ap ALLEN THURS, FRI, SAT. Jackie Coogan "MY BOY" em omy LAST EDITION JOYCEVILLE LADY'S DEATH _ CAUSED BY AN ABORTION ily ---- |HIS ART DEGRADED, | 80 VETERAN DIES {An Old New Yerk Oellist Re- fused to Play Jazz ly | New York, April 10.-- Music wes] lart to old "Daddy" Wilson, and According to Testimony of Dr. James Miller, Pathologist | | when "jazz" came into style he left Indianapolis, Ind., April 10.--The second week of the strike of the un- fon coal miners got under way today with the union's organization still presenting an unbroken front ana the situation in the non-union fleius are becoming more favorable to the union's cause, according to President Lewis of the United Mine Workers. He declared that the union is gain- ing strength in the non-union fields. Miners' Demands Impossible. New York, April 10.--The grant- ing of the anthracite miners' de- mands would add about one hundred and seventy million dollars to the an- nual coal bill---$§3 on every ton--op- erators declared here today in open- ing thelr campaign for the settle- ment of the strike on the basis ot wage reductions. LATER: G. RICHARBSON'S- SPLENDID LEGACIES He Left $5,000 to the General Hospital and $5,000 to Sailors' Home. It was learned on Monday morn-| Brockville, Ap 10.--In the po- ing that Robert G. Richardson, son | lice court several days ago Magis- of the late Benator M, W. Richard-| trate Page committed for trial Thom- son, and Mrs, Alice Richardson, who | as Bostock, New York; Mrs. Dorothy died over a year ago in the Kingston Bostock, Montreal; Fred Willis, General Hospital has left bequests Kingston, and Jennie Lindsay, to the following institutions: King-| Montreal, who were arrested ston General Hospital, $5,000; Sail- on Friday, March 31st, on a ors' Home in Toronto, $5,000 and charge of entering Archibald Mec- Sydenham street Methodist church, Lean's house at Yonge Mills, an $1,000. Thursday, March 30th, and stealing It is understood that Nickle, Far- therefrom 'a quantity of household rell & Day, who are acting on behalf goéds." The articles stolen from the of the executors, will enter the will house included a pair of rubber boots for probate in the very near future. a milk pitcher, a bunch of hair, deck The late Robert Richardson was! of playing cards, eight plates, two wealthy, having been left consider- knives, one mirror, one roll of pic- able money in the will of his father. | tures, one book, six photographs, one Deceased served overseas with the | peak cap, a sugar bowl, a black un- British navy during the great war. |derskirt, a pair of blue overalls, a He had always taken a great interest comb, thirteen spoons, a butter In sailing, and his gift towards the knife, stockings, pillowslips, towels, upkeep of the Sailors' Home in Tor-| bedclothing, a black shirt, a hatchet onto will be very much appreciated [and an alarm clock. The stolen by the board in charge. | The. bequest to the Kingston Gen-| vis, Charles Cook and eral Hospital will be likely used in Burnham, of Yonge Mills, and evi- the erection of the new hospital dence regarding the capture of the buildings which will be reared this | quartette by Provincial Officer Rae summer. {and Constable Brian was given by A short time ago the members of | Chief of Police Burke, who also re- the trustee board of Sydenham lated the circumstance of finding the street Methodist church, of which stolen goods under a pile of ties the deceased was a member, were west of the rock cut on the G. T. R. notified of the $1,000 bequest. {near Lyn. On Saturday the quar- The late Senator Henry Richard-|tette pleaded guilty before . Judge son was for years a member of the Dowsley at the court house when the trustee board of Sydenham streei two women were allowed their lib- church and upon his death his son, erty on suspended sentence while the late Robert Richardson, was ask- |the men were remanded back to jail ed to fill his father's . position on.until Thursday next. the church board which he did until HE LIKES KINGSTON SN ere Pp er Rn 1 ppc i |BARGE IN ICE JAM | Horse had quite an experience on | . . Publicity Department Denies the Report That amounting to almost a sensation in [reached Limerick of an attack on British military foot. soldiers, fully [State troops. At Tullamere, King's county, | gurrender. Capt. Willlam O'Brien, of young men and women and drag- | ------ port of the treaty here yesterday. | syed by the Irish republican pub- "Long live de Valera, long live