The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-26
AGED MAN GUEST
"A LDm Anus HOME
Brother and Sister Also in Bos.
ton. to Aid in Clergyman's
Fight for Acquittal-Govern-
ment's Evidence Will Be
Considered by Grand
Jury To-Day.

Thomas Nariand Richeson, of Amherst,
Va, visited in Charles Street Jail to-
day his youngest son, the Rev. Clarence
V. l. Richeson, who is accused OF the
murder of Avis ,Linnell. his one time
fiance. Since the young man left his
Virginia home seven years ago to enter
the Baptist ministry his father had not
seen him until to-day, and the meet
ing was dramatic. In the frs. woros of
greeting, even before he had clasped
hands with his father through the
bars OF his cell door. the clergyman
exclaimed:
Father. am innocent"
The veteran Co federate soldier, who
has all along expressed belief in his
sons innocence. was visibly affected
He graspeu the bars for support while
ne answered only: My boy. MY boy!
For more than an hour father and
son conversed. and Colonel Richeson
then left the Jail as he came, in a
closed carriage. and was driven, II is
believed. to the home. in Brookline. of
Moses Grant Edmands father of Miss
Violet Edmands, TO whom the clergy
man was to be married. 1t was report
ed that family reunion was to be
held at the Edmands home tonight.
at which would be present also Miss
Lille V. Richeson. of Saranac Lake,
\. y. sister and Douglas Richeson
Of Chicago. brother OF the minIst
who are in the city 10 aid the clergy
mans fight for acQuittal.
First Court Clash.
The eNhumation yesterday of the
body of Miss Linnell prec' plated the
first court clash between attorneys for
the prosecution and for the defense
1t was the government which scored,
for Judge Murray. in Municipal Court
TO DAY ruled against the petition Of
Attorney Phillip r. Dunbar that the
defense be present at second autopsy
The body was subjected TO an ex-
animation by Medical Examiner Tim
othy Leary early to-day, following
which District Attorney Pelletier is
sued statement declaring that no
poison receptacle was found buried
with the body. He also suggested that
possibility that another poison as we'll
as cyanide of potassium may have
been used.
All the internal organs of the girl
were removed and proba bly, will be
sent TO the laboratory at Harvard for
a quantitive as well as a qualitative
analysis SO that the chemists may
ascertain exactly how much cyanide
she took and what grade 1t was.
The midnight opening of the casket
was sruesome Under the glare of the
electric light. in the city morgue,
Medical Examiner Leary and DIR. Ken
bricks, his assistant, took the bath
robe from the coffin and examined II
carefully. Although they declined to
tell what had been disclosed, 1t was
learned from other sources that no
poison container was found.
At the conclusion of the medical ex-
INV fierat
forwarded to Hyapnis and reburied
Grand Jury Meets To-Day.
The Suffolk county grand jury will
consider the governments evidence at
a special session tomorrow. Sum-
monses were issued to-day for all the
members of the Linnell family, A NJ
Hahn. the Newton druggist. who told
the police that MFR. Richeson had pur-
chased cyanide of potassium from him,
and Frank Fl. Carter. in whose home
Mr.. Richeson's apartments were To-
Gated.
How the Girl could have disposed Of
the bottle or paper which contained
the cyanide of potassium Is a question
that has completely bafied the police.
The police had hoped to find vial
or paper in the girls bath robe, and
TO establish that such bottle or paper
! had been I'm the possession OF Dr.
Richeson. IN this way the police hoped
10 establish positively that Richeson
was the girls murderer.
In that, however, they were foiled
The police are. therefore. advancing a
new theory-that the poison was given
to Miss Linnell in a gelatine capsule.
They say the person who gave Miss
Linnell the drug could easily have
emptied qulnine capsule, refilled it
~ 1Ar
to the girl.
This. they say. may account for the
mysterious length OF time 1t took the
cyanide to kill the girl Cyanide is
instantaneously fatal. but the police
say 1t may have taken the capsule
some time TO dissolve afted she swal-
lowed 1t.
Avoided Injunction.
| The midnight opening of the casket
was done to prevent the defense from
securing an Injunction. Richeson's at
, torneys had applied to Judge Murray
for an Injunction. and Judge Murray
had agreed to hand down a decision at
o'clock this morning. The State
thereupon FASTENED the examination
and autopsy to forestall such legal
move.
That an alibi will be one of the chief
points in the defense of Richeson was
indicated to-day when Robert Burns
declared his operatives had secured
evidence to account for every move
ment of the pastor from the moment
he purchased the cyanide from Druggist
Hahn to the time Miss Linnell died
This evidence. Burns declared, will
show that Richeson did not see Miss
Linnell during that time. and had no
way OF delivering poison to her.
hn Arot VI
was arrested ono of his friends last