Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-24

dentally it will be definitely known
whether the receptacle which contained
the cyanide Of potassium was left in the
pocket of the bath robe which was in
tered with the body.
Declares His Innocence.
Richeson violated his attorneys orders
yesterday when he declared to the Rev
George Holt of jamestown. r. L., who is
to marry sister Of his tiancee. Ms Ed
mands. that he is innocent
You may say to the newspapers for
me-" Richeson told Mr.. Holt. that / am
innocent and will prove 1t when the time
comes"
Miss Russell Rio heson. one of Richie
sons sisters. also visited him at the ia l.
and remained for few minutes. When
she came from the jail she refused To
answer questions and hurried to the Ed
mands home. at Chestnut Hills
During Mss Richeson's talk with her
brother through the bars a guard stood
close by. Richeson was perfectly COM
Iosed, but Miss Richeson broke down and
wept.
her. Il will clear myself of this terrible
charge
e. s. Watson. treasurer OF the Imman-
uel Baptist Church of Cambridge. accom-
panied by \; E Hughes member Of
the congregation, allied at the Jail and
was admitted to see Richeson Both re-
manned twenty minutes talking with their
pastor.
Talked Business of Church.
Mr. Rieheson and L talked business of
the church nearly all the Tins We were
there" said MIR. Watson He seemed to
be certain that he will soon be at liberty.
The charge against me is Daseiess.' he
said. and everything will come out all
right"
One of the perplexing problems which
have confronted the prosecution is the
apparently long time in which the cyanide
of potassium acted before Ii caused the
death of Miss Linnell. The medical ex
amner, DR.. Timothy Leary, in his report
declared that death ensued Twenty-Five
minutes after the. taking of the poison.
To the police this seems strange. in view
of the fact that cyanide is supposed to
cause instant death.
Various explanations are being adj
yanced for this seeming inconsistency.
One is that an overdose of the poison
acted as it's own emetic. Another is that
the poison had deteriorated through
chemical action. This will be ascertained
by an analysis of quantity of cyanide
of potassium from the Hahn drug store
to see If the drug, such as was purchased
by the minister, had lost its strength
The medical examiner Is authority Tor
the statement, however, that no special
sis nificance need he placed in the fact
that the girl survived nearly half an hour
after taking such a deadly poison citing
cases where the drug mad deteriorated
or an overdose had been taken. so that
HE was prolonged.
Richeson the Only Man.
I'VE do not believe for a second that
there is any man other than Richeson in
the case said Joseph Dugan. chief of
detectives. when questioned about a
young man who had been mentioned by
the defense.
From the day that the medical ex-
aminer reported that Miss Linnell had
been murdered have believed that Rich
est gave her tine cyanide. and feel GER
ain that We viii be able 70 convict aim
before a jury.
we viii show that Richeson won the
heart OF Miss Linneil and gave her dia-
mond ring within year of the time he
met her. We will produce witnesses who
confirm the engagement and show that
Richeson mad told of it. and also that he
loved Avis Linnel better than other
women he had ever met.
'Tlen comes the story Of how he, hav-
ing been introduced TO Violet Edmands,
had become infatuated, apparently. be-
cause OF the fact that she the
daughter of a very wealthy man, and
also had fortune III her own name
from Avis LinnelI under the pretense
that the stone was loose and that he
would have Il reset. The unfortunate
girl believed him. and to her sorrow she
never received the ring back.
Feared Scorn of Heiress.
Having shown al this, sc viii have
evidence to show that Richeson was much
worried ny the knowledge of Miss Lin
nelrs condition. ie could not let Miss
t,dmanGs know OF this, because he feared
she would spurn him and he would lose
her and her wealth.
Becoming desperate after the invita-
lions had been sent out for his wedding
TO Miss Edmands. he went TO Hahn. the
druggist. whom lie knew when in college,
and Hahn sold him the cyanide.
That was on Tuesday. night October
10, and he knew that the girl was to
meet her mother In Boston on Friday.
To be sure that Avis Linnell would not
tell her mother of her trouble he was
at the train when Mrs. Linnell arrived.
I'VE will show that Richeson on meet
ng Avis Linnell on Saturday gave her
the poison, which she took at o'clock
that night and which caused her death
THE young woman whom Deputy
Linnell that night and that the girl told
her she had dined with Richeson and that
he gave her a powder to cure her head
ache and that she was going to hurry
and take 1t.
Denial Used Against Him.
I'VE have not been able positively