the |qeposed as leader of the republicans IF MINERS DEMANDS WERE GRANTED an Unbroken Front. of being willing to pay the present or reduced," sald Samuel Warriner, the operators before the sub-commit- pay good wages, but that the rate of lem to be solved was what scale of was willing to pay. He sald hd was the miners' representatives, they will TWO MOTHERS' 13 15 h 0h 19 ON THE STREETS OF DUB omy «or don | Friday evening. He started to Cape de Valera Has Been Deposed. certain sections of Dublin was caus-|police barracks at Broadford, Coun- armed, on the streets for the first There was a heavy exchange of George Gavan Duffy, minister of for- |p charge of the troops in the har- ged from the platform upon which De Valera Not Deposed. After causing much consternation icity departthent today contradicts Republic of Ireland." at secret meeting yesterday. This Statement Is Made by Samuel Warriner, Speaking For "This added cost would be paid increased prices, is rightly demand- president of the Lehigh Coal and tee on wage contract negotiations. pay was not so important as the re- wages will permit the production of confident that when the sitaation in see the impossibility HA J he fa YEAR 80; No. 84. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, oy APRIL 10, 1088. Horne of Wolfe Island on Wolfe Island, April 10..--Bruoe . . . And Cause Quite a Sensation on Sunday--The At the Economic Conference DubMm, April 10.--A surprise London, April 10.--News has ed yesterday with the appearance of {ty Clare, occupled by official Free time since the creation of the truce. fire, the beseiged force refusing to eign affairs, was seized by a crowd | racks, was fatally wounded. he was making an address in sup-| Dublin, April 10.--A statement is- the dieturbers withdrew shouting, |the rumors that de Valera had been the Operators--The M iners Continue to Present by the coal consumer, who, instead ing that the price on anthracite Je Navigation Company, spokesman for He satd the operators desired to gularity of employment. The pron- anthracite at a price the consumer all its aspects had been presented to the demands. "IND THE TWO WEN HELD Fred Willis, Kingston, Plead- ed Quilty at Brockville to Theft. the date of his death, | AND CANNOT STAY AWAY The economic conference was for- mally opened Monday afternoon in the historic palace of St. George at Genoa by Premier Facta of Italy. Poor Olid Thomas David at the Police Station Again Seek- ~ ing Shelter. fas, old Thomas David is in our dst again. Thomas has been keep- Je the roads between Kingston and Picton warm for the past few years. | He belongs to Picton, but does not | want'to stay there, and as he has no {means of support, he always comes {to the police station here for shel- | ter. Time and time again, the King- | ston authorities have seat him back to Picton, but he would no sooner {arrive there them he would head for | Kingston again. If he could mot get {a ride he would walk, and this in {spite of the fact that he is about | seventy years of age. Thomas was 8 guest at the police station over we ord week-end. He was not brought re the magiftrate, and the au- thorities are pussied to io Just My wie makes me button: REE Yes, ! what to do with him, What Docs Your Wife Do? of conceding | FHE-VOUNG WOMEN LET 60, | sities, and it cannot be helped if oc- goods were identified by Peter Pur-| Cuthwin | | Vincemt with a barge loaded with calves. In mearing the Cape he got |in an ice jam. His brether, Willlam, seeing his predicament from the shore, started to kis help. They finally got the small boat on the ice, and decided to remain for thd night. The barge drifted down the river, The wind started to blow and freed them from the ice. They then started against the heavy wind for the Cape, arrtving home at four o'clock in the morning, A pool tournament was held at the Prince George hotel on Baturday afternoon and evening. Twenty play- ers ptarted the contest. The games were very closely contested through- out. The flnal game was played off between Daniel McGlynn, proprietor, and Leo McDonald, the former win- ining by a close margin. The roads are in a very bad state at presemt. Oliver Hawkins lost a valuable work horse. Live hogs are quoted at thirteen cents a pound here. Fred Constance, Cape Vincent, purchased a consignment of calves here for New York market, the price being six cents. M. J. Johnston has purchased a fast motor boat, TRYING T0 GET ULSTER 10 JOIN THE FREE STATE Negotiations Are Alleged to be | | many others represented at Genoa Proceeding Between the must be cleared away before the con- Leaders. ference can get down to its objective --"economic rehabilitation of Eur- ope." A 'surprise' has been pro- mised for the opening day of the con- ference. Whether this will be in the nature of a comprehensive sugges- | tion for European reconetruction from the lips of Premier Facta, the chairman, or whether it will be a dramatic move on the part of Rus- sia, remains to be seen. Lloyd George mentioned it to Poincare and both laughed, MAY REQUEST HARDING 10 GAL CAL OERNTORS At Genoa---A Surprise Is Promised. London, April 10.