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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
l. s. GRABS PART OF
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY

hICHCMOND. VA.-Special.-S
tary OF War Stimson on January 9
look forcible possession of a tract
OF some thirty or more acres of land
IN the corporate limits of the CITY of
Alexandria, just south of the city. and
on the Virginia side of the Potomac
River.
An armed tug, with q lare. force
or men, landed and began to fence
IN the tract. Attention was called to
the matter by counsel for the prom
erty owners, who hold riparian rights
ana when the protest was lodged with
the ofncer in command of the force
ne merely laughed and went on with
MS WORK. The fence was completed
as rapidly as possible, and, when
the men did not desist, owners of the
property employed Colonel Francis
l. Smith and Colonel James r. Cation
to present the matter to Governor
Mann for his action.
colonel Cation came here today and
left a prepared statement with the
Governor. In discussing the matter
today, Colonel Cation said:
the tug steamed up and the men
landed and began to fence in the land
without any preliminaries at all The
iand Is what is known as a reclaimed
bottom. fronts on the river for a dis
lance tance Of one thousand feet. and en-
braces about forty acres. The claim is
being made that the land has been re-
claimed by the government which for
ma many years has been engaged in dump
ing dirt, stone, brickbats and the like
on the place. 1t is now very valuable
and is worth some thousands Of dollars
- Inc Inc owners OF the land have rights
IN the premises, certainly riparian
rights, and the formal action OF the
secretary of War in taking possession
IS said to be due to the fact thai fbn
reclaimed land is declared by him 10
belong to the government
49,, mere is no question that the gov
place, and no protest was made
The land was in the city limits
years.
we do not believe that the Federal
government has n right to confscate|
the owners"
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II think II proper at this Tine
said the district attorney. TO read
the confession OF Mr.. Richeson. which
L have In my hands" M
Mr.. Pelletier then read Richeson's
confession, as given out Saturday.
| District Attorney Pelletier then said:
Il think IL may be proper at this time
TO state that the Comronwealh has
been aud is ready to proceed with the
case. L wish TO state that Il n my
honest opinion. IL such n statement IN
proper for me to make. that the Com
mOnwealth's evidence is sufficient to
convince the ordinary. kIry that the
defendant is guilty or murder In the
first degree. 1t is my sole duty now
to formally move that seRtence OF
death be pronounced.
Judge Sanderson. turning to Richie
son, said: 'Iiave you any statement
to make before sentence Is pro-
nounced?" a
Richeson's answer was cool and
calm. He said: mo. sir: nothing fur
ther than have already stated"
Judge Sanderson then arose. ana
there was n movement among the
spectators to do the same thing, al
though they had been warned to re-
main seated. The deputies quickly re-
strained those who stood up and they
were quietly seated. Judge Sanderson
then said:
1T is my painful duty to pronounce
sentence. Clarence V. 7. Richeson. IL
is the sentence of this court that you
be taken to the Jail in the city OF
Boston and there be kept within close
custody until within ten days of Sun
day the 18th of May next. when you
shall be taken from the Jail to the
State prison in the city or Boston and
sometime in the week beginning on
the 18th OF May you shall suffer death
by having electricity passed through
your body"
Richeson, aside from his weakness
showed no emotion in the court dur
ing the proceedings until Judge San
derson sentenced him to the electric
chair. Then he flushed and seemed to
tremble in every nerve OF his body.
Immediately after the imposition OF
sentence RicheSon was bundled into
the prison van and taken to the city
prison.
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in the building, who. with Frederick
Petersen, had narrow escapes from
death while trying to save valuable
papers in the basement, gave a
graphic description of his experience.
as he had been dragged from the
burning cauldron on the Broadway
side by firemen. Both men had near
ly all their clothing burned of.
had a hard time to get through
the police line, finally succeeding
said Delk, and made my WAY into the
basement. 1t was filed with smoke
and so hot that 1 could scarcely stand
Pieces Of burning wood and bricks
Kept dropping down near us and boil
ing water, made hot by the flames.
t upon us T f9G it Passed sTickled
everything we could get our hands ON
In about fifteen minutes there was
that either the roof or one of the walls
had tallen. The heavy floors kent the
wreckage from falling into the cellar
ana TINS saved our lives. We made a
dash for the stairways, but they were
choked.
In my hurry 1 forgot about Peter
myself l made my way through 1he
smoke and steam to the Broadway side
Where round a crowbar and climbed
up a steampipe and began hammerine
on the undersi6e of the pavement
am powerful man and fear gave me
SSo EXT strength / managed to chip a
and policemen, who were near by. came
70 my ald. They pried open the hole
and dragged me out, Just as Was
losing consciousness"
Chaplain's Cool Bravery
once he was safe, DeIk remembered
his friend. ca
1hS'e is another man pinned down
mere. he gasped to the fremen' A
fireman shouted to Fire Chaplain Nc
hSeoh; Father, there is a man down
'here neing roasted alive"
- VIII reach him." cried the clergy
man, and despite the protestations 0r
the fireman, had a rope tied around his
waist and was lowered into the smok
me last rites. Petersen was Lac
rescued and he and Delk were taken
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KIDNAPPERS TRY SIX
TIMES TO STEAL ROY

