an oath
''rlhrow the Msnchu government
~ sshs 10 he Informed as TO the
me establishment OF repub-
ss Nhether the president could be
II. should the national convention
d 'p'h constitutional monarchy.
In "u appear a. IL the premier iB
|5,r uelsy, believing dissensions will
~ IN The south. Several generals
nm r''s him TO fight. but IT is thought
AaI await an attack. The people Of
4 ihn tondnEtung provinces, who ars
1ixhr W., part revolutionary. are or
he ps,+ 9u' are not in position to
\ rils. ~ rising, as they are with
y innsrior military supplies. Should
q rase ~, army become Unaffected
|fhr would be different.
! lhe nrIsSer empress has issued orders
<lly tbc.eGb not 10 leave Pckin. Re-
'lrs do,.na nas been a stlffenin6 OF the
cgniain in'gyrminatlon TO hold out,
Elc OF III H. Reeves. military at
q captn'v american legation at Pekjn.
atiacbn Ihoinas liolcomb, Jr, spe-
IA 10 iae OF tho legation. win pro-
|4eHcan meno% .% tomorrow To- Inspect the
section OF the railway.
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CALLS THE COLONEL
CHEAP POLITICIAN
New State Said TO Have Gone
Democratic at First Elec-
ton on Account of Re-
publican Rascality.
by lnterna tionaI News Service.

10y InlefnS tlOnaI News Service.
IN IVERSIDE, Cal, Jan. 6-An in.
~ dictment of Theodore Roosevelt
IN as a machine politician, without
principle or adherence 10 his
pledged word, and as directly respon-
sible for the stunning defeat of Re
publicans III New Mexico at the recent
election, was spoken here today by
Herbert j. Hagerman, governor OF New
Mexico in l9o6-07s
Roosevelt acted the cheap politician
toward me- said the former governor
who is here studying irrigating meth
DDS to be used in his thousand acre
apple orchard in New Mexico. ellis
party is now paying the penalty OF
Roosevelt's S dishonesty and abject sur.
render TO the gang OF grafters who for
decades bave controlled the territory
aud who were but few weeks ago
kicked out by the people under Demo
cratic leadership.
81 speak of these matters now be-
cause I read of Roosevelt g sly eff rts
to gain the nomination for tho pre-
dency.
al am convinced that it will be&
calamity TO again seat as head Of this
nation a man rs devoid Of righteous
ness and fairness as Theodore Roosc-
welt The people Of New Mexico know
well his actions in their affairs, and
the sweeping victory Of the Democrats
WAS due to the rottenness installed
again in New Mexico after |, as gov
ernor, had ousted it.
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Confession Inevitable.

This confession WA voluntary. 1t
was not the result OF Inducements or
any expectation Of cemcncy, The man
unburdencd himself as ic did because 1t
did him good. He has thrown himself
upon tho mercy Of the court. lie feels
sorry for what he has done. The CON
fcssien was written by himself aud I'm
his own hand. Hc wrote IL OH table
IN his cell with a fountain pen during
the visit OF myself and Attorney William
A. Morse.
'"rhe confession was inevitable. ]
have had more than $50 murder cases.
but Ibis case was different from any OF
them II WAS u singlar state of affairs.
! think this the best solution
Mr. Lee refused 10 say what further
steps might be taken TO save The young
clergyman from tho death penalty.
No crime IN decade has attracted
more general attention than that Of the
Rev. DIr. Rcbeson, VINO gave TO The beau
lIful young choir singer cyanide with
which she ended her lfc. going to her
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Rabineau and Stacey Cap
tured in Los Angeles; For
mer ReCOunts Details
of Crime.
SAYS FATAL BULLET
FIRED BY ACCIDENT
Band of Thugs Had Intended
to Rob Victims; Deny
Murder Was Part of
the Plot.
By international News Service

BY International News Service.
OS ANGELES. Jan. 6.-George
Rabincau. alias tTowhcad, and
John Stacey, the Chicago auto
mobile bandits, who on the night
of December . shot aud killed Mrs.
Hattie Kaufman, the wife of Il South
Water street, Chicago, commission
merchant, were arrested here at 3
o clock this afternoon by Captain Paul
T.. Flammer. chief of the detective de-
partmcnt. and Detective Bruce Boyd.
The arrest was made upon a descrip-
tion of the men sent out by the Chicago
police department which Captain Flam-
mer had studied carefully and impressed
upon his mind, Shortly before clock
Captain Flammer and Detective Boyd
were walking east on First street and
at the corner of Main they observed
two men coming from saloon at that
corner.
fTakc look at those men, Bruce. -
said Captain Flammcr. 'Thcy are the
Chicago bandits who killed that
woman,
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Suferings of the Poor.

