The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10
Sudden Death of Mrs.
Stage, Forces Quick
Action by Coroner.
EVIDENCE SAID,
TO FASTEN GUILT
Police Arrest Antonio Freadricic
Without Waiting to Swear
Out ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Points to Fact That Other
White Women May
Have Been Killed.

Antonio Freadricic. eoiorcd. who
claims to DC herb doctor. was ar
rested yesterday afternoon b. Detec-
tive Sergeant Wiltshire on the charge
Of being Suspected OF the murder OF
Mrs. Rosa lnez S,agg, thirty-threc
years old. wife Of j. Tiidcn stage. a
painter. of IL Government Road. IN
that hp is alleged to have performed
a criminal operation which resulted
in her death Friday night. His arrest
was the result of an investigation con-
Quoted yesterday by Coroner Taylor.
who viewed the body OF Mrs stage at
tho suggestion OF Arthur g. Nelsen. an
undertaken.
The crime with which Freadric,c !s
charged is ono OF the worst In the
criminal history of Richmond and the
police arc now working on clues.
which. 1t is believed wiz bring TO
light numerous cases OF a siiniiar ma
tu.e against tho prisoner.
Evidence In ConcIuniyc.
Coroner Taylor vas notified Friday
night that Mira stagg had died sud
denly, but it was believed that IL was
case of heart failure. so he d'd not
loeS into the matter until yesterday.
He eeound evidence that was most re-
voting. Further inquiry hrough, forth
information which apparently fixed
the crime on Freadric!e.
Dr. Taylor notified Chief o, Police
Werner. and Detective Wiltshire was
assigned 10 the cage Not waiting to
swear out warrant the officer hasten
ed 10 the home Of the negro. clai East
Main Street, where he also conducts
his store which supplies herbs and
roots for all and any dlscsse- Fread-
r!cie vas found In front OF the coun-
Is tall across the street
Detective Wiltshire enlisted tho ser
Wees OF Deputy Sheriff Lyme. OF the
couaty po.ice, and placed him under
arrest The prisoner resisted some
what In view of the tact that there
waa no warrant for him. However, he
officer to the Fret Police station.
where he was locked up and the tech
nical charge OF being suspicious
Character suspected OF murder. was
lodged aga INST him
Claims to nc Innocent
Freadr!cie gave his age as seventy
four years. but appears 10 be not more
than forty. He is o. huge stature,
standing fully six feet and weighing
about 200 pounds. He cleims to he
native OF HaytI, and has been In Rich
mond for nifty years. He served iii the
Hospital Corps OF tho Fifth Alaba ma
Regiment during the War Between the
States, according 10 Z statement he
made 70 reporter for The Timee-
n
II am entirely ignorant of the
charge against me" nc sa.d and
don't believe that they can prove the
crime OF which | am accused"
Detective Wiltshire and Coroner
Taylor believe they have evidence
which Will give the negro the maxi
mum penalty. II is understood that
women upon whom the zo-styl.a herb
doctor has ppsr.taI
Further Charges Expected.
An autopsy viii ha performed this
morning by pr Taylor on the hodv
OF Mrs Stage. which is now at Nell
GEMS undertaking establishment sn1
State Street, Fulton. 1t will he viev..
Cd by jury. whieh will be adjourned
until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
when an inquest viii ba conducted hy
the coroner at the City Hall
1t has been learned that tho hush. nd
or one of the women, who IS NOV,
desperately Ill, said 10 he tho resuIt
OF the services % Freadririo ,yiIl
testify and 1t is expected will furnish
result in further charges being made
against him.
When the case Of Mrs s,aEg was
first made known to DR.. Tsvior IN.
Mr.. Nielsen neither had tic slightcs,
idea OF the cause Of the womau's death
II was merely attributed To poor heart
action. She having died suddenly Fri.
DAY night about s o'clock
Infant Murdered. Too
1t was nearly noon yesterday when
the coroner saw tle body Though ba
was not positive. Us the fact will
not be determined until the autopsv
to-day, DR.. Taylor expressed the be-
lief that the woman bled to death
However, he said, there was "A possi
bility that SHE had succuubed ia an
overdose OF chioroform. whicn was
administered whcn the operation Was
performed. said to have been = few
hours before her death. Dr. Taylor
hae found enough at tho Stac;; resi-.
dence to prove that an infant was
murdered.
Mr.. Stage will most likely he the
chief witness for the Commonwealth
Then the case is brought to trial II
ig said that he Is In possession of
damaging evidences against Iircodr.cir.
Mrs. StasG Was the mother Of savorai
children Her funeral wiii take place
this afternoon.