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RICHESON ADMITS ; MURDER OF 6IRI< . i Tortured by Conscience j Young Pastor Con- l fesses?Will Go to v Trial Anyhow. J t Boston, Jan. 6. ? The Rev. c Clarence V. T. Richeson confessed v his guilt of the rqurder of his former v sweetheart, Aviri Linnell of Hyaunis, t in a document made public by his counsel today. The confession de- e clares that the accused is guilty "of r the offense of which he is indicted," t which is murder in the fire degree, e Whether Richeson will pay the * extreme penalty, which under Massachusetts' law is death in the electric chair, no court official cared to predict today. ; THE 'CONFESSION". r The confession was as follows: i t "Boston, January 3, 1911. c "John.Li Lee, Esq.; William A. c Morse, Esq.; Phillip R. Dunbar, c Esq. c 4 'Gentlemen:' Deeply pentinent c for my sin and earnestly desiring, as far as in my power lies, to make c atonement, I hereby confess that I 1 am guilty of the offense of which I ? stand indicated. c "I am moved to this course by t no inducement of self-benefit or v leniency. Heinous as is my crime, u God has not wholly abandoned me* t and miy conscience and manhood, i* however depraved and blighted, will not admit of my still further a wronging by a public trial her whose C pure young life I have destroyed, s Under the lashings of remorse I have s suffered and am suffering the tor- t tures of the damned. In this I find t a measure of comfort. In my mental b anguish I recognize that, there is r still, by the mercy of the Master, c some remnant of the divine spark of goodness still lingering within me. 'I could wish to live oiily be- t cause within qome prison's walls I ^ might in some small measure re- i mV ainfnl naai a nrl knln anma other despairing sou), and at last E find favor with my God. "You are instructed to deliver t this to the district attorney or to ^ the judge of the court. * ' ' \ i "'Sincerely yours, t "Clarence V. T. Richeson*" . c FiRst Degree murder. v The indictment against Richeeon charged that he "feloniously, wil- li fully and of his malice aforethought" C gave Miss Linnell cyanide of potas- f sium with deadly intent and that 1 because of her death- he is guilty of c murder in the first degree. n Disirict Attorney Pelletier declar- t ed today after the confession had 1 been made public that the trial, set c for January 15, would surely be called and that he would accept no 3 compromise in the way of a plea to J a lesser crime. 1 It was pointed out that if the dis- I trict attorney maintained this attitude only an insanity commission & or commutation by the executive council and the governor could save Richeson from the electric chair. It lies, however, with the court and the district attorney to accept a ' minor plea, such modification usual- * ly coming through some weak link * in the government's case. EXPECTED BY SOME. ' Today's development in one of the most interesting murder cases y in the history of the State was not 0 altogether unexpected by some of j, those in close touch with the situa- a tion. From the beginning the ^ prosecution has asserted that its evidence was strong, although when it came to the actual delivery of the poison to the girl there appeared to r be a missing link in the chain. a Richeson himself provided pro- a bably the greatest sensAtion in the tj case when, early on December 20, j he mutilated himself so horribly a that his life hung in the balance for n some hours. He was saved only by c an operation. ^ fl Even while bleeding from his r wounds ne is said to have clung to o bis counsel, William A. Morse, and I pleaded to be allowed to tell bim the whole story. Feeling that his client might be laboring from a loss of mental as well as physical ' strength, Mr. Morse refused to hear * bim, and during his convalescence r Richeson remained quiet, in factal-, * most speechless. When the at- ^ torneys visited their client early this ? week, Richeson cried out that he *j was guilty and declared his intention of making a clean breast of the c crime. He plainly was under great mental stress, and his condition was such that his counsel would not ac- ' cept his 'suggestion. They urged c him to think the matter over more ^ calmly, and left him. DISREGARDED COUNSEL. 