Who Killed Richards?

The circuit court ha3 been occupied mainly with civil cases this woek and the interest taken by outsiders has been but slight. Next Monday, however, theie will bo a change, for then the trial of Lyons, Larkins and Jones for the raurder of James Richards will be held. Jt will be remembered that James Richards was a hermit who lived alone on an elghty-acre farm in Superior township. Ile had been a miser for years, and having little faith in banks kept a considerable amount of motiey hidden in his house. Many years ago robbers broke into the house, secured a largo amount of money and injured Richards so that he became insane and spent three years in the asyiurn at Pontiac. After being released he continued to live the same kind of life uufil January 31st of this year, When robbers enj.ered the house and shot the old man so that be died tho next day. M. C. Peterson, then city marshal, caused the arrest of the three men- Lyons, Larkins and Jones- who live Bear Plymouth. The evidence against thesö men is mainly this: They were unable to glve a good account of their }ybercfibputs. Thcir stories disagreed glightly. A bullet lodgcd in the walls of the Richards house wa of 44 calibre as xra a revolver fognd on pue pf tlie ner., and ihcir (ootprinii werc like tHose left by the murfteperg. In Mondpy's segsion of court Ernest ïily pleadcd gullty of burglarizino' Spathelf's meat market and wasgivon two years in lonia. Arthur Calkins, of Webster township, got 60 days in jail for steallng wheat, Harry Miüer and .Tames lyicMillan yere jeuiènced to pne yc-ar in Jackson for stelling a trunk from the Michigan Central depot.