NEW YORK Special Matthew
/ ByrneS, contractor, ran to the
Fourth Avenue Police Station i'm
BROOKLYN Wednesday afternoon from
his home. 349 Fifty-eighth Street
and complained of attempts to steal
( his five-year-Old son, Morris.
They made the sixth attempt to
kidnap my son today shortly before
noon" he said. Unless something is
done ! am afraid the boy will be
stolen"
Mr.. Byrnes and his wife agree that
the attempts to steal Morris have
been made by men seeking to revenge
an Italian who several months ago
made himself offensive by following
Miss Anna Byrnes, eighteen, on the
street
The Byrneses, with their four chill
dren-Anna, Morris, Margaret. four
teen, and Rose, eleven-moved into
the Fifty-eighth Street house four
months ago. The eldest daughter. an
unusually pretty girl. was near her
home one afternoon in the early fall
when she discovered that she was
being followed by a flashily-dressed
foreigner. The man then began
haunting the neighborhood. Miss
Anna never ventured on the street
that he did not follow her. and one
DAY ne tried to speak to her.
Warned Him Away.
The girl ran to her home and told
her father. Mr.. Byrnes and several of
ms neighbors laid a trap and caught
the man, who was warned that II he
came in the neighborhood again or II
ne accosted Miss Byrnes or ANNOYED
her In any way only the presence
of the police would save him from
rough handling.
Little Morris Byrnes was playing in
front of his home few days later.
when an Italian tried to carry him off
by force. The boy kicked and scream
ed and the man was forced to drop
him and fee.
Four times in the next month Ital-
lans attempted to steal the boy. He
was not allowed out OF the house
alone, and was warned not to speak to
strange men.
The boy and his sister Rose were on
tourth Avenue, between Fifty-eighth
and Fifty-ninth Streets, at noon yes
terday, when a short, heavy set man.
wearing black mustache, who spoke
IKE an Italian, approached the chill
dren.
Here's a big red apple for you"
ne told Norris. The boy refused the
apple and tried TO run. The italian
placed his hand on the child's head
and held him back.
Got penny for you. too" he said.
and If you will come with me III
AXE you to moving picture show"
Rose Saves the Boy.
Rose, with scream, ran at the
nan and seized her brother. Then
he two ran home, in tears.
Detectives Dittman and Fay were |
lsslgned to the case. Rose Byrnes gave
hem a good description of the man |
Vho tried to steal the boy yesterday. |
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WOODROW WILSON To
s SPEAK in RICHMOND
Invited by Council to Address
Richmond Audience-Choose
Own Subject.

At the suggestion of Vice PrenI-
dent Harry IL. Pollard. JE, the
City Council unnnimOunaY endorsed
q resolution last night iRvt1lng
Governor Woodrow Wilson, OF New
Jersey, TO deliver an address here
on the earliest date which wilt
suit his enEnEemeuta.
IL WINS mt first suggested that ne
deliver nm address, ON municipal
government. Councilman Gilbert
Pollock moved as an amendment
that the subject be Omtttedy that
Governor Wilson be allowed TO
choose his own topic. This was
approved by the Council.
An official invifRtion was sent to
Governor Wilson today, and mas
much Rr the eKpatrfatc VirEinIan
looms large on the presidential
horizon and ts preparing TO begin
an active canvass for the Demo
cratic nomination. it ts thought
that he will welcome the Opp0r-
tunity TO enunctote the principles
OF his platform before citizens OF
his old home Stnte-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
PASSENGER TRAIN RUNS INTO
ENGINE DURING STORM.
COACH LEAVES TRACK.

