The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
Animal Belonged At the Ed
munds Home and Was
Destined to Die
CLAIMS THAT HE HAS
ALL OF THE CYANIDE
Medical Examiner Says He
Found Enough Poison
to Kill Ien--Contain-
er Not Found

BOs TON, MASS. Oct. rs The
the Charles street Jail here charged
with poisoning Avis I4nnell. So that
he could marry Miss Violet Eduands,
daughter OF the cam bridge millions
aire, viii allege in his defense that
the cyanide OF potassium purchased
10y him from Druggist William itahn
body vas taken from the grave y
dog at the r.dmands home.
This IS one OF the most important
developments yet brought TO light.
There is a dog at the Edmapds hoin0
and it is aid TO be- "a female. The
poison purchased from the Newton
druggist has not been used ii is de-
clared
These facts were obtained from q
friend of the Edmands family. who
WAS trying to explain the ordeal 10
which Moses Ednands and his aris-
tocratic relatives have subjected
themselves in defending the young
clergyman. 1t is intimated by the
same authority that Mr.. Richeson's
lawyers are ia possession of guam
tity of cyanide of potassium alleged
to be the original amount purchased
by Richesou,
Poison To Kill Ten.
ON the other hand, Medical Tx
aminer Leary in a statement for the
International News Service announce
ed by Whitney the chemist. who
made the analysis resulting IN the
first autopsy, has discovered that AVIS
Linnell swallowed enough cyanide 70
XIII ten people. He said
nj
tim were literally loaded with cyan
ide of potassium. a quantity CT the
drug was, also found in crcsicrs Ok
( the throat and mouth
I'VE had this report before the
body avs taken from the grave
4rcond time. The elimination and
second autopsy were made for pure
1 liz technical reasons The law re-
uuires that two witnesses be present
during such proceedings and, as "
happened, only my assistant was
present when the first autopsy was
held This last examination, how
ever made it possible to thoroughly
explode the idea that the poison con-
tainer may have been left in the
lpocket of the bathrobe which was
tucked under the girls feet There
Twas no pocket in the bathrobe.
Body Back in Grave.
AVIS i1nnell $ bbuS IL pdth Az -
grave In the little cemetery beside
the sea at Hyanns. 1t was sent from
Boston by an early train to-day.
Everything Is ready for the grand
Jury proceedings tomorrow, the re-
suit of which it is believed will be
the speedy indictment of Richeson.
Father Grects Son.
The most trying ordeal yet encoun-
tered by the young clergyman since
he babe his fiancee good-by just q
week ago to-day, came when he faced
his aged father, but was prevented
from EN- bracing him by the steel bars
of the murderer's cell behind which
he WAS confined,
Byron G. Mason, who was Avis
lLinnelrs sweetheart during their
school days. informed tho local aus
thorities to-day that he would glad
" come TO Boston from his New
Hampshire home ii the prosecutor
desired to question him.
The meeting between the aged Vir-
GINA planter and his clergyman son
was a most affecting one. 1t was thu
ffrst time they had seen each otffsf
in seven years. Mr.. Richeson wa
trembling when he walked into the
Jail. The agony in the fater's heart
was expressed in these words:
My boy oh, my boy"
Father, father cried the stalwart
Young man behind the prison bars
They both broke down and cried hks
children.