The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
POISONING PASTOR
CASE DEVELOPS
How a Quick Scented
Newspaper Reporter Got
Ahead of Police
SEARCHED PARSONS ROOM

Then When the Detectives Caught the
Idea of Doing the Same Thing in
Order to Secure Material for Prov
ing the Case. They Found Some One
Had Anticipated Then in the
Search-Not Yet Established Be
yond Doubt That Girl Got the Cy-
anide of Potassium from Richeson.
(By the Associated Press
Boston, Oct. 21.-To strengthen
the chain of circumStantial evidence
upon which the Rev. Clarence '. I.
RichesOn was arrested yesterday for
the alleged murder Of Avis Iinnell,
the police today concentrated their ef-
forts to ascertaining definitely wheth-
er it wa Mr.. RichesOn or another per
son who dined with the young music
student last Saturday afternoon, q
few hours before she took the cyanide
Of potassium from which she died.
The police tonight say they have
evidence indicating that Mr.. Richeso7
was her companion. they nave WORK
ed on the theory that the man with
whom Miss Linnell dined was the per
son who gave her the fatal powder,
which She took, believing it would
remedy her physical condition.
Police attempts today to obtain
from the rooms in Cambridge occu-
pied by Mr.. Richeson some article
which might further connect him with
the poison, were frustrated, unexpect-
edly. Chief inspector Joseph DuSan
declared that when his inspectors
went to the pastors rooms they found
everything in a state Of chaos, the re-
suit of a general ransack1ng which
occurred prior to the police visit. 1t
is not known who was RESPONSIBLE for
a newspaper reporter impersonated
an officer and gained entranc to the
apartment
That the police have discovered
the restaurant at which Avis Linnell
lunched Saturday, and that Mr..
panied her, was reported from head
quarters late today. 1t was said that
a u woman at the Young Won
ems Christian Association building
furnished the information. The wit
ness, who is believed to be the last
person who talked with Avis Linnell
before she took the fatal dose, says
the unfortunate girl declared: Il
dined with Mr.. Richeson."
Pursuing his line of Investigation
the police say they learned from a
Cambridge man hat on Thursday Of
last week the minister was overheard
to max an appointment by telephone
to luncheon Saturday with some per-
son at the Young Women's Christian
Association.
1t is understood that Mr.. Richeson
wrote out in his cell today his resig-
nation as pastor of the Emmanuel
Baptist Church, Cambridge. His
Pensioners were given to understand
last night hat this resignation would
be forthcoming tomorrow.
| To thor nf nood Sy;yI Visits Drsc@nn~
The minister was visited today by
Moses Grant Edmands. father Of Miss
Violet Edmands, his fiancee. at whose
home in BROOKLYN Mr.. RicheSon was
arrested. With the bars between them
as a grim reminder of the events
Of the wedding set for October 81, the
accused clergyman and his pros
pective father-in-1aw had a long talk.
Richeson Confident OF Acquittal.
When Mr.. Edmands left the jail he
told newspaper men that the prisoner
is confident of acQuittal and look for
ward to the time when his name may
be cleared Of the charge which stands
in the way of his intended marriage.
He added: Mr.. Richeson will have
as good defense as money a buy
;, .3S Observation-Disclosures af appp
This statement, toeether with a
further one that Mr.. Edmands with
the rest Of his family. retains conf
dence in Richeson will be taken to
indicate that the wealth of the Ed
mands of the family would placed in
defense of the pastor.
Eminent Lawyers and DETECTIVES
Working For Him.
That eminent counsel will be en-.
gagged to care for Mr.. Richeson's in
terests was made certain by the an
nouncement that a member of the
firm of Brandeis. Nuttor e Dunha1
already has the matter entrusted to
MIN: This firm is headed by Louis
O. Brandeis.
Late today three men called at the
nome o. frank Carter. in CAMBRIDGE
! where Mr.. Richeson had h,s rooes