1 Wednesday the attorney again visited his cell, and the confession made public today was written then t by tlirf prisoner in spite of efforts of t counsel to dissuade him, as they 1 feared the mental straiti had weaken- i id his resisting powers. Richeson nsieted, however, and prepared and igned the cpnfession in the presince of the lawyers without a tremor. Vs he handed the document to his iounsel, he exclaimed: Thank God, have eased iny conscience of that oad.'' A second copy of the confession vas drawn up and signed by Richeion yesterday, and this copy, dated Tanuary 5, was turned over to Disrict Attorney Pelletiar late yesterlay. A conference followed, but 1 vhether it had any oearing upon vhat is in store for Richeson was 1 lot made known. District Attorney Pelletier point- 1 d out today that the confession is lot a plea of guilty to the indictnent, although it is available as vidence in a trial, and to a jury it vould mean only conviction. SUSPECT COMPOSITION. ' As a first degree verdict is the rorst outcome that the defense could ixpect, astute lawyors remarked tolight that counsel would rarely per- 1 nit a confession to go forth withiut hope of something less than the leath penally, and it is the general ipinion that some understanding oust have preceded the giving out if the document. One possibility suggested is a plea if insanity by reason of which licheson may be sent to an asylum. >iui another course of procedure i nay be the calling of the jury and he reading of the confession which rould be followed by formal verdict f guilty in the first degree. After hat a decree with mercy might be 3sued. Miss Lionel was found dying in bath room in the Young Women's ' Christian association building, where ; he lodged. At first it was believed he had taken poison, but a day or wo later it became generally known 1 hat she had taken cyanide of potas- 1 ium in the belief that it would ' emedy her embarrassing physical ! ondition. WENT TO PINANCEE'S HOME. On the day following Miss Lin- i inl 1 ' U PinkAn/v?* IV.. b v>.a?U| ??lVlllIOUU ncuv IU lilt) I tome of Moses Grant Edmands, < Either of Miss Violet Edmands, to rhom Richeson was to have been i oarried October .31 last. I It was reported to the police that he youhg pastor had been engaged ) o Miss Linnell. It was also a poice theory that the minister was the erson to whom Linnell's physical < ondition would cause the greatest I rorryl . , 1 On the night of October 14 Wil- i iam Han, a druggist at Newton < Center, reported to the police that a ; bw days before the death of Miss ?innell,. Richeson had purchased j yauide of potassium from him. The text day Richeson was arrested at he Edmands home in Brookline. ^he wedding invitations were re- . ailed. A special grand jury on October >1 returned an indictment against licheson, who pleadpd not guilty. , iis trial was fixed for January In. ] *ater he resigned his pastorate. ] Richeson is about 35 years old, j nd was born at Rose Hill, Va. Finds True Bill. ' i The Richland County grand jury J ound a true bill against H. H. Dvans, of Newberry, charging himl< nth accepting rebates and conspir- 1 ag to receive rebates during the J ime he was officially connected , rith the State dispensary. It is not known whether the trial ! nil be called for trial at this term f court. The indictment came ; rom the attorney general's office, i nd is said to be one of a number ] landed in at the same time. Mail Carriers Will Fly This is an age of great discoveries, 'rogrees rides on the air. Soon we may 1 se Uncle Sam's mail carriers (lying in i 11 directions, transporting mail. People ake a wonderful interest in a discovery hat benefits them. That's why Dr. Ling's New Discoverv for C: Colds nd other throat and long diseases is tlte nost popular medicine in America. "It i nred ire of a dreadful cough," writes Irs J. P. Davis, Stickney Corner, Me., : 'after doctor's treatment and oil other emedies had failed." For coughs, colds r any bronchial affection its unequalod. 