Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-21

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property and whose engagement to
the pastor of the Cambridge church,
where she attended, was announced in
the local papers. Saturday night
few hours before the death of Miss
Linnell.
From Sunday night until yesterday
afternoon. the minister denied himself
to all callers and to every plea for a
statement as to his relations with Miss
Linncll and never once appeared out
side the Edmands home. Friends OF
the pastor were earnestly at work,
besecching the press and the public not
to form "a hasty Judgment as the min
lister would eventually clear himself
of every suspicion.
Sc insistent were the calls and the
Tightening of the web, however, that
yesterday Mr.. Rieheson for the first
time left the I5dmands home. and,
GLIDING pursuers, came to Boston and
sought counsel calling upon James
Il. Dunbar. Mr.. Richeson was accom-
panied by Mrs. Edmands and after a
short call on the attorney both re-
turned directly to the Brookline res
idence.
The police of Boston, who have been
working night and day on the case
from the outset. late last night fell up
on the clues which they had long
sought and which led them to take
summary action. Chief Dugan had
gone to his home for the night and re-
tired, but Deputy Watts who un-
earthcd the latest evidence, summoned
him to headquarters. With several
Boston officers the two officials left
the city shortly after midnight and at
l o'clock presented themselves before
the Edmands home in Brookline. a
SQUAD of Brookline police. summoned
by telephone. was already on the
ground and the house was completely
surrounded
I'VE have found out who purchased
cyanide of potassium. we know when
it was purchased and where, and we
are going into that house to ask Rev.
Mr. Richeson il he purchased the
deadly drug and at the place in ques-
ton and if he denies it he will come
out as my prisoner and charged with
declared Deputy Supt. of
Police Watts to the little band of two
score or more newspaper men who had
the officers to Brookline
The police had not secured a war
rant for the Grrest of Richeson or
legal means of forcing an entrance to-
the house. Whether or not the police
would enter the house rested entire
ly, therefore, upon the will of the oc-
cupants.
The occupants of the Edmunds res
idence. to the disgust of the officers.
Il
at front. side and rear doors. and
varying the monetony by occasionally
kicking at the doors or rapping upon
windows The first evidence that there
was life inside, was when a noise was
heard at the front door and the bell
was disconnected Recourse was then
taken to the telephone, but repeated
calls brought no response.
From l o'clock on, hour after hour
through the night, the attempt to
rouse the inmates was kept up. Off
GERS at every corner kept careful
guard lest there should be any at
tempt to leave the house.
At intervals first one and then an
other of the officers were relieved to
catch hasty lunches at the Chestnut
Hill restaurants but were soon back
again. Efforts were made to secure a
warrant, but no court officials could
DC found who We're conveniently sit
lated and the police decided to wait
he matter out.
AS the gray dawn broke in the east
and the outlines of the house, with
is windows and doors and many
ga bles began to appear with distinct
ness, slight evidences of life appear
ID on the inside of the building.
Voices We're heard speaking in low
tones, then suddenly a curtain at an
opened window was drawn by a wom-
ans hand.
Soon another curtain was lowered
md with each show of life Deputy
Watts renewed his attacks upon the
loors and windows.
Once, shortly after 6 o'clock there
were sounds of a woman sobbing in an
upper room, while someone. evidently
fearful the sound would be heard out
side, ventured near enough to shut
tight a partly opened window.
1t was Ii minutes after o'clock be-
fore any response could be secured
from within the house. At that time
after he had repeatedly seen the face
of maid at the kitchen window, Chief
Dugan prevailed on the woman to take
a message to the master of the house.
viii you kindly tell Mr.. Edmands,'
said the chief that there are officers
out here and that they want to speak
with him. Tell him that we don't
want to break down the door but that
we must see him and shall wait here
until he lets us in
In scarcely two minutes the maid
motioned to the officers to proceed
around the house to the front door.
The door was opened and the long
vigil was over.
Chief Dugan. Deputy Watts, Ser
Geant Rutherford and Stenographer
Hucker at once entered the house and
intense stiffness prevailed, No sound
came from the house, every curtain
was drawn, not light shown out, but
somewhere within the house Deputy
Watts was watching the eyes of man
to catch culver when he should ask
the question which was to settle in his
mind whether the owner of those eyes
would walk out of the house as a sus-