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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-10
PREACHER SAYS
He IS GUILTY
And That He Poisoned
Miss LirneII.
THE LASHINGs OF REMORsE
Caused Confession, He Says
Killed Girl He Was En-
gagged To.
MAY MEAN ELECTRIC CHAIR

Boston, Jan. 6.-The Rev. Clar-
ence V. T. Richeson has confessed
that he killed Miss Avis Linnell, the
Hyanis choir singer, for whose muir
der he was to have been placed on
trial here on January Is. Most of
the confession was first made pub
lie this afternoon, but the confess
sion itself was made by Richeson
to William A. Morse, one of his at
torneys, on January 3, in the cell
which the pastor occupied in the
Charles street Jail.
The confession was made public
by Richeson's counsel shortly after
I o'clock this afternoon.
Richeson admits his full guilt of
the charge made against him in the
Indictment, that he killed Avis Lin
nell by giving her cyanide of potas-
SUM, and makes a clean breast of
the matter, in the hope that God,
who knows all, will protect me-"
The confession follows:
Boston, Mass, Jan. 8, 1912.-
John Lee. ESQ.,; VIM. A. Morse,
ESQ.,; Philip R. Dunbar, Esq
tlemen: Deeply pentitent tor yny
sin. and honestly desiring, as far as
in my power lies, to make atone
ment, hereby confess that | am
guilty of the offense for which I
stand indicted. | am moved by this
course by no inducement of self-ben-
eft or leniency. Heinous as is my
crime, God has not wholly abandon
ed me, and my conscience and man
hood, however depraved and blight
cd, will not admit of my still fur
Their wronging, b. a trial for her,
the girl whose pure young life I
have destroyed.
Under the lashings Of remorse,
| have suffered, and am suffering,
the tortures of the damned.
In this ! find a measure OF COM
fort
"In my mental anguish ! recog-
nize that there is still, in the mercy
of the Master, some remnant of the
divine spark Of goodness lingering
with me.
81 could wish to live only because
within some prison walls | might,
in small measure. redeem my sin
full past, help some other despairing
soul. and at last find favor with my
God.
you are instructed to deliver
this to the district attorney or to
the judge of the court. Sincerely
yours,
CLARENCE v. T. RICHESON."
Richeson himself provided the
greatest sensation in the case, when
he horribly mutilated himself in the
early morning of December 90.
Then, while his life hung in the bal
ances. 1t is said he first insisted on
though his counsel. Will
liam A. Morse. who, fearing his eli
ent labored under a loss mentally,
declined to hear him.
When the attorney visited his eli
emit, early this week, he again plead
ed to be allowed to confess, though
they urged him to think the matter
over more calmly.
Wednesday. however, he OVERRIDE
their protestations and wrote the
in their presence, saying
as he handed it to them, Thank
Cod, I have eased my conscience of
hat load"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-10
Has He ANY Amdavits?

Frank Smith, of Cerulean Springs,
has a horse on display here in town
which he claims is 81 years old and
is the steed which was ridden by
Gen. H. b. Lyon when he led his ia
nous raid through this section in
December, 1864. - [Hopkinsville
New Era.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-10

sixty-five acres Of well improved
land in Rough river bottoms, az
miles west of Hartford. For fur
Their particulars, address X, care Of
The Herald. 2tf
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-10

BY order of County linton A.
of r. there will be Goods Roads
Convention held at the court house
in Hartford next Saturday. January
18th, 1912. Everybody invited to
attend. Especially are the Magis-
trates and other county officials re-
quested to be present.
L. B. TICHENOR. Pres.
HENRY NJ. PIRTLE, sec'y.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-10

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. who
has been quite i'll for several days,
is reported to be recovering.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-10

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a-goin yit hain't spoke ter nobody
but you about hit yit."
Lescott felt reluctant to meet his
hosts eyes at breakfast the next moro
ing, dreadlng their reproach, but, "
Spicer South harbored resentment. he
meant to conceal 1t. after the stoic's
code. There was no hint OF constraint
In his cordiallty. Lescott felt, however,
that In Samson's mind was working
the leaven OF that unspoken accusn'
tion Of disloyalty. He resolved to
make final play. and seek to enlist
Sally In his cause. II Sally's hero-wor-
ship could be made to take the form OF
ambition for Samson, she might be
brought to rellnquish him for a time,
and urge his going that he might re-
turn strengthened. He went down to
the creek at the hour when he knew
Sally would be making her way thither
with her milk pail. and intercepted her
coming.
AS she approached. she was singing,
and the man watched her from the dis
tance. He was landscape painter and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
CHAPTER W.

