Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-27
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FREE REV. MR. RicHESoN.
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ed OF him enough cyanide oil potassium
to kill 10 men. directly led to the
clergyman's arrest and Robert
Burns, the private detective, who
searched Richeson's rooms following
his arrest, and who has directed tbs
Investigation in behalf of the defence
1t was understood, tonight, thai
several of these persons have beer
summoned to appear again before the
grand jury, tomorrow, and that
number of fresh witnesses also VIII De
called. including some from Hyanns
possibly. Edgar Linnell. father of the
murdered girl, and neighbors who
have said they knew Richeson and
Miss Linnell were engaged. It is not
probable that Miss Violet Edfhahds'
the minister's fianoee, will be called,
as the Edmands family physician stat
ed, today, that the young woman was
confined to her home. 1t vas reported,
TODAY. that Miss Edmands was In the
grand Jury room and on another occa-
sion that she had accompanied her
father AMI mother to the Jail in the
automobile in which they came, but
neither was true.
Mrs. I,innell was literally bowed
down under the weight of her sorrow.
Her forlern condition as she peered
through the heavy black veil which
covered her face when searching the
Snllth station for Capt. Armstrong
upon her arrival from Hyannis, this
morning. elected the sympathy of sew
era, hundred sensation seekers, who
had gathered about the train. support
ed on either side by Capt. Armstrong
and her daughter, she presented
helpless appearance, but it was said
from Hyannis, today, that when her
husband parted with her at the sta
ton she stepped onto the train hrfniA'
as if in resolution to do the utmost to
aid in clarifying the mystery OF her
daughters death. 1t is said that the |
little woman tainted on the way to TINS
city. however. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmands,
on the other band, were unmoyed APP
by the proceedings
Extreme secrecy marked the pro-
ceedure of the grand jury delibera-
tons, today. Most of the witnesses
were taken into the court house by |
a side or back entrance, and were con-
dncted out in Obvious ways to battle |
the crowd. A report circulated. today, |
again connects Rev. Mr.. Rtcheson
with the word Poison" This report |
knowledge of which was denied by
Chief Inspector Dugan, was to the
effect that Mr. Richeson, two days |
before the death of Miss Linnell, Sc
cured some -four and water from Mrs
Carter, his landlady. explaining that
he wanted it to mix paste with which |
to bind books. The report has it that
upon returning the bowl which he had
used to mix tile paste he said to Mrs.
Carter: You'd better wash il out
there has been some pois-
on. in it" This report. which was un-
TO have emanated from Mrs.
Carter, was placed before she ana
her husband when they were leaving
the grand jury room. today. -drs.
Carter would not answer, but her hus
band said he could neither affirm nor
deny L. He inferred that the injunc-
.ions placed upon him as witness
before the grand jury had sealed his
lips.
Coupled with this report. toniht,
was the fact of wholesale remoya,
oy the police, today. of the contents
# Mr.. Richeson's apartment at the
carter home Under the direction of
Inspector McCarr and an associate,
yho drove to the Carter home in a
axicab with the Carriers as they We're
'eturning from the grand jury session.
some 90 loaded boxes were placed on |
big dray and driven away in the |
direction of Boston. Among the boxes |
i was noticed that there was a large
quantity of books. |
The defence has not been dormant dur
ng the past week since Mr.. Richeson
vas arrested. 1t was learned definitely,
oday, that the services of Congressman
robert o. Harris of Bridgewater. for
ner justice of the superior court, had
,een enlisted by the defence, and that he
las agreed to act. The great sum of |
money at the disposal of the defence |
it is understood the wealth |
IF Mr.. Edmands, the considerable per-
,onal fortune of the minister's fiancee, |
Miss Violet Edmands together with the
'ortune of an uncle in Virginia, and the
smaller sums possessed by his father and
will result ii is believed. in Sc
curing further notable additions to the
which will work out Richeson s
light for lite.
1t is understood that the efforts of at
for the defence thus far have
been largely along the lines of proving an
ilbi for the clergyman, supported by the
contention that another man had oppor-
unity to hand or convey poison to the
lead girl and that they can produce, in
act, the bottle of cyanide of potassium
which Druggist Hahn sold Mr. Riceson.
This indication of the lines of defence
came. today. from one close to the in
terests which are working in Riceson's
behalf This person emphasized the state
nent that the defence was in a position
to prove beyond any doubt that Mr..
Richeson did not meet Miss Linnell on
he afternoon of Saturday, Oct. IA, on the
evening OF which she died. Therefore, it
Is asserted. he had no opportunity to give
her the fatal poison.
In connection with this statement 1t
may be mentioned that while the police
contend that the minister dined with the
girl, that afternoon, they are admittedly
without witnesses who saw the couple to-
gether. They have one witness. Capt
Dugan says who has Informed him that
Miss Linnen told her she dined with the
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