The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
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 In that age-old pusjt.pu of hop = lessness. a seat On the l-o pl q jail cot, Mrs. Evelyn r. R.s.u,r l. held in the county jail. aad entered against her name on the register ia but one word. ".,-urCcr' Tlc chargs was entered by Ralph Usery, deputy coroner, following the inquest over the body of Lieut.. James C, Rickner who died half an hour after a bullet entered his abdomen shortly after : o'clock Friday evening at Camp Nc ClellaIh near Anuistou.
 Army officers are rcticent. espe- cially when q court of inquiry is be- ing made, and a court of inquiry was in progress nearly all of Saturday, q Camp Mcclellan, held to dA " whether the dead officer was kill line of duty The findings of court will be forwarded to the n quarters of the Fourth corps Atlanta, Ca. and thence to the department m Washington.
 But even the most retiCent will fall a word or two. Lawyers wi mention minor points, lawyers i'd and against chc accused. Others pic up bits of information. which, .ik torn piece of paper. c2n be place together. and in this wise was thV story of the tragedy collected. Four Years Of suffering.
 All data comes from those in au1 thority. This is the story;
 Four years ago Lieutenant Rick ner was ordered to Germany, He did not take his Wife with him. Their daughter, MarYlNn, is row between three and four years old. No finan- cial provision was made for the ra,, no, I,ra band and vife had not seen each other Only when pressure was brought was any money forthcoming g during all that time for support of the baby.
 Military camps are a long way apart and railroad fare, for a woman of rather small means money is not easily raised, Lieutenant Riclner's three recent stations are Fort NLoul- trie, g. C., Fort Benniug, Ca, and Camp Mcclellan, Ala.
 Finally Mrs. Pickner joined her husband. At least she came to An nistou, She took rooms in the town, Her husband had quarters at the camp, in the section reserved for bachelors. Later q room was pro Nfded for her at the camp in build ing reserved for friends of officers wives who could not be accommodated in the homes of the wives of the of flterS they were visiting,
 Here Mrs. Rirkner stayed and kindly officers and their wives would give her a lift in their ears to the Polo gro uuds so she could go and sec her husband play polo. He was an athlete. good lookin@ and was liked by all
 The men of his old company at Fort Moultrie raised S50 to hGy flow CTS to put on the Caslct.
 Planned Leaving Saturd"r.
 Husband and Wire met cIteu. teas. the athletic field. in the ficers' mess. It was planned she was to leave Saturday? All had in the world was 60 cents. had boarded that for a week. Green. wife of Lieut.. II. T. Gre found the 60 cents in Mrs. Ricllne trunk Saturday when she went get some clothes for the prison Mrs Rickner was to have left s; urday morning. There was another woman. A ( vorce had been suggested. No O iectiou had been made. Little Mar. lyn was to be left with her mCthe She had been able 10 support u child since it's birth. She wou have to continue to support it.
 For a last plea, Mrs. Rifkner weIV to her husbands room Friday eve ming. He was in the baI room. st was left in the hall outside. WI them? The mother pleading support for their baby to the fatl who had only sent money vi closely pressed for it, and VI wanted d divorce to marry ano1 T'5e" The sound of single shot
 through the building, many p
 rushing to the scene. Lieu
 Rickner stood leaning agair
 wall. his face very white. H stood near, her face even Lieutenant Rickner's pist
 found on the floor.
 The provost marshal, Ca Dayhuff, was called. Mrs, was detained. The. civil were sent for andl MT: placed in their charge. taken to the Calhoun e The wounded Cfficer carr camp hospital, died some later. He made no state said. officers of the Eigh.. regiment, asked what was done, shrugged their shoul, Lieutenant Rickner had been therl brother officer.
 What was to be done, then, witf little Marylyn? Again shoulders wer, shrugged. Then the officers of thu Twenty y-second infantry came for, ward Their wives, many of them constantly visited Mrs. Rickner 1T the Jail Saturday. Mrs. Green tool | little Marylyn home to her own twI babies and placed her with thene where she has found a home and genuine mother. In Comfortable Cell. Sheriff W. P. Knighton of Calhoul county placed Mrs. Rickner in thl most comfortable cell in the jail neal the office in a quiet angle of tn, | building. He asked her if she had anythini she wanted to say when she arriv | questioned her briefly, as was
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