Lescott had come to the mountains
anticipating visit Of two weeks. His
accident had resolved him to shorten
1t TO the nearest day upon which he
felt capable OF making the trip out to
the railroad. Yet June had ended;
July had burned the slopes from EN-
erald to russet.green; August had
brought purple tops to the ironweed
and still he found himself lingering
And this was true although he recog
nized Z growing sentiment OF disap'
proyal for himself. In Samson he
thought he recognized twin gifts; a
spark of genius too rare to be al
lowed to flicker out, and o potentiaiity
for constructive work among his own
people. which needed for its perfecting
only education and experience.
Samson" he suggested one day
when they were alone, 81 want you TO
come East. You say that gun Is your
tool, and that each man must stick 10
his own. You are In part right, IN
part wrong A man uses any tool pet
ter for understanding other tools. You
have the right to use your brains ana
talents to the full"
The boys face WAS somber IN the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
WOULD AID COTTON GROWERS
Flour.Millins Firm Urges Its Custom
ers to Accept Deliveries Of Prod
uct In Cotton Sacks.

In order to increase the demand for
cotton, one Of the largest tlour.milling
firms In America has directed its
managers and statesmen all over the
country to urge its customers to &C.
cept deliveries OF flour that are
shipped in cotton instead OF iute
sacks. Hitherto iute imported from
India has been used extensively for
shipments of -four, both to home and
foreign markets, The sacks employed
hold 14Q pounds each, II the trade
can be induced to accept shipments
In cotton sacks holding 9S pounds
each, there will be o marked increase
in the demand for homegrown cot.
ton, and the action Of the flour.mill'
Ing firm is regarded as long step In
this direction. Anything that Will
improve the financial condition of the
cotton growers, II Is pointed out,
will increase the volume of their cash
purchases and thus bonelll general
business conditions. For this reason
II is believed that the trade will nc;
insist on the jute sacks used hitherto
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s.nitrned the crudeness, laid stress on
the contrast. melted the harshness,
aud. when ne rose, he had built. upon
lhe rough cornerstone OF Samson's
iayiHg. a picture.
That proves it," nc said II had
oniy 10 0nlsh. didn't have much to
undo. Boy. you're wasting yourself.
Como with me, and let me make you.
We all pretend there is no such thing,
IN these days, as sheer genius; but,
deep down, we know that, unless there
n. there can be no such thing as true
art There is genius and you have
IL" muthusiasn was again sweeping
him into an unintended outburst.
Tho boy stood silent. Across his
counteuanee swept a conflict of emo
tious. tie looked away. as II taking
counsel with the hills.
ITO what I'm a-honin fer" he ad.
milted at last "Hlt's what I'd give
half my life fer d. l mout sell
my Innd. an raise the money.
reckon bit would take passels Of
money. wouldn't hit?" He paused. and
his eyes fell on the rifle leaning against
the tree. His lips tightened in sudden
remembrance. He went over and
picked up the gun, and, as he did so,
be shook his head.
mo-" he stolidly declared; every
man to his own tools. This here's
mine"
! Vet, when they were again out
ssetchins. the temptation TO play with
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COULDN'T ATTEND TO BOTH
Grocery Clerk Found That Putting Up
Orders and Talking Baseball
Didn't Go Together.