'rice 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free at 'he Rice Drug Co. While the total txmulath.n of th? Jnited State* increased about 11 >er cent, in the last si,\ years the lumber of insane people wah augnented during the same period by !5 per cent. In 872 institutions anvassed by the census bureau up o January 1, 1910, there were 87,464 insane patients or an iftrease of 37,303 since 1904. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Boswell, a roung married couple, were arrestd in Columbia on Sunday on the harge of grand larceny and carried o St. Matthews, where it is charged they stole jewelry. They beonged to a carnival company. The two bridges between Lexingon county and Columbia, ono over be Congaree, the other over the Iroad, became free bridges last veek. SMALLEST WOMAN GAZES UPON TftE BlOGEST MAI Mrs. Tom Thumb Called Upon Presi dent Taft When Me Was in New York and Related Some Memories of Abraham Lincoln. Washington, Jan. 8.?The small ei|t woman in the world visited tlx biggest president, physically, thii country has ever known when Mrs Tom Thumb, now 70 years old colled on President Taft. Mrs. Thumb first visited the whit* house when she was a bride of 21 with her husband. Gen. Ton Thumb, and President and Mrs Lincoln gave a reception for them She had been to see every president sipce. 'I remember Lincoln well," salt M,fb. Thumb, "he was so glad t( see us. He had a kind, sweet face and I do not see how any one coulc kiU him. "I was disappointed when I visit ed President Roosevelt in the whin bouse to find they had changed tb? east room, made historic during tlx war, and had taken out the ok fashioned furniture, which remind ed one of those two nobles! presidents, Lincoln and Grant There is not much in the east roon now but the twenty thousand dollai piano. "President Taft is a genial presi dent, and we have had another sue! a iollv one. and he was Mr fllpue. land. Both of them were very nic? and courteous. I do not like th< picture of President Taft in the whiU bouse. It makes him looK too old "I visited President Rooseveli several times, and be alwayt had his joke. General Gr.int, how ever, made the greater impressior [>n me; he was such a fine, soldierly man. He impressed one as c fitting head of this great nation, He traveled in the same car with us when he was going to take hit 3cat in the white house. Wo besame great friends with his son, whom we always called Col. Freddie, although I believe he is a general uow. "All the heads of nations have received us very kindly, and are all well-bred, interesting people. 1 would rather interview a king or a queen than any one else, I hav< been at it so long. "I am a real Christian Scientist, a follower of Mary Baker Eddy," concluded Mrs. Tom Thumb, "and [ have been in science for a great many years; that is the reason 1 look younger than ray years**' FOR AGED PEOPLE Did Folks Should Be Careful in Ttieh Selection of Regulative Machine. We have a safe, dependable, and altogether ideal remedy that is particularly adapted to the requirements of aged people and persons of weak constitutions who suffer from constipation or othei bowel disorders. We are so certain thai it will relieve these complaints and give absolute satisfaction in every particnlai that we offer it with our personal guarantee that it shall cost the user nothing if it fails to substantiate our claims. Thie remedy is called Kcxall.Orderlies. Kexall Orderlies are eaten just like randy, are particularly prompt and agreeable in action, may be taken at any time, day or night; do not cause diarrhoea, naisea, griping, excessive loosenesH, or other undesirable effects. They have a very mild but positive action upon the organs with which the; conn in contact, apparently acting us a regulative tonic upon the relaxed nuiscului coat of the bowel, thus overcoming weakness, and aiding to restore the bowels tc more vigorous and healthy activity, rhree sizee, 10c, 25c and 50c. .Sold onlj at our store?The Hexall Store. The Rict Drug Co. The most wonderful thing aboul a, woman is how much she can think in undeserving man deserves. Foley Kidney Pills always give satisfaetion because they ul ways do.the work. I. P. Shelnut, Bre men, Ga., says: "I havo used Fole; Kidney PillH with great satisfaction aiu found more relief from their use thai from any other kidney medicine, am I've tried almoet all kinds. I can choer fully reoommend them to all sufferers fo kidney and bladder trouble." Jonesvill Drug Co.. Glymph's Pharmacy. G. B. Mttffott is in Lexington jai charged with having given a worth less check on a bank in Texas fo $176 to President Etheridge of th< Peoples bank. