The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21

what was to be his last sermon in
the Cambridge church, and in his
prayer referred briefly to the death
of a near friend That afternoon,
Mining with a member of his parish
in Someryille, he was able to eat
but little and spent much time on a
couch in apparent mental misery.
He explained that he was overcome
by the recent death of a dear
friend" That night he went to the
home of Moses Grant Edmands in
Brookline, father of the girl to whom
he was to be married
Scores of police and newspaper
men took mp the mystery of the
death of Avis Linneil
In weeks time material evidence
began to accumulate A woman de-
elared that Richeson had telephoned
from her home making an appoint
ment for the afternoon OF October IA
with someone at the Young Woman s
Christian Association rooms Richie
sons landlady admitted her boarder
had returned a bowl to her with the
remark that she had better wash it
thoroughly as ii had been used to
mix paste which had contained
poison, Tho most damaging evil
dcnce, however, camc from William
Hahn, druggist Of Newton Centre
aud friend of Richeson, According
TO Hahn, Richeson came TO him four
days before the I.innell girl died ana
bought a considerable quantity OF
cyanide Of potassium, explaining that
he wanted Ii ''to kill dog which
was about to have puppies. A
Cambridge confectioner told Of
Richeson coming 10 his store on the
afternoon Miss Linuell died aud pur-
chasing a peculiar shaped jar Of
candy, identical with Jar found In
Miss Linnell's room
The evening OF October ~. Chief
Inspector Dugan and members Of his
force went to the home Of Mr.. Ed
mands on Devon street. In Brook
line, to arrest Rev. Mr.. Richeson on
the suspicion that he was guilty
Of murder Admission to the house
was denied although the hour was
early. They remained on guard
through the night frequently knock
ing upon doors and windows and
calling uron the occupants to open
and admit the officers.
The vigil was kept up until day
light when maid who appeared in
the kitchen was prevailed upon to
notify Mr., Edmands that the officers
were outside and would break in II
The door was not opened at once. All
I O'Clock the police were admitted
Richeson was found in bed. He was
ordered to dress and accompany the
officers. Before leaving the house
he took in his arms Miss Violet Ed
mands. who was weeping hysterical-
ly. DO not worry" he said, every
thing will come out all right"
The case was set for october 81
for a nearing and Richeson was
committed to the Charles street jail
without bail.
Before the day of the hearing ar
rived special session of the grand
jury was called and an indictment
charging murder in five counts was
found. Richeson was taken into
court to plead to the charge of muir
der on the day he was to have beer
married to Miss Edmands. The trial
of the case was set for January IS
The police had even at this time
far from a satisfactory case agains,
Richeson. The body Of Miss LinnelI
was disinterred in Hyannis on Octo
Der "a and brought to Boston for q
post norton examination by five
prominent physicians. The cause o.
death was confirmed but no addi
tionla evidence was found.
At the same time the police begar
an investigation into the life d
Richeson. 1t was found that he wen
to school early at Amherst Court
house, Va, high school, then went t,
Carrollton, Mo, to work for broth
er and attend local academy. Thre,
years later he went to Liberty, Mo.
and entered William Jewell College
to study for the ministry. While ;
student he supplied pulpits in Kan
sas City, Mo; Stewartsville, Miss.
FL Paso, Tex; Louisville, KY, anc
| other places.
Richeson's life had not been al
undisturbed one, it was learned ant
many tales were related of his en-
tanglements with young women A
Liberty, Mo, while IN William Jew
oil College, he had been engaged t,
| the daughter Of professor. TIL
young woman lent Richeson none,
to pursue his studies and up to tn
time Of his coming to Hyannis be
lieyed she was to be his wife. In tn