The Washington times., 1911-10-20
BOSTON MINISTER
HELD AS SLAYER
OF Tilted GIRL
Police Accuse Him Of Poi
soning That He Might
, Wed Heiress.
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ed to the floor. and It was with the
greatest of difficulty that he dressed.
He trembled and shook like an aspen
leaf. Finally all was completed, and
after asking for cup OF hot milk he
said good-by.
Richeson, after his arrest, was taken
to the Boston police headquarters in
Pemberton square. As the accused
clergyman stepped from the machine to
the street he was greeted by a battery
of cameras and a gathering of several
hundred more of the curious who had
read of the arrest In the morning eS-
tras.
He was taken into the building and
ushered into the office of Chief Inspec-
tor Joseph Dugan, where he gave his
name and address.
Has Nothing to Say.
A second later the official stenog-
rapher. who had been one of those at
the house during the night, was sent
for. as the chief inspector had decided
to interrogate the prisoner. First of
all, he was cautioned as to his rights
the customary procedure, and then he
was asked II he had anything to say.
II have absolutely nothing to say to
the police" said Richeson.
DO you care to make statement for
the newspapermen." asked Deputy su-
perintendent Watts.
absolutely nothing" was the reply.
That over with he was marched across
the inside Bridge Of Sighs to the Tombs.
ed, not showing the slightest trace of
nervousness after the first few minutes
in the bedroom of the Edmands home
Were Seen Together.
George H. Baker. an employe' of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
roal, who saw Miss Linnell and Rich
eson last Friday afternoon as he was
entering the Summer street entrance
70 the South station, said today:
o IT went into the South Station through
the Summer street entrance shortly be-
fore o'clock last Friday afternoon, on
my way to work." said Baker. About
six feet from the entrance / met Rich.
eson. whom l know by sight. The girl
I noticed him first. AS passed was
three feet from them, then saw that
the young woman was Avis. ..'
gagement had been broken. I stopped
after passing and looked back.
Avis was talking very earnestly; her
ses she ds on all ss t
Ing. Her usually rosy cheeks were
deathly white. This noticed especial
ly. for she usually had such good color.
'Richeson all this time was. or seemed
be listening to her and at the same
time seemed to be thinking Of some
thine else. His face was stern and he
ac!sd Sft.r yerg ten mDuses was forced to
leave. They never moved from where
I saw them first, save for the swaying
Of Avis's body as she talked to Riche-
GAS I said. I was drawn to them at
the first by the story I heard Of his be-
ino engaged to another girl"
Thought Herself Engaged.
Potassium cyanide was the poison
used by Miss Avis Iinncll to take her
lfe Saturday evening at the Y. w.
C. A.. al Boston, Immediately follow
ing the announcement OF the engage
ment of Richeson to Miss Violet Ed
mands, Chestnut Hill heiress.
Miss Linnell had met the young min
lister when he was pastor at her Capt
Cod home. Her friends declare there
between the two, and that the wedding
day was set. She. at least, it is said
considered an engagement existed.
NiSo l@ih"Sii iiequci.iy ViSitcu DUE
ton. where she was studying music a,
the New England Conservatory OF
Music. She Is said to tave continues
her friendship with the minister IN
Boston, after he was transferred frorl
his pastorate at Hyannisport.
Then came the announcement in the
newspapers If the betrothal OF her nj.
sf' and weaif6s aP6s n Miss snedea Gdmands he
Makes No Disavowal.
A few minutes after dinner Saturday
evening. Miss Linnell went into the
bathroom on the third floor of the Y
W. c. A.. and drank the deadl poison
Means of the girl in her death agony
were heard by roomers on the floor and
the bathroom door broken down. She
was unconscious and died soon after
reaching the City Hospital.
While the girls body was lying In the
Boston morgue and an autopsy being
performed, the name of Richeson was
linked with hers as the alleged faithless
fiance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmands and friends
of the minister have rallied strongly In
his defense.
1.-THE engagement existing between my
daughter and the Rev. Richeson has MOI
been broken" was the statement ol
Mrs. Edmauds after the name of hel
daughters Lance had been brought int
t. case.
The Rev. Richeson originally went Il
Boston from Rosehill, Va. He grad
uated from the Newton Theological