DUNKIRKs N. " Special -Four
men, the engineers and firemen OF a
lake lake Shore passenger train and a
llsht engine were seriously injured
about 1920 o'clock this morning w1,ea
the engine of the passenger traSn
crashed into the light engine at RrIr-
nam Road, on the outskirts OF tbis
city. eAi1S
Inc passenger train was running
eighteen feet high was epcouosernS
and blizzard was raging.
one OF the passenger coaches left
the track. The wounded were -
moved to the Brooks Memorial Hos
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
GOVERNMENT OWNED
DEPARTMENT STORES
WASHINGTON. ID q G

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special -Ran-
resentative Victor Berger SociaIist az
Irodpeed bill in the House todsv i 70
SstaDIsh government owned dena rt 20
Liteut STORES in Washington for the nee
OF the 90. 900 government employees ber"
90 ne n, OBJ Dli IL calls for an mathematician
oto Sd,VVV'OVO TO create a number or
general line Of the commissarv sto rae
:, IN n u, Ihe canal zone and the army and
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
May Run for Supreme Re.c,,

LURAY' VA.-SpeciaI.- NJ
Judge Thomas w. Harrison. OF this
JuolclaI circuit. composed OF the
courts courts In shenandoah. Frederick and
become candidate for the Sunrar,oo
bench to succeed Judge John A
Buchanan. ~
Judge Harrison formerly presided
over the Page County Circuit Court
anu curing his incumbency had the
reputation of having his docI-ot
cleaner than any Judge who ever &C
cupied this bench
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
Send AMERICAN
s ;::1,s:1. | TROOPS To CHINA
Orders Will Be Issued Today for
Movement of American
Troops.

WASHINGTON. ID. Especial. Or
ders viii be issued today TO 500 Amer
lean troops now at Manila to pro-
coed at once by the transport Thomas
to Tien Tsin, China. they will be used
to guard Americas part of the rail-
way, between Pekin and the coast.
The War Department is now arranging
the details OF the movement
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Two Dead From Omen F,-oa

O11A1LNobUftG, ". VA.-SDecial =
MRS: Andrew ]. Sheets. a bride OF two
weeks. is dead from burns receiv~S
When her skirts swished into a CRATE
nre at the home of her father-inoIaw
SSS[one w: Sheets. of Davidson's Run
She was twenty-One years Old
Charles Colinsxi, the three-ve.r-oid
son OF Anthony Coiinski, of Simpsor
is also dead from burns received an a
similar manner. These make totoI
OF SIX deaths caused recently in this
vicinity by open CRATE fires ''ii'
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BURNED TO DEATH
IN MOLTEN METAL

LLE-SUR-TOUVRE. FRANCE,
Jan. Slight workmen were burned
TO death in mass OF molten metal
today and eleven others were terribly
injured by the explosion Of a gun
mould at the government arsenal near
Angouleme today. Gases caused the
explosion.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
new YORK SUFFERS
100000 FIRE
Great Equitable Building In Heart o
Financial DlStriet is Totally
Destroyed.

NEW YORK.-Special.-Finan-
clal conditions i'm New Work city
were badly upset Jan. 3 rs the re
suit OF the Equitable building fire.
The governing committee 81 the
stock exchange. at spCCt... s.4t-,,-
ing. decided To- have deliveries iO.-
the day suspended except by mu-
tual consent.
y vast number of securities
were tied up by the fire. All the
business Of the clearing house,
which was i'm the district near the
Equitable building, was taken out
OF the fire zone and conducted at
the Chamber OF Commerce..
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
CONVENTION POSTPONED

LYNCHBURG. VA. SpeciaI.-Rev. C.
M. Compiler, vice president of the Vir-
GINA Christian Endeavor Union has
announced that the convention sched-
uled to meet today in Clifton Forge had
peen called of and will be held there
IN MAY This action is due to the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
Elder Dies in Front Pew

STAUNTON. VA Special. ]. Samuel
federate veteran, died of heart failure
while sitting in the front pew at the
Second Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning, just after he had PASSED
around the wine i'm the conmn1ion
service, being an elder in old Provi-
dence Church. and having been invited
20 assist lie ha , recently moved from
Spottswood to Staunton. In the ex-
Sltement one woman tainted. He
leaves q son, who was in the church
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Steamer i'm Distress.
MARSHFIET.D ORE c. c.,

MARSHtIELD, ORE.-Special.- A
passenger steamer is reported in dis
tress off this port Owing to the high
seas running it is impossible TO rem
der assistance or to ascertain the
name of the vessel.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
LITTLE TORPEDO ROAT
is SAFE IN THE HARBOR
NORFOLK

NORFOLK. VA-Special.-A little
torpedo boat destroyer Terry which
North Carolina coast that separated the
torpedo f1otilla with which she was
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18

