New-York tribune., 1911-10-26
I AM INNOCENT CRIES
R|CHESON TO FATHER
Minister Tells Trembling Parent
He Is Not Guilty of Murder
of Avis LinneII.
.EXHUMATl0N OF 70 AVAIL
Container Of Cyanide Not Found
Organs To Be Examined for
Another Poison - Pris-
oner Tilted, He SAYS.

! Boston. oct 2j.-Colonel Thomas Var
( land Richeson, Of Amherst, Va, visited
in Charles street jail to-day the Rev.
/ Clarence V. T. Richeson. his youngest
son. who is accused OF the murder of
+ Avis Linnell. Since the young man left
/ his Virginia home seven years ago to
enter the Baptist ministry his father
had not seen him until to-day. and the
meeting between the two men was dra
matte In the first words Of greeting
even before ne had clasped hands with
his father through the bars Of his cell
/ door. the clergyman exclaimed.
Father [ am innocent
The veteran Confederate soldier. who
has ell along expressed his belief i'm his
sons innocence. was visibly affected He
grasped the bars. for support, and could
only answer: My boy, My boy
For more than an hour father and son
converscd, part Of the time with hands
clasped affectionately. but most OF what
they said was inaudible even to the Jail
assistant who stood in the corridor.
Prisoners Relatives Gather
Colonel Richeson left the Jail as he
came. in a closed carriage. in which we're
Frank II. Carter. i'm whose residence i'm
Cambridge Richeson had made his home
and another man. whose identity is un-
known. The prisoners father was
driven. il H. believed 20 the home. in
De-, III
father Of Miss Violet Edmands. 10
whom the clergyman was TO he mar
ried. II was reported that a family re-
union was TO he held tonight at the Ed
mands home. at which Hiss Lille Y.
Richeson. OF Saranac Lake. y. Y, a sis
ter and Douglas Richeson. Of Chicago. a
brother ~ the minister. would also he
present All are in this city TO encour-
by their presence the fight for ac-
quittal Of their son and brother II is
understood that other members Of the
family. including Miss Russell Rlcheson.
of Chicago a sister. will ne. here within
a few days.
The eXhumation Yesterday Of the body
one week in the little cemetery at Hy-
annis. prccipitated the first court clash
between attorneys for the prosecution
and for the defence II was the state
which scored. for Judge Murray. i'm the
Court, ruled adversely to-day
on the petition Of Philip r. Dunbar. OF
counsel for the defence. that representa-
tives Of the defence be present al sec
ond autopsy.
Judge Murray denied the motion on
two grounds-frst that he had no juris-
diction. and. second. that If he had juris-
diction this was not a good time for such
action. owing to the present state Of
the case" The second ground is under
stood 10 refer 10 the fact that the mur-
der case is To come before a special sit
ting of the grand jury tomorrow
The body OF Miss Linnel was sub
jected TO an eXaminstion-it is officially I
stated that a second autopsy was not /
performed-at the city HOSPITAL morgue I
by Medical Examiner Timothy Leary /
early to-day. District Attorney Joseph /
g. Pelletier issued a statement later, de- !
claring that no poison receptacle was !
found buried with the body. and sug-
gestirg the possibility that another I
poison as well as cyanide Of potassium
may have been used. The statement fol- |
lows.