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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
BLACK MURDERER
CAPTURED after
EXTENDED CHASE
Carroll johnson Found in Chicago
According to Word to
Egan

Carroll Johnson alias Nickerson.
the negro who shot and killed Eli
Bobo several weeks ago, was cap
tured at Chicago yesterday. Chief
of Police Egan received word yester-
day of the capture by Chicago de-
tectives. Deputy Sheriff w. p.
Greaney left last night for Chicago
to get Johnson
The deed for which johnson was
ordered apprehended by the coro-
ner's jury was committed early in
March, Johnson was engaged in a
quarrel with another negro over a
crap game in the building occupied
by John Darrah, 400 Commercial
avenue. He drew his gun and fred
at the negro. The ball struck Bobo,
who was in the barber shop at the
time of the disturbance. He died a
few hours iater at st, Mary's In
firmary. Johnson escaped after the
shooting.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
LIGHTHOUSE TENDER
ARMERIA Is ASHORE
OFF CAPE HINCINBRO0K

Cordova, Alaska, May 20.--The
United States lighthouse tender Ar
meria is ashore near Cape Hincin-
brook and is being pounded to pieces
by the waves. The thirty-two per-
sons aboard, including seven officers,
twenty-four men and one survivor OF
the crew of the lost barge Hayden
Brown, we taken off the boat by tho
steamship Admiral Sampson, whihc
picked up the wireless distress sig
nal.
The Admiral Sampson reported the
loss Of the Armenia by wireless and
gave the additional information that
the Armeria and the half solved fate
Of the Hayden Brown, which was cut
adrift by the tug Pioneer, in a storm
at Willlamstown on May 10. Only
two Of the eight men aboard reached
shore and one died of exposure the
next day. August Palmer, the one
survivor. lived on canned beef until
picked up by the Armenia
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
BODIES OF TWO WHO
DIED IN AUTOMOBILE
PLUNGE ARE FOUND.

Chicago, May 20--Bodies of two
of the FIVE persons, who were
drowned, today, when an automobile
plunged through an open draw at
Ninety second street and the Calu-
met river were recovered today and
tonight One of the bodies is that
of Anna Mahoney and the other is
thought from letters found purport-
ing to belong to John Boyd. Miss
MahOney's body was found early to-
day and late tonight, after the police
had dragged the river all day, the
body, thought to be Boyd, was
brought to the shore.
Two other victims are Florence
Mahoney, a sister of Anna, and John
w. Buchanan, chauffeur of the car.
The car belonged to Mrs. G. +.
Spaulding. Buchanan's employer and
and had been borrowed by him with
out permission, to take his friends
riding, All the known occupants of
the car were residents of Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
PRESIDENT TAFT
MAKES FINAL APPEAL
TO DAYTON VOTERS.

Dayton, o., May 20.-President
Taft's seven days of speech making
throughout Ohio, came to an end
here, tonight, with a final appeal to
the Republican voters to give him
their support and to defeat Col.
Roosevelt, whom the President dub
bed the "bolter.'
The President appealed all day
long in practically every one of the
dozen speeches he made for the Re-
publicans to reconsider and keep in
mind Roosevelt's Cleveland speech.
where Taft said he prophesled bolt.
He predicted a party bolt II Roose-
welt does not change his attitude.
He asked Republicans TO remember
how long that party had existed,
what 1t always had stood for and to
decide for themselves whether or not
they wished to see it disrupted Ito
crafty the ambition Of one man"
The President made no predic-
tions.
Taft has travelled almost three
thousand miles and has spent six en-
tire days in his private car and one
day in Cleveland. His only engage
ment tomorrow, Is one at the polls In
Cincinnati. and he expects to leave
that city in the afternoon for Wash
ington.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
REQU|S|TION FOR
newman ISSUED
BY GOV. DENEEN
Deputy Sheriff Pete Fraser viii
Bring Accused Man to
Cairo

