Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-17
.AICHEsON SANE
DIES NEXT WEEK
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fuential friends and associates his
ambitions widened Re began 20 pay
court 10 Miss Violet Edmands Of
Brookline a daughter Of Moses Grant
Edmands. a prominent BAPTIST lay
man and trustee OF the Newton Iheo-
logical Seminary, from which Rich
eson had been graduated. Miss I'd
mands was prominent socially ana
was wealthy ln her own rigft, as
well as entitled 10 share in ne es-
tal, OF some $ss0,OO0 lett By her
grandfather Entrance 10 the eA'ln-
give hone Of The Edmands had been
easy 10 the minister as the pastor Of
30 church the family attended, and
In short time he was accepted as
sutton for the daughters hand.
Al the same time Richeson vas
meeting Miss Linnell as formerly
But one day he borrowed the dia-
mond ring he had given her, on 20
pretest that the stone needed reset
ting. re did not return u. E'entu-
ally ne newspapers announced the
engagement OF Rev. Mr. Richeson
and Miss Violet Edmands The Lin
nell family demanded an eNoiand-
ton. The minister promptly declar'
ed the story a newspaper fake and
vas believed
The Invitations 10 TIE wedding o.
Hiss Richeson and Mr.. Edmands were
cent out the afternoon OF Saturday
October a. That same afternoon
Richeson dined with Avis Linnell at
little restaurant in the Back Bay
While there the Girl appeared de-
pressed. At times tears rolled down
her cheeks Wren she returned "a
her lodging place. however. she seem
ed cheerful. although quickly excus
ing herself and hurrying away 20 hef
room.
Groans we're heard coming from q
bath room OF the association quarters
shortly after Z o'clock that evening
The door was broken in and Miss
l.lnneli was found partially uncon'
sclous and apparently in great agony
Half an hour later she died without
recovering consciousness
4 belief that the girl had commit
ted suicide was AZ first general. bu
her family were disposed % dlscredi'
the report. and thorough inves'iea
ton was made
Soon after the girl died, u wal
learned that someone had telephonec
Richeson, as the girls nearest
friend, and informed him Of the cir
cumstances he col1ly denied AZ frs
that he knew TIE girl at all. Ther
finally admitting that she had been
member OF his former parish IN
dyannis. he suggested thar her bro
ther-in-law In Bridgewater be n1ti-
fled before hanging up tie receiver
he. - seA Did she say ANYTHING
bsfore sf1 died.
The theory OF suicide was dispclled
when the real conditions surrO md
Ing the death of Miss Linnell were
made known The Girl lad been sit
ting iu chair with her feet in Z
tub at hot water while beside her wal
a fresh change OF clothing The an
topsy revealed TIE fact that sne hat
taken dose of poison and the con
clusion YVES drawn that she had don
So IN the innocent belief that u woul,
.remeAy "a condition that later woull
be- a cause OF great embarrassment
ON the day following the girl
death Rev Mr. RiCreson prc1che
what was o. lp hIs last sermnl b
Camhride, church and BOO his rrayc
referred briefly 20 the death OF
near friend That aiternoon, dinin
.fN.a ucuh,r of his parish
crvlle Do was able 20 eat but l!ttl
aud spent much time on a CoIch d
ca that be- was overcome hy the r.
cent death OF a dear friend rha
night ne went % the home Of Nose
Grant Edmards. father at the sii
90 whom he was TO be- married
week or SD later. and there RENAME
10 scolusion through the next fe'
DAVIS preceding his arrest.
A Scdre, &C police and neWspape
men took up rho mystery o. the deaf
| oi Nt- .rw,. DO seemed apparcr
40 the outset that TIE belle! in
suicide theory was one which tn
murderer had planned u foster
Gwen the crime aud the reason 10
IL trc next step was to find the ma
responsible for the condition OF tn
victim The police had not far {
seek aud the newspapers made n
pretensle at Inystery in direotin-
their spicions. The girl had nv
one sweetheart aud she made no cor
,ealment OF her affection for Rich
cson
IN a week time material eyidenC
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