The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-21
'RlCHESON PAYS PENALTY
 FOR AB0M||NABLE CRIME

Deston. May 21.-Facing death with a fertitude that amazed his spiritual advisers. his counsel and the 10 men who were. states wi1Dssses, Clarence Nfrgil Thompson Rlcheson. former pastor of Emmanual Baptist Church Cambridge, died in the electric chair at Chariestovn Prison at i2:1o:o2 a. m-. today, with an exhibition of man. hood he had never beforetshown dur ing hio life.
 A current of 1900 volts was hurl- ed through Richeson's body al 13:1o:o1. Three phyDicians pro- nou0eed him dead instantly. Twice EaD the current lowered and shocked again to the body of the man who haa murdered pretty Avis Linnell. the little Hyannls choir sfnker. The last time the currsnt was turned on 1t ,Was kopt coursing itS deadly way through tho murderer's body for 1b oeeo06s. R1uheoon vas officially pf0- neunced doad at 11:17. after the doc- fers had 6pent i've minutes in a 1t6thogc0pe examination.
 \. Q0v- Horbort 0tebbins. prison chap 1afh. who had offlciatea at many such 1h10o0uD Oeeos1oDa, broke down com DlstslY after he had left the death
 n was not alt.ssther the misery A8 Dr. otehh1n6, teAay. ..that has shaken
 ke- It &1e moro than that It waa the mnnfo >hneo1nn displayed in hin hnannsf. q dying. penitent and secure Nh to 661lo4 Of satvation. It wuo . hSvllat1e3 and [ miracle that only - pfonounced dead could not be- ,NoVO th1B poor sinner who has con- BuD1 to oD much Weakneoo and COW. kRlnee throughout his whole life would be able to sse the light and die
 .essSy snrSpsn ! sinceTs s,s.s,s tru.s rsvn n 'H11oo Of Qod's power which wax 1foMtod becauoe Hieheson d1ed . far botfor nan than ho had ever lived" !"
 Rloho1on'o oounDel and evory 5atl Gloo1n1 Who had the 16Gt Keeping of ithe 1eed man echoed Rev. stebbine ISssa i,1o1n with him who doubted I1oe n fngennt that he would die . l&f1Ron, . thlng to 6e lifted bodily in- 1o tho electric chn1r.>
 mceoaa of thiA Richeoon died with q prlyDR oe hle Mp1- No man in the .l1 3knf chamber where hs died y1D nore cool and courageosls than .l1U . coUUrd- He was singing as tA4 nnmGns eaxne to h1m
 sse. 4 nzieSss E !s Rssmistss sasssa the ,e two tro
 
 i6E lho la1k vefse o4 the hymn. Then, vo1h11g Dore stea01ly' than hie two 0U0rGD & the ynlnlgtefA Richeo0n Den1a tAs lank 11 stSps to the chair VhGgO ne 0eated himeon end looked sSnriee,S aoyh z ss q; Als = split .s tressss .ss e63oero4e AKod. Again he gIanced - m -G11hs= seefe tight1y Qlx1Dpo1e tq tho ehalr armas and thes M 4ldek leaEhef belts buekl6d &eroO lisE abdomSl7 Thes4e siance9 1PN4Haf4 hoWqvef: did not detract l: G7le11os dE1wn by the questions of pr. = XheS< tAe rubbsr mAsk made of fw0 hfoa1 etr1ps. one to cover his evoD and the other with smafl 4P~ture in it to better hold down the ek1n, Was frst put on upside down., Guaokly removed and more quickly puf in place, Richeoon smiled. 1t WAS but m funfaMt that hin features could ho ooon he&0re the rubber Tipped in to place md slightly distorted the
 But fhe mile was seen and it wat plainly not of . kind that had ever hefoee ulumined that dark. handsome 4nco. Ana it wA1 seen, too, that hin DolloE Waa changed by the slightest touch of color in each cheek az frs 1iinipse cf -this world which the mistake In adJusting the maek had
 T4sn. as the little leather helmet eontnlning the head electrode WAS ad- 3uotod. covering the ~diGfigurine two Inch strip Of bare scalp where Riche- b1eoro, there came in answer to pr. Johnson's Que1tipn his last words:
 Tor Jegus sake am ready to live or to 01e-~ f Richeson wore plain black cheviot 1uit HB frock coat barely hid his Nh1tQ voof which seemed strangely out s6f ela6o. H6 wore a soft white ph1T& 4e- Nightly higher collar than &6uat. n edge drawn closely to- Xo&h0t with Omall black bow tic. Hie s, los sss$ n wsrs Dssrhtly ss t s5nsd; nj n who were to witness Richeson's last ssReat payment, gathered In. the war dsn'a chamber. They wore Surgeon Major Butler. 9th regiment. Ms ". M.s who took the place Of General Charles EcstsF, ffison Physician Joseph. I. 2c1 Auehlin. Medical Examiner Qeorge B. Uc0rath, F1rst Deputy Sherin Ed mu11d P. Kelley, representing Sheriff John Quinn. of Charles street jail, Waplen Benjamin E. BrfdgeS of lEhseisetcyn Prison: Deputy Warden sphy. Catholic chaplain at Charles- town. William c. Hill and J.. 0ootx sand 2. IF. Yoder. staff representative of the United Press.
 Tor 30 minutes these men sat walt 1ng for the summons to the death chamber in the extreme right wing of the prioon. Then Warden Bridges, accompanied by William A. Morse, Riche0on'O attorney, entered the room. In his brief manner. the warden told of hiY receipt of envelopes containing similar po1Son to that which sent Avis LinneIl to an untimely end. It broke the tenDenesB but for a moment. Att toruey Norue left to say his farewell to RicheDOn. Three minutes later,s at 14:Q4, Warden Bridges said:
 "Gentlemen, we are ready"
 No death warrant was read then nor after the death chamber was reached. In no regular order but keeping well toGether, the little group. led by the military figure of Warden Bridges entered the great rotunda of the prison. They crossed noiselesslv to the door opening on a court A violent, drenching rain beat in their face9 as they stepped out. Across the enclosed yard, with collars upturned1 and hats pulled down they moved to great iron door. The door swung open nQiselessly and the drenched group &htered. The chamber was bright as dey.
 Lying across the arms of the ugly chair over which hung a single light, waD double row of test lights screw ed to bar. They were 10 candle power electric globes. Tho execution CT turned on the current as the group euterod. for the final test It1at abovo