New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
COIL AROUND R|CHESON



acted as its own emctic. Another is that
the poison had deteriorated through
chemical action. An analysis OF guam
tity of cyanide of potassium viii be Sc
cured from the Hahn drug store to see
If the drug kept there. such as was pur-
chased by the minister, had lost It's
strength.
The medical examiner IS authority for
the statement, however. that no special
significance need be given to the cir
cumstance that the girl survived nearly
half an hour after taking such deadly
poison, citing cases where the drug had
deteriorated or an overdose had been
taken. so that life was prolonged.
To Exhune Girls Body.
he body of Avis Linnell will he eX-
humed tomorrow. by order Of District
Attorney Pclletier. The District Attor-
me- and the police express the belief that
a more minute examination Of the body
will add to the evidence Of the prosecu-
ton against Richeson. Il will also set
tie all doubts as TO wlsther there was
accidentally buried in the grave the re-
&c Jtacle which may have held the cyan
ide Of potassium which the girl took. \
bsthrobe the girl wore i'm her last mo-
m MS was buried with the body. and
ii is thought the article the police seek
may have been left in pocket.
In view of the fact that the case is
now in the hands Of Joseph {. Pelleter,
District ATTORNEY OF Suffolk County,
and that the evidence will be presented
before the grand jury on Thursday of
the present week, a special sitting having
been called to avoid a hearing before the
Municipal Court, which would divulge
the evidence TO the defence. the police
declare that no more evidence secured by
them Will be given To the press.
One of the results of the grand jury
consideration of the case this week will
be to forestal and also take the place
of the Municipal Court hearing in the
matter which was to have been held
next TUESDAY the day on which Richie
sons marriage to Miss Violet Edmands
was to have been solemnized. The pros
ecution, it is understood, was not in
, clined to let the attorneys for the de-
fence become acquainted with the nature
OF the governments evidence against the
minister, and inasmuch as the grand
jury proceedings are conducted in Sc
not know the extent of the governments
case
In the event that Richeson is indicted
by the grand jury District Attorney Pei
letter plans to have the minister tried
before jury in the Criminal Court at
n special session to be held in January.
Police Say Case Is Complete.
Chief Joseph Dugan Of the Bureau of
Criminal Investigation announced to-
day that ain the whole story Of the case
so far there is not q guess or sur
misc" The first link in the prosocu-
tons chain Of evidence is that when
Richcson was pastor Of the Baptist
church at Hyannis. the home town Of
Avis Iinnen re coJrted the girl and
was generally recognized as her flance
Then the police have discovered that
after he got into trouble with his church
at Hyannis and went to n church in
Cambridge he returned TO Hyannis one
,iav and borrowed the engagement ring
he had given Miss Linnell on the excuse
that the diamond was loose in its set
ting and needed repairing. That was
the last she saw of the ring.
Meanwhile Richeson had met Miss
Violet Edmands and without the knowl-
edge of Miss Linnell had paid court to
her and become engaged in March OF
this year. Last July, however. Riche-
son returned to Hyanns and renewed
his courtship of Miss Linnel, assuring
both her and her family that the report
of his engagement TO Hiss Edmands
was false.
Remember that We have him definite
" located at Hyannis in July and spend
ing much time with the girl said Chief
Dugan to-day. Then remember that
Miss Linnen would have become a
mother in about six months from the day
of her death. There YOU have the motive
for his regarding her as stumbling
blocl, to the success of his plan TO marry
Miss Edmands. the hoiress.'
The facts that Richeson bought eva
hide Of potassium four days before Miss
Linnens death, that he made an appoint
mont 10 meet her ON the afternoon OF
the dav she died. and that she told
girl friend Just an hour before her death
mat she had met "a friend" who had
given her some medicine are the re
naming Inks in the chain And CHEF
Duean believes the case is complete.
Msdo Love to Both.
or Nil Richeson's movements iasr
summer the detectives heye learned d
lot He appears 20 have divided his
vacation between Hyannis. where he was
nearly an the time In The COMPANY OF
Avis Iinnel. and Dublin, y. H.. where
he was in the society If Violet Edmands.
Th4 one place was q shore town. where
nothing but simple folk live. Al Dublin
there was the fine country home Of the
Edmands family, with the exclusive Dub
lin Club near by.
\ more careful analysis OF the stomach
Of the dead girl is being made by Pro-
fessor whitney, Of the Harvard Medical
School II is stated in the warrant FOR
Ricneson's arrest that he administered
fifteen grains Of potassium TO Miss Lin
nell. II was pointed out by medical ex-
perts to-day that If the chemists should
find that the stomach OF the dead girl
contained a very much larger quantity
Of poison than was sold to Richeson. or
more than the fifteen grains specified i'm