Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
); j. R. WALSH DEAD R|CHES0N IS SILENT
Banker Just Out of Prison. Refuses to Discuss Charge
Victim of Heart Disease. That He Murdered Girl.
HAD NOTABLE CAREER |POLICE HAVE A NEW CLUE
Newoy Avis Lnne Told Friend About Re-
of Riches. cevng Medicine"
CARRIED BANKS TO RUIN ACCUSED PREACHER CALM
| in Meshes of Law But Not
in listed With Evidence
POLICE HAVE A NEW CLUE
Avis Linnell Told Friend About Re.
ceiving Medicine"
PREACHER CAL
Eats and Sleeps Well, Reads the
Papers, But Will Not Talk-Sat-
isded With Evidence.

potiCe were IuTIHeT pSlenQSQ To-Day TO
complete the evidence and substantate
the testimony of witnesses in connection
with the murder of Miss Avis Linnell,
the young music student, whose death by
poisoning occurred at the Young Women $
Christian Association building on the
night Of October IA.
The evidence against Richeson will be
presented before the Suffolk county grand
jury at special session on Thursday of
this week. This announcement was made
this afternoon by District Attorney Pei
letter.
Chief Joseph Dugan of the criminal in
vesti2ation announced today that in the
whole story Of the case SO far there is
not a guess nor a surmise.
The police today continued their
deavors to locate the restaurant where
Miss Linnell and the Rev. Clarence Y.
I. Richeson, pastor of Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church of Cambridge. charged with
the murder, are said to have eaten on
the day the girl was found dead. The
stomach of the girl is now In the custody
of Prof Whitney of Harvard Medical
School, who is making a chemical
analysis.
NASACSOA AtC1Adluo SdAA
In his cell in the county Jail on Charles
street Richeson remains calm and has
made nc statement. He slept peacefully
during the greater part of last night and
awoke early. After eating light break
fast he read the newspapers. Today he
was allowed to receive visitors, and his
sister and lawyers arranged to see him.
His cell Is between the cells of four
col, IL fal
charge of numbering Leon Scippa, the
night of July 3.
Former Judge James r. Dunbar and his
son, Philip r. Dunbar, who have been
tanned by Richeson. and who are also at
torneys for Moses Grant Edmands. father
of Miss Violet Edmands. who was to have
married Richeson October IL have decid-
ed to make no statement for the present,
at least. They have instructed Richeson
to say nothing concerning the case to any
one.
Mr.. Edmands also continued uncom-
municative, except to reiterate his dec
laration that he believed Richeson inno-
cent Of the crime for which he has been
arrested.
Friend Gave Her Medicine.
81 have just left my friend and he has
given me some medicine
This statement. made by Avis Linnell
found dying. is regarded by Deputy Super
intendent of Police Watts as the clinch-
ing evidence against Richeson.
When Watts first told of this new and
most important statement to the
medicine he talked guardedly and made
1t condition Of his talking at all that
he should not he quoted. But today he
discussed frankly this latest development
in the case
This evidence was all that was lack
ing he said. land it came to me in the
same way that we got the testimony of
potassium to the preacher 1t was
brought about by the publicity that has
been given the case.
Girls Name Suppressed.
1.-The girl to whom Miss LinnelI made
the statement met me by appointment
outside my office and told me of the con-
versation she had with the unfortunate
Avis. For obvious reasons / am not at
liberty to reveal the name of my in
formant, and it may be that she will
not be brought into the hearing on the
31st, as we have plenty of evidence with
out testimony on which to hold Richie
son. But there is no harm in telling you
exactly what she told me.
lit was between 4:3O and ) o'clock
Saturday afternoon that / met Avis on
the street. she said. She was smiling
happily as we met. We chatted for a
moment about trivial things, and then
she said to me: II have just left my
friend and he has given me some medi
cine. l must hurry home now and take 1t
and then l shall feel better
When she referred to her friend l
knew, Of course, that she meant the Rev.
MIR. Richeson, as she always spoke of him
in that way and he was the only man
what the medicine was for, and l sup
posed IL was for headache, as she had
lately complained of having headaches.
Seemed to Be Happy.
had seen her lately. as IL a weight had
been cast off her mind, but / did not at
tach any special significance to what she
said. until l read that she was dead.
Even then it did not occur to me that
there might be anything wrong until l
read of the purchase Of the cyanide by
Rcheson. and then / remembered what
she told me about having got some medi-
cine from him. That is all l know, but If
II helps to avenge her death / shall be
truly thankful
Il have investigated the girl who told
me that" continued Supt Watts, ''and
find she is entirely reliable and RESPONSE
BILE. We would like to hear from some
body who saw Miss Linnell and the min
lister together that afternoon but no
doubt somebody will turn up. and even
without any further witnesses we have
the time pretty we'll fixed