The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-07

own lawyers would not accept HE terms
he would cnuse his confession to become
public anyway.
So il was that at ? O'Clock on Friday
afternoon the accused clergyman sat
down at the table IN his cell and penned
the confession
With a good deal of exactuess Richeson
wrote the three pages OF manuscript.
When the statement was completed he
handed II over To his lawyers.
They read II and asked him 10 make
copy
certainly" replied Richesou.
Ic'or. he started to- write the copy II
was explained to him that the copy he
was about To make would hc presented
to- the District Attorney.
Attorneys Lee and Morse waited for
some further word Ii was Richeson
himself vino broke th" silence.
Thank God. lhavceased NV conscience
of that load Now ! nm ready to atone
for my ain.
Tie sunk back on his hnd and covered
his face witt his hgrds. But little later
he SIT bold upright. smiled and ~ tn"
lawyers turned to tax" their departure
he stood M.
FDMANDSEs Wont COMMENT.
Moses Grant fdmands, father Of Violet
tdmands when psked to commeui on
the Rirheson confession this afternoon
Mrs Edmauds would neither affirm nor
deny that the family he'd leaned of the
confession. and to every question made
the reply
We have nothing to say. absolutely
nolhiug
Mrs William j Mclean of Brockion.
sister Of Avis liuu.ll when informed
of the clcrgymPn's confession said she
was giHd tn. C"mhii ge clergyman had
made ~. inaslnuch ~ II would do away
with Il long drawn out trial. whiCh would
have surely resulted For her mother =
sake she regretted ~" publicity neces-
sarv In such a proceeding
William j. Mclean. husband Of Mrs
Mclean and the man 10 whom the medical
examiner gave credit tor having guessed
from the manner and cause Of Miss Lin
nell = death that II was not a case OF sui
eide was sn1ious to know what disposi-
tion would now he made of TIA" case.
HyANSIs SURPRISED
The news that Klcheson had made a
confession that he murdered Miss l.inncll
was received at Hyannis with considerable"
surpris. by majority of the residents
While practically all Of the residents Of
| tn" town. nearly all of whom were well
acquainted with the minister when he
was pastor here. were of the opinion that
he was responsible for Miss l.nnell =
death they expected that he would make
defence based on the supposed inability
of the state To prove that he gave Miss
l.innell the cyanide Of POTASSIUM which
ended her life
There was little sympathy for Richeson
in Hyannis after the statement made bv
William Hahn that he sold the poison To
the minister. and RiChcson's eligy was
hanged from tree in the yard of his for
m-r church at that town
Helen Ilnnell a sister of Avis. said
1t L. good thing that he has confessed
| felt sure that he wds the guilty one from
the beginning
MIR linurll was 80 overcome AT the news
of the confession that h" was unable 10
say anything.
CHURCH WILL TAKE 50 ACTION.
Charles f. Cummings. N, clerk of the
! Emanuel Baptist Church. oi which Richie
son wa- pastor. was willing 10 -av that h"
was glad. sine" RjCh"sou apparently l.
! guilty. - have the ira gady cleared without
! an extended trial
such a trial" said the clerk. would
have hoan bad for our society. for churches
/ in general and for the community ! do
not think that the people in the lmmau'lel
( Church who still believe MIR Rche-ou
| g'Iltl"-s are IN the majority. manv had
/ faith IN HIM for time. hut IT l. lrnhahl"
! that some ut them have lost faith with tn"
! progress of events. To those who have
stood 10y him till this time the news of his
! confession will he u great shoes
I Il do not see that the churCn will take
I any action in the matter. In fact. ! d.
not believe that there Is any action fNr
! li- 10 take. MIR Richeson hs- ra>l gusd
and We have accepted his resignation
! As far as he is concerned his active assn-
Clation with our church i severed and ha-
! been for several weeks.
Edward : Wat son. treasurer Of the
church said,
The news is somewhat astounding
/ Only the first of the last month saw Nr
! RiChcSon. | talked over churCn matter,
! 'ylth him but neither he nor | referred I.
( tins matter He looked me straight IN IA,
| eye dU,ln gall my conversations witt him