The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-21
MINISTER
 LOCKED UP
TAKEN FROM HOME OF AFFi. ANcED WIFE UNDER CHARGE
 OF MuRDERINe ANOTHER.
Bought Poison of a Druggist to Kill His Female Dog, He Said, and Asked Druggist to Keep
 His Secret Safe.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 20.-A nar- lrow cell tonight holds the Rev. Car. lence sVirgil Thompson Richeson, tie Iyoung pastor of the Tmmanuel Bap- list church, Cambridge, who was ar rested today for the alIegel murder of pretty Avis Lnnell of Hyanui-, Mass, to whom he had been engag- ed.
 His commitment to jail this after moon without bail on a charge of first degree murder marked a temporary end to 8 chain of circumstances that the police and detectives have rof- lowed assidnously since the death of Miss Linnell last Sunday by Cyan- hide of potassium poisoning.
 Miss Linnell, who was q years old. and a student at the Conservatory of Music, was found dead in the bath room of the Young Woman's Christ ian Association here.
 At first the police believed she had committed suicide, but later de- yelopments indicated that she had unknowingly taken cyanide ofpo- tassium sent her by some other per son, in the belief that it would rem edy her embarrassing physical condi- ton.
 For several days the police inquiry made little progress, but information received early today that Mir. Rich- eson had purchased cyanide of po- tassium at drug store in Newton led the official to decide upon his ar rest.
 A dozen officers. headed by Depu. ty Superintendent Watts, were forc6d to maintain an eight hour vigil out side the fashionable home in Brook he of Moses Grand Edmonis, where the clergyman had been staying dur ing the past week, before the min ister was taken in custody.
 Repeated pulls at the door bells, rappings and shouts. failed to brins any response from those within the house, and the police, without war rant, were unwilling to make a forc- ible entrance.
 The deputy superintendent ana his assistants, with a crowd of newspa- per men, remained on guard until about ' a. m, when they were ad- mitted.
 Mir Edmonds is the father of Miss Violet Edmonds, for whose marriage to MT. Richeson cards hal been is- sued These invitations were re called today.
 The Edmonds family. however, maintain faith in Mir Richeson and the only announcement En ccnnec- ton with the withdrawing of the cards was that the marriage had beer postponed
 October 31, the date for a further hearing of MT. kicheson. Is the laA on which he was to have been mar Iried. But neither the announcement of the date or any other happening in connection with his arrest seem cd to disturb the prisoner.
 
 Even when faced by William Hahn the Newton drug man, who declared Richeson had purchased cynnide O potassium from him a week ago. til. minister apparently was unperturb ed As Hahn was shown into tn' room at police headquarters Riche son stepped forward and shook hi hand.
 It was noticeable that the drnggis was more moved than the accused man. Facing the clergyman, Hahn who has known Mir. Rlcheson fo several years, told how Richesol walked into his store Tuesday even 1 ing. Oct. 10 and said:
 I've got a dog at home that | creating disturbance. She wni D Q nuisance unless I can kill he Isoon.
 MT. Hahn said he responded | ERicheson T never knew you ha' a dog', and that Richeson replie lthat he kept it in his room.
 Inquiry by the police where Mir Rieheson roomed developed tn presence only of male dog owne by the landlord. who said Richeso had never owned dog during tn leight months he had lodged there.
 Hahn sail further that he sus