Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-10-21
DID MINISTER KILL
 CHOIR SINGER? YOUNG VIRGINIAN CHARGED WITH POISONING GIRL HE JILTED TO WE'D ANOTHER, CRIME STIRS BOSTON Led From Fiance In Manacles -Mys- tery That May Equal Beattfe
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CRIME STIRS BOSTON

Boston, Oct. 20.-Arrested at the fashionable Brookline home of his wealthy fiancee, Miss Violet Ed mands, by squad of of officers who have kept an all night vigil in a cordon around the residence, com pelled to take piteous leave of his sweetheart with his hands in man acles, brought before a magistrate to answer a charge of poisoning a pretty young choir singer, Miss Evis Linnell, whom he tilted to wed a richer girl, the Reverend Clarence Virgil Thompson Richeson, a hand some young Virginian, and pastor of the Cambridge Baptist church, to- night occupies a cell in the Charles street jail, as cool and dignified as though he were expounding the Cos pei to his cultured flock instead of facing a battle for his life in one of the most amazing death mysteries ill the history of the commonwealth. He will be arraigned on October 31, the date set for his wedding
 The Reverend Richeson, according held, purchased from William Haha, an old friend and parishioner, a druggist, enough cyanide of potas- sium to kill ten persons for the pur- pose, he declared, of killing dog which he did not want to live because it was about to become a mother.
 "You have an invitation to my we'd
 ding" the druggist declared Rev. Richeson told him, as he purchased the poison, land don't fail to come. I want to see you there. And about this purchase; can I depend upon you to keep it a secret? We'll, you know, I haven't bought this. Keep it to yourself"
 The store at which this purchase was made is within sight of his fiancee's magnificent residence
 Miss Linnell, the tilted chorus singer, died in terrible agony in her room at the Boston Y. NJ. c. A. last Sunday night from poisoning. The police declare that the Rev. Dr.. Richeson gave her the poison pur- chased from MT. Hahn, representing 1t to be medicine. Miss Linnell was in an expectant condition.
 Miss Violet Edmands, at whose home the Rev. Dr. Richeson was ar rested, is in serious condition from shock tonight Her parents, M. G. Edmands, wealthy Brookline real estate dealer, and his wife, had sent out almost a thousand invitations to her wedding which was to have been one of the seasons greatest social events. With her mother and father she has stoutly defended her fiancee against intimation that he was inn plicated in the death of Miss Lin nell.
 MT. Richeson retired early last night after issuing, through his fi- ancee's father, a statement to the effect that he was confident that the poison mystery would be satisfactor- fly solved He has been making the Edmands residence his home since his engagement to Miss Edmands was announced.
 "I cannot make statement now, but perhaps 1 will later," he said. q am sure all will come out alright in the end"
 About the time the lights were turned out in the Edmands' mansion, police headquarters began to as sume an unwonted activity. Will liam Hahn, the druggist, was closet ed with Deputy Superintendent of Police Watts and with Chief Dugan, Of the Boston Bureau of Criminal Investigation. He gave brief out line of the information he was about to impart and before waiting to hear more Superintendent Watts summon ed dozen detectives to headquar- te~e and several automobiles were summoned for a quick run. Hahn then proceeded with his story.
 s'I was in my store on the afternoon of October 12," said he, when MT.