--The Genoa conference bide fair to be the anti- thesis of the Washington arms con- ference. The nations represented appear to be lining up in two main | groups, with 'balance of power' an | objective, Much thet savors of the old diplomacy is apparent in prelim- inary conferences. George Tchitcherin of Russia stands out as leader of éme group, with Lloyd George as the somewhat unwilling head of the other. Premier Facta of Italy, who might have play- ed an important part, will leave after the opering session. Premier Poin- | care, after a hasty conference with | Lloyd George at Paris, has reiterat- | ed his intention of remaining absent. | The question of the attitude of the | new quadruple 'little entente," com- posed of Caecho-Slovakia, Pome. | Rumania and Jugo-Slavia, represent- ing a total population of seventy mil- lion, is most important. These states, | with a natural antipathy towards the | Bolsheviki, can bring their weight to bear against recognition if they de- cide that way. On the other hand, trade with Ruesia would be moet | beneficial to the 'little entente'" and | the Ruseo-German alliance will make | a powerful bid for the support of | this group. { Strife between these groups and | London, April 10.--It is reported from high authority that negotia- tions are now going on between the Ulster and Free State leaders for Ulster to join the Free State, thus forming a United All-Ireland front to the Republicans, who are equal- ly enemies to both factions and of peace in Ireland, The Ulster lead- j ers' difficulty is in inducing their fol- lowers to accept such an agreement. They have been told for years that they would never join the home Irish government and it will be difficult to persuade them that such a course is to their best interest. The first effect of such a union would be a diminution of the effects For a Conferefice at, Washing- ton--Pressure May Pos- sibly Be Used. Apr. 10.--Members of of thair quarrel, and the second, a great accession to business and the commercial strength of the Irish gov- ernment, Dublin, April 10.--Michael Col- lins, head of the Provisional govern- ment, in a statement Saturday says the rights and Mbenties of the Irish people will be protected by the gov- ernment of the Irish people if and when challenged or infringed by any disorderly elements in the commun- ity. Whatever steps the government might find necessary to take would be dictated by the necessities of the | Irish people, but, he adds, the action must always be based on such neces- Washington, the house labor committee are con- sidering going to President Harding with the request that he "insist" that coal operators of the couhtry come to Washington for a conference with the miners to end the coal strike, Such action by the president, the committee members believe, is the one thing that can bring about a con- ference and open up the way for an early settlement of the dispute. If the house members appeal to Presi- dent Harding it will not be for sev- eral days and possibly a week, It is the committee's plan to continue the present coal hearings indefinitely in the hope that events will develop a more concrete "lead" into the strike situation, casionally these actions - appear strange to outsiders. Think Gypsies Broke Into Dr. Edwards' Home The provincial police officers of Kingston were in Napanee on Sunday looking for the band of gypsies, who are believed to be mixed up with the thefts at Dr. J. W. Edwards' house. Chief Barrett, of Napanee, was in communication with the Whig by long distance 'phone Monday morn- ing, and he stated that two of the geven districts, is steadily growin band were arrested on Friday for| pe said. . destroying a fence. They escaped) At the close of the first week of with a fine and a warning to leave | the