Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-27

his client.
Boston, Oct. 26.-The consideration
by the Suffolk county grand jury of
the evidence secured by the prosecu-
ton against Rev. Clarence Virgil
Thompson Richeson, pastor of the I'm
manuel Baptist church, Cambridge.
who is charged with the murder of
| Avis Linnell, a music student of Hy-
lannis began at the courthouse III
Pemberton square. today.
Chief Joseph pugon of the Bureau
| of Criminal Investigation Of the Bos-
| ton police department and Dist. Atty.
Joseph C. Pelletier, were in charge of
| the government case against the ac-
cused minister. Both officials express
| ed confidence they had evidence suf-
tieient not only to indict, but also to
convict Mr. Richeson of the crime
with which he is charged.
/ Among the witnesses who came to
the courthouse prepared to appear be-
fore the grand jury were Mrs. Edgar
Linnell of Hyannis mother of the
tragedy victim; Mrs. w H. Mclean
/ of Broekton. sister of the dead girl,
land Mr.. Mclean; William Hahn. the
Newton Center druggist. who says
that he sold cyanide of POTASSIUM to
1 Mr.. Rieheson on Oct. 10; Miss Patter-
/ sor., superintendent of the Boston
Young Women's Christian Association
home on Warrenton street, where the
lLinnell girl lived and several young
women who live at the y. w. c. a,
land who were friends of Miss Linnell.
| II is expected that it will take two
and perhaps three days for the grand
/ jury to hear ell of the witnesses sum
moned by the district attorney.
| Probably no other case of such inn
portance in this state ever moved
with the rapidity of that which went
to the grand jury, today. The grand
Jurors took up consideration of the
evidence against Pastor Rieheson six
! DAYS after his arrest. He had been
taken before the lower court and q
hearing had been set for Oct. 81. But
| the district attorney stepped into the
matter and called a special session
| of the grand jury. This move will pre-
ciude the defeuce from getting line
| on the prosecutions evidence, while
| a hearing in the lower court would
| necessarily have exposed the entire
government case.
The events associated with the muir
| der which have received the sanction
of official investigation, include;
Tuesday Oct l0.-Rev. Mr.. Rieheson
purchases of Druggist Hahn, an old
friend, a quantity of cyanide of po-
| tassium, ito kill dog"
| Thursday, Oct. 12-Avis Linnell
makes telephone appointment to dine
| with her gentleman friend Satur-
day afternoon.
Saturday, Oct. A. 645 p. M.-Miss
Linncll, returning from appointment,
tells friends she has dined with her
gentleman friend" pleads a head
ache and retires.
10 p. M.-Girl heard groaning in
bathroom. Door broken in and Miss
Linnell found in dying condition,
sitting in chair, her feet in a tub of
hot water.
: 7.35 2. M.-Miss Linnell dies without
recovering consciousness. Medical Elk
aminer Leary finds death due to
4 cyanide of potassium, supposedly self.
. administered.
2 When notified of the death by tele
2 phone, mir. Richeson says he remem
t bers baptizing Miss Linnell at Hyan
e mis- three years age, but does not know
her well enough to do anything. Asks
t however; Did she say anything be
9 fore she died?"
: Sunday. Oct 15-Miss LinnelF
, brother -in-law w Fl. Mclean o
Brockton, arrives and accuses Richie
son of numbering his former sweet
t heart.
: Monday, oct 16-Medieal Examine
I.eary finds Miss Linneil was pregnan