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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-21
WITH EYES CLOSED HE
DIED PRAYING FORGIVENESS
"Tm Willing 10 Die; God Will Take
Care Of My Soul, His
Last Words
lBN -Assnclalcd Prcasl

Boston, MAY 2l--t idrcnCe Y.
Richeson was electrocuted at -:
TUESDAY morning.
The current was turned on at
12l0:02 and the prisoner was de-
clared dead AZ 12Iz.
The former BAPTIST clergyman
who confessed TO poisoning AVIS
Linncl OF Hyannis. his sweetheart
was outwardly calm when he enter
ed the death chamber and he main
tanned his composure while the
straps and electrodes were being ad-
msted as he sat I'm the electric
chair
kIcheson walked to the chair
erect. eyes straight ahead unul he
sat down. Then he closed his eyes
and kept them shut until the end.
Seated in the chair, he was ask
cd a series of questions by the Rev
Herbert :. Johnson. his spiritual ad-
wiser.
Durine his answers he said: Cod
will fake care of NV soul and pray
for Ali forgive everybody
The last of the questions was
Are Won willing 10 die for Jesus
saKeq" The replv. in an even. well
modulated tone. was simply, Il am
willing to die"
The current applied was OF 100
volts amoeres. one application
was Sufficient.
When the oncials and witnesses
of the execution entered the death
chamber after walking through the
prison yard in peltine rain. they
heard sounding through the walls
the strains OF song 1t was Richie
son and his spiritual advisers. Mr.
Johnson and Chaplain Ste6bins,
singing Distinctly audible as they
closed were the words: For
know. whate'er befan me. Jesus
doeth All THINGS well"
Left Cell smiIino.
Richeson left his cell smiling at
I2eS. BEFORE starting ON the
death march he shook hands with
William A Morse. the counsel. who
at the last moment had been admit
ted AS witness of the execution.
and with the two chaplains, the
Rev. N. l. Murphy. the Catholic
PRISON chaplain. being also present
Then he said I'm ready" and
walked on He was dressed plainly
IN black cheyiot snt. mock
coat. white vest, white shirt. turn.
ed down collar and A black bow tie
with gold studs in his white shirt
front dld with low black shoes.
briell Skinned. His head was
shaNtl down the middle.
The marty then entered tho cham.
her. Richeson, ACCOMPANIED by the
cIerpvmen. followed soon after the
minister appearing as
calm as either of his comYanlous
Received POISON in Letter.
Among the many letters address
cd 10 Richpson which we're oncncd
lv Warden bridges Monday was
ono which was found to contain
cvanide of notassium II was mail
cd from station \. New Yon, civ.
on NAV "a at u. m. II contained
no cine 70 the sender tbe Dowder
heinz enclosed in s.lall sub
marked "beadache now.
ders An ANALYSTS degeloped mat
il was nojyon Of the sanlt natire
as that which killed 4yis Idnnell. !
Richeson was entirely innocent of
any knowledga of its bavino heeu |
sent Attorney Morse declared
The Rev. Herbert ~. Stobbins.
the prison cbanlam ureceded the /
man in tbe march TO the |
chair Solemnr his deem voice
rang ont through the chamber as !
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-21
NEGRO CHARGED WITH
STATUTORY CRIME

THE ease of the state against
W.e Brauham. brought ON behalf
nl Emma Hamilton. charging Bran
nam with seduction is being tried
tnIs afternoon ia Justice Setons
rOur- The charge of sedut ton
win probably be dismissed and
warrant sworn ont FOR him on
g1arse ol statutory rape.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-21
MURDER
CASE At
TULSA
CHAIN OF CIRCUMSTAN-
TIAL EVIDENCE GROW
ING STRONGER

