The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-10-26
Love LETTER AS
PASTORS DEFENSE
Slain Girl Wrote Richeson Asking
for Advice.
MOCK MARRIAGE. IS CHARGED
Body Of Avis Linnell Is Exhumed and
Will Be Examined for Further
Traces of Poison-Pastor
Will Not Resign.

Boston, Oct. 25.-Special: A second
autopsy was made today on the body
of Avis Linnell. At the same time
the mystery surrounding her death
was deepened when a search of the
girls bath robe failed to disclose
any vial which might have contained
the poison which the medical authori-
ties declare positively caused her
death. The second autopsy today
was the third time the girls body
has been examined The first was
performed after the finding of her
body i'll the bath room in the Y. w.
G. A. The second examination was
made at midnight last night when
the girls coffin, brought back from
the grave, was opened and the bath
robe searched. The third eXamina
ton was made when the second au.
tOpsy was performed this morning,
only after Police Captain Armstrong
head of the bureau of criminal inves-
tigation had demanded it. What the
second autopsy will reveal is not yet
known. All of the organs of the girl
were removed and will probably be
sent to the laboratory at Harvard
University for examination.
BCston, Oct. 25.--Avis Linnell's bod!
was brought back to Boston and will
be examined by five of the most noted
Psychologists in the country for fur
thcr traces of the poison which Rev
Clarence V. T. Richeson is charged
with having given the girl with muir
Gerous intent and to hide another
wrong.
Mystery is added to this amazing
crime by the admission that District
Attorney Pellctier that the police case
against the young Cambridge clergy
man. although strong in circumstance,
is not as complete as has been assert
ed by Chief Dugan and Deputy Watts
Of the Boston bureau of criminal in
vestigation.
Dog Has Disappeared.
The dog-a little mongrel puppy
which Richeson said he desired to
put out OF the way in giving Druggist
William Hahn an excuse for the sale
OF Is grains of cyanide of potassium
October 10, has disappeared from the
home Of f. H. Carter, with whom the
clergyman boarded.
Thomas " RihcEeson. the grizzled
Confederate veteran and father of the
young clergyman. has arrived in Dos
ton from his Virginia home. The aged
southerncr, whoEe face presented
pathetic picture o. distress and sor-
row admitted he had had no direct
word Of comfort from his son since
tic hour Of the later's arrest.
Refuses to Resign.
Richeson in his cell received his sis
ter, Miss L. " Richeson. and two
members of the Edmands family and
with the aid of his attorney prepared
statement for the trustees Of the
Cambridge church of which he is
pastor, which was refusal volun-
tarily TO resign.
4 love letter written by Avis Lin
nell to Richeson forms the best de-
Tense yet developed for the minister
The letter was found among Richie
sons effects at his home. In it, &C.
cOrding 10 one of the lawyers inter
Csted in the defense, Miss Lnnell
asks the minister, as friend in whom
she could trust, to meet her and talk
with her about the serious trouble she
was in.
This letter" said man close to
the defense, was found in Mr.. Richie
sons room before the police got there,
and is now in the hands of his attor-
neys. 1t will prove. with other evil
dence We have found, that Mr.. Richie
son was not responsible for Miss Lin
nclls trouble"
Mock Marriage Charged.
Mock marriage as a part of care
fully planned scheme for the deceiv-
ing of Miss Avis Linnell was a new
charge which developed against Rice
son.
Avis is declared by girl chum to
have been a victim of the delusion
that she was lawfully welded to the
minister. In support of her conten-
ton this girl points to the fact that
Miss Linnell wore plain wedding
ring.