Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-19
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s Chronological History of the RichpsOn. Linnell Murder Case

Chronological History of the
 Richeson. Linnell Murder Case Oct. 14-Ayis Linnell found dead from cyanide poisoning in bathroom of Young Womens Christian Association.
 Oct. 1S.-Druggist Hahn Tells eff selling Rev. Richeson poison. Oct 20.-Hcme of Richeson's s fiancee, Violet Edmands, surround ed by pcl;ca to prevent his es- cape
 Oct. 21.-Richeson surrendered and submitted to arrest.
 Oct. 25.-Body of Avis Linnell exhumed for autopsy.
 Nov 1.-Richesom indicted fer murder in first degree.
 Nov. 2.-Richeson presents res ignation to his congregation.
 Nov. 13.-Richescn ar!aigned, pleads mot guilty" Tral date set at January 15.
 Nov. 24.-Rssignatfon of Riche- son as pastor accepted by his for .mer congregation.
 Dec. 20.-Riheson cuts himself with improvised tin knife in cell. Dec. 27.-lSpecial ven re of 275 called for Richeson trial. as* Jan. 6.-'lonfessed his guilt. ss Jap. 9.--Sentenced to death ill electric chair. * s !: !; * * # * ss * ;: *
 Bos on, May 1S.-Sometime dnrin: the ensuing week Clarence V. T Richeson, the former Baptist clergy man and brilliant young Virgin!an Will pay the death penalty in th' electric chair at the Charleston stat prison for the murder of Miss Avi Linnell. The execution will take plac' probably on Monday or Tuesday.
 Richeson, who has hoped agains hope that Governor Foss would gran commutation of his sentence, iron death to life Imprisonment, has realiz ed that the applications of his friends had failed and resigned himself t his fate. God is just,' he told hi guard, "and I am content to die"
 Richeson occupies the death house, Tn the Charlestown prison and a pri Son guard, detailed to the death watch will be With him day and night til the chair snuff8 out the life demand ed by the commonwealth in expiatiol of his atrocious crime. He spend most of his time in reading scr;ptur or in conversing with his spiritual ad visor and has scarcely spoken, say to inquire once whether electroutio: wss an "easy death.''
 Those wEo talked with the con dsmned man today said that there ha been a great moral and physica change in the young preacher. H has grown older and more careWor' during his incarceration, and the san; lrold that enabled him to preach tW sermons in the Immanuel Baptis church. after he had given the deat1 potion to his swee heart, has disap peared. He is new devOutly rel1g lo0s and h.s faith, his friends say, will carry him tc the chair w tn unfalter ing step.
 RicheccGs' last hours win be spen m spiritual preparation for his jour Aey 70 he great beyo-d. His rellg lous advisor will be summoned, an before vae prison guards perform thel iasS services to the doomed man, n VIII be allowed an hour for medita ton and prayer.
 This over. the death warrant will 10 read to the legal witnesses summon ca to attend the execution, and the Will be led by Warden Bridges to bh death chamber. Here they will awal the coming of the accused.
 Meanwhile the prison guards vii busy themselves with the preparatio oi the minister for death. He will D dressed :n a pair of light trousers, sil TOT the application of the electrode' ana soft shirt. This done the doom ca man accompanied by his spiritua advisor and his guards will begin hi scsemn march to death.