The Washington times., 1912-05-20
GRUESOME DETAILS
ARE ARRANGED FOR
R|CHESON'S DEATH
Body of Condemned Man to
Be Claimed by Brother,
Who Is in Boston.

BOSTON, Mass, May 20.-Warden
Bridges, OF Charlestown prison, is
the only man who can tell the exact
tiEie when Clarence V. T. Richeson
VIII go to the chair, to pay the pen
atty fer the murder of Avis Linnell. of
1yannis. Only today II became known
that certain gruesome details that
only are attended to the day before
an execution were arranged before
the condemned awoke at 8 o'clock to-
day and that the warden would not
deny that Richeson would go to his
doom shortly after IL o'clock tonigh'
Richeson ended a day of prayer and
discussion of his boyhood and min
isterial days with the Rev. Herbert
3. johnson and the Rev. Herbert Steb-
bins by retiring by about / o'clock.
He had rested but little for two
nights. and easily dropped Off to sleep.
The Rev. Johnson stayed with him
until a. m. when DIR. Stebbins re-
rieXed rs,y MIN: Or. stebbins was himself
IWv,leVeu ty Or. johnson about s a. m.
When DR.. Stebbins came from the
Iail he said Richeson had slept sound
1y lSft and had not awakened before he
Richeson Resigned.
"Richeson is wholly resigned to his
! fate" said DIR. Stebbins "He has
made what peace he can with his
Master during his last hours and
deep in my heart 1 feel that he will
face that final court truly penitert
and with full realization of his ter
rible crime. He is back in the fold
and with no malice nor criticism in
his heart for anyone"
| Richeson VIII go to the chair as a
man who knows and is glad. in spite
OF the dreadfulness of it. Of the op-
1 n III T.
But one more matter at o'clock re-
mained to be arranged. This was
whether William A. Morse, Richeson : $
counsel would be permitted to be pres
/, of twelve witnesses for the State, the
two spiritual advisers and Warden
Bridges, three others whose selection Is
up to the warden. are permitted by law
witnesses are selected by Warden
Bridges. Upon suggestion of Governor
Foss, Warden Bridges has asked three
instead Of one newspaper man as here
tofore. All these witnesses have been
decided upon, and the State attorney
generals office was today called upon
to decide whether Attorney Morse could
be given special permission to attend
his client until the end.
Brother to Get Body.
Richeson will be shaved tonight about
10 o'clock by the prison barber. He has
begged Warden Bridges to let him die
In his own clothing instead of the usual
prison blue suit. 1t was thought prob
able the request would be granted.
Immediately the execution is over the
body will be taken to the prison morgue,
where Medical Examiner McGrath will
claim II and have II taken to the CITY
morgue in an undertaker's private con-
veyance The remains will be claimed
by Douglas Richeson, the prisoner s
brother. who is at a local hotel.
1t was contrary to the expectations
, and plans that Richeson was not ex.
? ecuted between midnight and sunrise
this morning. Because he had com.
pletely recovered his composure from
the hysterical attack Friday night
Warden Bridges decided at 10 O'Clock
last night to give him another day
To his repeated question. When will II
, be, warden?" he was finally told thai
: it depended entirely upon him. He un
/ derstood instantly, and though his voice
! slightly broke and the tears streamec
: down his cheeks, he said:
Don't be afraid of me. There will
be no scene. My ministers have taugh
me how to stand it,