The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-23

IN 70 you longer as must hurry
Homa j have been suffering terribly
1rom 1o1dache Of late, but have just
oosn % luncheon with an old friend
and ~ 1n0 given mo eome medicine
That an going to take Immediately"
The 0xue report OF this conversation
Had it TAT this young woman said
Mis- Mnnail had told her that she
had been to luncheon with Mr.. Richie
non. The police now deny that Rich
ason's name was mentioned. but
whether this is a ruse to nurse the
accused into Aecurity or whether Miss
LinnelI did use Mr.. fsicheson's name
= not clear TIE name of the young
woman who met Miss Linncll is still
withheld, but she will be an Import
ant witness at ihc hearing on October
u.
Statenaens by Cfsscf Dugan.
Here is a statement by Chief Dsgan
for the International News Service
tonight.
The circumstsntial evidence In
this case seems to indicate that the
Rev. Mr.. Richeson Is guilty. But to
any trained investigator 1t must be
admitted that the chain OF evidence is
not yet completed We have shown
that the young ministers life was not
above repronch. He toyed with the
affections of nearly every Young wom-
an who fascinated him without re-
gard for resuks. He was the ac-
knowled sweetheart and hethrothed
husband of this innocent girl / say
innocent girl. because there Is Moth
ing In her whole life for which she
could be reproaahed except AN un-
dying faith In the man who betrayed
her.
1T established also that Mr.. Rich
Ason while stll enjoying the affection
and confidence of the Linneu girl was
dividing his time with the Cambridge
heiress whom lie had planned TO
marry.
"A chart Of the movements OF the
young clergyman shows that he was
guest at the Linnell home in the
early part OF July last. The perhdity
OF the man. II he Is guilty. r. shown
by the fact that when he left the Lin
nell hons in July he went imam edate-
~ to Dublin. n. II. whore the Eiri
he really intended TO marry was
amending the summer on the mag
nihcent Edmands estate
Chain Not Yet Completed
This. l say. seems convincing OF
guilty. Sill We have not yet been
able to show that the cyanide of
potassium purchased by the Rev, Mr..
Rtcheson IN Newton vas given b. him
10 the girl. Neither have We been
able to show that they met on Sat
Srday. the day Mas Linneii is alleged
10 have obtained tho drug.
The employees In the Sea Gull
restaurant in yarmouth street admit
that Avis Linnell often came there
with a young man. They go so Tar as
to say that the pictures now being
published OF MIR. Richeson bear re-
semblence TO the man VINO accom-
panied her on those occasions, but no
positive naturalization has been made.
NO one connected with the restau-
rant IL willing to say the girl was
there on Saturday. / am trying TO
show by this statement exactly where
the Boston police stand with the case.
attribute the success we have had
10 date largely to the publicity that
was given to the circumstances of
the girls death. Without the news
paper reports l doubt II we would
ever have discovered Druggist Hahn
in Newton. who sold the cyanide of
potassium to Mr.. Richeson.''
Purchased Other Medicine.
The police believe that they have
located another drug store where
Pastor Richeson purchased medicine
recently. 1t Is admitted at head
quarters that this medicine is used
for illegal purposes.
The police are now investigating
this clue. and refused last night to
divulEe the details of what they have
found.
1t Is very likely said Chief Du-
gan. that the accused gave Miss Lin
nell medicine of a certain nature be-
fore he became desperate and pur-
chased cyanide OF potassium OF Mr.
Hahn. Of Newton, to Kill q dog. I
don't care to say what the police
are doing along this limo. / sup
pose you know that one of Miss
Linnelfs friends. her roommate. in
Tact. remembers that the girl had
been taking some sort OF medicine
lately. She described 1t as brown IL
Quid In plain square bottle. Evi-
dence OF this nature might do as
much harm to the case as 1t helps
obtain all the facts and present them
for the courts judgment"
Anot2aer Arrest Possible.
The possibility In discussed at po-
lice headquarters of the arres> of
another on the charge Of being an
accessory after the fact.
Students of the Newton heologi-
cal School are ready to corroborate
the story OF William Hahn as to the
presence OF Rev. Mr.. Kicheson in
Newton on October 10. They say they
raw him about the school on that
date and are confident that ne dined
there that evening. This information
comes also from Rev. Charles S. Pu-
rie, one OF Richesons most intimate
friends. who Is connected with the
seminary whore the accused clergy
man studied.
Everywhere about Cambridge TO-
day stories were in circulation that
the Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson
owed bills right and left. and that
the few dollars he has in bank Will
be Insufficient TO pay his old debts
II was learned that he had not more
than $500 In the bank. An outstand-
ing note Is for 500 on a loan which
the holder IL attempting TO collect
through a trust company.
The attitude OF most OF his credi-
Ors, including number of memb ers
OF his own denomination, is not hope
ful. One creditor tried to sell debt
he had against tho minister TO a
Cambridge coal dealer on Saturday
ut 4 sharp discount. but the coal deal
Is Or refused to trade coal for his note
Miss Georgia Collins, a Boston gin,
who had been a friend OF Avis Lin
nell since their early school days de-
scr!bed. for the International News
Service. the great love that the un-
fortunate Young woman had for Mr.
SDectacIeS and EYEGLASSES