. ^
iij illyIInyII11 ill
Kjj| .Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeso
fv . Immanuel Baptist Church,
Wholi Story of Ills Guil
P* ,, and Addressed to' His
In the Electric Chair
sarhusetts. La W*
Prove Hh
t. ' * Boston, Jan. 6.-?The Hev. OV. T. J
. ltkcheHon. formerly pastor of the Im- <
mauuel baptist Church. of Cam- i
bridge, today m?de a written confes- i
a ion to the effect trfit he poiaoued his ;
j,. . former sweetheart, Avts "LlnnelT. 1
r Tho statement wan given Into the <
hands of the counsel, who made the l
confession public at 1 p. m.. - <
The confession bearing Rlcheaoo'e ?
ife*1 *"? r*Ada: " r "1
hereby confess that I am-guilty
m of the offdDK of which 1 am <
Penargcu. - . . . i i
Conference Held.
.' Just before noon today the lodges j
or the Superior Court end the district |
attorney' went Into conference at tire
? court house, and about an hour
" (representatives of the press were \
^called to the of/Ice of Wqi. A. Morse,
iho counsel for the accused, clergy- 1
*
0 * In the office were nearly a dozen
newspaper men while In a private of- '
. flee were Mr. Morse, JohnH. Lee, the
! ' . Virginia lawyer engaged by the H
? father of tbe young clergyman, and
rPhillip R. Dunbar. .-^V, ;
After all the papers had fydtiK *
found to be, represented, Mr. Mot'ee
said:
HH||C&<*Qeatlemen. I now glre yau Mr.
Rteheeou's confession." '
^ Typewritten sheets containing th-> '
confession were then handed to Jhe
^^-'.newspapermen, and thoee who
rii nr~ i
nothing mote to he said at this time.
^ The fact that the confession was
dated three days ago was pointed out
to the counsel, but they refuged to
comment upon it a^ (his time.
District Attorney Pelletier learned
of the confession of Rlcheeon from
newspapermen, but later. confirmed
J>-# it from ptr. M6rse. He aaid:
"The trial will go oa Just the same
^ no matter what statement may bfc tsaued
by Rlcheson."
_r Teat of the Confession.
| The fall text of the confession, follows:
Mat taiMTj a, ibis.
^ . "John U lad. Keq.! William
|t IT:. ' Homo. Knq.; Fhihp B. Unnhnr,
L.?? - '
W'y . "lienUfw, ? Iterpl, penitent ,
iV- for mj ata and aerneeUr deelrlnlc,
? "r a. U mj power lira, to make '
C". atonement, 1 benky confeaa that IT j
^ | am gwltvr ot the oOenae of which .
K I .uad tadkted.
"I am wend to thle couraw bjr
bo inducement of hflf-brnrflt, or
leniency. Heinons as la nay crime,
God has net wholly abamdoaed
aae, sndTagr conscience* ayd ?
f-' hood, ho worst1 depraved and
>; MlChtad. wtD aot admtt of mj aUlI
hew trfma pare yoaag Ufa i here
fl||l. Under the Irahhp at
j?'" rtfiueaa i barn eaderod ami am
ba*ttb t the tottarwe at h&
hLTdlir'i! SHv
the aaaetty at dm hi Hit. aama
rranit of the dtrfcte ef-rk at
District Attorney Pelletjar had tot
com? from hi# eonference with tha
Judges whan ha waa Informed of tht
now turn In tha eaao Ha refusal 'o
E . ansae any other ' comment upon tha
confession, although It waa fntlmated
V Chief Justice AI*t. il'? reftfSed tc
" r,i .ny sththrayt regarding th?
oei or m> what ' effect it
hi ye an tho ttfaf Aa Rlcht
|L ^ #?n r'*nds at present he Is indicted
rn Tor th j murder In the first degree o:
Mi as Enroll by r fr her a qnantlt]
H . ef eyantde off potassium. The penaltj
P:', r Jf
.
Paid Subscri]
mm
HIS SWEETIE
n, the Former Pastor of
, of Cambridge, Tells, the
t. It U Typewritten
; Attorneys. Death
Is Penalty In Mas- ;]
<ers May Try to
n Insane
; '"T
for such a crime in Massachusetts Is
leath in {ha electric chair. If Itlehe
ton stands In courl on January 15th,
fioxt^ihe- date set for hirf trial^und
Acknowledges bis guilt in accordance
wttlr hip statement made. public" to^
lay. the ourr. under the faw, would
L>e'obliged U> Impost' the dlath sentsnce,
In the optatolP'of eoort house
officials. NjP
May Adjndgs Insane.