Gov, Deneen today issued requi-
sition on Governor Eberhardt oi
Minnesota for the return to Cairo OF
Ira Newman, who is under arrest
in st. Paul.
1t is alleged that Newman forged
the signature of j H. Kierce to a
note for sixty dollars, purporting to
have been given by himself and
Kierce to the First Bank and Trust
Co. of Cairo, thereby securing that
amount Of the bank on November /
1911. He was indicted on this charge
by the grand jury at the May term
The bank since then, it Is claim.
ed, refused payment on several
drafts sent here from other banks
for collection, they having beer
signed by Newman.
Newman resided at Cairo severa
years, was well known here az an
employe of the Iron Mountain rail.
road.
Deputy Sheriff Peter Fraser went
to St Paul Sunday to bring Newman
back to Cairo
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
ESCAL0N EVACUATED
BY REBEL VAN GUARD
AFTER MORE THAN WEEK

At the rebel front, near Escalon,
Mex, May 20, p. m.-Escalon, only
a week ago headquarters of General
Orozco, today finally was evacuated
by the rebel advance guard The
troops marched to San Antonio, a
small town about six miles east of
the railroad line, where they are ex-
pected to swoop down upon the ad-
vancing Federals, after the main en-
gagement begins at Rellano. Be-
fore departing a second train of cars
with heavy charges of dynamite, so
arranged as to explode on impact,
was sent over the down grade, in the
direction of the Federal trains.
The cars crashed into the wreck
age caused by the same performance
earlier in the day. THE debris will
block the line. AT Rellano the main
body of the rebel army, supported
by heavy artillery, entrenched for a
final stand.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Lengthy Campaign Of Bitter Per-
sonalities will End at Polls
Today
THREE CANDIDATES SPEAK
Taft, Roosevelt and LaFollette Make
Final Appeals to Voters AVN,
Of State

Columbus, Ohio, May 20.--Ohio
tonight rested from the strain OF the
last two weeks campaign during
which four presidential candidates
bombarded the state, and is ready
for tomorrow's primary
Three of the Republican candl-
dates carried their fights almost up
the hour OF balloting and tonight
President Taft, Col Roosevelt and
Senator LaFollette still were making
public addresses. GOV. Harmon re-
fused several invitations to speak to-
day and tonight.
The presidential primary in Ohio
as regards two of the candidates Is
considered the climax of an unusual
political situation. Activity in the
Ohio campaign is said to be without
precedent II was In this state that
Col Roosevelt first presented his
platform President Taft and his
former friend, the ex-president, have
crossed anr recrossed each others
trails in their courses across the state
speaking everywhere
Woodrow Wilson, Harmon's only
opponent, did not enter the state.
Harmons most serious antagonist
has been William Jennings Bryan,
speaking for the Ohio Progressive
Democratic League, has urged viii
sons nomination.
Senator LaF'ollette, after opening
the fight in the state, returned last
Friday night and made three
speeches in support OF his cause.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
GENERAL HUERTA
MAKES NO EFFORT
TOWARDS ATTACK

AT the rebel front, Escalon, May
2O-General Huerta's Federal army
made no effort, today, to crowd the
rebel lines. His vanguard was sew
eral miles in the rear of it's. position
yesterday, due to another attempt to
dynamite the Federal commander
troop train, as was done several
weeks ago, near Zavalzva, today.
One of the Federal trains, supported
by column of cavalry, was moving
northward. Col. Altore, in command
of the rebels at Escalon, loosened
the brakes on a half dozen freight
cars and sent them on the down
grade to ward off the enemy.
A broken bridge separated the
trains but the Federal commanders
Immediately reversed the Iocomo-
tiyes, The cars sent by the rebel
commander were stopped by the
bridge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict Of
Rich German, Who Committed
Suicide
WOMAN In CASE TESTIFIES
Mrs. RosenbIatt Declares She Tried
to Induce Lover to Stop
Drinking

Chicago, May 20.-A coroners
jury today returned a verdict of sui
eide, while respondent, in the case
Of Henry Spruck Van Armenthil,
brother of German baron, who was
found shot to death in hotel yester-
day. The principal witness at the
inquest was Mrs. Francis Rosen-
blatt, niece of Mrs Nelson Morris,
to whom Armenthil referred in a
letter he left as "the finest woman
in the world"
Friends said the couples engage
ment recently was broken off be-
cause of Armenthil's inability to
quit drinking. Mrs. Rosenblatt
made no reference to the reported
engagement in her testimony.
She testified that, after receiving
two letters, In one of which he
threatened suicide, she met him at
the home of Attorney w. d. Jones
''Iie was under the influence OF
liquor then. | tried to prevail upon
him to quit drinking. | saw his coat
bulging and believed he had re-
yolyer in his hip pocket tried to
induce him to give up the weapon.
He would not admit he had revolv-
er and laughed the matter on I
never took seriously his threats to
end his life. Heavy drinking caused
his dependency.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
JUDGE GRAVES REFUSES
TO QUASH INDICTMENTS
OF ROCK ISLANDERS

