Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26
The Rev. Mr.. Richeson Dined
with Girl on the Day
She Died.
SEARCHING FOR The HOLDER
Police Want to Know What Has
Become of the Receptacle
Which Contained the Cy-
anide of Potassium.

Boston. oct. In their efforts to lear
up the circumstances 90 the death of Avis
LinueH. tn, Hyanuis sunday school teach
or AID music student, with whose muir
der the Rev. Clarence V. +. Iichcsun is
charged. the police have been unable
thus far it is said, to locate the poison
receptacle.
When the girl took the dose Of cyanide
of potassium. which caused her death,
she was in the bathroom of the YounE
Womons Christian association home ON
Warrenton street. and though the house
was searched Immediately after her
death by order f t. 'u"ilcii examiner
at later by the police, the receptacle,
which had contained tur poison D",ore
she had poured 1t into Il cup to drink,
cannot be found.
At the time of her death Miss linncil
wore a bath robe over her ugn; dress.
and this having become stained in the
lautopsy, was tucked beneath tie fe"t
OF the girl as she lay in her cashct and
was buried with her.
When the police learned this they at
once surinised that the cyanide contain
er had been thrust into the pocket Of
tine bath robe and ii was believed that
orders would have to be given to ex-
hume the body Further inquiry tonight,
however, revealed the TACT that the med
ical examiners assistant examined the
bath robe carefully and he declares
there WAS nothing in The pockets of the
garment.
FIND THEY DlNED TOGETHER.
Deputy superintendent Watts said
definitely that he has information Of
a direct character that Mr. Eichcson
ldincd with Miss Linncll on the after
moon Of the day on which the girl took
the fatal dose. This information. Dep
uty Watts said, came from a young
woman who is not a member of the
Young Womcns Christian association
household. She met Miss Linnell on
the street late Saturday afternoon.
Miss Linnell told me-" said Deputy
Watts's informant. that she had Just
ldined with Richeson and that she was
going home as she was suffering from
a headache"
The cafe in which the couple had
dined is also known to tho police. and
the employees there are said to have
verified the statement of the young
"o'"dH as 10 NlSIl maze ny the can
bridge pastor and the Conservatory OF
Music pupil.
The police and medical examiner to-
night declare there is no Significance
10 be placed on the fact that Miss Lin
inou had for some DAYS been taking
a black liquid from a square hottie.
1t is believed to have been a simple
tonic.
The stomach Of the dead girl is in
The hands Of a chemist. however. and
while the ANALYSIS will be rrinriunll,.
to determine the amount Of cyanjto of
potassium taken into the stomach II
is believed that sufficient tr,ces of
the medicine VIII remain IN dotorr,iro
it's nature.
'''' '>''i I'r'''"N I-AS pfAI T..
Iho morning worship 1T the Emmanuel
Baptist Church, Cambridge. to-day was
without reference OF any Kind to the
liant %. Mr.. WrhcSon, TIE CONGREGATION g
-aslor.
1; had been reported that Mr.. Richeson
Epl rc ian his pastorate through q
'' ~ some member of the church to
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resign $" thAt IN" cAuFch nltat Ice re~
leNed OF some or TIA" noturicty If for no
other reason. MIR. RuWneN reiterated an
intention OF calling upon Mi Richeson a.
the Charles street Jail for the purpose o.
urging him to resign
The opinion thai Mr. Richeson will not
resign his rastoratc or issue any state
lneut. was EXPRESSED by his counsel.
Phillo Il Dunbar. TODAY Air Dunbar
said that he has already advised t,a
n-ini.,c- to rnoke no eta,ar.nt NJ an.
l,ird o,d f,,rtbo. eliza, bo novel, ,.1,.,so
oroirs, Mr. Eicbcson b,nd,ro In b,, ros-
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