Tulsa. Okla May u Mrs Laura NJ,
Reuter- charged with the murder OF
! Charles r. Reuter- tainted in the cor
] idor of the court house after court
adjourned this evening. The daA had
j Ibcen trying one for the defendant
+ The state has sought to show that
! Mrs Reuter- and Guy d. NJ Makenzie
who. besides Joe Baker. Bud Bel.eW
and Mrs. Reuter- are Jointly charged
/ with the crime has been indiscreet in
relations with Mckenzie
Several women with nursing in
lants Weer among the big crowd of
spectators. one half of which was
composed OF women Once when
Charles : Youneman, a witness told
Of having seen Mrs. Reuter- 20 up
stairway in company with Mckenzie.
Mrs. Reuter- smiled and whispered
something to A. J Biddison, one OF her
attorneys
"lsn't il tact that the stairway
}ou describe leads UP to a doctors
office" asked Biddison
II don know said Youneman
Isn't il a fact that the same stair
way leads 10 my office
" dont know.
State Rests Case
Other Witnesses testified 10 having
seen Mrs, Reuter- ont riding with Ne
keuzie on some of these occasions
her husband also was in The buggy
and sometimes the children were
there. bat SIX buggy rides were detail
cd I'm which Mrs Reuter- and Nc
Kenzie were I'm the RIG.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-21

Tickets VIII be- ON sale at Corner
] Aarmacy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
BLAMES JERSEY CENTRAL
Coroner's Jury Holds Road Re
sponsible for Auto Collision.

Perth Amboy, y. j., Dec. 2S.-The Cor
oners jury which has been investisati ting
the collision between an auto bus ana
the Atlantic City flyer at the West ave-
nue. crossing In Sewaren Oh December "a.
I'm which two persons lost their lives and
score were injured, decided this after
noon that the accident was entirely tne
fault Of the Central Railroad Of New Jcr-
sey and held that company responsible.
Coroner james j. Flynn, who conducted
the inquest, had the chauffeur Of the bus.
Elmer Glover. and the crew OF The flyer
TO testify. number OF persons who
were in the bus at the time also told
their stories.
James Erickson. the engineer, said he
had been running the train for more than
ten years, and that on the day Of the &C
cident IL was going at siXty-iive miles an
hour when IL struck the bus. lie said he
regarded the crossing as dangerous one,
and he told how on two other occasions
he had narrowly missed hitting other
Dusses oil The transportation company.
Glover. the chauffeur, testified that
when lie reached the crossing he stopped
and listened and there was no bell ring
ing. and he could not hear the train APP
proa ching, so he started To cross. lie nsd
got partly over when the train struck the
bus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
SON ALSO SOLD "0E lUXES"
Glenn F. Farmer, Whose Father
Faces Fraud Charge, Arrested.

Glenn r.. Farmer, against whose father
a Mrs. Bird. from Salt Lake City, Utah.
recently obtained judgment for S2V'
paid by her for editions de luxe. was
renanded TO the Tombs yesterday by
Magistrate Barlow IA the Tombs court, as
a fugitive from justice. He IL charged
with d.frauding women in Boston b.
means OF the de luxe" svinde
Mrs. Kate Eager.of Boston, alleges that
Farmer obtained her signature by false
pretences and that she paid him $3.50
for books which were misrepretented 10
her. Mrs. Mary l. Rogers. another Bo.-
ton woman. says that Farmer obtained
s., 0,5 from ner In similar fashion. Farmer
was arrested as he left the federal build
ing. where ne had just furnished Sl,JO
bail OIL an indictment found against him
10y a federal grand jury for similar Of
fence.
Farmers counsel. Max *. j. kOhler,
obtained a writ OF habeas corpus from
Judge Holt yesterday. Mr. kohler con
tended that while his client was under
bail I'm a case in the federal court he
could not be- removed To another district
until that charge had been disposed Of.
The writ is returnable to-day.
James J. Farmer. Glenn Farmers
father. IS now under s3.J0 bail on a
charge OF using the mails to defraud.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
CHURCH MUST GET BUSY
Bishop Carpenter Describes
Need for Missions in East.