Rock Island, May 20--Mdge
Graves today refused TO quash the
indictment of assault with intent to
murder against Henry McCaskrin
candidate for states attorney, Phil
lip II. Wells, an attorney, and Editor
Gardener of a tri-city labor paper
and set their trials for September
The indictments were returned, fol-
lowing riots this spring in Rock Is
land, in which three lost their lives
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
WIFE OF FARMER DIES
SUDDENLY AT HOME

Mrs. Effie Maude Ryab aged 80
years, wife of j. H., RyaI, promi-
nent farmer of Lake Milligan, died
very suddenly Sunday morning at 4
o'clock at her home She is survived
by her husband, two daughters, a
son, her father, r. w. Riley Lane,
sister, Mrs. Fannie Colbert OF
Mounds; brothers, w. O. Lane and
r. B. Lane, Charleston, Mo.
Funeral services were held al
Baumgard cemetery, Monday, | D.
m. Services were conducted by Rev
w. Harlan Of the Baptist church. T.
A. Burke was funeral director.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Both Warning Clans Of Mexico Dis.
claim Their Troops Of
Tended
AMERICAN PR0pERTYNvOLvED
Rebels Make Another Attempt to
Dynamite Federal Troop
Train

At General Orozcos headquarters
May 20, IL a. m.-Bridge burning
wire cutting and resultant destruc-
tion OF property, along the railroads
in this vicinity has caused an ex-
change of notes between American
Consul Letcher, at Chihuahua, and
Secretary of State Cordova.
Cordova today notified Orozco
that in answer to note from Letch-
er, protesting against the destruction
of railroad property, in which
Americans are interested he had sent
a counter note, declaring that the
depredations were the work of
Maderistas or government agents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Won ARMENTHIL
LEAVES ESTATES
IN WASHINGTON

Seattle, Wash, May 20-Henry
Spruck Won Armenthil, who commit
ted suicide in Chicago, visited Seat
tie frequently. At his last visit he
caused papers to be drawn, assigning
to Mrs. Frances Rosenblatt of Chi
cago, three mortgages on Wenatchle
real estate The mortgages we're for
$4,000, $4,000 and $4,000. He
owned property worth about $780,
900, mostly orchard lands.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
STONE TO SPEAK ON
DAMON AND PYTHIAS
IN MODERN POLITICS

Washington, May 20.--Senator
Stone of Missouri today gave notice
in the Senate that tomorrow, or as
early as practicable, he would ad-
dress the Senate on "the modern
Damon and Pythias' and correlated
subjects pertaining to current
American politics" Stone admitted
that his remarks would deal with
the two leading candidates for the
Republican nomination for the presi-
dency.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
SENATOR ROOT
TO MAKE KEYNOTE
OF G.. O. P. CONVENTION

Chicago. May 20.-Col Henry s.
New tonight announced United
States Senator Root as temporary
chairman of the Republican national
convention,
The naming OF Senator Root oc-
casioned no surprise. II was rumor-
ed after the meeting of the sub-com
mittee on arrangements last Satur-
day that the temporary chairmanship
had been rendered TO him.
Il have just received Senator
Roots acceptance" said New.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21

Two prominent attorneys of Jack
son county, Mo. are attending the
circuit court. Richard Hines of Jack
son. and Angelo DEMPSEY of Cape
Girardeau Both are old time
friepds of Richard E. Cannon and
Mr.. Dempsey was a school mate OF
Attorney Michael j. O'Shea at st,
Vincent's college,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
FEDERAL CAMPFTRES
VISIBLE IN CAMP AT
0R0ZCO ARMY'S FRONT

At the rebel front. Rellano, May
20.--Federal camp fires are visible.
six miles away. while the main body
of the government troops now is at
Escalon, five miles behind. The
rebels retired to Rellano to await
the attack of the Federals
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Take Five to Pen