STAUNTON, VA.-Special.- George
c. McGilvray, of this city. is dead.
aged about forty-five years. He leaves
a wife, the daughter of Major S. NJ.
Yost.
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proceeding, arrived in Hampton Roads
today. She came in unassisted but
under convoy OF the cruiser Prairie.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18

soon nane5 completely surrounded
nS station. bat whether ne WAS able
- make his Way TO safety or not the
Nrenen could mot at first tell
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Il
1t was 1898 when the door on
which all eyes were glued opened, and
klchesOn walked in. He walked slow
~ and II was apparent that he was
very weak. lie was nothing like the
trim, strong, athletic looking man who
had been arraigned in the same court
few weeks ago, when he pleaded not
guilty.
RicheSon walked to a chair that
had been placed beside the prisoners
cage. Before he could sit down in il
his name was called by Clerk Mann
ing.
Manning said: Clarence ". T. Rich
eson, you are charged with murder.
Do you wish to retract your plea of
not guilty?"
low, but clear voice. Il am guilty
OF murder in the first degree
Death Only Punishment
Judge SanderSon, reading from
paper. said to Richeson:
In this plea you plead guilty to a
charge of the murder of Avis Linnell
by giving her cyanide of potassium, a
deadly poison. with malice afore-
thought. If person procures syanide
OF potassium, knowing ii to be dead
ly poison. and brings it about that
another person shall take that poison,
there has been reconciliation. No
other punishment than death is pro-
Vided for this crime.
Have you pleaded guilty to such
a crime as this?" the judge asked
Richeson.
Yes. sir" said Richeson.
His voice was very weak and could
hardly be heard.
Have you made this plea freely
and Voluntarily"
Yes, sir"
Did you do it on the advice of
counsel?"
Il don't understand" said Richie
son, with puzzled look on his face
The judge repeated the question.
les, sir" replied Richeson
do you care to consult counsel |
further?"
MY counsel are here in court"
DO you care to consult them?"
mo, SIR"
DO counsel on either side have
anything to say?"
There was no response.
Then Judge Sanderson said:
The plea is received and entered"
DO you care to make any further /
statement" Richeson was asked.
None more than 1 have already
made"
said:
Do you care to move for SEN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-12
ndEsREPUBI1cAN. MARSH LLrowN. IOWA. APRIL