The manager OF a large Portland
(Ore.) grocery store took great pleas
ure in relating few plays" pulled OIL
by one of his clerks. This clerk Is u
fan" One of those absorbed, wild
and woolly baseball lovers who can
talk, expand and argue the great
game at any time and anywhere, His
duties at the store keep him anchored
most OF the time, though on special
occasions he Is assigned to the teams.
Among his duties is to put up Or
ders for customers In the high-toned
section of the city. While he was en-
gagged in this work the other day one
of his chums (also FAM came In
and they began to talk baseball, The
grocery clerk kept on putting up the
orders, but his thoughts were all on
that important subject, baseball
In the course Of his argument he
went to the shelf and got case OF
starch instead OF package OF sugar;
put UP tomatoes instead Of potatoes,
put in q bag of flour In place Of an or.
der for lard; read maple sirup instead
of condensed milk, and would have
drawn molasses into the kerosene can
IL some one had not called him away
for q moment as he started for the
molasses barrel.
For time this was the way that his
orders went out and It caused q riot
among three or four OF the best Gus
toners. He is still q good deal of a
fan" but he is not going TO put up
any orders while ensrossed in his fay'
orite subject,
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not master of genre or portrait. Yet.
he wished that he might. before going.
paint Sally.
miss Sally" he began, I've discov.
cred something about Samson"
Her blue eyes flashed omlnously.
"Ye can't tell me nothin bout Sam.
son." she declared. "wlthouten hits
somethin' nice"
ITS something very nice" the man
reassured her.
Then, ye needn't tell me. because
already knows hit" came her prompt
and confident announcement.
Lescott shook his head, obviously.
Samson is a genius" he said.
What's thet?"
HE has great gifts-great abilities
to become figure in the world"
She nodded her head, in prompt and
full corroboration.
81 reckon Samson'll be the biggest
man in the mountings some day"
"He ought to be more than that"
Suspicion at once cast cloud across
the violet serenity of her eyes.
What does ye mean?" she de
manded.
q mean"-the painter paused mo
ment, and then said bluntly-'T mean
that want to take him back with me
to New York"
The girl eprang to her feet with heI
chin defiantly high and her brown
hands clenched into tight little fists
Her bosom heaved convulsively, ant
her eyes blazed through tears of anger
Her face was pale.
"Ye hain't!" she cried. in paroxysn
of fear and wrath. "Ye haint a-goin
ter do no sich-no sich OF damr
thing!" She stamped her foot. ant
her whole girlish body. drawn intC
rigid uprightness, was a-quiyer Will
the incarnate spirit of the woman de
tending her home and institutions. Fol
a moment after that, she could no
speak but her determined eyes blayet
q declaration of war. 1t was as though
he had posed her as the Spirit OF tho
Cumberlands.
He waited until she should bt
calmer.
"You don't understand me, Mis-!
Sally. I'm not trying to take Samson
away from you, If man should LOST
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
II VIII Think About It."

There are some minds which ma.
ture very slowly, and If one really has
never considered what is involved ip
becoming Christian. il may be well
to give him little time for reflection
AS a rule. however. this excuse is only
another way of saying. "Not now" We
should show the person that already
he has all the information he needs
for an intelligent decision. and that il
he waited a dozen years he would not
be any better prepared, but on the
contrary, he would be less disposed to
decide than now.
There are only two things that he
needs to know--that he is lost. and
that Christ is the only Savior. These
two things he knows already, and all
that remains for him to do is to ac-
cept Christ Us his Savior. Show him
that continual thinking on the sub
ject will not make the decision any
easier. but continual rejection Of
Christ will surely make 1t harder. 1t
IL q great mistake for people to think
that they oan be saved when they
please. The only time when man
can be saved is when God chooses to
save him, and Gods time is now; BE
hold. now is the accepted time: be.
hold. now is the day Of salvation"
No one has q right to say that he
will think II over and decide when he
is ready. God calls for immediate de
cision; he commands us to lay down
the weapons of our rebellion, and sur
render Internationally. When MT
Moody was holding meetings in Hart
ford, Conn. many years ago, he urged
man one night to accept Christ at
once. Finally the man replied. "Well
Mr.. Moody, will promise you this:
will attend the meeting tomorrow
night and I will accept Christ as my
Savior then" That man never reached
his home alive. The train on which
he Travelled ran off bridge at Tariff
vile and mfny lost their lives. and
among them vas this man. THAT ex
perience," said Mr.. Moody, taught me
a lesson, never to let any one off with
promise, but to press them hard fol
an immediate decision, and II that
failed, to show them the peril of ever
nights delay"
Tomorrow Is the DEVILS time. Dom
trust him. lie Is deceiveri and thu
father of lies from the hesinning.
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CHAPTER v--contlnued.