In Chicago the shrll west wind that
made the cold OF the day before go pcne
tratlng had dropped to moderate north
west breeze this morning when the desti-
tute OF the city awokc to face another
day OF misery hunger and cold. This
abatement In the wind rendered their
suffering less acute, perhaps. but it did
not rob the cold OF It's deadly effect
Cases OF freezing and appeals for shelter
from homeless men continued 10 pour
IN TO the police.
The county agent working with the in
creased staff OF assistants ordered by
President Bartzen, the United Charities
and other relief agencies made hercuIcan
efforts TO keep abreast with the cmer-
gency. hut were able to do little more
than temporarily ameliorate the misery
OF the most desperate cases,
With the thermometer lowering be
tween 4 and 10 degrees below zero. flur-
ries OF snow broke the monotony OF un-
ending cold incidentally adding to The
burden OF suffering already borne by
those unfortunate enough to lack shell
t.r
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Accuses Roosevelt.

"Thc vorv men ] had kicked Out be
cause of their utter nnfitpcss were re-
stored to office, despite the bitter pro,
tests of the people Of New Mexico.
Besides, Roosevelt offered nc several
other political advanccments il / would
keep quiet He offered to write an
official letter saying l WAS everything
right. contemncd his offers and told
the truth.
''Now, what was the result! The
people slapped Roosevelt and tho ma
chine in the face. Despite the most
barc-fac conuiyance of officialdom
and the Republican machines the Demo
Gratis elected all tho principal officials
except two which re as progressive
Republicans put on their ticket.
"-Bursum was tho candidate for gov
cruor He was ignomiuiously defeated.
The people said then and there that
Roosevelt politics were done forever in
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

|se foreign attachments number loo
Ha men. according TO the distance
+'oIlel. The British guard has sixty
Hies OF territory to cover. This is
pnsest section The American sec
thirly,hrce miles. The troops
zen ordered TO avoid bloodshcd n
~, and the rebels will not interfere
'an The foreign controlled sphere, al
@ they may beyond Ching Wang
lrgations regret that they cannot
'pl the Chinese imperial railroad up
'ps Japanese junction. in Manchuria.
rspy insurlng p continuation OF the
'-sloerlan malls, but the protocol
pot authorize anything further than
"h'hg TO the sea, the nearest open
. pe'hs Chin Wang Tao, as Ticntsin Is
Bound
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Suspicious Prove True.

Boyd carefully studied the men and
whispered 10 his chief that he believed
they filled tho description of the sus-
pected men. Flammcr and Boyd fol
lowed the men as they went east on
First street and crossed TO another sa-
loon whore they bought glass of beer
with the detectives watching them from
the outside
When the men came out Of the sa-
loon Flammcr placed them under ar
rest and with Boyd conducted them TO
his office at the Central station.
Rabineau and Stacey were plainly
uneasy all of the way to the Jail.
When they asked questions they were
informed that they were suspicious
characters. BY the time they arrived
at Planners office Rabincau was per
ceptibly In a state Of great fear.
After arriving at his private Office
with the men, Captain Hammer said
10 Rabincau:
"Why did you shoot that poor
woman7 She never did you any harm, !"
Rabineau immediately broke down
and made "A full confession.
''Mv God, captain, give me chance
to tell YOU said Rabineau. Il am
tired Of fighting it out. / have been
running away from this thing and |
can't get away from it, 1t is with
me always.
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First Degree Murder.

Murder by poison can be only on7
thing. and that Is murder In the first
degree he said.
"Oo YOU consider T.ichesou insane?"
"No; he Is no more insane than you
or ~
Then YOU do not consider the defense
will take the confession as the rawlings
on insanity"
II do not think reputable counsel in
a case Of this Importance would give
out statement that fiichcsou had con
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

fessed he is guilty II they considered
him insane"
Attorney John l.. Lee, OF counsel 10
RIcheson. following tic issuance Of tho
com cSsion today: said:
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Writes Confession,