Several lawyers In thla city stated
today that the only hope of saving
Robeson from death In th6 electric
chair alter -his confession, is by hav-.
lug Turn adjudged Insane cfby comuiutatlon
of bis eentenoe by the Governor
ahd executive con&cil.
The death penalty Is the only sentence
that can be Inflicted In the
State upon a verdict of guilty of murder
In the- first degree. '< r,
-The confession was not expected
by the public or by the proseetiflhg
Officials at this time, although there
was a general belief in legal fend
press circles that the ease for the defense
would collapse before It went
to a Jury4
Practically all <g?f the minister's
fr!end?-who believed in-his innocence
and those who expressed doubt is to
the identity of Miss Lionel l'a murv
dcrcr. abandoned their .support of
flwHSSfroner when he mutlfated himself
in jail on December 20. This act
led many to accept the theory that
the minister bad not -been in posesBlon'of
all hiH nle'ntaT faculties for
some item, and bis attorneys considered
the advisability of applying for
a commission to examine him as to
his mental condition.
District Attorney Pelletier -qualified
his first statement later In thw
day by admitting that "fclcbeson
mlffh f nstcalV.lv Km hrn.ifKt lo>n I
before the day set for the trial, but
thu? ili > V , ...
thf attitude of his counsel.'
This was regarded by thobe at the
court house as indicating that the
dlstirct attorney and the court might
fldd a legal way to accept a plea of
guilty of mdrder In the second degree,
and permit a life sentence.
fiOMK UAHRXPKFFEH, YET.Conneraville,
fnd., Jan. 8.?The
largest rabbit-killed in Fayette county
this season was bagged by David
Chrlstman on the Spilman farm. It
was 81 Inches In length and weighed
18 poundfe. Mr. Chri^jnan who was
once employed In a menagerie, said
he thought for a moment that It was
a stray ksngaroo.
WHATS THE ANSWER?
- IS HE *S IN OB OCT?
Salt Lake City. Jan. 6.?-The fact
that he had swallowed . the only
prima tad# evidence against him did
not un Walter Wateon. charged
with attempting to paaa a It Mil
which had been ralaed to Itn. troaa
prlaon. Wateon attempted to paaa
the bill qa a local merchant. He waa
haloed hr the ^erehhai. Mat eaccoedpd
In ow allowing the hUl.
P*1"*
whan he had
JJThe other prerad to be the pro pert:
> oM>..?cLafertr. Railroad author
. Itlea pot 'detactlree on the- U*B
. Nurkin ahd located him tn Pennatf
> tenia
> Charlotte thia week hr Don < Cook.
ti Woqderlol cllmiite. thti When th
- Ohio farmer. rottae down on the l?tb
I wa will adhin tic walking around li
II our ehlrt electee. as we were whe:
r I their called on oa In mld-Decemberl 1
WASHINGTON, NORTH
ption of Any
11E1R
nnl
in pin
SEVENTY-FIVE PERSONS ATTEND
SACRIMKNTAL Hit II VICES AT
?F1RSTM. Y: CHCRCH YKSTB1UIAV
MORXiTO. '*
? \ &? i' - Sr.'-?:*
9 tlllLSREI ARE BAPTIZED
S ' ?
81 I'F.IUN-l'ENOtXT OF gUHUAV
is WTOl, E. R. MIXON, 18 1-llt.
RKS'TCD WITH LAP ROllE?*
IJOVItl) OJ STEWARDS TO
MKKT THIS EVENING.
ifrtlrit.'Mathodlal dkiu+k' km.
'^morninnj tin- Sacrlinentol
and the pallor introduced W? reUIndie
ar'^rrtcun, in the midst of
the Sunday school. Mr. E. H. Mixon,
tho superintendent. w%s gftearly surprised
when tw teachers presented
ttm wilta a buggy nob* as a Christmas
present.
At the evening service 100 person*
htten^d "the serrlce and fho paator
took as h|s text; ?,To htm therefore
that knoweth to do good, and doeth 1
ft not, to him tt Is sin."- (James
4-17.)
Rev. JLH. Droom, the pastor, annouiVtved
having baptized nine children
and Sheir nahios giren. The
board of stewards will meet in
the Baracca room at 7-30 this evsnIhK.
BRIEF PES OF INTEREST
Al&mHmMME
Bowers-Lewis Co. appreciate the
f&ct that the proper way to reach
trade.is to go after it when times are
I dull, and they are telling our readjers
a wholo story In today's Issue.
Tau . Tribe of Red Men will raise
elective chiefs end enjoy an oyster
upper tonight.