The Right Rev. w. Boyd Carpenter
Bishop of Ripon and canon Of Westnin-
ster. London, told a hundred clergymen
Of fourteen different denominations yes
terday that the greatest political and re-
ueious movement which Christians could
support I'm this generation was Christian
missions in China and Japan. II the
spirit OF Christian brotherhood could be
spread throughout the East before the
great nations there awakened TO theli
strength with the arms which the West
had put into their hands, all would be
we'll IL rot, he said, God help the West
But the Bishop was optimistic with re-
gard to the fate OF Christendom. speak
ing of the present movement in the dl-
rection of church unity, lie expressed MS
belief that II would be realized through
the foreign missionary field. If Chris
tians could not cooperate in that great
work he said. then there must be some
thing wrong with the modern concept OF
Christianity.
What is most needed" he declared.
is spirit Of genuine scholarship In the
Church. 1t Is very Interestingly was
about to say amusing-to read back over
history and see the points on which our
fathers differed one hundred or five nun
dred years ago. l don't disparage the
men who believed in certain principles
and were willing TO lay down their lives
for them. but | say that II the hedges
which separated our fathers have OWN
died so that We can step over them, then
in Gods name let us step over.
The Bishops talk was al a luncheon
given I'm his honor at the Hotel Savoy BY
the Clerical Conference of the New YORK
Federation OF Churches. He was intro
duced by the Rev. DIR. 5. Psrkes Cadman.
Of Brooklyn. and a vote OF thanks for his
address was extended TO him on the mo-
ton OF Bishop Frederick Courtney.
Among those who listened to him were
the Rev Charles Lewis Sldttcry. the Rev.
Josiah Strong. the Rev George L.. Van
pe Water and the Rev. Hem! 4. Stmson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
Sheriff Sho uts as Craft Sinks.

The sheriff shouted some orders. Re
fore he had exhausted his marine vocahu-
larry the pile driver had almost entirely
disappeared from view.
Then came the legal complications. one
George Il. Videto it seems. had mort
gage on the Tilley. and when he heard
of the seizure OF the pile driver he MED
A third party claim with the Sheriff. A
sherins jury upheld the claim yesterday
But who is going to raise the sInh'h
craft from the river The price FOR TINS
work has been placed at tlz5. aud Sheriff
Hamburger. who is not sure that he mas
Jurisdiction over anything at the bottom
OF the river, is inst going 60 get a legal
opinion before he contracts to bring the
Tillev TO the surface. Also. he IL Of
the opinion that only the federal govern
ment has Jurisdiction over the vessel now.
And still another claim was put in.
George beaumont notified the Sheriff that
he had OH the Tilley an axe, square,
Jumper and pair OF overshors. and he
asked that these he not sold. They won't
be. and II Mr. Beaumont wants his things
he can dive FOR them whenever nc pleases
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
ASKS MAYOR TO VETO
MOVING PICTURE Joker"
Framer of Folks Ordinance
Fears Censorship Amendment
Would Kill the Act.

NIicbaal Eur9t chairman OF tne COM
"INi'"0' " = -.
mission appointed by the Mayor 10 STUDY
The problem Of proper control Of moving
pictures, the report of winch was Ia'er
drawn ND into ordlnaAce FORM Known as
the Folks ordinance, has written 10 Mayor
cavnor urgiug him 10 veto the Bowling
- a.. e,.,,,,ooo On ross.d
aiheh"ihcnt W '"e - humane .
hut to approve the remainder o. Inc
measure.
ri r;o;,,aI o,dinarca ,ritbout IL o
Inc VI 'i'" -,
amendment winch requires inc boa.u vi
Education 20 assume the censorship 81
moving picture films was BASED entirely
&C., ~ roro,t n, tho Furx, COMMITTEES
upon the iepoit VI the r"i'' co'nIiii'''0
The letter or the chairman of thaI COM
mjttee TO the MAYOR is also signed ny
M y warhaeeo Maurice Yertr.im
IL o. " -. ,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
HAMBURGER AS SKIPPER
MEETS HIS WATER LOO
Pile Driving SIoop Sinks, De-
spite Sheriff and His
Trusty Aid, Bier.
MORTGAGE ON RIVER BED
Question Confronting Julius Is
Whether He or Uncle Sam
Ought to Cough Up
1875 Bones.

