Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-24
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IN important POINT
REPORT OF CHEMISTS MAY FREE
OR CONVICT PASTOR RICHIE.
SON. HELD FOR MURDER.
BODY OF MISS LINNELL
TO BE pIslNTERREp

VrVo90oSsOh VOPSS % FSno nOeSpSSe1O
Which Contained Cyanide Of Pe-
tassium-etats Gathers New Evl.
dsnes-Riehsssn Well Supplied With
Money.
Boston. Mass. Oct. 24.-In prepara-
tion for the special session Of the Suf-
folk grand jury next Thursday, Who'll
the case Of Rev. Clarence Richeson.
who 10 under arrest on the charge Of
the night OF Oct. IA, District Attorney
Pelletier today went over the evidence
in the hands Of the police officials and
Mr.. Richeson's attorneys continued
their work in establishing their clients
case. the trial OF which IL expected In
January. With ample financial bock-
ing they will contes. the case against
to medico-legal jurisprudence.
report on the analysis Of the stom-
ach of Avis Linnell by Professor Whit
ncy, Of the Harvard Medical school. is
being eagerly awaited. The quality and
quantity Of cyanide taken compared
with that alleged to have been pur-
chased by Richeson Is expected to have
great bearing.
Upon order Of District Attorney Pet
letter It was arranged to exhume the
body today and have It brought to
Boston. Incidentally it will be def
nitely known whether the receptacle
which contained the cyanide Of potas-
sium was left in the pocket Of the bath
robe which was inferred with the body.
More Evidence Against Pastor.
Boston. Oct. 24.-More evidence
which may prove damaging to the Rev.
&C. v. T. Richeson. Of Cambridge.
charged with the murder Of Avis Lin
nell. came to light 1t had been kept
secret by the police for several days.
When the police gave out the state
ment Of William H. Hahn, the druggist
where the Cambridge pastor is alleged
to have bought cyanide of potassium.
they said the, pastor asked Hahn for q
poison w hich ~ wonld Kill q dog at. hia
home which was about ~ Give birth to
puppies-" gs,
Now 1t is said that. Druggist Hahn
added another sentence to the conver-
sation he claims to have had with
Picheson and that the minister also
said:
4 want a poison which will kill the
puppies without killing the dog"
Delay in Death Puzxls. II.
One perplexing problem confronting
the prosecution is the apparently long
time the cyanide Of potassium acted
before 1t caused Miss Linnell's death.
The medical examiner. Dr. Timothy E.
Leary. in his report. declared that
death ensued twenty-five minutes after
the taking Of the poison. To the po-
lice this seemed strange. as cyanide Is
supposed to cause instantaneous death
Various explanations are advanced
for this seeming Inconsistency One is
that an overdose of the poison acted
as its own emetic. Another is that the
poison had deteriorated thru chemical
action.
The matter will be ascertained by
an analysis of the cyanide Of potassium
in the Hahn drug store to see II that
purchased by the minister had lost its
strength.
Riohsson Declares Innocence.
While the state was collecting its
evidence, Richeson faced two leading
members OF his church and DECLARED:
Il am innocent and will prove It when
the time comes"
The two men. A. r. Watson. treas
urer. and e. E. Hughes, both Of the I'm
manuel Baptist church Of Cambridge,
visited the accused man in his cell yes
terday,' as did the Rev. George Holt.
the Rhode Island clergyman, who is to
marry the younger sister OF Violet
Edmande, to whom Mr.. sRicheson was
engaged. The pastors protestation Of
his innocence was made TO each visitor.
Another visitor was the prisoners
sister. Miss L. v. Richeson. OF SaraHac
Lake. y. T.. who spent nearly. an hour
At the door Of cell Al. where the pas
tor II confined in what il known ~
"Murderers' row."
Financial Aid for Pastor.
All that money and the legal pYo-
fession can provide 70 aid Richeson ap.
parently will be Forthcoming. In add
tion to the statement Of Moses Grant
Edmands the father Of Richeson's
fiance, that the minister would have
the best counsel money could obtain,
further assistance has been promised
from his own family. Assurances OF
support came YESTERDAY from DR.. w.
A. Richeson. Of Amherst. Va, q
wealthy uncle, who declared his fort
une was at the command Of the de-
Tense.
In view Of the fact that the case 10
in the hands Of the district attorney
and win be presented to the grand jury
on Thursday. . special sitting having
been called TO avoid . hearing befcfo
the municipal court. which would al
vulge the evidence % the defense. the
police say no more material secured by
them would be given out
The defense still maintains silence a
to what stand will be taken when the
case comes to trial. lnt1mation was
given last night, however. that by.
Tuesday or Wednesday statement,
would be forthcoming.
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