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound '"Cures in Every Case.", Mr. Jan. MoGaffeiy, Mgr. of th Schlitz Hotel, Omaha, Neb., recommend Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, be cause it cores in'every ease. "I hav used it myself and I hfvc n<coinmepde< it to many others who have since tol< me of its great curative power in disease of the throat and longs. For all cough and colds it is speedily effective. Jo net ville Drug Co. Ulfmph's Pharmacy. II INMAN ATTORNEY AT IAW (JHEKNV1LLE, H. C. *rMMca a Stall art Faisal Casts. . 121 Court Street. i.iv' ?* ? Begins Active Ca&paign. 4 , ' 7' .; Ira B. Jones, chief justice ' of tl Supreme court of South Carolim retired from tlie bench Tuesday an has entered upon the active can paign for the governorship of Soul Carolina. Since his announcement seven weeks ago of his intention to ent< the race he has inojn^.way talke politics. It is undemobd that h will enter upon an aggressive catr, ' paign. The Danger Of La Grippe. Is its fatal tendency to pneumonh To cure yOur la grippe coughs fcfek i Foley's Honey and Tar (impound. 1E. Fisher, Washington, Kas., says: " | was troubled with a severe attack of 1 grippe that threatened pneumonia. . friend advised Fo'ey's Honey and Ta . CoinjxJund and 1 got relief after takin t thfc first few doses. I took three bottk and my lagrippe was cured." Get tli . genuine in the yellow package. Jo no ' v'ille Drug Co. Glymph s Pharmacy. ) , The Times, published at Union i 1 this State, is sixty-two years old However, the Times is showin - pone of the signs of old ago.?Roc i Hill Herald. ' Do not allow your kidney and bladdi . triable to develop beyond the reach t medicine. Take Foley Kidney Pilli - They give quick results and stop irregu t larities with surprising promptnesi Jonesville Drug Co. <? lymph' | Pharmacy. Lockhart Junction News. Lock hart Junction, Jan. 8. ?W are having some cold weather a this time. Yesterday, which wa the Sabbath day, was beautiful a the ground was covered with snot and the sun shone bright, whicl ' made everything look pretty. Well, the old year has passed am gone leaving its sweets and bitter behind. Our minds revert back t 1 our childhood days around the oli home, where we look forward fo Santa Claud as children do today | and that was a happy time as ther t were no responsibilities resting 01 us. All was peace and joy. Thei grown up to manhood and thei ' married we were, and then thechil | dren at our home were looking to Santa Claus and home, sweet home ; as the poet describes: There's n | place like home. j We met a friend in Jo'nesvill some time ago who lives in Tennes see who takes The Union Times am says he likes to fead our letters am Telephone's letters and our letter I are the first thing he reads. W I met another friend in Union wh says write more and often as you r letters makes me think of pur boy 1 hgod days around old home. Tha friend used to live in this neiehboi hood but moved from this commu nity several years ago. Thanks, t you and others who remind us c ' writing, but my dear friends it i much easier to read than it is t write when news is scarce. Well it may be like 1 heard a goo I preacher say in the pulpit not Ion , ago, that some might say it wa 1 evuiy to preach and said he migh think he was preaching a good sei ' mon and then some were ready t criticize. ; To you, Mr. Editor, I will sa 1 when you find space write again fc , your letter in last1 week's Times wa I read and appreciated by this wrhei ' Now, dear readers and friends, will close my letter as it seems to u \ not much news, only my thoughl , as being a correspondent to Th s Times I would only write these. could, like the editor, write moi " about gone by days, but it woul , take up too much space and I wi . close hoping 1 will be able to fin ' some news by the next time. J Wishing all a bright future and prosperous year. Moxy. > Atlanta Will Have Automobile Shov Atlanta, Ga.t Jan. 11. ?Atlanta second