The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-24
RICHESON CASE TO GRANDJURY
POLICE WILL SAFEGT TiRD EI'I-
DENCE AGAINST PREACHER.
Preacher Accused of Poisoning Miss Lin.
mel, VIII Not Have Preliminary Public
Hearing Prosecute or shuts OH supply
Of News -Eianccr Leaves Boston

the SuNOk county tfanu Jury nHS beeIl
called for next Thursday To consider the
case of the Rev Clarence '. T. Richeson.
accused of the murder ot Miss Avis Lin
nell, the music student from Hyanns.
This means that If an indictment is
found the clergyman will probably face
jury in JANUARY. District Attorney
Pelletier assumed charge "f the prosec'it-
ing end to-day and he issued Il call Tor
the Grand Jury TO which the evidence
gathered by the police will be submitted.
Tho regular sitting does not come 'niil
the first Monday in November ms call
ing together of the Grand jury IN special
session is not unusual but indicates that
the police consider that they have suf-
ficient evidence against ia" clergyman I"
bring about his indictment
Since the Grand Jury is to consider the
case, RiCheson will not he arragred III
the lower court next Tuesday and the
police will not I've Gcd to show their
hand
Tho rolicc have boon talking freely to
newspaper mon about IN" evidence they
have hut they are believed tn hav" kept
much important information under cover.
and now thai the prus"cuto' Is N charge
the lips of all connected with the cas-" " i'll
be sealed The District Attorney ia al
wavs reticent in regard To- eases IN his
charge and II j. understood that he has
warned the detectives II hav" nothing
to slv.
HMedical Examiner l.earv after he left
the District Attorneys office, declined
To- sav anything further about The case
and Chief Inspector Dugan also refused
to make any statement.
Assistant District Attorney DwNer had
a long conferences with his superior and IT
is understood he will assist Mr. Pelletier
in the handling Of the case SUNNI onses
for the witnesses will be sent out to-
morrow.
The Rev George Holt of Jamestown.
X. l.. who is engaged 10 he married to
Miss Rose Edmands. sister Of the accused
mans latest Gancee. visited the prisoner
to-day. When he emerged from the Jail
he rope ltcd the statement made to him
by Richeson, Il am innocent. and will
prove it when the time comes, and added:
"Those were his words
Miss L. v Richeson, sister OF the ac-
cused who is said to he trained nurse
at sanitarium in Saranac Lake, " Y,
also visited the prisoner to-day. She
arrived AT the Jail before 10 o clock, which
is the holr AT which visitors are admitted
The officer in charge broke the rule be-
cause she had come a long distance and
was unfamiliar with the regulations
Miss Richeson spent about an hour III her
brothers cell.
Philip X. Dunbar. counsel for the
accused. had short talk with the clergy
man this afternoon. His other visitors
to-day were A. :. Watson. treasurer
OF Emmanuel Baptist Church Of Cam
bridge. and y. f.. Hughes a member
of the church. They called to see Richie
son on "A matter of business. they said
and reported that he seemed To be cheer
full and talked as if he had no fears o
the outcome Of his case.
Al the Edmands house in Brooklin,
this afternoon 1t was Indicated that Mis-
Violet Edmands, Richeson's tianc"e. ha'
gone away to seek a change of scene
A messenger boy went To the house Will
an envelope containing two tickets fol
Chicago. 80 II l. said He received ths
envelope at the Hotel Bellevue in BoStol
from a man believed To b. Moses Gran
Edmands. the girls father. Later
Young woman dressed in black alighteC
from "A carriage at the house and at -
the family coachmdn drove up To the
door Two young women heavily veiled
each with a suit case. entered the vehicle
hurriedly and we're driven in the dr.C
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