The confession, which was written by
Richeson in his cell in the Charles street
ian last Wednesday. is addressed 10 his
counsel, and reads as follows:
Boston, Jan s, 1912
"John l.. Lee; Esq.
William A. Morse, Eao.
Philip II. Dunbar, ESQ:
"C;cntJemcn-Deeply penitent for my
sin and earnestly desiring, as far as
in nv poNcr lies, 10 make atonemcnt,
hereby confess that | am guilty OF the
omcnse OF which I stand indicted.
"I am moved tc this course by no In
ducemont OF self bensfit or len'oncy.
Helnous az is my crime, God has not
wholly abandcned me, and my conscience
and manhood. however depraHcd and
blightcd will not admit OF my 5till FUR
thcr wronsing b. A public trial her whose
pure life / have destroyed. Under tho
Iashing9 of rcmorse have suffered and
am suffering tho torturcs Of tho damned
In this ! find q measure OF comfort. in
my mental anguish | recognize that there
is still, by the mercy OF the Master, some
remnant of the divine spark OF goodness
stni lingering with me. / could wish to
1.-Two only because within some prison Z
walls J might in some small measure, re
deem my sinful past, help some other DC
spalrins soul and al last find favor with
my God
''You ars instructed to deliver this TO
the district attorney or thc Judge OF the
court. Sincerely yours,
"CLARlENCE V. II, RIcFIESON"
After the publication OF the confcs-
sion. District Attorney PclIeticr an
nounced that he would not accept any
modified plrm under the statutes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
~ REGIMENT IS
HELD IN WAITING

fa.suelatsd Press.
= esnIIpN' Jan s.--Although II
eciy-foNu en Yesterday that within
nd lear, 'ouEs the state department
Fla wha,,nn from Minister Calhoun al
esther American troops were re-
tUontinued I'm Pc EI--.I
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Wanted q Cleanup.

"Roo5evelt made me governor five
years ago. ] was not in any sense d
politician, | was recommended by the
then secretary of tho interior, Mr.,
Hitchcock. Roosevelt told me that he
gave me free hand and wanted mo
to end the regime Of corruption, of
thievcry and of inefficieucy which ex-
listed in New Mexico, l proceeded TO
take him at his word, | removed from
the wardenship Of the penitentiary H.
O. Bursum, chairman of the Republican
central committee of the territory.
"I investigated Bursum's conduct Of
the prison aud he restored $4,000 to the
treasury, ] put out other officcholders,
seeking only TO make the government
forces adequate to its needs.
81 found that in the previous eight
years Bursum and his friends had par
doped rorly-one murdcrers aud short.
cued the terms Of rorty-fivo others. |
found that the psrdons and commuta
TO that,
Rursum and his supporters deter
mined TO 'gct me They did, Boosc
Welt removed me.
81 was At outs With The Republican
party at Washington, Every promise
made by Roosevelt at my choosing,
every standard upheld by him as TO
my conduct, was sacrificed to appar
ent party necessities The territory
was turned back to the ruthless gang. in
the belief that it could be shaped up
for Roosevelt 3 use.
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} Faith in Reports.

E Is announced tonight that The tracks
fe been repaired and mails are com
through, but similar statement has
b made by the Chinese foreign board
'fnl tin.es before without basis oi
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,pANESE GENERAL
RANKING OFFICER
|hiled States Has No Soldiers
h North China, but the Fif-
tssntll Infantry Will Prob
ably Be Sent.
Associated Press.

Associated Iress.
, ENIN. Jan. s-Thc treaty powers
i have undertaken tho protection oi
a tho railroad between Pekin and
Inc sea. Interruption of traffic
along this line. which has pre-
nled the passage OF the mails for four
|n. has resulted IN this decision. De
Auenls OF British, German, Japanese
4 French troops have been stationed
Intervals between Pekiu and Chin
La Tao. according 10 The plan de-
b Two months ago. 4 Japanese gen :
4 Is In command. as ne is the ranking
esr.
he respective nations assume charge
|5ifferrnt sections of the read. Great
Ilsn tRking care OF the section be-
Lea pegin and Yang Tsun; France be-
In Yang Tsun and Tangku: Germany,
nzku 10 Tangshan. the United States.
nsshan 10 Lanchow, and Japan. Ian
n 10 Chin Wang Toa- The United
lies, however, has sent no troops 10
M China, except COO legation guards,
l,ss becn unable TO assume re-
'rsblllty for the section allotted Ia it,
British troops arc protecting that
|kcl until Americans arrive. lust
ID additional American troops VIII
n China is moi known, although
rister Calhoun cabled several days
J 10 the stale department at Wash =
|1on. advising the dispatch OF regi-
Fi on q peace footing. So far lie has
tlyed no rcpl"
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Details Of Crime.

