New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
GRAVE YIELDS BODY
OF AVIS L|NNEL[
Prosecution ExhumeS Corpse in
Attempt to Throw Light on
Poison Mystery.
WILL EXAMINE BATHR0BE
Defence Thinks Inspection of
Garment Not Only Motive for
Examination - Richeson
Innocent, Says Father.


Avis LinneH. the young music student
for whose death by poisoning the Rev.
c. Y. 7. Richeson. Of Cambridge, is
under arrest at the Charles street jail.
vas removed from the grave in the Gem
etery at Hyannis to-day and was
brought back TO Boston tonight by or
der n District Attorney Joseph G. Pei
letter Uncertainty on the part Of the
prosecution as to the exact manner in
which the young girl met her death is
reported unofficiallv 10 he the reason for
the sudden exhuming Of the body, and
the announcement ny the District At
torney's office that the government had
enlisted the services Of five medico-legal
experts gave some strength to this re-
port
Incidental 10 the examination Of the
body. the officials will also make care
fil search Of Miss Linnelrs bath robe.
which was buried i'm the coffin with
the corpse. for anything which might
have been used as a receptacle for the
fatal powder Such a container has
not vet been found. and the failure TO
disclose fl leaves a noticeable gap in
the states chain of evidence.
40 definite statement as 10 just what
is expected TO bc accomplished by the
denomination Of the body came from
tho District Attorneys office tonight
hevond the declaration that the bath
robe must he looked OYER again, because
Of the possibility that it might contain
something overlooked i'm the first cXami-
nation. The District Attorney denied
rumors that doubt exists as to the
nature Of the poison.
we are certain that cyanide of potas-
sium was tho poison used" no said.
Notwithstanding this declaration, the
defence believes the body was brought
back 10 this city for some other purpose
than the mere examination of q garment.
Whatever the explanation cf the move,
+, is understood that the examination Of
the body Will be made at Is o'clock to-
morrow morning at The CITY Hospital
Noreuc. !; is probable that the defence
will not bo represented and that those
present viii include only the experts
called in 10y District Attorney Pollctier.
VIII Exclude Experts OF Defcncs.
Attorney Philip r. Dunbar, Of counsel
for Richesou peuuoncd the court ihis
afternoon for permission to have experts
for the defence witness the examination.
This move WAS opposed by the state and
the court decided TO delay decision on
the matter until tomorrow morning.
Court will open too late to allow any
yerrescutation by the defence at the eX-
animation. planned for the carly morn
irg.
The experts enlisted by the state in
the preparation Of its case which will
be presented to the Suffolk County grand
jury at a special session ON Thursday,
are Dr. Timothy Lcary medical cXami-
ner for Sudolk County. and professor Of
pathology and legal medicine at Tufts
Medical College; Dr. William 7. Whitney,
mcdico-lcgal expert and member Of the
faculty of Harvard Medical School; Or.
Charles Sedgwicll Minot. professor Of
embryolosy At Harvard Medical School;
Dr. Alfred W. Balch, professor Of chem
teal pathology at Tufts Medical School.
and ~. r. l.. Emerson. chemist and
author Of - book ON legal medicine. Or.
Learv. iu his capacity Of medical exam
incr has been acting in the case since
the discovery of the body. Dr.. Whitney
has been at work for nearly a week on
the stomach and other organs Of the
dead girl preparing an analysis of their
contents for presentation iu court.
Under the direction of Captain Allen
Brown. superintendent of the Oak Grove
Cemetery. the body of Avis Liunell was
quickly exhumed at Hyarnis this after
noon Three strangers arrived in the
little shore town on the Boston train
this forenoon. one Of them was young
man who. il was thought. might be an
attorney. The other two We're older and
Of portly build The two elder men con
i'rrod with Dr. Milhken. Of the Hyannis
Board Of Health, and at the conclusion
''i the conference black topped under
laEcr's wagon carrying couple Of
grave diggers Nas sent 10 the Linnell
lot in the little cemetery IN Sea street.
about "a dozen persons were present
When the grave was opened, this mum
1er Including Dr q. l.. Harris. of the
Board cf Health. Town Clerk John G.
hearsc John :. Bcarse. town constable;
Ernest g. Bradford. state officer, Myron
+. Bradford, an undertaken; Police In
Aecior Armstrong, Of Boston; a Brock
"h undertaken and several newspaper
''fieSrondcnte. When the work Of eX-
'unatou was ended the coffin was
l.aced in the wagon Of the local under
"N'r and WAS taken 10 his undertaking
foins in the village. where new box
NaS built iu which it was taken to
boston.