The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-22
MONEY FOR
 RICHESON
FATHER OF HIS AFFlANcED WIFE WILL PLACE FORTUNE AT
 PASTORS DISPOSAL.
Detectives Gather Evidence That 1t Was Richeson Who Dined With Murdered Girl Just Before
 She Was Poisoned.

Boston. Mass, Oct. 2l-To strengthen the chain of circumstan- tial evidence upon which the Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson was ar rested yesterday for the alleged mur- der of Avis Linnell. the police today concentrated their efforts upon ascer- taining definitely whether it was MT. Richeson or another person who din el with the young music student last saturday afternoon, few hours be- fore she took the cyanide of po- tassium from which she died.
 According to the police tonight, trey have evidence indicating Mir. Rlcheson was her companion. They have worked on the theory that the man with whom Miss Linnel dined was the person who gave her the fatal powder, which she took, believ- ing it would remedy her physical condition.
 Physicians who attempted to ob- tain from the rooms in Cambridge, occupied by MT. Richeson, some ar ticle which might further connect him with the poison, were frustrated unexpectedly.
 Chief Inspector Joseph Dugan de- olared that when his inspectors went to the pastors rooms, they found everything in a state of chaos. the result or a general ransacking which occurred prior to the police visit.
 It is not known who was responsi- ble for this. but it has been given out that a newspaper reporter i'm personated an officer and gained en- trance to the apartments.
 That the police have discovered the restaurant at which Avis Lln- nell lunched Saturday, and that MT Richeson was the man who accom- panied her, was reported from head quarters late today. It was said that d young woman at the Y M. C. A. building had furnished this informa- ton.
 This witness. who is believed to be the last person to talk with Avs Iinnell before she took the fatal drug. says the unfortunate girl 'le- cIared
 T dined with MT. Rieheson."
 In pursuing this line of lnvestiga ton the olice say they have learned from d Cambridge man that on Thurs day Of last week. the minister was overheard to make an appointment by telephone to luncheon Saturday with some person at the Y W C. A.
 John F. Dshsih if, the informant, said MT. Eicheson had called Miss Linnell on the telephone from the Danskin home on several occasions and Mrs. Dansking heard this con yersation.
 II is understood that MT. Riche- son wrote out in his cell today his resignation as pastor of the Imman uel Baptist church, Cambridge HIS parishioners were given 10 under stand last night that this resigna ton would be forthcoming tomor' TOW.
 The minister was visited today by Moses Edmands, father of Miss Vio-  let Edmands. his fiancee, at whose home in Brookline Mir. Richeson was arrested. With the bars between them as grim reminder of the events which necessitated the post ponement of the wedding set for oc tober 21, the accused clergyman anu his prospective father-n- had 3 long talk talk.
 " i,.ir Nj fstitiiiiii;ii i iesf the jail he told newspaper men that the pris- oner IS confident of acquittal and looks forward to the time when hls name may be cleared of the charge which stands in the way of his in- tended marriage He added
 MT. Richeson will have as good defense as money can buy
 This statement together with further one that Mir. Edmands Mlin the rest of his family, retains conii- dence in Mr. Richeson, was taken to indicate that the wealth of the Edmands family would be placed ID defense of the preacher
 That minent counsel VIII pe eA gagged to care for MT. Riehesons lnT teresis was made certain by ihe ''n-