St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 10, 1902

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ee ae Sa eh a 4 prey ve 4 at if , - ‘ - " Pt ASAE %. # \ een oon x = a ti ce) eo rate SS. 7 ‘E BIGGEST F F EBRUARY” 25,894 T ADS LAST MONIH IN THE POST-DISPATCH. 2520 Bigger Than One Year Ago. THE ONLY ST. LOUIS NEWSPAPER Wii THE’ ASSOCIATED PRESS. DAY DISPATCHES. TEN PAGES. VOL. 54, NO. 201. ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 10,1902. PRICE | Gucstes € One Cent, FACES HIS. TRIAL LIKE A STOIC ‘fe Is Calm in Meeting Charge of Murder. 314L OPENS AT SAVANNAH ‘ -Hk PEOPLE LOOK FOR. START- LING DEVELOPMENTS. Mrs. Richardson and Her Two Boys Will Be Among the Important Witnesses in the Case. Special to the Post-Dispatch. SAVANNAH, Mo., March 10.—Stuart Fite’s trial for the murder of Frank W. Richardson began today under cirgum- stances of intense interest. The suites in the panel of 4 did not come in until just before noon and the challenges were not made until 2 o'clock. Young Fife has lost some of the calmness that marked his .appearance in the court- room last week. He has a worried look, and Sherif’ Holcomb says the young man has paced his ceil for several nights, going to bed at dawn. In the courtroom he was 2Uutwardly calm and unconcerned, but oc- casionally his nervousness is noticeable. Tall life does not agree with Fife, and that nay account in a measure for his condition. ‘¢ is known to his friends as a stoic, and /O demonstration of any kind is, expected ‘om him, no matter what the result of the jal may be. But one demonstration has been made by ife in the courtroom since the preiiminary feps for the trial have been going on. That vas when Charies F. Booher for the state nnounced that a transcript of the record f the courts at North ‘fakima, Wash., vould be put in evidence, and stated that the records would show Fife'’s conviction on the charge of assault with intent to kill, and his arrest for another crime. Fife sprang to his =~ and took one step for- ward, but was drawn down to a sitting posture again. Savannah Expects Something Startling. Savannah is full of stories today of new evidence and startling developments that are to come in the trial of Fife. The lit- tle town is torn with dissentions, and when the trial of Fife ends there will be many iawsuits if the threats that are made now are all carried out. One story circulated today is that Fife's lawyers will conduct his defense in such @ way that another man will be implicated in the murder. At present there are no in- dications of such a course. Should it be taken, an attack would have to be made by the defense on the character of Mrs. Addie Richardson, the widow of the murdered mat. Mre. Richardson has been summoned by the defense and will be one of Fife's best witnesses, The a reement between the Fifes and KRichardsons has been adjusted, and they will stand Marother in this trial. The two sons of the dead man are here and will be used as witnesses for the state. John Richardson, the oldest boy, came back from Alamogordo N. M., a week ago, and Frank, the boy who went into his father’s store the night before Christmas, 7900, and told his father that his mother was not at the church entertainment, came back afew days ago. Mrs. Richardson sent the boys away, but brought them back again after she had been criticised for her action It ‘* now certain that Fife's defense will be an alibi, and he will try to show that he was about the public square in Savannah the night Richardson was killed. State and defending lawyers have tracked him from place to place, and the result of their work will be told by the witnesses. Nothing but circumstantial evidence has been found yet against the accused young man. _ RUBBER HEELS HIS UNDOING Policeman Mistook Texan for a Rob- ber, and After a Chase Ar- rested Him. J. Essen, from Sulphur Springs, Tex., was | arrested Sunday night because he wore rub- ber heels on his shoes. Essen is visiting his brother, who lives at Broadway and Madison street. Sunday night he went to see a friend at Pwentieth and Ferry streets. It was about o’cioc’* - when he left. He was — “ais on waz street and Policemen mn and ; kiyn were on the opposite a of ths « treet. When Esen wares on ine ment there was ho sound ‘men regarded as suspicious. They wer. on the lookout for um shoe’ men, and , they thought they had found a dangervus m an. The police called for Essen to halt. Ks- *sen did not halt. He ran. The police rain after him. They kept calling for Essen to /halt. He only ran the faster. Finally, 'he lice drew their revolvers and fired. Then geen ult running. He stopped to throw up his hands. Iie ‘told the policemen to ta e what he had, but not to kill him. Then the light on tho policemen's shields told him o his pur- eners were. He told them that oe thoughi = es Eeaweymen and, a# he was not ed to escape. nied