Sheriff Hamburger said ii was p"e-
driving soop: Deputy Sheriff Jake
Bier who. despite his name, is fresh
water maritime expert, declared IL WIS
merely a sloop, while the legal papers
said the craft in question was just pie
driver. And the past tense is most prop
crlv used here because the cratt that
was is not any more. and never VIII De
again. unless some one assumes the Ia
bilitv of bringing it or her 10 the surface
of the Harlem River. the said NaOilitg
being Si2j.
The Sheriff In his year OF service mas
had divers experiences, but he maintains
that his jurisdiction does not eNtend 10
the bottom OF the river. Mr.. HarDufger
las had some experience similar To tha'
of a manager OF circus menaseile. ne
has read the law Of tho state 10 AT eas'
one commander of a foreign warsnlp' no
has cowcd the wild and lawless ANARCHIST
he is the man that put the report ,twice
day) IN reporter; but this thing OF actils
as captain Of a pile-drivins sloop was n
new experience. even for the versatile
Sheriff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
ONE MAN ROBS OFFICE
Holds Up Two Men in Buffalo
and Empties Cash Till.
FLOURlSHES BIG REVOLVER
Lone Bandit Walks Into Place
in Crowded Main Street and
Overawes Two Clerks.

Buffalo. Dec. &.-An outbreak OF law
lessness that began "A month ago Gull
minated tonight in one OF the boldest
hold-ups on record in this city. A high
wayman held up two clerks I'm the city
ticket office Of the Grand Trunk Railway
I'm Elcott Square and after scooping up
the contents OF the cash drawer made
clean getaway. Heretofore the operations
Of the hOld-up men have been confined TO
belated pedestrians I'm the outskirts OF the
city, but they have been frequent enough
To bring censure OH Michael Regan, the
chief OF police.
The ticket office is on the ground floor
The front, entirely of plate glass, faces on
Main street, and the rear door, also OF
glass, leads into the grand court OF ELL
colt Square hundreds OF persons were
passing in Main street and the court or
the building was well filled with clerks
and others leaving their offices for home.
II was at the rush hour, soon after D
O'Clock, when man walked into the
office. Joseph T.. Edwards. chief clerk,
was behind the desk and Harold d.
Mowry. a stenographer, was writing let
ters near BY. The stranger asked ques-
ton regarding routes To the Northwest
Edwards leaned over the glass covered
man on the counter to point out n route.
and when he looked up a second later II
was to find a revolver pointed at him.
II lust saw your boss go out" said the
man. calmly. "lf YOU make fuss I'll
plug YOU. Understand. ! mean business.
Movry got up from his place at the
TYPEWRITER, but sat down quickly when
the gunman swung the muzzle of the re-
volvcr toward him.
Unlock that cash drawer ordered the
cunman. pointing to the till where the
DAYS receipts were kept. Then he walked
around behind the counter and placing
the revolver against Edwards's back, or
dered him to move quickly.
Edwards unlocked the drawer The
punmau scooped up all the bills III slsht'
but did not stop to get the small chanSe
With a final order to the clerks TO STAND
still the highwayman walked out OF the
Main street entrance and second iater
was swallowed up in the crowd.
In the bundle of bills he walked away
with there was 1921. lie left behind about
s. I'm silver. ,
He and Mowry went To police he:tdquar-
ters. where they were questioned Tor over
two hours. Neither deviated from the
story of the hold-up as first told.
Chief Regan called In all available men
and is going over the city with one OF
his dragnets. The patrol wagons We're
kept busy for, hours bringing I'm habitues
nj questionable resorts. but no definite
clew to the highwayman has been Sc
cured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
How II All Happened.