for the NJ. 4 st. L. road. and J. r.
Commings,. division engineer for the
same. were in consultation with the Of
acers OF the canning company and there
10 strong talk that the factory loca-
ton may be on that line in place Of
the Rock Island.
Funeral services were held at the
Sugar Creek Friends church yesterday
morning for Mrs. Eliza Shepherd Rus
sell, who died on Tuesday at her home
in the country near Lynnville.
Mrs. W. J. Rapson and Mrs. L. +.
Parker, both Of whom have been very
active and valuable workers on the
and both Of whom are soon to leave
this city for indefinite periods. were
the guests of honor on Wednesday eve
ming at farewell dinner given at the
home Of Nj. and Mrs. D. s. Morrison.
by the executive committee OF that
body.
The automobile club OF this city ana
the commercial club have negotiations
pending looking towards union OF the
two bodies, whose aims are in common
SO far as good roads are concerned.
There is &c be meeting tonight at
O CLOCK AT the superior COuIl ASoAi' "
talk over this matter and other I'M
portant ones.
Hon. Lafayette Young is to be the
principal speaker on Monday evening
of next week at the banquet at the
Hotel Monroe given to the delegates
along the road from Davenport to At
sa71.:c. rho come together in the inter-
est OF the river to- river road campaign
It is expected that some seventy-ffve
guests from a distance will be present.
A business session will be held in the
superior court room at 2:3o In the
afternoon.
Mr.. Samuel McHose has gone to Bill
lings. Mont. near which place his son.
Harry H. McHose, and family have
been for the past two years or more
upon ranch.
The young peoples societies Of the
various churches Of this city will unite
on Sunday evening next in service at
the Congregational church. where the
choir will render the Canctus from the
St Cecilia Mass. Frank Westlake, who
is at home from Everett, Wash, will
sing q tenor solo.
After spending the winter in this city
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Grinnell and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. April 1e.-Deacon and Mrs.
c. F. Childs, wno have been spending
tie winter III tn, If winter home at
Missions, Tex, returned TO this city
yesterday.
The nineteenth annual district con-
Iention of the knights of Pythias Is
called TO meet at Montezuma on the
first of May. and the local lodge is
making extensive preparations for the
entertainment OF its guests.
The assessor OF Madison township
has completed his work and turned
over his books 20 the county audi
tor. He shows for the township: Per-
sonal property. slS6Ss4: money. $o..-
100: polls for taxation. 1875; dogs. SO.
The Stewart free library has recent
ly been enriched by the presentation of
the ten large volumes of the Photo
graphic History Of the Civil War;. be-
ing the reproduc lion of the famous
Brady collection Of actual photographs.
taken du-i.S the war, of scenes in
camp aud field. This set was bought
by the following members of Gordon
Granger post. G. a. r, of this city:
A. X. Hostetter. P. D. Burton. n. T..
Chaplin. Harlow Chase. ]. p. Lyman,
II. H. Morris. D. y. Laros. J. o. ,Tib-
belts. H. =. Clifford, w. o. Willard.
L. F. Parker. D F. Hays. A. J. BIakeiy.
and G. T. Bags
The body of Mrs. Maria A. Lewis
was brought to this city Yesterday
morning from Mt. Pleasant. where she
died of cerebral henorrhage. She was
the mother of Mr.. George Lewis and Of
DR.. J. r. Lewis, both of this city. DR..
Lewis was in Chicago yesterday but
arrived here last night. The funeral
services were held at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, conducted by Elder T. B.
Hughes, OF the Methodist church, with
internent in Hazelwood.
The evangelistic meetings at the
Friends church have been productive
of much good and will be continued
till Sunday night, that service being
the closing one of the series.
Rev. and Mrs. w. 3. Wilson, OF the
! Christian church, have been in at
| tendance upon the southeast district
convention at Abba. where Mr.. Wilson
was on the program with paper en-
titled "The Problems of the Rural
Church.
Funeral services were held on Wed
| nesday. at the undertaking parlors of
! Kibby & Benson, over the body Of Mrs.
J. H. Ross, Rev. L. D. weyand. OF the
| Baptist church Of this city, conducting
the same, and interment was made in
Hardwood cemetery.
The location Of the canning factory
in this city, which the public generally
thought to have been nxed some time
ago. il yet question. on Wednesday
-. Il. Glenn, Esve;:ii6 :ss % !: (: cent
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Mlnneapoli. Cash Grain Close.

FURNISHED by L. G. Clay. grain mer-
chant. "a East Main. phone 6S.'
Minneapolis. April -.
Wheat-No hard. 10; No. l north
err. arrive 1872; No. northern. ar
rive. l01ia: No northern. los: No
/ durum. arrive 100; No. durum. ar
rive. LOG.
Corn-No 9 yellow, Isle: arrive, .'la:
No. 4. 75d77
oats-No. 3 white. SAG a SO; arrive.
SAY: No. 8. 52l" T5S1a.
Rarley-751l.50
.2ye-sSI SO; arrive IS.
F'lax-2.15: arrive 215.
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Range Of Chicago Gram Prices

IHICdgO, ApFlI 7.
W'heat-July opened a 1.01 q 1918
highest 1.04: lowest. 1908: closed.
1.037s @1.04: September opened at
$685. 100: closed, 1929 61.027s.
Corn-Julv opened at 1875 q ~:
highest, IT'S: lowest. .S7s: closed
77B: September opened at - IS 15s4
closed, 765s a76s4.
Oats-July opened at 53s8 q Is;
highest. SAY: lowest. 53as closed 5.5s
September opened at .3-s q Az closed,
449s @44z.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-12
Dunn's Friends Eya+.d.

Mason City. April 12-The with
drawal of Frank O'Connor from the
nomination fer governor by the Iowa
dem ocrats will make no change in the
plans Of E. G. Dunn, who says he is in
the race to stay. Friends of Dunn are
elsted over the situation. John T.
Hamilton, OF Cedar Rapids. is the 9TH
er candidate for the nomination.
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Why He Was ate.
what made you so late?"
scr mat c~ifhSop

what made you so late?"
"I met Snithson."
We'll. that is no reason why you
should be an hour late getting home to
supper"
II know, but asked him how he was
feeling, and he insisted on telling me
about his stomach trouble
Did you tell him to take Chamber
lain's TahIets?"
Sure. that is what ne neels. s sa!!s
by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-12
Kansas CITY Grain Close.

Kansas City. April .
whea.-Closed: May. 1.o+4 No.
hard. 1862 all.
Cc-r-Clcsed: May. Sos: No
mixed. SOL 4 s..
Oats-Closed: May, $50 NO :
white. $40 5ai2.