The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
FATHER AND SON.
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for her and that vocal culture was al.
she needed to realize her hopes
WI men she remained determined. III
spite OF my endeavors to have her
abandon such a plan and become my
Wlte, could only acquiesce. did not
call off our engagement. That action
was taken by Avis herself. And when
1t becomes necessary 1 shall produce
the three witnesses who can bear me
out in this. They knew al about our
match falling through, and they Will
tell the reason, just as I have given IL
She Knew All About 1t.
Miss Edmands is acquainted with
the part that Miss Linneu played in
my life. I told her how we kept com
pany and how the engagement was
finally terminated by Avis. At no
time did endeavor to conceal from
her the existence of Avis.
And / felt that the complete conf
dence that Miss Edmands and her
father have placed in me is, in a large
measure due to the fact that was
frank with her from the first. That
is, I told her how I had been engaged
to Avis and how the latter had broken
the engagement.
For months I had hardly pass
ing acquaintance with Avis LinneIl.
Therefore could not have played the
intimate part in her affairs that
have been pictured as doing. Since
Avis Cancelled our engagement last
winter, have seen her seldom.
1T is true that I called at the LIN
nell house last summer, while spend
ing my vacation at Hyannis. But
called merely as a former pastor
would drop in on some of his old
time parishioners-
ct called on many other families
in Hyannis. I showed them as much
and in some cases more attention than
gave the Linnells. 1t would be Just
as truthful to say that I was keeping
company with members of every one
of these families as to say that paid
serious attention to Avis during my
summer vacation
''The diamond ring that I had given
to Avis as a token of our engagement
was returned to me by her. | ald
when she called our engagement off
Avis removed the ring from her fin
ger and insisted that should take It
ST have letters written to me by
Avis that show that she regarded our
engagement as at an end. They are
in terms of an ordinary &C
uuaintance. They are the kind or let
tiers that one would expect a pastor to
receive from the average attendant az
his church. At the proper time I will
produce these letters and let the world
know their contents.
A New Hampshire man who has
been mentioned as former sweet
heart of Avis Linnell and who was said
to have been in this city the day of
her death, made the following state
ment concerning his movements:
e'I left my home on Friday, October
Is, at 1910, to go to Barnstable, Mass, |
to attend a case in court. I arrived in
Boston about p. m. and stayed at a
hotel that night, leaving Boston on the
1913 train the following morning for
Bourne, Mass. -Ls~
II remained in Bourne that day I'M |
Ill 7 p. m, settling up some business. |
arrived in Hyannis at 9 p. m. Satur- |
lay night and remained over Sunday
On Monday I attended court at Barn |
stable. I first heard of the death Of |
Miss LinneH on Sunday, October Is"
Byron c. Mason of Berlin. N. H, is |
he. man whose name has been men |
toned in the case. His presence in |
Boston about the time of the death of |
Miss Linnell caused unofficial inquiry
@ be instituted and 1t was of his own |
yolftion that he made his statement.
The consideration by the Suffolk !
county grand jury of the evidence ac-
,umulated by the prosecution against |
began today. Chief Dugan |
If the bureau of criminal investigation |
IND District Attorney Pe1litiere were |
n charge of the governments case
against the accused minister.
It is expected it will take two or
hree days for the grand jury to hear
LII the witnesses who have been sum-
noned bv the district attorney