Tho two men had lost IN hour
huddlod under n canopy beneath the
cannonading OF sudden storm. They
had silently watched titanic batialions
of thunder clouds riding the skies IN
gusty puffs OF gale and raltng the
earth with lightning and hail and
water.
MY God!" exclaimed the mountain
boy abruptly. ard give anything ef
] could paint that"
I.escott rose smilingly from his seat
before the easel and surrendered his
palette and shoaf Of brushes.
Try IT," he invited.
For moment Samson stood hesi-
tani aud overcome with dilfdence:
then. with set lips, he took his place
and experimentally fitted his fingers
aboUt the brush. as he had seen Les
colt do. lie asked no advice He
pnereiy gazed for while. and then,
dipping u brush and experimenting for
his color. went 10 sweeping In his pri'
mary tones. Samson. even though he
was hopelessly daubing, and knew 1t.
WAS sincere. and the painter at his
elbow caught his breath and looked on
with the absorption Of prophet, who,
lac. 'tening 60 childish prattle yet recog-
es the gift or prophecy.
liar i'Thet'e the way hit looks ter me,
,aa- boy said. simply.
That's the way II is," commended
ms critic.
For a while more Samson worked
al the nearer hills. then he rose,
'1'm DONE" he said. "haint a-goin'
tor fool with them thar trees an
things don't know nothing erbou'
thef. can't paint leaves an twigH
an bIrdsnests. What like Is noun
tings an' skies an sech-like things.
Iescott looked at the daub before
s,im. A less trained eye would have
seen only the daub. just as a poor
nudge OF horsehesh might see only
awkward joints end long legs in O
vcauling colt though ii be bred in the
purple.
''Samson," he said. earnestly, that's
All there is 20 art. It's the power &c
feel the poetry OF color. The rest car
be taught The genius must work, o
course work. work, work, aud stil
work. but the gift 10 the power o.
seeing tsue-and. by God, boy. yoI
have Il. You've got what many mel
have struggled lifetime for ant
failed. I'd like TO have you study viii
me. I'D like 60 be your discoyerer
look here"
The painter sat down. and speedily
N,cal to work He painted out moth
ing. ae aimply toned, and. with pre-
ciseiy the right touch here and there
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
(Capyrish.. co.'s. By w, J. Watt a COZ
SYNOPSIS.

On Misery creek. nj the foot OF rock
from which he has fallen. Sally Miller
flnda George Lcscott. landscape paint
cr. uncooscious. and after reviylng him;
goes for assistance. Samson South ana
baIiy. taking Loscott 20 samsOn's home
uro met by Spicer South, head OF the
family. who tells them that Jesse Puryy
has been shot end that Samson is sus-
pectnd OF the crime samson denies u
rho shooting OF Jesse Pufvy breaks the
truce In the lIollman-S0uth feud sam
non rcprovcs TamaIacl, Spiccr for telling
.,aily that Jim Holman Is on the tran
with bloodhonrds hunting the man VINO
shot Putvy The blDodhDunda lose me
trail M SpiCcr fbuth's door LcscOtt as
covers artistic ability in Samson.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
Indication Of Debility.

The normal feeling after good
nights sleep should be one OF yigor-
GUS refreshment, which continues
throughout the day with the usual
fatigue, not exhaustion, at the end of
the days work. A condition OF very
different significance is that of feel
ing exhausted in the morning, even
after an apparently good nights sleep,
followed by feeling of well.being, or
even exhiaratlon toward Che end of
the day. This condition is pathologlc'
al, and indicates that the system is
run down and debilitated, and needs
attention,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31

interested. He has
all the time there
is, and IL he con-
sidered his sal
walton a matter OF
much importance,
he would take
time for 1t. He
may be so crowded
with business and
home cares that
he cannot attend
meetings, b IL I
that need not pre-
vent him from
being a Christian.
Our Roman Cath
olic friends, who
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31