the police tv oly willl ly accom the Angelica Street Police Station, where he had no trouble in convincing the ‘Heuten- ant of his seen tity. He was released and said he would seard his rubber heviz without delay. COL. D. P. DYER IN OFFICE. New United States District Attorney Takes the Oath. Col. D. P. Dyer was sworn in as United States district atorney Monday morning in the federal court, Judge Adams adminis- tering the oath. Col. Dyer's commission was introduced by Mr. Rozier, the retir- ing dietrict attorney, who eloquently thanked the court and court officials for the uniform kindness that had been ex- tended to him Ju Adams in soepenns stated that no officer of his court been more ful and more efficient than Mr. Rozier that - pained him to sever their of- ons. Mr. Rozier sated the Post-Dispatch e would move from ste. Genevieve to ~ th ere he would resumc his ° w. NO FARE, NO LIABILITY. Person Riding on Conductor’s france Cannot Hold Road The United States court of appeals holds that a person riding on a train on the suf- ferance of a conductor.in violation of the rules of the company canont hold the l- , Hable for damages i eps oid pave- is the police- Suf- inflicted during MURRELL WANTS TRIAL POSTPONED - Two Hours Granted to Pre- pare Affidavit. —_—s- es THREE WITNESSES ABSENT CHANGE OF VENUE WAS DE- MANDED BY’ HARVEY. Also Appealed Against the Special Jury Called, Which He Says, Must Be Paid for Out of Pri- vate Funds. COoOoeeoeeoeoeooeeeoeoe so BRIEF OF THE CASE. Murrell is charged in the indict- ment with conspiring on Nov. 30, 1900, with Philip Stock to vote for, and to incite, persuade and solicit others of the Municipal Assembly to vote for the Suburban Franchise bill, for a bribe of $75,000, which was deposited in the vaults of the Lincoln Trust Co. for his use. $0099000000 oe OS 55955569505 5908 Thomas B. Harvey, attorney for J. K. Murrell, asked for time in which to prepare an affidayit on which to base a petition for a continuance of the case against Mr. Mur- rell. In the affidavit Judge Harvey stared he would say that the case cannot oe tried now with justice to his client because 7f include Sal anal ‘and . Nesh- am, 1 artillery, a were bot od while " earvenn their guns with case ot As Lord Kitchener announced that Maj Paris had surrendered and also telegraphed that he had reached Kraaipan with the re- mainder of the men, it may be inferred that the Boers su uently released the major and his companions. ANTI-TRUST LAW DEFEATED Supreme Court Declares That of Iili- nois Not Good for Exempting Agri- cultural Products. WASHINGTON, March 10. ithe United States Supreme’ Court today decided the Illinois anti-trust statute to be unconstitu- tional because of the Psi on of the :aw exempting agricultura ucts and iive stock from its operation. The decision was rendered in the case of Thomas Connelly and others against tle Union Sewer Pipe Co. of Ohio, and was «c- livered by Justice Harlan. HOLLAND GAVE TO CHARITIES The will of George H. =on Bk Metasd. late vice- president of the Bridge & Beach. Manufac- turing Co., was filed for probate Monday morning. Mr. Holland directed that $4000 be given to charitable institutions, one-third of his entire estate to his,.widow, Norah Holland, and $15,000 to his sister, Annie F., Cran- well, provided she stay in England... .. This uest is to be dealt out at the per year, so the early he was at- ait "“he” Botes nee aimiete 10 FRovT.. -=tyinataeed at Boctety, $1000. ccna It Sails for V taeareae Mareh a , es sr a ¥ Sih, aE, Pees RR no > ‘ = = ee -. + | a 2 oe ? i eae #5 na tec Ca ee ec = Ne + 4 eg Se ee ee .7 Sons "3 ' it he ts : ® ; h 1300 mounted men, at Rovi-|. i ie DAWN OF MARCH 7. - - - - - iil -s oO I ae — ee aaa = - > * Se ee . . > « eee ~~ 4 The police have as yet secured no of 15-year-old Mary Breitaung, who peared from her home, 8316 | avenue, last Friday morning, the girl wore a plaid dress, waist t with red goods, a black jacket and a felt hat. She is 5 feet’6 inches tall and. pounds... Her eyes are blue and she titian hair. She looks older than wb. Her father said to the Post-D Monday: ‘The gir! had a good heme: here» had no Cause to leave it. She is a : girl and ft have had to punish her ly of late. She wanted to go to the expresed a determination to quit got her a position in the millinery ment of a large downtown store. for any one in particular “T have learned from the lady at the store that my daughter timate with a married woman who the store to make purchases, and th woe frequently run away from her ¥ to go to the matinee with this fear the girl's Was turned gaiety of the life and the woman oman ” ¥ When last seen by members of her farm — en ms tyes 7 ao ve ~* Ned + mu ae ? -* At 4 4 Wi ; * ‘ ar <i is be : % 5 y ~" Seon of 7% a we, 7 se! » tthe . Te F * oy rt h}many boys there, but did not seem to , = ° ~~ ater almost evéry evening and when * =)