The public schools opened this
moli-i.* v/VCK a f iiiI attendance.
< TJje Chamber of Commerce will
hold a regular meeting in It* rooms
tomorrow evening, and a full attendance
Is most urgently requested.
>. jThe regular meeting of the Wo-man's
Betterment Association w is
ptL.j>b^wU t*oui last Tuesday until
j tomorrow afternoon, in order that a
larger attendance might be had; All
old members-are requested to attend,
and if possible to bring applications
for new ones. "
Street Inspector W. H. McDevltt
was much disturbed Saturday, evening.
and debated the inhumanity of
forcing tbe street force to sweep the
streets on "that cold and bitter
night," but yesterday morning found
I them with a sheet of immaculate
?|?anllinam. And all t* wall.
i W*'
If tha plajaia at tha Lyric have
max ahlldran, tbmra 1? ? Hhallkood af
tk?ra bata* mora tkaa ?Two
Orphan*" la thamm parta. If Oa aaama
taapuf attain pt to work *
/ * * *
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on i:
CAROLINA. MONDAY Af
Daily P^pei
I
[
"ruIv, AEf'
- PLfm
Mil
lllilTH
r M
OSCAR UNDERWOOD PREDICTS
A IK)CRT TO PRESENT
TREASURY DEFICIT.
<i - ,
SHERMAN BILL'BLAMED
TO PASS BILL AT THIS SESSION'
OF CONGRE8S WOULD CilVK
THE CAUSE A SET BACK OF AT j
LEAST FIVE YEARS. .
Washington, p. ., Jan. 8.?
Oscar Underwood, floor leader of tho
Honse and chairman of the Ways and
Means committee, la not at all sure
that river and harbor legislation will
be undertaken at thin session. He
predicates his doubt of the fact that
there Is now an estimated deficit* in
the treasury of this fiscal year of
$18,000,000, and on the recent legislation
affecting pensions. He frankly
says that if the Sherwood Bill, as
passed by the House, la permitted to
stand, it ^?uljl so cripple the treasury
that no new projects or expenditures
could be authorised, leaving
nubile buildings and rivers and harbors
to another sseslon, except for
projects already under continuing
contracts.
"1 have boen a friend of waterways
for years," said Mr. Underwood
today, "and continue to take a moot
friendly interest tn the development
of onr risers and harbors, but the
Democratic party cannot leave the
treasury depleted, which H will be If
all the appropriations asked for are
forthcoming at the hands of Con"The
Sherwood bill. If R should
boeome a loir la Mb prissnt tons,
wonld add to th* pension budget
abo?t Ite.otp.ooo. which, with the
atopunt now annually appropriated.
hutrravuu tbo ?oTori>
amiiu)' tor Ot eoldoct of toe lor
"idoubt
tbo oropr1.tr of aobmtt
tlD* to tbo coocui tbo qoobttoi
wbothqr tboro ihoold bo > rtnuc jut
Ibortor blU ?t thl. rnkfoi^oVpip
| ftm. Mr Jodfin.nt IPtbat tb? mat,
p"*! BWBpfft'wwB'mwi UQ .B|^r
?I bora AOfrmWm wWihlFyif* Arm
|Jmd, Knowledge of fbndltlons wb?
Ml' - Ir^for Intro
dndjlon and rognrt. ?
K 4,Of co?ra It win tlm# bm
JfOTl? Jn road" Tb#? will un
doubfpflly bar? $??rintr? and go ov?
.|th? situation caroftfBj- before bring
lag In a bill. wtaHfe mostein the rer
"^4-U- V^? w # v
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TERNOON, JANUARY 8. II
r Published ir
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JTr t,-> fe-i -ri>u?>
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THERE SEEMS 10
HAVE BEEN SOMETHING |
IN THE RUMOR
Louis llardlson Assaulted C. It. Lin- i
ton NotwitliKtandliiK the Fact
\ tlie Kureka Lumber Co.
i; 1+4 Said'-No."
On ThursdSy last a report was current
that LouIb Hardison had as- L
sauitfd C. R. Linton at the Eureka
Lumber Ce.-'s plant on the day be-1
(ore, with a hammer and had inflict- J
ed injuries. The News man called up
the office of the lumber company after
the assault and asked if there was
anything in the report, and received
a negative reply. However, Judge
Grimes ascertained quite a different
story In the Recorder's court this
morning and fined Hardison $10 and
the cost, the total amount of which
was $23.60.
AT THE LYRIC THEATRE.
Vaudeville and Motion Pictures Are
4 on the Hoards for Thfs Week.
The attraction at the Lyric theatre
for the first three days of this week
is the Goddard Singers and Musicians.
