The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-21
WITH SONG AND SMILE
 RICHESON MEETS DEATH

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 mans face before he could adjust i satisfactorily.
 throughout the entire time the for mer clergyman was talking. brayely earnestly, with full, steady voice. as he gave answer after answer to oues tons propounded to him by Mir. John son
 Was Willing to Die.
 Would you like to confess Chris. before these witnesses as your Sa viour" asked MT. Johnson.
 T do confess Christ as my Saviour came the answer firmly.
 Does Christ give you the strength you need in this hour?"
 Christ gives me the strength need"
 Have you the strength to meet death?"
 q have. God will take care of my soul and I pray for all'
 Do you here repent of your sin?n
 q do."
 Do you forgive everybody"
 q forgive everybody"
 Are you willing to die for Jesus sake?"
 T am willing to die"
 As the word die" came from the lips of the man in the chair the gold headed cane of Warden Bridges was tilted slightly upward, there was a crash of falling lever and Richeson was no more.
 The 1.-the form of the former pastor surged forward in the great leather thongs, but no sound came from the throat of the victim The current was kept on for one minutes and eight seconds. The man was dead the instant of the contact which WIS made at ten minutes and two sec onds after midnight
 After the electric wires were dis connected from the chair, the three physicians, Doctors McGrath. Mc- baughlin and Butler, declared tho victim dead.
 It is expected the wishes of the dead man will be carried out and that he will be buried beside his mother in the family lot in Virginia A brother, Douglas Richeson, of Chi cago, is in Boston to take charge of the body.
 Richeson's Heroic Nerve.
 The following statement was given out by the Rev Herbert Johnson, Richeson's spiritual adviser, after the execution:
 'I make this statement, not ;c much as an item of news as an act of justice, in order to give truth con- corning certain questions relating to MT. Richeson that have been much III buC Dublit luAhu OA ldiSs
 "The stories that he has been for good portion of the time in state of physical collapse are unfounded, except for the one severe physical It action after his counsel announc d to him that his sentence would not be commuted by the governor. H. did not eat a mouthful of food for 30 hours. The collapse which fol- lowed lasted fer 14 hours and was q perfectly natural result of the strain and from the moment when he re- covered till he entered the execu- tion chamber he gave an almost per feet example of heroic courage, or to speak more truly. deep religious faith.
 "The second erroneous impression I wish to correct is that his courage was buoyed up through opiates anl medicine. Not once since he en- tered the state prison at Charlestown did he take single drop of med ,, icine of any kind. l spoke to him today on this point and also to Dr. Mclaughlin, the prison physician. Dr. Mclaughlin authorizes me to make this statement
 "There has been a certain class of people that claim Richeson was dissatisfied with his attorneys Noth- ing could be further from the truth He has always spoken to me of their faithfulness and ability in the very highest terms. This relates espe- cially to William A. Morse. In my opinion nothing more could have been done for Mir. Richeson by any lawyer or lawyers than was done by those whom he employed. q have received number of let ters and telegrams from attorneys and others during the past week which stated that MT. Richesof should appeal his case to the supreme court. wish to say to these attor .,,. and in all other persons whe