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yards away when the lior
charged him. The lion is now q
rug in the Richardson home
along with a brown bear Mr.
Richardson shot in Alaska.
Enlarged photographs of hi.
hunting trips in Canada, Africa
Alaska and the Northwest linec
the ceiling of Mr.. Richardson.
bedroom SO he could lie in bee
and recall his expeditions with
visual aid.
Mr.. Richardson was an excel.
lent wing shot, also, friends said
A golf1ng enthusiast, as well a.
a hunter, Mr.. Richardson made
up Senatorial foursomes at the
Burning Tree Club for man,
years. He was a member of the
Jefferson Island Club.
Kept Overtime by Pope.
Mr.. Richardson and Mr.. Sum.
mers came home from Africa viz
Rome and stopped off to see the
Pope. They were granted a five.
minute audience with His Holi,
ness, but the Pope became Sc
fascinated with the American.
he kept them more than 20 min.
utes. While the anteroom bulgec
with waiting visitors the two mer
interested the Pope in stories Of
tribal customs and economic anC
racial difficulties in Africa.
Mr.. Richardson was famou:
athlete at the University of Wis.
consin. The football, boxing anc
baseball star played semiprc
baseball in the West and was
an amateur light heavyweight
champion in the time of Jeffries
Several persons wanted Mr.. Rich.
ardson to turn pro and fight Jack
johnson, the first Negro worlc
heavyweight champ. Mr.. Rich
ardson didn't listen to his friends
advice, but he did help trair
Jack Monroe to fight johnson
Monroe was killed in an acci.
dent, however, before the fight
came off. Mr.. Richardson also
helped train Billy Petrolle, billec
as the Fargo Express" a mid.
dleweight fighter.
Investigated Oil Frauds.
Mr.. Richardson was a partne
in the law firm of Davies, Rich
berg, Tydings, Beebe and Lands
at 1000 Vermont avenue NV. H,
had been with the firm sine
1898.
In 1929. Mr.. Richardson wa
appointed Assistant Attorne,
General by President Hoove
and assigned to head the Publ,
Lands and Indian Affairs Divi.
sion. He conducted investigation.
for the Justice Department Of
the Salt Greek Oil frauds in 1926
and the administration to1
United States oil sale lands in
1880. He represented the United
States in an investigation, under
Senate resolution, of law enforce
ment in Hawaii.
Mr.. Richardson was counsel
for the American Medical Asso-
citation and Pullman, Inc, as well
as other corporations in pending
Government antitrust suits
Also he was counsel for various
airlines before the Civil Aeronau-
tics Board.
In 1916 he was chief counsel
for the congressional committee
investigating the Pearl Harbor
bombing.
Named for Judgeship.
President Hoover nominated
Mr.. Richardson as judge of the
United States Court of Appeals
here in 1888 but the Senate adj
journed without acting on the
nomination.
Mr.. Richardson was born ir
Otterville. Iowa, the son of the
Rev. Ira H. Richardson, &
Methodist minister. He studied
at Hamline University and got
his law degree from the Uni
versity of Wisconsin in 1908. H,
started practicing law in Ken
mare, N. Oak. He was assistant
States Attorney of Cass County
N. OAK, for four years to 19O4
and special assistant attorne!
general of North Dakota il
1919 and 1920. President Hard
ing appointed him United State!
district attorney in 1923.
During World War I he servec
as private and later a captain
in the infantry.
Belonged to Clubs Here.
Mr.. Richardson was a member
also of the Chevy Chase Club
the American Legion, Elks ant
Metropolitan Club.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs
Nina Baker Richardson; {
daughter, Mrs. Bruce Weiser
Ames. Iowa; . sister, Mrs. Mel
Miller, San Francisco, and
grandson, Christopher Bruc'
WeiSer.
GraveSide services win be hell
Friday at Ortonville, MINI,
where Mr.. Richardson spent hi
childhood.
The family asks that flower
be omitted.