The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Claim Evidence Was Re moved From Ministers
 Apartments
THE PASTOR WRITES
 HIS RESIGNATION
Father of Miss Edmands Reiterates Relief in His innocence-Re- mains Cool and Reticent.
 Awakes Refreshed

Boston. Mass october 2l.-To strength en the chain of circumstantial evidence upon which the Rev. Clarence Y. Rieh- eson, who was arrested yesterday Tor the alleged murder of Avis Linnell, the po- lice today concentrated their efforts upon ascertaining definitely whether it was AIr. Richeson or another person who dined with the young music student Sat urday last in the afternoon a few hours before she took the cyanide of potassium from which she died.
 According to the police tonight they have evidence indicating that Mir. Riche- son was her companion. They have worked on the theory that the man with whom Miss Linnen dined was the person who gave her the fatal powder which she took believing 1t would remedy her physical condition
 Rooms Ransacked
 Police attempts to obtain from the rooms in Cambridge occupied by MT. Richeson some article which might fur ther connect him with the poison, were frustrated unexpectedly. Chief Inspector Joseph Dugan declared that when his in spectors went to the pastors rooms they found everything in a state of chaos. the result of a general ransacking which occurred prior to the police visit. It Is not known who was responsible for this, but it has been given out that q news paper reporter impersonated an officer and gained entrance to the apartment.
 That the police have discovered the A.rfE tAa1 Saturday and that Mir. Rlcheson was the. man who accompanied her, was report ed from headquarters late today. It was said that a young woman at the Young Womens Christian association home had furnished this information.
 This witness, who is believed to be the last person to talk with Avis I-innell before she took the fatal dose, says the unfortunate girl declared.
 q dned with Mir Richeson.' In pursuing this line of investigation the police say they have learned rom a Cambridge man that on Thursday of last week the minister was overheard to make an appointment by telephone to luncheon Saturday with some person at the young Womens Christian Association home. Joan F. Danskin, the informant. said MT Richeson had called Miss Linnell on the telephone from the Danskin home on sev- eral occasions and Mrs. Danskin heard this conversation.
 It is said Mir Reheson wrote out In his cell today his resignation as pastor of the Immanuel Baptist church ot Can1- bridge. His parishioners were even 10 understand last night that i-lis resiSna- tion would be forthcoming.
 The minister was visited by Moses Grant Edmands, father of Miss Viole, Edmands, his fiancee, at whose home m Brooklyn MT. Richeson was arrested. With the bars between them as a grim reminder of the events which necessitat- ed the postponement Of the wedding set for the 31st. the accused clergyman and his prospective father-in-law had a long talk.
 Edmands Confident
 When MT. Edmands left the jail he told newspaper men that the prisoner Is con- fident of acquittal and looks forward to the time when his name may be cleared of the charge which stands in the way of his intended marriage
 He added:
 MT. Richeson will have as good defense as money can buy.
 This statement together with further one that MT. Edmands with the rest or his family retains confidence In Mir. Richeson was taken to indicate that the wealth of the Edmands family would be placed in defense of the, pastor.'
 That eminent counsel will be engaged to care for Mir. Richeson's interest was made certain by the announcement that a member of the firm of Brandes, Nuttor and Dunbar already has the matter en- trusted to him. This firm is headed by Louis D. Brandeis. Phillip R. Dunbar made a formal statement that he will look after the prisoners interests but would not say who had retaipcd him.
 Late today three men called at tho home of Frank Carter in Cambridge, Where MT. Richeson had his rooms. One of them recognized as the head of a Bos- ton detective agency, left the house an hour and half later, carrying a suitcase fairly bulging with articles believed to have been taken from the minister's apartment.
 The detective would neither affirm nor deny that he was acting for Mir. Riche- son nor would he tell what he was going to do with the contents Of tho case.