belong almost wholly to the laboring
class, and whose time is not their own.
as a rule, are the most regular church
goers In the community. The fact is
that people find time for what they
consider important.
know young man who wished to
attend u certain series OF meetings.
The factory where he was employed
was running evenings. and every man
was expected to work overtime for n
few weeks during the busy season.
for which OF course. they received ex-
ira pay. He was not a Christian, but
he went to his employer and asked to
be excused from working evenings for
a week, and he also went without his
supper each night In order to attend
the services. Very soon he gave his
heart to God, and before the end OF
the week he had the pleasure Of see
ing his brother converted through his
instrumentality.
Not the Real Reason.
When one offers the lack of time
as an excuse for not being a Chris.
tian, 1t is well to show him by some
simple illustration that this is not the
real reason. Say to him. "If, in addi'
ton to your regular work, you had an
opportunity to earn ten dollars each
week by one hour Of extra work,
would you accept the offer?"
He will doubtless answer. Il think
would"
4, in other words, II you want time
for something extra, you manage to
find II. You see. my friend. the sim
pie fact is that you do not feel the
need OF salvation. and you are not in
terested in it. You are in the condi
tion described in Ephesians AIS, 'Hav
ing the understanding darkened. being
alienated from the life of God through
the ignorance that is in them. because
of the hardening of their heart WHY
not face the fact. disagreeable as il
may be. and when people ask you why
you are not Christian, give them the
real reason instead OF offering a false
one? And furthermore, it is well tC
remember that II you do not take tim,
to consider this question Of salvation
you will soon lose your capacity tC
know God. and will be in the condition
described in the nineteenth verse o.
the same chapter. who being pas
feeling. gave themselves up to al
manner of sim"
Remind him also that the religion
does not consist of sermons and pray
er meetings. but in maintaining Ger
tain attitude toward God. which atti
tude he can assume in moment an(
maintain in the midst OF the busies
life Repentance toward God and Low,
to ones fellow men does not conflic
with any ones duty. nor is 1t vast,
of time. On the contrary, 1t save,
time. and sweetens toll. and enriche'
| the v hole life.
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Unless man is skilled In the art Of
dispensing 1t, he can burn a lot OF
money without starting much Of con
1agration.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
Popular Objections
and
How toMeet Them
By REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Supsrin:.ndcni oi Men. Moody Bible in,iiiuis
Chicago

TEXT-tvhen have II more convenient
season, I Will call for thee.-Acts A:25.
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When man says: 81 have no time
for religion" II means that he is not
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INTERNATIONAL,
SUNDMSQ|OO[.
LESSON

(By Il. o. SELLERS. Acting DIrec,or =
Sunday School Course)
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
LESSON FOR JANUARY 3
GODS PATIENCE WITH ISRAEL

LESSON TEXT--Judges 2:7-i9
GOLDEN TEXT will heal their hacL
sliding. I will love them freely.-fIo. Iii
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-05-02
FORMERLY or HICKMAN.

We clip the following from the Cal
TO Citizen, which will be Of interest
to those who remember Chas. Kist-
ner. formerly Of Hickman;
Charles Louis Kistner died Sunday
afternoon at ST. Mary's Infirmary at
2:45 O'Clock, after an illness of sew
eral weeks, aged SO years. On Thurs
day, April is. he became i'll and last
week he was removed to the hospital.
He remained there several days, re-
turning TO his boarding place feeling
much improved. However, on Thurs
day, he was stricken with paralysis.
his whole left side being affected
and he lspsed into Inconsistencies
from which he never recovered.
The deceased was born in Baden
Baden, Germany, Jan. 1, 1S4e, and
came to America when but boy of
six years. locating with his parents
at Hickman, Ky. He was in the fur
nirure business there when a young
man and later went to Union City,
Tenn. where he was engaged in the
saloon business for % years. He has
been a resident of Cairo for the past
eight years, during which time he
conducted several saloons here. Late
~ he has been connected with the
Fitzgerald & O'Rourke's place on
lower Ohio street.
Chas. L. Kistner, Jr., a son. OF
Little Rock, Ark, John Kistner, a
brother. Of Hickman, Ky. and Mrs.
l.. VI. Kayser. of jackson. Tenn, sur
vive him besides other relatives.
The funeral was held from the res
i'd nee Of John T. Watkins, interment