II happened this way: one John Ander-
son obtained an execution against FRANK
/. Brooks and Harry III. Tilley. VINO IL
builder of piers The execution was Tor
,4a5 and the plaintiff. Anderson. learned
that the nile driver. the II. II. Tilley. was
moored to a landing in the Harlem River
~ ,onth etreat and Third avenue. An
derson decided 10 attach tho pile driver
When the paper OF attachment was
handed TO tho Sheriff he Tehearsed his
nautical terms and. taking hitch In MS
trousers, he called for his trusty bler.
Together they went to the upper edge OF
Manhattan. on the East Side. and there
they found their craft, the aioiesa ~
ii. If. Tiney. The Sheriff at once ap-
pointed himself captain and gave the
commission Of first mate 10 Deputy Bler.
Hardly had the Sheriff declared himself
I'm command OF the pile driver when a
swell from a passing snip caused IL 10
rock with such violence as TO loosen the
hswsers that bound u 10 tho LANDING ana
away went the craft Whoa. Whoa
shouted skipper" Hamburger. But the
attendants on board knew just what To
do. and In q few minutes the pile driver
was again securely moored. However
there was more trouble To come.
The skipper Sheriff had hardly stepped
ashore when there was shout: she IS
sinking" And. sure enough, tie TiIley
was settling into the waters Of tho iiar-
lem. Jake" Bier. now a mate. stepped
nmbly to the landing. and with the same
GOODNESS AMI brave spirit shown by 'Bill
Anthony, when ne reported the sinking
of the Maine 10 Captain Sigsbee, Bier
said To his captain: Il must report that
the ship. or sloop. or whatever the -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24

Everything ready!
Gifts for all the men and
boys.
House coats. fur coats,
knitted waistcoats, dressing
gowns.
SILK scarfs, silk hose, silk
shirts, silk paJamas.
Folding collar boxes, travel
ing slippers, fitted travelling
cases, Thermos bottles. scarf
pins.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
AZ at at
Warren St. 18th St. 34th st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
WANTS PosToFFICE PRIMARY
Bridgeton, N. j., Candidate Declares
for Referendum.

BridSeton. y. j.. Dec. 23.-Former POST
master 5. A. Laning, Of this city. who is
again candidate for the Office has de-
clared for a preferential primary 20
enable the people to express theiy pref
erence. HIS chief opponent is Walter Il.
Hurff. tax assessor.
Mr.. Laning says the primary would be
perfectly logical and morally binding Oh
Representatlve-elect J. Thompson Baker.
because Mr.. Baker said Saturday night
at "A dinner here that he desired all his
recommendation for appointment should
represent the largest possible number Of
ms constituents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
BOYS RIDE NEARLY FATAL
Almost Perish from Cold and
Hunger in Freight Car.
fRy Telegraph to The Tribune

Allentown. Penn, Dec. 2.-Aubrey AD-
salon and Jerry Montgomery. negroes,
and John Reinetski, Jersey City lads.
while playing in an empty car In the
Lehigh Valley yards in that city Were
accidentally locked in by ono OF crew
making up a train. and would probably
have died of starvation and exposure had
a brakeman here not heard the trio's
walls Of distress az the train passed.
\ message was sent to Slatington to
stop the train, and the boys were almost
frozen and nearly starved when taken
out. They arc held by the police await
ing WORD from the Jersey City authorities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
earnings after the system becomes self
supporting.
Tho iptorest nv, Tho S10 OOO 600 from

