Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-17

Richeson was expelled from William
Jewell College for cheating IN cSami-
nations shortly after he had been or
dained az the FRS, Baptist church n
81. Louis. For a time he worked a a
conductor on the street cars Of the
latter city and was prominent in
strike 81 street car men. his fiery elo-
quence making HIM natural leader.
| While at Budd Park Baptis, church
in Kansas City Richeson became in
VOWED with a widow One Sunday he
appeared Unexpectedly during the
church service. Richeson,upon seeing
her. fen in faint a brother OF the
woman called az the Richeson rooms
land the young minister left town sud
denly S note 20 the dcacons ex-
,s,lained that he had been driven away
F, b Jealous women.
80 another church three young wo-
men Interrupted the service one sun.
day simultaneously rising each in
quircd OF the minister ii he intended
10 carry out hi, promise 20 marry her.
The sensation led the deacons OF the
church 90 write for the pastor, re,ig-
nation.
Richeson entered Newton Theologi-
cal Seminary IN the fall oi 1906 and
graduated in 1909 During ms course
/ he earned money By working in res
iauraut, and shoe stores lie was call
ed 90 the llyannis church in 1909 and
remained there until June 1910, when
BE- resigned t. accept the pastorate OF
the Emmanuel Baptist church in Cam
bridge Rumors OF his interest in wo-
men while a preacher in Massachu-
sect, have been current Mi, Ed
mand,, upon the arrest OF her iiance
| lett Cambridge % escape publicity and
iit r aid, has been engaged in charity
Interest To- the case was intensified
on December 90. when It became
known tina, Richeson had mutilated
himself IN his cell at the Charles
street jail The public apparently lost
an sympathy for the prisoner follow
/ ing M. strange act which was interp-
rctcd a, a confession OF guilt At lily.
anns the home OF Avis Linnell, IN,
minister was hung in efiigy, with a
placard on the dummy reading
| Guilty Read Luke l7:2' In Boston
a conference OF Baptist ministers was
called and Riche,on was formally de.
| priycd Of hi, title Of Reverend
Rchcson confessed m, guilt so
statement written by himself on Jan
nary Q and given ont by his counse
ON january 6 The confession was adj
lte, ed 10 his counsel and read
Deeply pcnitent before my sins
.ard earnestly desiring a. far a, IN my
power lies. 10 make atoucment.
hereby confess that am guilty OF tn,
oiicn,c OF which stand indicted
am moved to thi, course by no induce
meut OF self beneii. OF licncncy Helm
son n. iN,my crime. Sod y. no, Who'll
tly abandoned me. and my conscience
and manhood however depraved anC
blghtcd, will not admit OF my -,l
further wrouging by a public trial ne
whose pure young life ] have destroy
ed.
Under the 'a,hings OF remorse
have suffered and am suffering III
torturcs OF the damned In this I'm,
a measure OF comfort In my meuta
anguish recognize there is still b.
the mercy 81 the Maker, some rem
naut of the divine spark of goodnes
still lingering with me could wis
to live only because within some pri-
on, walls might. in some ,ma
measure redeem my sinful past hcl
r some Departing soul and 40 last i'm
b favor with my God
\ You are instructed to deliver tlU
c to the district attorney or 20 the judg
r OF the court. Sincerely your, tlar
I ence I. Richcson'
4 Richc,ou wa, taken into court o
: January o, pleaded guilty OF the mur
1 der OF Avis Linnell and was ,enteu,
ed to be clcctrocutcd az the Charlie,
I town State Prison iu the week bcy.r
: ming May 10
e \ negro murder. Henry - Butt
has been the constant companion
n Riche,on since his act OF sell multi.
T. ton. The negro ha, taken a ccitai
e pride IN serving Richeson who has b,
come so attached 70 the attentions 4,
n Butt, that the negro has been above
g. remain, although his crime call, /,
Z imprisonment at Charlestown.