The prisoners recently convicted
and sentenced by the court were
taken to Chester aSturday by Deputy
Sheriff VIII O'Donnell. There were
five: Percy Grubbs, Ed White,
Charles Thomas. James Hall and Ed
Gray, all negroes, sentenced for
stealing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
HISTORY OF
CASE AGAINST REV.
C. v. T. RICHES0N

Boston, May 20.--The crime for
which Clarence Virgil Thompson
Richeson, at the time OF his arrest
pastor Of the Emmanuel Church OF
Cambridge. was sentenced to die In
the electric chair. was the confessed
murder of his former sweetheart, 19
years old Avis Linnell, of Hyannis. a
pupil In the New England Conserva-
tory OF Music in Boston
The girl stood In the way of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
TWO OF OROZCO'S
BEST OFFICERS ARE
'' KILLED IN BATTLE

At General Orozco's headquarters
near Jiminez, May 20.-Col. Cesar
Canales and Adelardo Amaya, two
of the most valiant officers in the
rebel army, were killed in the fight
ing at Pedrizena, fifty miles south
of Torreon, few days ago, accord.
ing to official reports to headquar.
ters, here. tonight.
Canales and his men were sent
southwark to flank the Federals
when the battle of Conejas was
fought week ago, and it is believed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Heavy Downpour at Midnight
When Richeson is Ex-
ecuted
ADVISER ASKS QUESTIONS
Doomed Man Declare. He IS Ready,
and Expires in Eleven
Minutes

| Boston, Mass, May 20.--Clarenc,
jV. T, Richeson was electrocutod a
| 1917 O'Clock this morning. Th,
Icurrent was turned on at 1903 an.
the prisoner declared dead at 1877
The former Baptist clergyman, con
fessed poisoner of Avis Linnell o
| Hyannis, Mass, his one-time sweet
heart, was outwardly calm an,
maintained his composure while th
straps were being adjusted as he sa
In the chair.
Dies With Eyes Closed.
Richeson walked to the electri,
chair erect. eyes straight ahead, un
til he sat down. Then he closed hi!
eyes and kept them shut until the
| end Seated in the chair he was ask.
ed series of questions by the Rev
Johnson, his spiritual adviser. Dur.
ing his answers he said:
oou VIII tahe tdit UL my soul
and | pray for all. | forgive every
body"
The last of the questions was:
"Arc you willing to die for Jesus
sake?"
The reply, in an even voice, was
simply;
II am willing to die"
The current applied was OF 1000
volts, One application was suffl-
cient.
Rain Pelts Death House.
When the officials and witnesses
Of tho execution entered the death
chamber, after walking through the
prison yard, in pelting rain, they
heard sounding through the wall the
strains Of a song: 1t was Richeson
and his spiritual adviser singing.
Distinctly audible as they closed
were the words. For | know what
e'er befalls me, Jesus doth all things
we'll"
Richeson left his cell smiling at
1908 Before starting on the death
march he shook hands with William
A. Morse, his counsel, who, at the
last moment, had been admitted as
a witness of the execution and, with
the two chaplains, the Rev. f. j.
Murphy, the Catholic chaplain, also
being present.
Declares He Is Ready.
Then he said: "I'm ready" and
walked on. He was dressed plainly
In black suit, white shirt and vest,
turned down collar and black bow
tie with gold studs on his shirt front
and with low black shoes. brightly
shined His head was shaved down
the middle.
The party then entered the cham
ber. Richeson. accompanied by the
clergymen, followed soon afterwards,
the unfrocked minister appearing as
calm as either OF his companions.
Cyanide in Letter.
Among many letters addressed to
Richeson was one found containing
cyanide of potassium. It was mailed
from Station N. New York City, on
May 10. 3 D. m. IL contained no
clew to the sender, the powder being
inclosed in small substitute en-
veiope marked headache powders.
Analysis of it showed that 1t was
poison Of the same nature which was
used in the killing of Avis Linnell.
Attorney Morse advised the ward
Ell to make public the receipt OF the
powder Richeson was Innocent OF
any knowledge Of the sending Of the
powder Attorney Morse said.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
JUDGE HALL BEGINS
TERM AS GOVERNOR
OF SOUTHERN STATE

Baton Rouge. La. May 60
Luther E. Hall took the oath OF Of
flee as governor Of Louisiana. here
today. He succeeds y. v, Sanders.
WHO will retire to private life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Attend Annual Meeting

Commercial Agent B. II. King and
Freight Agent w. B. Sublette, of the
Mobile & Ohio railroad, have re-
turned from New Orleans where they
attended meeting of the traffic
men of the road,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Ten Votes Purchased.