coal strike, the union leaders still the town. It is believed that they stand firm for a fine fight and no continued through Deseronto. The compromise with the opemators. The chief remarked that the band had seven districts are in central Penn- caused considerable trouble every sylvania, western Pennsylvania, two place they visited, and that '"they|in Kentucky, two in west Virginia were a bad bunch." and one in Tennessee, 'The strike, The provincial police constables{from the standpoint of the union waited upon Justice of the Peace organization," Lewis maintained, 'is Bradshaw at the court house imme- splendidly efficient and functioning diately after the theft was reported, With precision." "There will be no and took out papers entitling them | desertion from organized fields and to search all the personal property| the fight will continue unimpaired | of Lewis Jon, who is looked upon as # long as is necessary for us to win being the leader of the gypsy tribe. |the struggle." Lewis Optimistic. New York, April 10.--More than 50,000 non-union miners have join- ed the ranks of the United Mine Workers in their nation-wide walk- out, President John L. Lewis declar- ed, This number which represents Cannibal Fish. Lockport, N.8., April 10.--The fish in the ocean are thin and hun. gry this spring and cannibalism 1s | rampant in the deep sea, say the fisn- jermen of Lockport. The big fish eat their gmaller brothers and other relatives off the hooks, when the lat- | ter get caught first. 'Nevertheless the small boats of the port are bringing in good catches, . the orehestra in wirieh he bad played | for thirty years and sought employ- | ment ¢lsewhere. But every orches- tra that would hire him insieted upon @yncopation and the veteran | musician, 72 years old, revolted. For | The inquest into the death of Mrs. months he wandered, looking in vain {Lilian McKee Lackia, Joyceville, for an old-fashioned orchestra, | who died in the Hotel Dieu on Febru- Finally, in his attic room the lod- ary 21st last, and whose body was gers heard him practising his belov- {puried in Gananoque cemetery upon ed airs of the classics on his cello {@ certificate that death was due to and thought he had found work. But |Plood-poisoning following obstruc- it was only "Daddy" Wilson's fare- | tion of the bowel, was held on Satur- well. He shot himeelf with a re- |day afternoon In the city police court- volver. The wound was not fatal. |[Toom. The jury returned the follow- Down-stairs, noise of a "jazz" tune |!DE verdict: on a phonograph drowned the muf- | 'We find from the evidence that fled shot. The syncopated melody Mrs. Lilllan McKee Lackie came to penetrated to the room where the old [ler death from blood poisoning fol- man lay eeriously wounded. He {lowing abortion, whether from na- struggled to the gas jet, turned it on | end succumbed to suffocation, able to determine." The inquest was held by Dr George W. Graham, chief coroner of LORD CATHCART WINS | the city of Toronto, under instruc- SUIT OVER QOWNS [tions from the attorney-general of {Ontario after investigation conduct- ~N Does Not Have to Pay Dress- °d by John McCaffery, district in- |speotor of the provincial police. makers For Supplying The jury, composed of 'O. V. Bar Divorced Wife. |tels, W. A. Newlands, W. A. Mitchell, ------ Blake Thompson, T. J. Lockhart, London, April 10.--Judge Mec- |Btephen Roughton, John Ballantyne Ardie's judgement in favor of Lord {and Stewart Robertson, assembled at Cathcart, who was sued by a Lon- |R. J. Reid's undertaking parlors, and don firm of court dressmakers for the after being sworn, Coroner Graham | price, of eight gowns supplied to his [stated that he was acting under in- countess, is disconcerning sW&" big [structions of the Attorney-Genera! stores, which do a cred) business {upon the request of J. L. Whiting with married women, {the crown attorney of Frontenac Lord Cathcart eaded that he {county. made a fair allowance to his wife, and that she had no authority to pledge hie credit. The judge de- clared that every husband's author- | ity to his wife to contract debts must ! |Feb. 21st, 1922. She was a woman be proved, and that the burden of | proof rested on the creditor. Even [twenty-five years of age, who resided necessaries purchased must not be lat Joyceville and up to her last ill- excessive in amount or extravagant in kind. Society women's expenses are now heavier than formerly; as the coun- try house habit is dying, she