The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-21

nells mother, who had been visiting
in Boston, returned home. Hei
daughter accompanied her to thu
railway station and after her train
left, according to the story of George
Baker of Hyannis, who was there
Richeson joined Miss Linnell They
left the depot together
| Following her visit to her gentle
man friend" for dinner, Miss Linnell
returned to the Y. w. C. A. in high
| spirits. She told her friends that she
had been given some medicine and
that she was sure now that her
headaches" would be cured.
That night young women occupying
adjoining rooms heard groans in the
bathroom adjoining Miss Linnells bed
| room. They broke down the door but
the girl became unconscious and died
before physician arrived For a
short time it was believed that she
had killed herself. 1t was suggested
that Richeson had told her that he was
this fact had caused her to end her life.
An autopsy, however, revealed that
she was about to become a mother and
that cyanide of potassium had been
the cause of death.
The fact that the girl was in a deli
cate condition aroused suspicion and
the police began to shadow Richeson.
1t developed that, when the little coun-
try girl was found dying her nearest
chum telephoned to Richeson who de-
manded to know whether she had said
anything about him. When told she
had not, it is alleged that he demanded
why he had been called and notified the
girl to tell Miss Linnell's people and
the police.
Richeson Immediately deserted his
lodging and went to the Brookllne
mansion of Moses Grant Edn,ands
where he stayed in strict seclusion
engaged an attorney to represent his
interests
On October 49, William Hahn. a
druggist in Newton Centre, where
Richeson attended theological school,
told the police that he had sold Richie
son cyniGe of potassium.
He told me that he had pei dog
that he wanted to KILL" Hahn told tile
police, and l told him that he ought
to use ether. He said that he didn't
like the odor and then I suggested cy
anide. l gave him a package but he
insisted on more. AS he was leaving |
he cautioned me to say nothing about |
the matter
On this evidence and the known 'c-
quaintance of the minister and Miss |
Linnell the arrest of Richeson was de-
termined on. The police surrounded |
the mansion on the night of October
early next morning they were admitted
ard found the minister in bed. lie was
arrested on murde charge
and protested his innocence.
The theory of the police from the
start was that the minister was re-
,ponsible for the girls condition and
hat he had promised to get her nledi
cine which would effectually hice her
shame from the world. Instead of the
after admitted he gave her capsules
illed with dry cyanide The girl. be-
ieving implicitly in the minister, par
ook of the deadly drug believing it
vas in reality medicine for the pur-
)ose intended
After his arrest the members of the
cdmands family stood by the minister
They proclaimed their belief in his
innocence and announced that they
would finance his defense. On Thanks
giving day Miss Edmands sent flowers {
nd dainties to the accused man in his
ell and said she had implicit faith
hat he would soon be free and they
would be wed in the end
On the night of December 20 Richie
on was heard moaning in his cell Fin
lily he asked a guard to send COR a :
octor One was soon there and an
Dvestigation revealed the fact that
he minister, probably in a moment of
lental alteration, had fearfully mutt
ated himself with piece of tin he had
ecured and sharpened to a razor edge
IL the floor of his CELL So serious
'ere the wounds inflicted that the
octors who were hurriedly called
,ore forced to complete the opera
ion the man had began and for a
me he was in danger of dying from
lood poisoning.
That Richeson had planned to have .