Believing that the confessions OF
the members of the Legislature,
strengthened by corroborative cir
cumstances. established conclusively
not only that at least ten votes were
purchased for the purpose Of elect
ing Lorimer to the Senate but that
evidence reeks with evidence of a
general scheme of corruption. We
take no hesitancy in stating that the
investigation establishes beyond
contradiction that the election of
William Lorimer was obtained by
corrupt means and therefore invalid
and we submit the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That corrupt methods
and practices were employed In the
election of William Lorimer to the
Senate of the United States from the
state of Illinois, and that his cleo
tion therefore was invalid"
Case is Misleading.
The minority pointed out that the
analogy, that has been drawn be-
tween the trial of an election case
by the Senate, and the criminal trial
in court is most misleading, and
that the Senate is not bound by pro-
cedent. 1t was conceivable declares
the minority, that the majority men,
bers of the investigating committee
would have sanctioned expense in
volved in this re-fnvestigation. II
they believed that neither the COM
mittee nor the Senate could consider
the results of their labor and the
product of the investigation at such
an enormous cost. no matter what
new and important evidence might
nave been developed thereby.
Confessions Prove Case.
"lf bribery cannot be proved in
the Senate by confessions ?. of the
bribe taker, then the conclusion is
irrisistable that in express contracts
OF bribery. duly authenticated by
witnesses can establish that crime to
|
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
WEATHER.

Illinois Thunder showers Tues
day, cooler in central and west por-
tions; Wednesday showers
Kentncky-Fair Tuesday; We'd
nesday probably showers.
Missouri--Showers and cooler
Tuesday and Wednesday. Isl. .....
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Hines is Arraiened

The minority in its conclusion ar
raigned Edward Hines and declared
their belief that he was IAN acccs-
sorry to the corruption which result
ed in the election of William Lori
mer to the Senate
1--WE believe the testimony of
Clarence Funk and William NJ. Bur-
CESS to be true" This conclusion is
strengthened by the consideration of
Edward Hines action during the
grand Jury investigation, when he
tried to get O'Brien and Cook out of
the jurisdiction of the grand jury
and by his suspicious and question
able transactions during this investi-
gatio, and we believe that Hines was
an accessory to the corruption,
which resulted in the election Of
Iorimer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Confessions Prove Case

concluded op Page SIX
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21

CONCLUDED on Page slx.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
Minority STILL
TO FIGHT AGAINST
L0R|MER SEATING
ish a. - g.
Lea and Kenyon to Speak Against
"Whitewash" Coat Of
Majority
-
LEGISLATURE WAS CORRUPT
"a 1..k.
AT Least Ten Illinois Assemblymen
Declared to Have Been
Bribed
LEGISLATURE WAS CORRUPT

Washington, May 20.--The second
struggle over the retention of Will
liam Lorlmer Of Illinois, in the SEN
ate, may be precipitated at any time.
Senator Lea, for the minority, in
troduced resolution declaring that
corrupt practices were employed in
Lorimer's election and that his cleo
tion, therefore was invalid. This
resolution will be called up later
when Senator Kern opens the debate
Senators Kenyon OF Iowa. and Lea
of Tennessee, the other two minority
members OF the committee, will
speak
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21
"Whitewash" Report In.

The resolution followed the sub
mission today of the two reports.
The majority, headed by Dillingham;
stood by the Senate's previous judg-
ment. The minority contended that
at least ten votes, for him, in the
Illinois Legislature were corrupt,
scored Hines and attacked the ma
jority's report in the plea Of read
judication. saying it was inconceiv-
able that the majority leaders, "aIi
of them distinguished lawyers, -
would have proceeded with the in
Nestigation, without right or juris-
dictiOn."