The Washington herald., 1911-10-22

Sappeareu IneFes
When the service was over, the en-
gagged trio filed up to the altar and right
out before the startled congregation ac-
cused him of promising to marry all
| three of them. In polished, courteous
phrase the clergyman excused himself.
He disappeared and never stood in that
pulpit again.
| There comes from the little village of
Georgetown. near Haverhill, another en-
gagement story, and this time a femi-
nine trio also figured. Richeson preached
| at revival service there, and he paid
some attention to reviving the love in the
hearts of some of the feminine members
OF the flock.
One of the girls that caught the allur-
ing eye of the cavalier clergyman was
Miss Alice F. Howe, daughter of the
deputy sheriff. 1t was reported that they
became engaged. The preacher had
| boarded at the sheriff's house. He gave
Miss Howe several presents. Then it be-
! came known that he was engaged to
two other girls of the town, one of whom
| was Miss Alfredo Chase, and the Howes
| banished him.
Sent Bill for Presents.
Richeson rendered a bill for the pres
ents he had given Miss Howe, and her
| father retorted with a counter bill for a
months board and nursing that he had
required whila receiving medical treat
ment Miss Howe is a pretty girl. who is
| a State institution.
! 1t is believed that before RiChesOn
| faces a jury ir court scores OF other
! girls to whom he made love will become
! known. The only one, so far as Is
known, that ne really came near mar
rying is Miss Edmands. That wedding
was to have taken place the last day
! of this month, and there is no reason
! to believe that RiCheSon would have
| backed out. Miss Edmands is q charm
! ing girl. a talented musician, and grad
| uate OF NaSsar. Also she is an he!reSS.
Rev George F. HOrr. head of the
Newton Theological Seminary, from
which RiChesOn was graduated. stated
! to-day that the wedding had been IN
! definitely postponed. Miss Emands her-
! self is hcartbroken. She loved Richie
/ son. and even the grave accusation that
! has been brought against him has ap-
! parentlv not shaken her faith in him.
! Richeson is a physical wreck in the
Jail SnatChed from luxurious bed in
the wealthy Edmands home. he was
transferred to an iron cot in narrow.
pictureIess. uncomfortable. cherries
cage of steel. From dainty food. pre-
pared by skilled hands. under loving,
solicitous direction. he had dropped to
plain and unpalatable prison fare.
Fear of Suicide.
1t was reported to-day that the spe-
ciaI watch had been put on the preacher
to guard him against suicide. His !
friends declare that this precauion Is
unnecessary. and that he will make no
attempt to take his own life.
10 search
OF RichesOn's room IN Cambridge, de |
clare that it had been thoroughly ran :
sacked before they arrived. Chief Du- .
gan asked Lawyer Dunbar If he had {
been to the room. The lawyer replied .
that he had been there. but found that (
somebody had preceded even him. /.
An effort is being made now to solve /
tbs new mystery. 1t is believed that ,
the searcher whoever ho may have been. !
carried away all the evidcn"e lurking .
there that would help to make clear ,
the death of Avis l.innell
The favorite book Of the clergyman was |
volume Of the weird. fantastic stories /
Of Edgar Allan Poe He took this vol
ume with him last summer on his va
cation.
Love n Fad with Him.
When a student at the William Jewell
{ C0llege at Liberty, Mo. he wrote an ar
tlcIe entitled, "Lovc's Tragedy" In this
story he expressed belief in love at
first sight and dealt with the theme in a
manner to indicate that he had given
il consderab BILE thought.
1t was recalled to-day that DR. Bennett
G. Hyde, tried for the murder Of Col
H. Swope, the eccentric million
;rirc of Kansas City. was student at the
William Jewell College at the same time
RIchesOn was there. 1t was alleged that
HYDE killed Swope with cyanide of po-
ta aSSium, the same poison that ended the
lIft Of Avis Linnell.
Frank II Carter. with whom RiCheSOn
r"umed IN Cambridge has come forward
with the story that two weeks ago Richie
son threatened TO poison his dog. This
statement was put forward by Mr.. Car
Ter. with the purpose of showing that
" hen Richeson bought the poison in
Ncwto he may have contemplated kill
.ng dog with it, as he explained to the ,
druggist. William Hahn When Carter
was asked about this statement, he said:
Il never knew Mr. RiChesOn owned {
dog. | own a male dog myself, l had
him while Mr.. RichesOn WAS here and
the dog is still in my possession
Did Not Kill Dog. ,
1t will be seen by this that if Mr.. Richie i
son purchased the poison for the pur d
pose of killing Carter's dog he did not
AIRY out his intentions.
John Smith, the sexton of the I'm ,
manual Baptist Church in Cambridge, 4
declared that Mr.. Richcson did not have /
dog. Dr. Gardner. RiCheson's ply n
;ician, when asked about the dog. said h
I never saw Il dog with him at any q
ime I called on him."
At Hyannis the home of Avis Lin
lell. the residents are terribly incensed
II RiCheson. He was hanged in Cffigy
here to-day. The nsure of man
lressed in a frOck coat and made up
o represent the clergyman, was sus-
pended from limb of tree in the 4
hurch yard of the Baptist church where s.
Sicheson formerly preached. Tackled o
gainst the tree was a placard which h
cad: ''Guilty-Read Luke, xviii"
Those who looked up this quotation .
ound it to be as follows:
1T were better for him that a mill a
tone were hanged about his neck, and c
hat he be cast into the sea. than that
e should offend one of these little ones" f.
EhiEy Is Cut Down. 81
The effigy was cut down this afternoon u
Y a member of the church. 4.
The Boston police are tracing Richie
Ons previous career, and have discov- NJ
red that in many ways he was a real II
utotype of the famous Or Jekyl and III