earnings after the system becomes SELF
supporting.
The interest on the 100000" from
October l. when it was borrowed by
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
up to the time when the contract was
actually entered into will also 90 into
the special account in the same way.
The interest will be > per cent on
moneys not actually in use. the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Dor
rowed the S10,000,000 in october, on
short term notes. on which per cent
was paid. But the money is now III
the hands of bankers who are paying
per cent for its use. 1t is estimated
| that the interest charges in the special
account TO be amOrtized from net earn
ings will be 81, 320,OO0
Another victory won by Chairman
| Wilcox and President McAneny over
| the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
was in the matter Of putting into erect
the five cent fare to Coney Island.
Under the informal agreement entered
into more than year ago, the Brook
| lyn Rapid Transit Company was to
grant five cent fare TO Coney Island
over its new lines, by way of the
Fourth avenue subway and the extern
sions from 3Sth street. The Fourth
avenue subway will be completed 10
3Sth street by July. and the extensions
to Coney Island should he done in an
other eighteen months.
Five-Cent Fare to Coney Island.
When it came 10 definite details for
the contracts the Brooklyn f"piu
Transit Company wanted to postpone
action on the hve-cent fare until all oil
the new system was completed, Wil'h
will he matter OF five years. the
CITY insisted that the hve-cent fare
should go into effect as soon as the
Conev Island line was completed. ana
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
also has granted that point.
| MANY of the contracts for the con-
struction of the new lines have already
been let by the Public Service Commas
sion. Others will follow rapidly after
the contracts for equipment and oper-
alton are signed, sealed and delivered.
The Interborough will provide S'o'-
600 900 for construction and S2l,Wo'"o
for equipment. This applies only 10
new subways and subway extensions
The company will also pay for the eie-
walton and extension Of its other lines
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit VIII con-
tribute about S6OOO0,0o0 toward the
dual system, about Sl3'oV'VoV Oh
which will he applied on account OF
construction of city owned lines, about
sol 90 900 for the extension and third
tracking of its existing elevated lines
and about $2G,OOO000 for new equip
menL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24

We wish our reader a Merry
Christmas and would suggest that
he look for the mems suit adver-
tiscment of Smith Gray q Co. on
Thursday. The reader can secure
a de luxe suit a large part OF the
cost of which will be paid for
by the Advertising Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24

Tomorrow. Xmas Mat, at $50 Prices
zoe to 81 HaenseI und Gretei. ioIid oy
Ballet Coppelia tsct -. AdelIne GENEE;
We'd. E,g. at s-faust. Fatrar. ForhIs'
Sle2uk, Gilly, Rothier. Cond. Sturanl
Thurs. 81 Walkuere. Gadslt Frem
stad, Matzeuauer, BuFrian, Well Ruysdae|
Conductor. Hertz.
Fri. at s--Huguenots. Desinn, hempe'
(debuD, Alien: Caruso. Scott, DIdur, Rothl't'
Bsda. Conductor, Polacoo.
Sat. Mat. at e-Orfeo ed Furidice no
mer Rappold, Sparkes. Case. Cond.. Toscahlui.
sat Eve. at s:30--Spec1 Perfce Magic
Flute. Gadski, Parks Alien; Slezak. Lanko"'
Gorts Griswold, Reiss. Conductor. Hertz.
Next Mon. at s-Otelio. Aida, MsuoouIs
Slezak, Amato. Segurola. Cond., Toscanini
New Years -special-Double Bii
Butterfly. Fsrrar, Fornia Martin, SCOTT
Bada. Cond.. Toscanlni, Ballet Coppriis
Adeline Genee. NJ. Volnine & Corps de BaIlel.
Prices 800 To $500. Seat Sale To-Day.
Orchestra seats at all Hotel Ticket Agen-
cie- at regular Box Office Prices.
BEOOKLYN ACADEMY OF w
TONIGHT at :. Double bill--Cav. Rusii-
cana and Pagliacci. Destinn. Bori. CaruSo'
Martin. Amato. Gilly. Cond., Polacco.
HARDMAN PIANO USED.