These artists come Jiighly recommended
and tfomethlng new and a
novelty^rou what we have been getting
heretofore. The motion, picture
program is also in the lead for high
class pictures.
{ The above mentioned attraction
mikes its first appearance here tonight;
the price remaining the same
is previously to last week?10c and (
*** >
Miss ifannie Stewart has returned
& the city after as absence of ten
days. . ; -
Mr. J. I. Leery ^etfcraod from a
.brief visit to Eddnton. Saturday
[ . iCi % >
datura or thioas. be KWM ar cloeeiy
aa poealble.. la. feet [think ltraould
ba food baaloraa Adfimt tokeep
> approprtattoua Jar new project* *1
Urtitr oat of each eMIlaad provide
oaly tor the coatladaaee of tboee
praSecta^ which .^haiw been ^i-e^y
oa? Oat Id tiie enat wo tea too traee"Vary
ariftlBI toward' a defldt'lhen I
- era ?? > ody lecteutkra that win
kaataa ouch a eakaabophe. What wo
- nood moat at thla tflfa la safanaaa
> aad aanoneaa la laattora of leglataI
Uoa'oa KO'do lajaattara or hoataaaa."
r Faflura, tq paaa a rtraro and har
rjjon appropriation bill at th. araaaat
MdS^^fr^^'oiratal dS^rWthaj
* ebbJect. put back, the cauae of .jrater
*- i?WTl?<h?Vementi! at leaat
- It would virtually orogel the- Nattonal
RIt* and !1 arbor* Congrcra
- to begin nil over again the nation
wtde educatlpnal campaign for a
r broad and comprehensive poHr? of
: waterway bettermentn vKl? ft baa
A: .
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^ ' - - I
r Eastern Nc
mmm 11.
totes Pepptving Jn Fasi
Starting Point has Been
are Urged to
*Th^ first great lionus Period clones
onigbt. 'The one that/- Will have
narked the turning point iu nearly
very real earnest worliflr'B voting
areer durfng this con es',, a-id espDeiJ
icareertcx ni at'uoi aol aol aolaoiao
Lily those who have^Juat begun work
n earnest.
During the life of tljls .Homis
icriod the interest lias been growing
nore Intense every day an3 It is
gratifying to see j}ow the 'workers
?ave responded to the call of getting
;ubstrlptlons.*~
Remember, girls, you lire Jufit getIng
down to work now And every
ine of you aro urged to hu6tlo. 1'he
errltory Is goo-J and there Is 110 need
if one lagging behind. You are all
FIRST BON
IN' -THE WASHING
, VOTING i
For every $20.00 for Subscriptions,
new or old, sent In by or for
Contestants in the News Voting
Contest, between the dutls of Pec.
11th and Jan. Slh.'19l2, a bonus
of 40,000 Free Votes wiLI be
given.
One, two, or three, or any numbers
of years, count- on this offer;
any combination may be used to
make $20,000.
Persons having sent in thfee or
six months subscriptions before,
may cxteud tbeir time and the
Contestants securing the extension
will receive tta* Increase Vote.
This is, positvely the largest
Hon us offer that, will lie made.
Don't forget The Da'ly bonus thnt
goes with it.
STANDING OF
District No. I?
Miss Olivia Jordan
Miss Lillian Swanner
MIqb Maty Shaw ........
>flss Madline Ellsworth
Miss Llszie Kelly
Miss Fannie Stewart
Miss Carrol Willis
DM
Mrs. Marlon T. Mayo*, South Creek.
Miss Rena R6wo, Aurora, N. C.. . .
Miss Nina Redditt,-Edward, N. C. .
Dlst
XIIss Lucy G. Wollard. R. F. D. No.
Misa Alice Woolard. .*
Misa Mary Mart'.:, Bath N. C
Mlsb Willie Lee Latham. Pantetto .
Mlaa Nancy Marsh. Dath, N. C. . . .
Misa Ella Baynor, Leeehvllle, N. C..
Mita Kate thorn, Bath. N. C
Dint
Misa Let a Cart wright, Swan Quart'
Mlaa Louie Sllverthoru, Middleto
Mlaa Ruth Chadwick, Roae Bay. N
Mlaa Ruth SUverthorn, Englehard,
Rule* Governing Contest.
Rule 1.?Only one nominating
coupon entitling each contestant tc
1,000 votes will he allowed.
Rule S.?Votes can only be ob
talned by securing subscriptions pre
paid, renewals, collecting past du<
subscriptions or by clipping free vot
Utg coupons from each Issue.