81 lived in Chicago al 32lI Cottage
Grove avenue. stacey and Bowman and
! I were in the Pickwick cafe, st 1035
Cottage Grove avenue, al about 10
p, m. of Saturday, December 2, and
| while we were at iabln there drink
| ing beer ROLAND Channel came in and
asked me and Stacey iG we wanted TO
90 out and make some money. lie told
mo TO 90 down and ask Bowman If he
| would 70 with us. and | did SO, apd
| Bowman, who WAS al another table,
said he would 90. Bowman and | aud
Stacey went TO Thirty first and South
Park avenuc. where VIC were TO get ~
automobile.
.Wo got the machine, but il didn t
have any gasoline, and so Bowman sent
me to get some gasoline. | bought tt
! al hirtv-thirJ street and South Park
| avenue from a garage there, We
started out and met Stacey, who had
left us at Thirty-first street and Park
avenue, and went back TO Get Bowman,
who had stayed bchiud; but he had
| gone and | found him III Robbins
saloon at Thjrty-CIrst and Cottage
Grove avenue. Bowman and ] went
over TO 1'hirty.first street and Grogan
and met Stacey and Channcll. who had
in the meantime disappeared.
Says It Was Accident.
"That madc four Of us. and don t
know lust exactly what VIC did do. as
] WAS filled up with beer, and We
passcI these two people and turned the
machine around aud then wc came
back, We stopped the machine and
got out-that is, John and ! got out,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Coolest Day in Years.

Over the wires comes one continual
story Of friGidity throughout the states
surrounding Chicago. From Bloomington.
III. comes word that central Illinois is
experiencing The coolest weather in
Ice Of such thickness has formed as 10
neccssitatc suspesion OF plants which de .
pend upon water power tying up Inter
urban lines and cutting off electric liEnt
in mauy cities.
From Marquette. Mich. the death OF
Supervisor l.. c. Burnard OF Humboldt
township is reported. due TO exposure
brought on By twelve hours Of wander
ing in cold and snow while delrlou5
from illness.
With a temperature OF - dcErees be-
low zero carly this morning, all records
for cold in Marquette in thiriyfour years
were broken. The cold wave set In over
ten DAYS ago aud there have been few
hours that the temperature advanced
above zero. Considerable suffering has
resulted
At Sault Ste Marie. Mich, the cold
weather record for the past twenty three
years was broken when the thermometer
reached os below zero. Tho nearest sp-
proacb TO this was III February, 1898.
when. - below WAS recorded. The cold
est record at the weather bureau was
taken February 10. 1899. when 81 below
was reached.
Al Marshalltown. Ia. Charles II. Smith.
postmastcr died suddenly or heart dis
case as q result OF the cold spell.
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Farmers Lose Heavily.

From Kansas City is reported the low
est temperature in many wears over Mis-
souri, Kapsas and Oklahoma. causing in
tense suffering among the poor and heavy
Losses TO farmers from frozen livestock
and ruined orchards. Iight SHOWS fell
over most OF Missouri and Kansas. de-
morallzinE train and street car sery-
ice.
In Kansas City the temperalur=
dropped 10 II below. the coldest In many
years There was practically no gas,
EVERY lodging house in the city WAS
crowded 10 capacity. Every train ar
rIying was several hours late.
Two deaths from cold were reported
In ST. Louis county. George W5sum, 20
ICnnkinnad nm Pare Eival
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Saws It Was Accident.

Continued on Page Twnh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
SANTA FE NOTES.

Engineer John Plank of Newton, Kan,
who has been in the Santa Fe hospital
suffering with a fractured hip, is slowly
improving.
Mr.. E. r. Cornell will go to Manhattan
tomorrow to spend the week end.
The G.. 1. A to the B. of L. E. hcAd their
regular meeting this afternoon in the K.
and l.. of s. hall.
Mr.. Albert Il. Reid will give the even
ing entertainment this evening at the r.
r. Y. NJ. C. A. on Making Pictures.
Engineer Charles Tennyson who has
been in Illinois the past two weeks re-
turned home Thursday.
Mr.. E. r. Cornell will have charge of
the boys Bible class Saturday morning
at nine o'clock.
Charles Thomas of Chicago Ill, spent
Thursday in Topeka.
Mr.. H. C. Pribble, freight claim auditor,
returned yesterday from Chicago where
he spent a few days on business.
Division 234 e. of l.. E. will hold their
regular meeting Sunday afternoon in the
K of P. Hall, corner Sixth and Quincy
streets.
w. d. Davis, assistant chief electrician,
has gone to Cleburne, Texas, on company
business.
There will be a joint meeting of the B.
of l.. F. and E. and the Ladies Auxiliary
to the B. of l.. F. and E. March 18th. at