The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-23
R|CHESON DID NOT
RESIGN FROM
PASTORATE
Counsel Advised Him to Take
No Action
LITTLE NEW EVIDENCE
Prof. Charles n. Bennett often Saw
Him With Avis Lnnel who
Was Pupil Of Bennett

Boston, Oct. 23.-In their efforts
to clear up the circumstances of the
death of Avis Linnell, the Hyannis
Sunday-school teacher and music
student, with whose murder Rev.
Clarence V. T. Richeson is charged,
the Boston police have been unable
thus far, 1t is said, to locate the pol
son receptacle. When the girl took
the dose Of cyanide of potassium
which caused her death she was in
the bathroom of the Young Women's
Christian association home on War
renton street and though the house
was searched Immediately after the
death, by order of the medical exam
liner, and later by the police, the re-
ceptacle which had contained the
poison before she had poured 1t into
cup to drink cannot be found.
1t was said at first that piece of
paper found beside the body had con-
tanned the poison, but this is now de-
MED by the police. At the time OF
her death Miss Linnell wore a bath
robe over her night dress and this
having become stained In the autop-
sly was tucked beneath the feet OF
the girl as she lay in her coffin and
was buried with her When this fact
came to the ears of the police they
at once surmised that the cyanide
container had been thrust into the
pocket of the bath robe and 1t was
believed that orders would have to be
given to exhume the body. Further
inquiry last night, however, revealed
the fGct that the medical examiners
assistant examined the bath robe
carefully and he declares there was
nothing in the pockets OF the gar
ment.
Deputy Superintendent Watts said
definitely yesterday that he has in
formation Of a direct character that
Mr. Richeson dined with Miss Linnell
on the afternoon of the day on which
the girl took the fatal dose This
information, Deputy Watts said,
came from young woman who is
not member of the Young Women's
Christian association household. She
met Miss Linnell on the street late
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Linnell told me-" said De
putty Watts informant, that she had
just dined with Richeson and that
she was going home as she was suf-
fering from q headache" The cafe
in which the couple had dined is also
known to the police, and the employ.
es there are said also to have veri
fed the statement of the young WON
an as to visits made by the Cam
bridge pastor and the conservatory
OF music pupil.
Although there appeared to be q
bit more of prayerful solemnity thar
usual, the morning worship at the
| Emmanuel Baptist church of Cam
| bridge yesterday was without refer
ence of any kind to the plight of the
congregations pastor, Rev. c. V. T
Richeson, who is under arrest charg
ed with the murder of Miss Avis Lin
nell II had been reported that Nj
Richeson would resign his pastorat'
through a letter to some member o
the church to be read at yesterda.
mornings service, but no letter wa
forthcoming.
| IL was Alt ODlllOA vi Al
Mumney. chairman of the flnanc
committee, as expressed after tn
meeting, that Mr.. Richeson shoul
resign so that the church might b
relieved OF some of the notoriety,
for no other reason. we do not pr
suppose that Mr.. Richeson is guilty,
said Mr.. Rumney, but, innocent O
guilty, Ills resignation should
forthcoming, In my opinion, as hi
continued connection with the churc
only embarrasses both him and tn
; congregation.
The opinion that Mr. Richeson wi
not resign his pastorate. nor issu
any statement to the public or to hi
parishioners. was expressed by hi
counsel. Philip II. Dunbar. Mr. Dul
bar said he has already advised tn
minister to make no statement {
any kind, and further that he woul
advise against Mr.. Richeson han,
.. Ing in his resignation. Mr.. DunbG
says he believes II cannot help h
clients case at the present stag
. either to resign or to make any stat
ment
Sunday Is not visiting day
| the Jail Sheriff Fred N. Seavey I
( sued strict orders TO the guards
the outer entrance to admit no Oh
without written order from hi
and the sheriff denied himself to a
: callers during the day Miss l..
!. Rlcheson, sister of the imprlson,
clergyman, arrived in Boston la
Saturday night from Saranac LAX
~ Y, where she has been engag,
as a hospital nurse. She express,
4 complete confidence in her brother
T. innocence. II was her earnest wis
naturally, to see him at the earle
. possible moment, but she found Il
prison regulations too strict to owe
= come yesterday. Miss Richeson
" understood to be guest at 4
> Brookline home of NJ. Grant Il
= mands. the wealthy father OF Mi
: Violet Edmands who was to ha
: been married to MIR. Richeson {
8 3ist
Miss Edmands herself Is said
be IN as a result OF the shock viii
she received when her clergyman Il
: er was taken to Jail II has also be
Y reported that Mr. Richeson has
4. leased his fancee from her engal
ment. but her father. when QuestlC
ed about the matter over the te
phone yesterday, refused to discu