New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
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They make no secret Of their beiiel that
the minister was the cause OF her troupe
and that her condition was the result OF
their associations at Hyannis last sum-
mer They say that he had motive IN
getting rid OF the girl-that his pathway
to marriage with the Brookllne helress
might be smoothed.
If. however. the members OF the Ed
mands family stick to their statement
about the minister being In their nome
% the afternoon of october H. the
prosecution may look around in another
direction for evidence This would brlhs
i'm the possibility of an accessory iilho-
cent or otherwise.
Tho efforts of the police to locate the
time and place OF the delivery Of the poison
to Miss Linnell were continued to-day TO
lice officials also endeavored 20 iind out II
the pastor and the dead girl dined tosether
in a restaurant on Saturday. Octouer H.
The activity of the police in the case 10
matched by the alacrity of private detec-
tfves. and nothing which can be done IN the
intarest of tho accused minister T. left un-
done. Much financial aid will be turnished
to Richeson. and his trial VIII be nerceis
contested upcn every ground known 10
medico-legal Jurisprudence.
Edmands Family Loyal TO Prisoner.
PbtIip r. Dunbar IL daily visitor at the
Charles street jail, and he Is being au'ise'
lac his father. ex-Judgc James r. Dunbar
one of Boston's leading jurists Moses
Grant Fdmands. father Of the young "oih-
an whom Richeson was to We'd STATUS
strongly by the accused minister, ana II 10
understood that much of the wealth or the
Edmands estate will he al the disposai Oh
the defence.
As the case now stands it Is believed
that the defence will admit the purchase
of cyanide of potassium by the minister
from William Hahn, the Newton Cehue
druggist. on October 10. II will declare
that the clergyman intended to poison
dog and that there was a dog in the house
where he boarded in Cambridge that hau
made itself offensive. II is said also tnat
the defence will produce the vial the MIN
ister received from the druggist, ana that
II will contain all OF the poison that was
sold. the plan TO kill the dog not having
been carried into effect.
With the statements OF the members OF
the Edmands family to fall back on the
asfence will deny that Richeson was WIN
| Avis LInnell on the afternoon or SATURDAY
! October H. II was on the evening OF mat
| dav that she was found dying i'm bath-
room Of the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation home I'm Warrenton street, Where
she roomed while she was taking lessons at
the New England Conservatory of Music.
The statement from the Edmands home
is to the effect that Richeson was there
that afternoon. and that. therefore, he
could not have been I'm Boston with the
Hvannis girl. with whom he had been so
friendly. There is no doubt that the filllnG
in the gap between the purchase OF the
poison and the death of Avis Llnnell VIII
be the great problem of the prosecution
! and the defence expects to throw so much
doubt upon whatever evidence they may
have concerning it that Il will have its
effect on the jury that will hear the case
Richeson to His Pensioners.
without expressing a word as to MS III
the question OF his resignation as pastor
he held in allegiance, Richeson, from his
cell In the Charles street jail, addressed
letter to his congregation at the Emmanuel
Raptist Church, Cambridge to-day. The
letter. which was sent in care of Charles f.
Cummings. one Of his parishioners, follows;
To the Emmanuel Baptist Church, cam.
bridge. 80
Dear Brethren: ! appreciate the position
i'm which the church Is now placeu, puL
ask it's consideration until after tho pre-
Imjpary hearing. or. if the grand jury pre-
viol,sly meets, then until that time. Most
fraternally. - ,,l,,,r,cc>-
Boston. oct. q. 1911.
The next regular meeting OF the church
will he held on Friday night. the day after
the grand jury is expected to begin Its de-
liberations.
The expectation that the accused clergy
man would be visited by Colonel Thomas
yarland Richeson, Of Amherst, Va, MS
ra,har vas not realized to-day. The aged
confedcrate veteran, declaring his firm be-
lief I'm the innocence of his son, arrived In
Boston this forenoon from MS Virginia
home Later I'm tho day he met Miss Rus-
coll Richeson. of Saranac y. Y, his daugh-
TOR who has been here since Saturday
night. Miss Rlchcson had brief inter
vloO with her brother at the prison to-day
and e. is believed told him of the coming
of their father. Colonel Richesoh prooaoi!
VIII visit his son tomorrow
"WiII Xiii Me il My Boy Is Guilty
81 came to Boston only for the love OF
Al, txnOW