The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-11-06
RICHESON CASE NOT READY
NEITHER STATE NOR DEFENCE
PREPiRED FOR iRRiTGNMENT
Many Rumors OF Newly Discovered E,i-
dcncc Hun Down by Both sides and
Found to lie Groundiess Richeson's
Church TO Accept His Resignation.

Church to Accept His Resignation.
BOsToS, Nov 5a-The Rev Clarence
V. !. kicheson probably will not be ar
raigncd tomorrow morning before Judge
Sanderson in the superior Criminal Court
on the indictment charging him with the
murder Of Miss Avis Linnell, the Ilyannls
music student.
postponemcnt was ask cd for Yesterday,
and so far as can bs learned IL order
had been received at tho Charles street
jail for the appearance Of RichesOn in
court tomorrow morning.
II was au'hortdtiycly announced this
evening that the arraigninent Of Richeson
has been indefinitely postponed 10 give
his attorneys time to prepare for the
hearing. The prosecution is diligently
picking up the loose ends of It's case
against the accused minister Thomas
ID. lavelle and Daniel V. Mc1saacs. as
sistants TO District Attorney Joseph c.
feIleter. are fdmiliarizing themselves
with the case. the witnesses and the
things TO which they will testify. On
their visit TO Hylrnis yesterday they saw
several persons whose names have been
mentioned IN c"nne-tiouwth the murder.
| The people on whom they called had little
TO say after the officers left and all de-
ciined 10 discuss the object Of their visit.
/ II was learned to-day that the officers
went to Hyannis to investigate rlmors
that Mr. and Mrs. William r. Saint Of
that town had reported that they had
seen Rlchcson and Avis together in Bos-
ton on Friday, October l3. the day before
Miss Linnels death
/ Mr.. Saint denied that he had said he
/ had seen the couple together on the day
in question. What Mr. Saint did sav was
that on that day. while he and Mrs. Saint
were In Boston shopping they had met
Avis and her mother in "A store. This is
admitted 10y Mrs Lnnell, but II is Of no
! Importance to the prosecution.
The officers called on Dr. John I. .
Baxter, a Hyannis' dentist. because it
had been reported that he had said that
Mr.. Saint had told him after his return
from Boston that he and his wife had
seen Avis and Richeson together on
October 49, DR. Baxter told the officers
that he had not seen Mr.. Saint since his
return from Boston on October 10 until
yesterday.
DR. L. c. Hinckley, Hyannis physician
also received a call from the State officers
Later he refused TO say what the purpose
Of their visit was.
Edward L. Chase father Of GLADYS
Chase, a young woman who. II has been
reported. said sne had met the accused
minister and AVIS together in Boston on
saturday. October II. the day Miss Linnell
died, was also visited. While the auto
mobile OF the officers was seen in front
of the Chase house Mr. Chase refused 10
admit that the officers had been there
Many rumors are IN circulation con-
CernIng important evidence IN the hands
OF both the prosecution and defeCne, but
none Of them can be confirmed One
story l. that District Attorney Pelletier
has single konseal containing a white
powder part Of which Is at the chemical
laboratory at Harvard medical school
for analysis. This konsea is one of the
articles said TO have come into possession
of the police when they searched the room
al the Carter house in cambridge formerly
= occupied by Richeson
: Locks Of hair and d score Of letters
, postcards and photographs are also
among the things said 10 have been
seized in Richesons room.
Should the konseal prove TO be Of any use
10 the prosecuting officials there will be
no opportunity. II is said, for the defence
10 establish suspicion that II was put in
, the room for ulterlor purposes
The contents of the letters found in
this search also are being carefully con-
oealed, but it Is believed that the informa-
tion they have given 10 the police has led
10 the recent activity of the officials
Another report which has been widely
circulated Is that the attorneys repre-
senting Richeson have in their possession
letter written by the girl to the clergy
man IN which she declared that if he did
not marry her she would commit suicide
with poison
If kchesons lawyers have the letter
a. reported it would in measure account
for the confidence they have expressed
in the innocence OF the clergyman and
their certainty that he will be acquitted.
At the service in Emmanuel Church
this morning the Rev " j Stewart of
Woburn preached on Mans Place in the
Plan Of God An announcement was
read Of special meeting Cor Monday
night 10 act upon the resignation OF
Richeson. At the Friday evening SER
vice seven members Of the church signed
the petition authorizing the chairman
Of the finance committee. Thomas Rum
ney, to call special meeting The
church will accept the resignation. it
is said