Rule S.?Contestants may aecur
aa many free voting certificate# a
possible and vote them each wjaetu '.
Rule 4.?Monies collected by Coo
I o'clock Batardar olcht, Vt, th
?1 In which receipt pp. ,h
nod for flam. T?Uar* \o. pak
report of soek collection with
' Jlolet.?Mo OHIBTO of Tko Dal
Nova, or Member of ear family coi
nactad with tha paper will ha flat
mlttad to participate* In tha sofltaa
Rata 7.?Sabeertbera ere coatloaa
to dataaad a receipt tor mooar flal
Coalaataflta."'^ '" ' ' . .1,. t ea"
Rata * ?All money tor aahatrti
'WSl^3C
ob** Vdtlhg Coapcaa to ooror U
. i?ald lu. * '
tuft ft.?An> quMtlon that ml
l*Two?n ?onteotanta will bo d
r'utrad by tha Ontoat Manaft
a*d thla docialon will bo final.
Rulo Id.?Contoounta aro at 11
wftorw* NpvftMk of what diotrt
thor "vo tn.
sblSI
>rth Carolina
in 1
I MIES! !
'31
: With Each Bonus. The
Reached and Workers
Keep Hustling 1 > (*..
j fanilHar with the story of the hare
and the .tortlae, aud in thli ago of
j Yc.Jrg i'cnicit it hi. veil to keep It
ever In mind. X swH
Ljd. rhii;!: that yon are the only / . ;
j one who ((cured ? bonus ofier?juil
j Ft op and wonder liowJ many the other
1- . jv.^ an I then keep cuing. * ?
j .iwi.c* iu Cuu(?<tantK. _ >
it is rot; uefcte'd-that every contest
uut who Ik not satisfied with ky r
i j standing'of votes plcakb make com|
plaint on or before Friday. us all the
I Froo Daiiuts thai have been cast and*
J the-regular rouptfavole will b*? "uiiIllgli'M!
on that dnff: Thotfe who arc
''I . 1
j pot satisfied with thole standing will
| please make complufnt promptly.
US PERIOD I
TON DAILY NEWS ;
CONTEST * . J
j . This offer opens a channel >ou*
caimo; afford to miss. It's easier
to get Free Votes now, than to get
I extra Subscriptions later. This offer
is mude to every Contestant
regardless^f dlstrh t.
Send In your .subscriptions *
/
every day or every few days, to
enable thoee in charge to get the
papers started at once. Subscript- '"$
lions turned in any time between
these dotes will he counted !:i this , offer,
Fo net hold fhei.t until tl.C:
lust day. Head Rules 4 and
and get busy. a '
tf
\ CONTESTANTS:
iVnsliinglon, X. C\
. GO 0,750
4-95.450
.' 488.750
420.U0O
.. *-?. 310.37 h
: 280,000
226.G*<i
rlct No. '2.
. ' ! 375.07.1
. 255.400
223.500
rlct No. 3. ft?
1 31 tfTTTwv
204,300
. . . - 213.073
. . . - 90.50'i
. . . T. ... w.. 17,50"
. .. : 14,60*1
11,75" '
rlct No. 4.
er. N. ,C.. .i 85.525 y
n. N. C ^ .? . 50.750
. C * 38.000
N. C . . 37,200 *
Rule 11.?The right la reserved to
; reject any name for cause, also to
, alter these rules should occasion demand.
Rule 12.?Votes can not be trans
- ferred by one contestant to another
9, after same have been placed to her
- credit. t - , ,fc
Rule IS.?All oat or town Ootae*
ants are allowed the privilege of
msjllng their coupons and money eolloeud
tor Mboen^lma: onek leu.'.
. MuNMka .ifMMit at Ik* niat
y MriimUM T**r dUtefflu *?** Ik*
i_ how aad dote Hoai te ? imo - r_
tetloo nod* by * wit h. inilhl
t To all who **<w *** oaMtet ?
Canute. (air *ad lapamal traaid
m*"t
. For aar lafortecttea call aa or atedrowtbo
OoBtoat lfraawft ???'?te?i'" ^ H ? .
^ *111 abawtalty^l^Jgag?
* m. A% ' CoMtet M*r. .1
, Schedule of Vote*. J
^ i month*. 11.00 >00 vote* * '-j
6 months. >1.60 600 n>tM
r- i *oar. ?*.o*. i.ooo voto*
1 year*. 90.C0 1,600 voUa
b> > years, >0.00 4,0Off rot as
9- 6 yeara, >16.00 7.600 sotas
et 10 yoars. tSO.OO 16.000 rot??
>6 roars. >7640. ... 160.000
t. jj