is mors in London, where the season lasts |Was procured. She returned to her the whole year. She ie always om home, became acutely {ll on her way view, and her comsequent require- {home and her condition gradually be- ments are multiplied, Golf, motor- [came worse, She was removed to the ing, tennis, theatres, restaurants, |Hotel ou and died on Feb. 21st. trips to Paris and even aeronautics |The death certificate states that her and other diversions unknown a gen- |death was due to impact from the eration ago, all demand special toil- [bowel and toxia following obstruc- ettes. It is not so much a matter of tion of the bowel. An autopsy was dress, as of costly accessories re- performed which showed that there quiring constant renewal---gloves, was no obstruction. The body has stockings, shoes, linen, ete. Now {boon exhumed and brought to King- that tailors' prices are down, men |ston, and witnesses will be examined, are put to less expense than former- [including the attending physician." ly. Tall hats, black coats, white | After viewing the body the evld- shirts, patent leather boots, are 3u- ence was taken in the police court, perseded by Homburg hats, lounge [the witnesses being examined by suits, soft shirts, brown shoes--now [John L. Whiting, crown attorney. all admissible for all occasions ex- They were John Lackie, husband of cept actual ceremonials, [the deceased, Mrs. Lydia Keeler, Dr. {James Miller, pathologist, Queen's -- University, and Dr. A. W, Richard- MRS. PERCY HEWGILL IS SEVERELY BURNED | John Lackie, Joyceville, farmer, { examined by Mr. json. S---- loath, described the events previous She Stumbles With Lighted to his wie's illness and death. He Lamp--Mr. Chalmers Ren- |identified the body as that of his ders Timely Assistance. Coroner's Instructions, His instructions were: "To Inquire into the death of Mrs. {perfect health and was pregnant. It |is alleged that on the 18th or 18th {of February she was attended by a Kingston physician and an abortion The Husband Testifies. wife, the same body examined by Dr. {James Miller, and which was viewed {by the jury at R. J. Reid's undertak- Mrs. Percy Hewgill, 206 Bagot | yn lon My wife was twenty- street, was the victim of a most pain- bg patos. 4 Ya Octobe d 3 ful accident on Saturday {SIX yours of age last Oclober 4h . and but for the timely assistance |, March and the other two years rendered by Mr. Chalmers, who re- | 1d Jagt Janu She in good sides ib the honte, there might have [health previous to her death. . attorney Mrs. Hewgill went to the Ritohan |, SUOStIoned Br thie hi her ic to get an ofl lamp and after light- |, : Kingston on a Thursday and she died ing it, started to leave the Hitchen | y She stumbled and fell. the lamp |™® Feb. 21st in the following week : | Question: Was she with child and crashing te the floor where the oll cng she aware of the fact? burst into flames. It saturated her | Answer: You. she was with child clothing and the flames ran up her | out three months. It was her idea tural causes or otherwise, we are un- | [Lilltan McKee Lackie who died on | {ness from blood-poisoning, was in | Whiting under | eVOnIng, 100: two children. One a year old of Queen's--Enquiry of Attorney-General"s Depart- ment Regarding Late Mrs. John Lackie. weak she could not see. I got het | into the house. I got her feet to the | stove and she seemed to get a Ittle | better. After she went to bed I took her mother home amd got Mrs, Keeler to come and look after her. | She seemed a little easier in bed til |2 am. when she grew woree. She {had pains in her abdomen and some ithing came away at 6 am. Mrs, | Keeler was with her. I had sent for her at 2 am. and she stayed with ther, | Question: What was her condition jon Friday morning? Answer: There was not much change in her that day, but on Satur« | day she took woree. I sent for Dr. Richardson on Saturday and again |on Sunday. He came and brought Dr. Howard. Nothing was done that {I know of and they went away, I |sent for the doctor on the following {day and he came again with Df, | Howard and somebody else. I don know who the third party was. They [told me there was obstruction of the bowels. Both Dr. Richardson and |Dr. Howard told me that. They gave | her gnemas Question: Had your wife any pain before you went to Dr. Richardeon's on Thursday? Answer No. Dr. Richardson came out with Reid's ambulance on Monday night, and brought her to the Hotel Dieu where she died on Tugs {day