The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-21

took the bottle and said: This may seem
mysterious. Can you keep secret?
haven't bought this. It's dangerous
stun. Can you keep a secret|
Hahn agreed to keep the secret. Then
Rcheson said: Be sure to come TO my
wedding after which he left the store
The next day Hahn got an invitation
TO the wedding Of Richeson and Miss Ed
mands
Hahn has been in the drug business a
good many years and first knew Richeson
when he was student ar the seminary
Returning to Boston, Supt. Watts.
Chief Dugan. Inspector Mitchell. a ste
nographer. and three patrolmen went to
Brookline IN automobiles. They left the
city just before midnight and stopping
at Brookline headquarters obtained the
assistance of Sergt. Rutherford Arrlv-
ing at the Edmands house efforts were
made to arouse the inmates but without
success. No response was made to re-
peated rings of the doorbells nor was the
telephone answered. Enough NOISE was
made to arouse the entire neighborhood
squad on reporters and photographers
arrived and soon the bang of fashlight
powder echoed through the quiet streets.
No replies came from the interior OF the
house when announcements were made
III loud voice that police officers desired
admittance.
Not having warrant there was no au-
thority for breaking down the doors, as
1t was the domicile of Mr.. Edmands not
OF Richeson, and after trying unsuccess-
fully for two hours to have the door
opened the police settled down to an all
night siege. The Edmands family and
Richeson were awake but Mr.. Edmands
said to-day that he had no idea the dis
turbers were other than reporters. Had
he known the police were there he would
N.sa hs,n lnd 10, nor a
A little after O'Clock this morning the
inmates capitulated A maid started II
fire in the kitchen range and finally she
was made to understand that the police
desired To see MIR. Edmands. Then came
another wait and MIR. Edmands came to
and Sergt Rutherford entered. Watts
did the talking. He explained that he
was under the painful necessity Of having
10 arrest Mr. Rcheson on the charge OF
numbering Miss Linnell The father of
the clergyman's affianced led the way
TO the guest chamber and the officers
entered Richeson was in bed, but arose
quickly when told what was wanted
He was nervous when dressing. but after
having glass of hot milk pulled himself
together and took pathetic leave of Miss
Edmands.
Richeson was asked IL he had anything
to say in reply to the charge. being first
warned OF his rights. He answered that
he did not care to make any statement
Police Headquarters here was reached
soon after o'clock and the clergyman
was booked. A warrant was then issued
charging murder in the first degree by
giving Avis Linnell fifteen grains Of cyanide
Of potassium.
The prisoner had hearty breakfast
maintaining an unrufled composure
Later in the forenoon Druggist Hahn
| 4, .ol nd ronoatAA hia nf fhe
purchase OF cyanide by the clergyman ir
the latter's presence Richeson listened tc
the story calmly. asked no questions and
again said he did not care to make any
reply.
ST LOUIS. Oct 2o.-The Rev. c. V. T
Richeson has lived in Liberty. Mo-. ano
St. Louis He was a street car conductor
here on the Delmar line and was an oratol
for the street car strikers in 1870. H'
was member OF the local street railwa,
unions grievance committee during the
great strike here He boarded then a
4i8s Delmar boulevard. He was nephew
Of Thomas Rcheson. who was vice
president of the Evans 4 Howard Fire
Brick Company. one OF the great industries
of this city.
Richeson was member Of the Grand
Avenue Baptist Church, ST. Louis, anc
as a student for the ministry had advanced
then to the position of supply pastor fo'
suburban ChurCnes. he loIHie'iy iid,
lived in Carrollton. Mo.
Richeson's work as a street car mar
was to earn money to take him through
! his ministerial education. He attractet
much attention during the strike 10y hi
/ talks 10 the men. He abandoned this worl
when the strikers were defeated.
A despatch from Liberty Mo. to-da,
saws that Rcheson was for several year
a student at william Jewell College anc
was exyelled in 1909 in his senior yea
when he was detected cheating in hi
examinations.
| At that time he was a ministerial stu
| dent. and so far as known had no othe
! di.credits against him. At the college h'
registered from St. l.ouis. While In col
! lege he held several country pastorates
among them one a Carrollton. but after hi
! dismissal from the institution he dropped
out Of sight. While in college he figure'
! in a sensational incident when he refused
, to leave the home Of a young woman. VIII
is said to have Tilted him. until o clocI
in the morning II was only through IN
efforts Of fellow students who were caIle'
hv the family that he was induced Il
depart.
pRoyIpENCE. Il |. Oct 20 The Rev
Clarence V. 7 Rlcheson was one OF tiI'
SPEAKERS AT the Rhode Island Baptis
Sunday school convention held in Pas
coag on Friday. October l3. 4 state
men' published to-day and accredited =
Georg. II Baker of Boston. an empioye
Of tn. New York New II wen and Hart
ford Railroad, saws that Baker saw MI
Richeson and Miss Ii nnell together IN IN
south station. Boston. about 5 O'Clock o.
the afternoon of the 18th
Willard + Wilson State superintendent
of sunday schools, said tonight: Whe
arrived q the Berean church II was 81
O'Clock in he afternoon Mr. Richeson va
then speaking When left at $50 o'cloc'
he was still there furthermore he toi
me he was going to stay and have supEe
with the church people. The Rev Georg
+. Harvey tells m,. that Mr. Richesol
not only had supper with him but spen
Friday night al his home and did nc
leave Pascoag until o o'cIock on Saturda
, morning"
Fusion Headquarters Opened.
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