Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-10-23
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ABOUT PASTOR
Assistant District Attorney
Believes State Has All the
Evidence Necessary.
MAY OFFER AN A. lBI
Finacee Of Accused Man Re-
mains FaithfuI--Father Has
Detectives at Work.

spscias ey United Ersss wars.
Boston, Mass, Oct. 2S Beiiev-
ing that the state already has woven
complete net of evidence about
Rev. G. ". T. Richeson, Assistant
District Attorney Lavelle today.
planned to place Richeson on trial
early in January on the charge of
numbering Miss Avis Linnells
I'VE will present the case to the
November grand jury" said La
| velie, "and expect an immediate
Indictment Unless something un-
forseen happens Richeson Will go to
trial In January.
That a former suitor of Miss Lin
nell's hand was responsible for her
shame and that he, and not Richie
| son, gave the girl the drug that kill
| ed her, will be one of the chief
points Of the defense when the Cam
bridge psstor Is placed ON trial, was
vouched for today by one OF the
closest personal friends OF Moses
Grand Edmands. father OF Riche-
Ison's fiancee
According to this same friend,
the Edmands family win also at
tempt to set up an a1ibi for Richie
son and 1t is declared Miss Edmands
4 herself is ready to take the stand
and swear that the pastor was with
her all day on the Saturday Miss
Lfnnell was given the poison.
In addition 1t Is declared Ed
mands will produce In court a bot
tie of cyanide OF potassium said to
have been found in Richeson's
room, this will be submitted, it is
said, to druggist William Hahan Of
Newton, and he will be asked IL 1t
does not contain the exact amount
OF cyanide he gave Richeson when
the latter asked for poison to kill
q dog.
1t became known today that three
detectives, employed by Edmands,
are combing Boston Bohemian res
4 taurants and hotels In an effort to
unearth some bit OF evidence that
Richeson was not always Miss Lin-
nell's companion.
That Miss Edmands and her family
win attempt to prove an alibi for the
accused minister was admitted by a
1 man who is close to Mr. Richeson's u
lawyer. The contention Of the defense
will be that Miss Linnall was mur,
dered by man who was once her nd.
mirer. TO friends and those who have
been working on his case since his ars
7 rest Mr.. Hicheson has denied any such
| relations between himself and Miss
/ Ldnnel as the police have charged
"The defense will spring one Of the
/ biggest surprises cf this sclsas.oaa,
| case when the proper time comes, :
| said the informant Zone result Of
our defense may be the arrest Of an
! other man on the charge of numbering
Miss LinnelI.s
| Has Not Resigned Pastorate.
| Parson Richeson has not resigned
| his pastorate, or at least no letter was
read at the regular services In the
church. The Rev. George Cross, D. d.,
| professor of systematic theology at
/ the Newton Theological seminary,
/ where Ricneson WAS educated for the
/ ministry, occupied the pulpit at both
| services. DR.. Cross said nothing dur
ing the services which could even by
inference draw the attention Of his
hearers to the predicament Of the reg
ular pastor. His text was from ST.
| John. chapter IA, verse 30, "At that
day ye shall know that l am In my
| father, and yein me, and / in YOU"
| There was no unusual crush at the
church. and while the attendance was
| above normal the ediface was not
crowded. Many Of those who were
regular attendants stopped after the
| services to discuss Richeson's case
with each other. Some expressed the
utmost confidence In the clergyman's s
innocence, while there were others
who admitted that they were entirely
Mt sea in the matter, not being able to
| reconcile his alleged Iii treatment of
| the IAnnell girl with the duties Of a
| Christian or to understand why he
should have purchased cyanide of po-
tassinm, as Druggist William Hahn
Of Newton Centre says he did.
Investigation Goes Ahead.
The police appear TO be resting salts
fed that they have sufficient evidence
at least to assure Of the accused being
held for she grand jerry. While this
appearance OF inactivity leads to show
a belief, 1t is said, that the inyestiga-
ton II going on steadily and with
great secrecy, 1t is also rumored
that the detectives have some informa-
tton In regard to the case which has
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women at the home OF the Y. Nj. G. A.
are said to have toiC the detectives
considerable that has not come to the
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