night at 11 o'clock. ! Question: Did Dr. Richardson tell | you what he would charge? : {| Answer: My wife asked him apd! she told me afterwards. He did mot: {teil me himself. She said he asked | Afty dollars, Coroner Graham: What was to be | done for fifty dollars? | Answer: I understood {was to relieve her of the | months child. | Question: Something that was te | happen in the office? Answer: Yes. | Coroner Graham: Was Dr. Rich- |ardson your regular physician? Answer: No, I never saw him be fore, that he three i Mrs. Keeler's Evidence, Mrs. Lydia Keeler, Joyceville, sworn and examined by J. L. White ing, said: "I was a neighbor of Mrs." Lackie 'I was sent for by Mr. Lae- | kie on Thureday evening to take care lof Mrs. Lackie. She was complain- {ing of a stitch in her right side. I stayed with her till between 10 and 11 p.m, He sent a boy for me be- tween 2 and 3 a.m, on Friday, (I found she was sick. She was help- less and could not move. She gave birth to a child about 6 a.m. Question: What was its age In your opinion? Answer: It appeared to be about | three months old. Coroner Graham: Did you know. {what she was suffering from? | Answer: She told "me that she had been to Kingston and what wad | done. She had been to Kingston to {the doctor and there had an Opewa« {tion to relieve her of the child Question: What doctor? Anewer: Richardson she went to for it. w { What Autopsy Showed. , .& | Dr. James Miller, F.R.C.8.2., pa thologist, Queen's university, dae scribed his post-mortum. examinas tion of the body of the late Mes. Lackie. It had been embalmed but there was evidence of acute inflam~ mation of the abdominal cavity, He described the method of embalming which interfered to some extent with 1 underwtood It was Dr, right side burning her shoulder, | neck and face. Mrs. Hewgill suffer-| ed intensely from pain and shock | and her friends are pleased to know | her fortunate escape and that she! is able to be about again. She' wanted to jexamination. The organs were ina Womb to come to Kingston, see what she could do about getiing | perfectly healthy conditions. relieved of her child. | on Thursday and stopped at the hotel | fore death there was pregnancy. Des about 11 a.m. She left me when I scribing the condition of genital | went to put up the horse. She came |tract, Dr. Miller declared his opla« back and asked me to go to Dr. Rich- [jon that death was due to blood« ardson's with her. This was at 2 | poisoning following abortion. There pm. | was no Indication of obstruction of Question: Did you see Dr. Rich- 'the bowel. There was no evidence {of injury. We drove in (enlarged indicating that shortly bes ardson? Answer: Yes I saw him and he | spoke to me. i Question: What did he say? ! ' Answer: He asked me if I knew what my wife came there for, and | I said yes. He asked me if I was | satisfied and I inquired if there was | any danger as I had two chiidren at | home and did not want them to lose their mother. He said be did not | think there was any danger. He was | practising over twenty years and had | Recalled by the jury to explain what he meant by "no evidence of injury" and what would have to be done to procure abortion, Dr. Miller said: "Abortion is secured by in. sertion of a email instregment and there would not necessarily be rupture." y Did Not Treat Her. : Dr. A. W. Richardson sworn, stat ed that he was a regular qualified 'fof days till she was all right. nement case. Bot lost a cong physician, He explained what he | knew of the case saying: #Took Ill on Way Home. | "I 814 not know Mrs. Lackie until Question: What did your wife say? | ghe called at my office on that Thurs- Answer: She said she wanted her | Agy as far as I can recollect. I only house fixed up and would go home gqw her once. Her husband was first and come back. Dr. Richard- | with her. I never had treated her son seid it would be nothing as Mt | before. She told me she had been fil would be only a matter of a couple bad patn and was pregnant, snd I re- | wanted to know what could be done mained in the waiting room. She for her. I suggested that she take went with him into his office and was [care of her health and carry her with him fifteen minutes. They (child to term. I never treated Her then came out and we came away [at all. and walked back to the hotel. On| Quest the way home we called at Gordon's | band? store and I sold my chickens. Ou the | : way home she took 11! and became so | (Continued on Page 7.) F