Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-27
PROBE BY GRAND JURY
Of MURDER CONTINUES
important Developments Ex-
pected Today in RiCheson-
LinneII Case.

BOSTON. October a1-Important de-
velopments are expected at todays ses-
sions OF the grand jury. which is hear ne
evidence against the Rev. Clarence V. T.
Richeson. charged with numbering Miss
Avs LAnnell. the young Hyannis music
student. in this city, October II. II is
believed that the jury will report tomor-
row.
When the grand jury convened there
were fourteen woman witnesses waiting
IN the ante-room. among them DIR. Mary
y. hobart, who attended Miss Iinnell
Just before she died. and several cashiers
and mattresses from restaurants where.
IT is alleged. Richeson and Miss Linnell
dlned together OCCASIONALLY. Soon after
ward Moses Grant Edmands. whose
daughter Richeson was to have married
next Tuesday. entered the ante-room.
May Chemically Test Books.
1t was reported today that books re-
moved by the police from Richeson' 8
rooms at the Carter home in Cambridge.
yesterday will be subjected to chemical
tests. This action Is said to be In con-
nection with report that the minister
two days before the death of Miss Lin
nell procured a bowl of -four from Mrs.
Carter. saying he wished to make paste
for repairing the binding of books. and
upon returning the bowl is alleged to
have cautioned her to cleanse the bowl
thoroughly. as poison had been in 1t.
Today il was reported that Robert
Burns, detective. had declined to SUR
render the suit case which he secured in
Richeson's room last Saturday.
Detective Burns Called.
The one surprise at the special session
of the grand jury yesterday was the
summoning of Detective Burns. He Is
the man who. following the arrest OF
Richeson. went to the latter's boarding
place in Cambridge and is alleged to have
taken away a suit case full of papers
letters. etc, before Capt. McGarr of tn.
bureau Of criminal investigation had
reached the house. The summoning OF
Burns surprised him greatly. and he ap
peared indignant when Lieut.. Lee Of thu
district attorneys Office accompanied
him to the courthouse after hasty serv
| ing Of a summons.
No explanation was made why he wa!
called Yesterday afternoon Capt. Nc
Carr and Detective Armstrong of head
quarters. acting upon orders of Distric
Attorney Pelletier. went to the home o
| the Carriers where Richeson lived. ant
practically stripped the minister's room
| of everything except the furniture.
wagon was secured and the articles tina
were taken were brought to Boston ant
placed in the storehouse room at thu
courtroom. There were twenty boxes o
the size ordinarily used by ,movers II
the wagon. Most of them were flllet
with books.
A report which came yesterday from
New Bedford was that Mr.. Richeson. tw'
days before the death of Miss Linnell. OBJ
tanned -four and water from Mrs. Carter
his landlady. explaining that he wanted
to mix paste to bind books. The repor
had it that upon returning the bowl n
| tod Mrs. Carter. You'd better wash
| out thoroughly; there has been poison II
it
Mrs. Carter on leaving the grand jur,
room yesterday would not discuss this re
port.
Representative Robert 0. Harris ha
been retained by the law firm In charg
Of the accused clergyman's defense in al
advisory capacity. He refused to becom
senior counsel. for the reason that he con
siders 1t TO be his duty to be In Wash
ington when Congress is in session. a
which time it is understood Richeson viii
be tried If an indictment is returned
against him.