automobile show, planned I - surpass the first, will be held in th - city's big auditorium under the au: J pices of the Atlanta Automobile an 1 Accessory Association, a local oi 1 ganizatioti of dealers. The dat? - are February 10th. to 17th, inch T sive.' Thousands of dollars will 1 ' spent for decorations. The exhib tors will pay the expenses. No or I will make any profit from the shov . The exhibitors will get all or part < r their money back from therevenui and any surplus will go into the a rjociation treasury. The manag ment expects the value of theexhil its to total a million dollars, number of special features will ei hance the attractions of the shot o One of the finest bands or orchestr 8 n the United States will l>e engage* ? ' ? ? J New York hotel men have raist II 160,000 to get the next Democrat * National convention there. If th< i. put that in the campaign fund tl city may l>e considered. A New. Jersey mule drank a qua of whiskey/and then kicked hit self to death. Had that mule bet a man he might have gone hou I and whipped his wife. ? ClinU : | Chronicle. 1 t .. i . / ' ' ~ - Ml HIM I ' III :: | The Citizens'National Bank | j || Invites your banking business M " B during the year /1912. || || Whether you contemplate |j 5i ij opening a Savings or Checking M i P account, this institution can ?J ! || serve you in the most accept- |l j| able way. We pay from 4 to || | 5 per cent, on all Savings ac- 3 k I counts. Remember we ap- |jj ;; p preciate your deposit whether || ; p large or small. jgj ? ITHa r.ifi7nnc National Ranl/1 - | a IIV VIIII-VIIO I1UIIUIIUI UUIIIV | 8 pi Union, South Carolina || 8 : i j'Qet Our Prices If Si' >i ; j: ?on? :[ HI FLOUR i! r fj. (| - -f' * - |" '* ; ft We Can Save You Money. || '' 1 " f? t { |: PEOPLES SUPPLY CO. i[ ? 50 ???????^m ? y "KETjlP YOUR MONEY AT HOME" , I 1 ! ( Standing of Twelve Leading Companies ' ' t? i r Showing Per Cent, of Money Carried Out of { * 'J { r South Carolina in 1910 1 J o . C Union Central 64% Mutual Benefit ... --52% . . .1 F Prudential .52 New York Life . ..50 ,, I I Aetna 46 Pcnn Mutual.. .39 ( > . \ Equitable 38 Life Ins. Co. of Virginia 35 J . u F Mutual Life 34 Metropolitan 26 \ ' I v Travelers 25 Southeastern Life 00 C A The figures used in this leaflet are obtained from the 5 ( if Preliminary Report of the Insurance Department of South Jf v 9 Carolina, and are, therefore, authentic. 9 mM rUV>ics oVvAtira tV\n4- * * 1 #11 #1 w xiiio icffuiv ouuno mat, in uiu, ui^ nit: insurance If ?. A companies doing business in this State received $1,750,- A * A 060.42 MORE THAN THEIR TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS A i?> X THIS STATE. This is over Two Hundred Thousand X j. If Dollars more than the total cost of maintaining the State If d X Government during the same year. V r- X Patronize the Home Company. X E 8 SOUTHEASTERN LIEE INSURANCE CO. 8 j- X OF SOUTH CAROLINA X , O N W. D. GEORGE, General Agent i I |n;An C r O I A F. W. PERR1N, Special Agent I UIIIUII, O. U. A \ YOU K7. JOB? That question will be asked you almost daily by business men seeking your , Hjrviees, it" you (|ualify?take the Dratighon Training -and show ambition to rise. -O More llAXKKKS indorse DRAUGIION'S Colleges than indorse all other busiric aess colleges COMBINED. 48 Colleges in 18 Suites. International reputation. >V llaii.ln.-. Tjitcwrltlng, Prninantlilp, KnglWh, Spoiling. Arithmetic, l^'tlrr Writing, HuMnrM .'.aw -?K ICR auxiliary li ranch on. t.ood POSITIONS GUARANTEED under reasonable conditions, h? Bookkeeping. Bookkeepers all over Horn* Study. Thousands of hankcashthe United States say that Draughon's irrs, bookkec/>ors, and si* tiograpfwrs are New System of Bookkeeping saves them holding goo<l positions as the result of rt. trom25 to 50 per cent in work and worrv. takincr Dramrhon's HomeStudv. Shorthand. Practically all U. S. ofG- CATALOGUE. For prices on lessons clal court reporters write the System of RY MAIL, write J no. F. Dkavghon, ?n Shorthand Drauphon Colleges teach. President, Nashville, Tenn. For/rwcnt oe Why! Because they know it is the best, alogue on course A T COLL EC I'., wri )n DRAUGHON'S PRAGTICAL. BUSINESS COLLEG) 1 Graahrille or C jluakia, 8. Cn or Aufuota, Q?., or NeUtriik Tsub l '